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Intel to Acquire Movidius: Accelerating Computer Vision through RealSense for the Next Wave of Computing

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in computing, drones, robotics/AI, virtual reality

Sep 6
2016

Combined with Intel’s Existing Assets, Movidius Technology – for New Devices Like Drones, Robots, Virtual Reality Headsets and More – Positions Intel to Lead in Providing Computer Vision and Deep Learning Solutions from the Device to the Cloud.

VR real estate tours

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in habitats, virtual reality

Sep 4
2016

Realtors are taking home sales beyond glossy pictures and into virtual reality.

Realtors are taking home sales beyond glossy pictures and into virtual reality: http://cnnmon.ie/2bSdIjt

This Company Will Forever Alter the 360° Video-Making Industry

Posted by Elmar Arunov in virtual reality

Sep 3
2016

The 360° video industry is about to dramatically change; these guys have solved multiple of the problems facing the medium.

Virtual Reality Gets More Immersive With Face Tracking Software

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in virtual reality

Aug 30
2016

VR can now pretty much transform us all into virtual characters.

Virtual reality robots could someday TELEPORT juries to crime scenes

Posted by Carse Peel in robotics/AI, security, virtual reality

Aug 26
2016

Virtual reality robots could someday teleport juries to gruesome crime scenes to investigate murders…

Juries are rarely allowed to visit crime scenes.

There are some exceptions, usually in difficult, high-profile murder cases such as the O.J Simpson trial in 1995.

Asking jurors to become fact finders in this way comes with a range problems, from possible biases to the logistical and security challenges.

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Want to Hang Out with POTUS in VR? You Can!

Posted by Carse Peel in virtual reality

Aug 26
2016

A new virtual reality experience from Felix & Paul Studios lets you visit Yosemite National Park with President Obama. Check it out here.

25 Years Later After The Crash, Web and VR Are Finally Converging For Real — By Tony Parisi | UploadVR

Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in virtual reality

Aug 24
2016

“Twenty five years after the first consumer VR crash, virtual reality is poised to upend human-computer interaction, the Internet has disrupted every facet of life as we knew it back then, and the two are now on a collision course.”