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Edgybees launches the first augmented-reality obstacle course for DJI drones
Flying a drone may be fun and games already for most who own one of these remote-control flying robots but as it turns out setting up an obstacle course is not as easy as it sounds. Add in that the average consumer drone can cost hundreds of dollars, accidentally crashing it into something would be ...
Modular eye tracking hardware launching for HTC Vive this month
The HTC Vive virtual reality headset will become one of the first consumer headsets on the market to get eye motion tracking capability, HTC Corp. announced last week. Chinese startup 7invensun has produced modular eye tracking devices that fit into the Vive that can be fitted with already existing headset models. The module, called the aGlass ...
Blockchain financial services solution Humaniq raises $5M in crowd token sale
Blockchain-based financial services company Humaniq announced today that the company’s crowdfunded token sale has raised $5.2 million from 11,860 participants. This pre-seed funding round came from what is called an “Initial Coin Offering” and involved the public crowd sale of HMQ digital tokens. Humaniq uses distributed ledger technology based on the Ethereum blockchain protocol to provide ...
You can make a phone call with Acer’s new Holo 360-degree video camera
Taiwanese multinational hardware technology company Acer Inc. unveiled its new Holo 360 camera with integrated Long Term Evolution 4G capability at the company’s annual global press conference today. The Holo 360 comes equipped with two fish-eye cameras on either side for delivering 360-degree and virtual reality capable video. It will run on Android and also provides a ...
With Mediachain acquisition, Spotify looks to apply blockchain to music licensing
Popular music streaming service Spotify AB announced today that it has acquired Brooklyn-based blockchain startup Mediachain Labs. Mediachain Labs builds open-source distributed ledger solutions, also called blockchains, to provide attestation and attribution for creative works. In 2016, the company launched an open-source image attribution engine, the Mediachain Attribution Engine, designed to make searching for images ...
Google introduces next-gen Jump virtual reality camera
Technology giant Google Inc. yesterday introduced the next generation of its virtual reality Jump camera – the Yi Halo – and announced Jump Start, a program to give Jump cameras to more VR filmmakers. Google launched Jump in 2015 out of a desire to simplify VR video production and the team partners with camera manufacturers ...
Ahead of Earth Day, HTC Vive VR ‘impact’ grants will immerse viewers in space, trees and honeybees
HTC Vive, industry leader in virtual reality hardware and software from HTC Corp. and Valve Corp., today announced the first grant recipients of the VR for Impact program. The vision of the VR for Impact program is to deliver $10 million to help drive VR technologies and content to use virtual reality to create a ...
Accedo teams up with Nokia OZO to deliver better VR content
Video experience pioneer Accedo Broadband AB announced today that it is partnering with Finnish technology company Nokia Corp. to integrate the Nokia OZO Player software development kit into its virtual reality solutions and joint projects. The partnership would bring Nokia’s professional streaming app developer library for VR delivery and playback to consumers and publishers. In 2016, ...
Factom raises $8M for blockchain mortgage solution
Austin, Texas-based blockchain-as-a-service technology company Factom Inc. announced Tuesday that it has closed an extended Series A funding round for $8 million. During the initial phase of the funding round, Factom closed $5.3 million with participation from Draper Associates, Stewart Title, Overstock, Fenbushi Capital and Plug and Play. With the new round, Peeli Ventures, Harvest ...
Farewell to the Intel Developer Forum, and the primacy of the PC
In a final admission that the personal computer is no longer the center of its universe, Intel Corp. today announced the company will be discontinuing its Intel Developer Forum trade show, including the IDF17 planned for this summer. The announcement appeared on the IDF17 website this morning, replacing previous content with a thank-you to the community ...