Per Oculus serviranno finalmente PC meno potenti
La realtà virtuale di Oculus si è appena fatta meno costosa. La società controllata da Facebook ha infatti annunciato l’introduzione sul suo visore Oculus Rift di una nuova tecnologia chiamata Asynchronous Spacewarp, pensata per rendere più facile alle schede grafiche...
Apple granted patent for head-mounted virtual reality display
The Stack reports that Apple has been granted a patent for a head-mounted virtual reality display which is designed to temporarily integrate a device such as the iPhone to act as the screen and processing power for the headset. They also suggest using an extra clicker...
Shakespeare’s Tempest gets mixed reality makeover
Shakespeare's Tempest has been given a mixed reality makeover by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The makers say it is the first play to feature a virtual character controlled in real-time by an actor. See on Augmented World
User Experience Design Meets the Connected World
How state–of–the–art technology is changing the way businesses function and deliver: The buzz surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be getting louder—the ‘next big thing’ is knocking at the door. Increased applications of sensors, machine-to-machine (M2M)...
The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality: A Brief History
The launch of Pokémon Go this summer was a huge success—both for the gaming industry and for Augmented Reality (AR). After launching in July 2016, the game hit its peak in August of almost 45 million users. Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software...
Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks augmented reality will be as important as ‘eating three meals a day’
Apple CEO Tim Cook continues to talk about augmented reality like it's the next major computing platform after the smartphone. During a talk with Republican Senator Orrin Hatch over the weekend in Utah, Cook gave his most detailed answer yet about how Apple is...
Tim Cook: ‘la realtà aumentata diventerà fondamentale per la società’
L’amministratore delegato di Apple, Tim Cook, nel corso del weekend ha preso parte ad un evento con la comunità tecnologica in Utah, ed ha fornito non poche indicazioni sui progetti futuri della società da lui diretta, in particolare su tutto ciò che riguarda la...
La realtà aumentata cresce nelle imprese: 5,7 miliardi di dollari nel 2021
Per ora le applicazioni di realtà aumentata toccano smartphone tablet, in attesa di una flessione dei costi per i display indossabili. L’interesse per le soluzioni di realtà aumentata cresce ma, almeno nel prossimo futuro, a generare business saranno soprattutto le...
Scuola Digitale e RA nel Piano Nazionale “Industria 4.0”
Come molti sapranno, la realtà aumentata (RA) è un sistema che permette di sovrapporre al mondo reale contenuti digitali. Tutto questo grazie a tecnologie e supporti già esistenti quali smartphone, tablet, smartglasses (occhiali per la RA e non solo), wifi, internet,...
Apple Wins a Patent for Next-Gen Indoor Mapping Technology based on Visual Inertial Navigation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover intellectual property that Apple had acquired from Flyby Media Inc. Regents of the University of Minnesota that has...