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Apple wows at unveiling of Series 4 Watch and iPhone XS, XS Max and XR
Apple Inc. took to the world stage today to announce a new Apple Watch and three new iPhone models called the XS, the XS Max and the XR, all in a typically slick and bewitching announcement at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California headquarters. The announcement’s keynote, led by Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim ...
8th Wall Web makes augmented reality for websites a reality for mobile devices
Augmented reality software developer 8th Wall Inc. today announced the release of AR capabilities with 8th Wall Web that will use mobile browsers in lieu of downloaded apps. This will open the ability to see and experience AR to a much wider audience. With today’s launch, the company has also become the first to bring ...
Jaunt acquires ‘Teleporter’ augmented reality 3-D capture team and technology from Personify
Virtual reality and augmented reality distributor and developer Jaunt Inc. announced today the acquisition of Personify, including the company’s “Teleporter” lifelike 3-D real-time streaming technology and engineering team. The move by Jaunt is part of the AR/VR startup’s push on research and development for cutting-edge communication technology that will allow people to recreate themselves visually ...
Supreme Court of China rules blockchain evidence admissible in legal disputes
The Supreme People’s Court of China, the highest level of court in mainland China, announced today that evidence obtained from distributed ledger blockchain technology can be used in court. The announcement (in Chinese, readable in English via Google Translate) outlines a long list of clarifications of law regarding electronic evidence and how courts should behave with ...
Citizens Reserve announces Suku, an ‘industry-agnostic’ blockchain-powered supply chain solution
Startup Citizens Reserve today announced the launch of its Suku platform for a distributed ledger blockchain-powered supply chain solution for enterprise designed to work with any industry. Modern-day supply chains require a great deal of paperwork and employee attention to keep them running smoothly. Minor mistakes in reporting and recording information as raw materials and ...
Jaunt pushes the envelope for AR with real-time processing for 3-D ‘avatars’
Virtual and augmented reality distribution company Jaunt Inc. has been working hard to push the envelope of what AR and VR can do, and on Thursday it announced a new research initiative that brings real-time AR streaming closer to practical use. The company’s current research is into what is called “volumetric capture,” which is the ...
Authenteq launches identity management blockchain Trollteq to combat trolls and harassment
Iceland-based Authenteq Ltd., an identity verification and privacy startup that uses a blockchain distributed ledger platform, today launched an anti-harassment product named Trollteq to combat online “trolls” – a broad category of people who break the social rules of an online community. Trollteq repackages Authenteq’s existing blockchain system with a few extra features designed to ...
TimefireVR announces grand opening of Hypatia, a virtual reality city and playground
Phoenix, Arizona-based TimefireVR Inc. announced today the grand opening of its persistent virtual reality city and playground called Hypatia for VR platforms where users will find themselves immersed in a shared world and surrounded by the bustle of city life and virtual entertainment. Starting today, the VR social application will be free-to-play, meaning it costs nothing ...
Crowdfunding site Indiegogo expands into real estate cryptocurrency with St. Regis Aspen Resort
Crowdfunding giant Indiegogo Inc. announced Thursday that today would be the first day accredited investors could buy shares in a ritzy Colorado hotel St. Regis Aspen Resort with tokens sold on the blockchain. To create these tokens, the resort will create Aspen Coins via the Aspen Digital Inc. token asset offering. For the purposes of investment, ...
Google and Labster team up to bring over 30 science labs into virtual reality
Internet giant Google LLC and education simulation company Labster ApS today launched more than 30 virtual reality laboratories in a partnership that brings simulated science work to Google’s Daydream headset. Many students don’t live very close to a university to do lab work in order to form the fundamentals of science degrees. As a result, they ...
