Reading my mind

Artificial intelligence, BCI, Brain - computer interface, Convergence, Facebook post, Thought bites

Fascinating stuff. And, whoa. The inevitable march towards brain-computer interface continues! “Researchers from Russian corporation Neurobotics and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have found a way to visualize a person’s brain activity as actual images mimicking what they observe in real time. “ We are rapidly moving from keyboard and mouse input – which, although we’ve done it so long that it *seems* natural, but it is not – to spatial input; this is truly an astounding leap towards natural computing. I applaud the application that this particular work is working towards (helping

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Review for “The Spatial Web: How Web 3.0 Will Connect Humans, Machines, and AI to Transform the World”

Artificial intelligence, Convergence, Just for fun

I had the privilege of being a pre-launch reviewer for “The Spatial Web: How Web 3.0 Will Connect Humans, Machines, and AI to Transform the World” by Gabriel René and Dan Mapes; can honestly say it’s a comprehensive, well written and engagingly written book about a wide ranging subject, and well worth a read. They are good at taking something complex and making it easy to understand.  Link here. Definitely worth a read! #SpatialWeb #SpatialComputing #GabrielRene #DanMapes #AI #artificialintellegence #Decahedralist

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An entertaining mess

Convergence, Entertainment

One of the most fascinating (at least, to me) shifting and moving around that’s happening in the entertainment industry. The old model (writer, content creator, distribution / network all being separate – and being subsidized by traditional “push” advertising messages – is clearly dying, yet the old establishment is stubbornly clinging to the way they’ve been doing things since time immemorial instead of innovating. Sure there is a ton of money involved, but they are going to lose out in the end so why not embrace it?

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Ho hum: Where’s the innovation?

Augmented reality, Convergence, Focus: AR/VR, Predictions, technology trends

Article out today on Fast Company, titled “The Smartphone Revolution is Over.” And I agree. In terms of form they’ve pretty much reached the limit of the current form factor. They got small, now they’re getting bigger, flatter, bigger screens, etc. Sure they might develop a model with a folding screen (to make it bigger again), or smaller (to fit on a wristwatch – oh joy!), or curvier, or in purple. But personally, I think if products lead with “now available in a color” in their advertising (as Motorola’s Razr is doing) the category has

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Asgard awaits: Analyzing the entertainment model

Augmented reality, Convergence, Customization, Focus: AR/VR, Virtual world technology

So. Movies. Specifically, action ones (but any, really). I just indulged in 3D Imax Thor, good enough entertainment – shot a little too much with “angles” for gratuitous 3D impact, but overall beautiful and surprisingly sweet. I’m just sorry the actual screen resolution is still so low….and that the 3D is a bit wonky. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s an improvement in the “embedding” yourself aspect of being entertained, but why am I still faking 3D with cheap plastic glasses, and too low resolution on 2D screens? Why am I not being

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Not just a pretty face in the crowd: The future of Visual Search

Convergence, Personalization, Predictions, technology trends

I’m fascinated with the potential for visual search a la Google Goggles. It’s one of the newest ways to search and at the forefront of the next generation: it allows you to search from your cell phone by snapping a picture, and returns information about the building, object, business, etc. (true augmented reality). I first used it when passing a historic building, and was curious about it. My friend pulled out his phone, snapped a picture, and voila! – information about what it was, the architect, date and style, etc. So neat that I think

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