Facebook acquires computer vision startup Scape Technologies
Scape Technologies, a startup specialised in computer vision, has in all likelihood been taken over by Facebook. TechCrunch reports that the top level of the company has been replaced by Facebook employees and that it owns more than 75 percent of the shares.
The takeover would have been accompan... Read more
Adobe and IBM iX introduce Design Systems as a Service
Adobe Systems will collaborate with IBM iX, IBM's design studio, to provide customers with what they call Design Systems as a Service (DSaaS).
The two companies have been acquainted with each other for years. IBM is the system integrator for Adobe and provides, among other things, the Adobe Expe... Read more
Facebook develops AR glasses that can be controlled with thoughts
Facebook claims to be another step closer to developing augmented reality glasses (AR glasses) that allow people to type without having to use a keyboard. The glasses can be controlled with thoughts.
The tech and social media giant collaborates with the University of California in San Francisco, ... Read more
Splunk introduces augmented reality in the server room with Splunk AR
Splunk has decided to bring augmented reality to the server room with a whole new interface. The company has also announced two new products that allow customers to access data and information from mobile devices. It concerns Connected Experiences and Business Flow.
With the Splunk AR interface, an... Read more
Lenovo launches AR/VR headset aimed at enterprises
Lenovo has unveiled a new platform for augmented and virtual reality called ThinkReality. ThinkReality consists of both software and hardware and is focused on the enterprise. With this, the platform will compete with Microsoft's HoloLens, writes ZDNet.
The ThinkReality portfolio already has a first... Read more
Microsoft continues to work on military applications despite criticism HoloLens
Despite all the criticism, Microsoft continues to stand behind the contract with the U.S. government that HoloLens technology to bring to the military. The contract is worth almost half a billion dollars and should give augmented reality technology a military application.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella... Read more
Google starts rolling out new AR feature in Maps
Google has started rolling out a new augmented reality (AR) feature in Maps. This feature allows users to point their device in a certain direction, after which the app shows the direction they need to walk, reports Silicon Angle. Arrows are then displayed on the image on the screen.
The function ma... Read more
Adobe comes with Photoshop for iPad and AR capabilities
Adobe Systems is expanding its flagship, the Creative Cloud, with a number of new products. The company embraces the rise of augmented reality, voice apps and YouTube. Many of the additions are therefore mainly to enable the Creative Cloud to acquire a market share in still emerging areas.
The new p... Read more
AR and VR will be widely used in a business context in 2021.
By 2021, companies are expected to make use of augmented and virtual reality as standard. This is predicted by the Capgemini company, which predicts that there will be a major shift in the way in which companies use the techniques over the next three years. They will increasingly realise the added v... Read more