Yes. it’s long – but a quick read. Synopsis: things are slowing, China and India are the hotspots for growth, Android outsells Apple about 5:1 (!) – voice is the future. Would have liked to see a deeper dive into IOT and data integration, and wearables as an extension of mobility.
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This virtual reality “experience” (it’s not really a game) does sound like serious fun…instead of the traditional combat-themed shoot ’em up aggression-based environment, this strives to create an out 0f body experience. The article’s author says it feels a lot like being Ironman! You’re floating and sinking and through using your virtual arm and hand positions, interact with different worlds. There is apparently a game component as well…. Virtual and other alternative reality experiencing is going to take off this year. And just like video killed the radio star, it will kill the flat screen video
All three areas that were “hot” this year at CES this year: robots, drones, and virtual reality – are a subset of the larger trend of artificial intelligence. www.indestry.com/blog/2016/1/7/the-forgotten-ancestors-of-virtual-reality
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This video shows the freaky results of research underway at the University of Washington: how easy it is to make it look like people said something they never did at all. www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2015/12/software_generates_controllable_models_of_famous_people_s_faces_video.html Automated post from Decahedralist Inc. – http://ift.tt/1N2nmAg December 11, 2015 at 05:34PM
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If you want to see me in action, I’m presenting Tuesday (tomorrow) night on the “Future of Fast….How 3D printing is speeding up how we make everything” for the Empiricist League in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’m be touching on different aspects of 3D printing, from architectural applications through to bioprinting livers cells and skin grafts…and manufacturing, where I’ll be showing some very specific examples of how I use it to help bring products to market, quickly (in my case, jewelry!). My speech is following George Musser, a former senior editor for Scientific American and the author
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This entry is part of a series for Handful of Salt about the role of technology in high end craft and design. Read the original article here. Standardized oil paints were first sold in tubes in 1841, by Winsor Newton‘s founders from Henry Newton’s home in Rathbone Place, London. To be sure – artists had been using oil paints (and a variety of ingredients) for a very, very long time. But each artist made their own; grinding pigments then adding their own proprietary blend of secret ingredients. But then all of a sudden –
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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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I’m heavily back into the New York City startup scene and – phew, it’s a hopping one. Recession schmecession. Had the pleasure of recently attended a party mixing VCs and startups (many already operating, some not) and I honestly have more fun listening to the startup’s business pitches and evaluating (sometimes in my head, sometimes freely giving my two cents’ worth!) the market potential than just about anything; the neurons start firing, the dots connecting (a la my previous post…..). There’s a big party going on my head, just hearing all the ideas and
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