Tag: VR
As we approach the end of the year, and analysts and journalists sharpen their pens and gaze with steely concentration into the mists of 2018, we thought we would take a moment to reflect on the year and – for the moment – simply sift through the hype. When you ask most senior executives what […]
News highlights for 30 October 2017 Apple shares hit record on iPhone X news (Reuters) – Several analysts downplayed concerns about Apple Inc’s iPhone X production issues and were bullish on demand and sales, pushing the company’s shares to a record on Monday. Read more… AT&T wants to make AI available to everyone AT&T wants to […]
Facebook has launched a wireless VR headset that appears to be very similar to Oculus Gear which addresses a gap in its portfolio but does nothing to alleviate the issues that keep VR a niche segment. At the same time Apple has admitted that real AR is years away, explaining its (and almost everyone else’s) […]
When Google Glass first appeared we were less than polite about how easily it would catch on. We wrote of people walking, blinking and winking into lamp posts, of people behaving in silly fashions in restaurants and various others situations that were ripe for ribbing. Then, some time later, Google quietly withdrew Glass and we […]
Robert Scoble – entrepreneur in residence at Upload VR and co-author with Shel Israel of The Fourth Transformation: Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence – talks to Disruptive.Asia about the impact of coming mixed reality era Disruptive.Asia: You’ve co-written a book describing VR/AR as “the Fourth Transformation”. Before we get to that, take us through the first three […]
As the iPhone prepares to celebrate its 10th birthday, some in the industry are wondering what the ‘next big thing’ will be. It seems that just when things become comfortable (technology takes about 10 years to become ‘invisible’ and comfortable), the visionaries begin to question, well, everything. Apple and Microsoft not only foresaw the end […]
Whether it is recent events, human nature or something else entirely, the smokescreen of hype around several things seems to be clearing. The biggest hype in our industry is around 5G. 5G, we are told, will be the next big thing. It will enable a range of exciting applications (think autonomous cars, smart homes, smart, […]
News highlights for 5 June BP and ENI extend are running blockchain trades alongside live trading systems LONDON (Reuters) – Oil majors BP and Eni are deepening their foray into blockchain technology, starting to run blockchain trades in parallel with their live trading systems, according to developer BTL Group. Read more… Trump administration will unveil […]
News highlights for 20 April Canada’s regulator gets tough on net neutrality TORONTO (Reuters) – In a move seen as a victory for net neutrality advocates, Canada’s telecom regulator said all data delivered online should be treated equally by internet service providers as it blocked one company’s effort to leverage content to win customers. Read […]
The taxonomy of MWC is changing. Nokia has through nostalgia has created some excitement in the mobile phone industry but elsewhere the signs of maturity are everywhere. The notable fall out coming from Microsoft, Blackberry, Huawei among others who have substantially reduced the sizes of their stands has been replaced with: First: Automakers who outside […]
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