Kyt Dotson
Latest from Kyt Dotson
Microsoft teams up with NASA to help build the Orion spacecraft with HoloLens 2
Software giant Microsoft Corp. today announced that engineers working on NASA’s Orion spacecraft designed to take humanity to the moon and beyond will have access to augmented reality, including its HoloLens 2 headset, to help build future versions. At Microsoft Ignite 2020, the company’s annual developer conference running online this year, the company also announced the availability ...
Oculus Quest 2 for $299, smart glasses, AR apps and more debut at Facebook Connect
Facebook Inc. plans to deliver a multitude of new products that include a new Oculus Quest 2 headset for fully immersive virtual reality as well as smart glasses that can project augmented reality-style “holograms” over user vision. The social networking giant announced the new and upcoming products at its Facebook Connect virtual conference today. A rebrand of ...
Trilio announces cloud-native data protection for Kubernetes on IBM
Trilio Data Inc., a provider of cloud-native data protection, today announced that its TrilioVault application-centric platform for Kubernetes will be available to IBM Corp. customers and partners through IBM Cloud Pak for Data across hybrid cloud environments. Through a collaboration with IBM, Trilio said, it has built a solution that would ensure interoperability, security and ...
Oculus Quest 2 promo videos leaked before this week’s Facebook Connect
The standalone all-in-one virtual reality Oculus Quest 2 headset has been leaked in full via a pair of promotional videos posted on YouTube here and here. The videos were uploaded to a marketing website run by parent company Facebook Inc. before the reveal of the device at the upcoming VR and augmented reality conference Facebook Connect ...
Mastercard launches blockchain virtual currency test platform for central banks
Over the past few years, Mastercard Inc. has been working on testing a distributed ledger blockchain platform for allowing central banks to exchange currency. Now the financial services giant is ready to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency test platform for that purpose. According to the Bank for International Settlements, 80% of central banks surveyed ...
Tech Mahindra to offer blockchain services for aviation, telecom and medical supply using AWS
The Indian tech giant Tech Mahindra Ltd. announced Monday that it is teaming up with Amazon Web Services Inc. to build solutions based on distributed ledger blockchain technology. Tech Mahindra intends to introduce a blockchain solution using Amazon Managed Blockchain that will use AWS to connect to customers across the globe. Amazon Managed Blockchain is a ...
Discussions.app ‘decentralized reddit’ expands its blockchain-powered social media network to Telos
Discussions.app, a social media network inspired by the internet forum Reddit that runs on a decentralized blockchain ledger announced Thursday that it will move onto one of the world’s most active blockchain networks run by Telos. Telos and Discussions intend to collaborate on a decentralized identity system that will enable people to record their Twitter ...
Spatial launches on Oculus Quest Store with AR/VR work-from-home features
Virtual reality collaboration platform Spatial Systems Inc. launched on the Oculus Quest Store today, bringing a suite of 3D augmented reality and virtual reality features that will make 3D remote work even easier than before. The company also announced that it will take its app to new levels through integrations with services that include Slack, Google Docs ...
Vuzix Corp. brings augmented reality to Netherlands National Police investigations
Augmented reality may soon be coming to a police officer near you. Vuzix Corp., a supplier smart glasses and AR technology devices, today announced a partnership with the Netherlands National Police Unit that will actively use Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses to conduct an investigation into the use of AR by its police force. This pilot program ...
Binance and Oasis Labs form CryptoSafe Alliance to combat blockchain crypto fraud
Binance, a global distributed ledger blockchain cryptocurrency exchange, is partnering with Oasis Labs, a data privacy software company, to launch the CryptoSafe Alliance to help combat cryptocurrency fraud. The CryptoSafe Program is a decentralized system powered by the Oasis Network and the Oasis Labs privacy software development kit, Parcel. Alliance members will access real-time intelligence ...