You slip a smartphone into a pair of clunky goggles and place them on your head. The room around you dissolves and you're standing on a grassy field behind a lineup of football players. You hear the crowd's cheers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 12, 2015
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With the launch of Samsung's Gear VR headset a few weeks ago, virtual reality for the masses is finally a thing. Now comes the next big challenge: Who, exactly, will care?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 23, 2015
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Is it a plane, is it a train? No, say supporters of Hyperloop, a futuristic mode of transport floated by Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk that promises high-tech, high-speed and cheap travel over long distances.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 23, 2016
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Cornell researchers are taking 3-D printing and 3-D modeling to a new level by using augmented reality (AR) to allow designers to design in physical space while a robotic arm rapidly prints the work.
Engineering
Feb 20, 2018
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Microsoft wants you to talk more with your computer—and have more useful conversations.
Software
Mar 31, 2016
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Samsung makes history of a sort Friday by launching the first major consumer-oriented virtual-reality headset. (It comes with an asterisk; prototypes and other not-quite-mass-market versions have been available for a while.) ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 20, 2015
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a new color changing surface tunable through electrical voltage - a breakthrough that could lead to three times the resolution for televisions, smartphones and ...
Nanophysics
May 25, 2017
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Virtual reality is no longer the expensive, cumbersome exercise it once was. Google Cardboard, launched at last week's Google I/O conference, is a no-frills, cardboard frame that, when used with open software, transforms ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 2, 2014
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Always wanted to know what it would be like to watch a TV talkshow in the studio? Or zoom in on a particular player in a Bundesliga game rather than see a wideshot of the field?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 4, 2016
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Apple is pitching the AirPods, its new wireless headphones, as "effortless" and "magical."
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 28, 2016
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