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Das Keyboard connects developers to tools with smart keyboard app update
Austin-based Das Keyboard, a brand of maker of business efficiency products Metadot Corp., announced updates today to the company’s smart-keyboard app lineup that will connect developers to dev tools by using key lighting. Today’s digital workforce is constantly bombarded with notifications and information from desktops and mobile devices. According to Das Keyboard, this generates a ...
Talespin launches ‘virtual human’ VR training environment to teach soft skills
Augmented and virtual reality solutions firm Talespin LLC today announced the launch of what the company calls “virtual human” technology aimed at helping businesses train employees in interpersonal or soft skills such as communication, leadership and conflict resolution. The software will use artificial intelligence to better mimic body language, attitude and reactions of actual human beings in a ...
Sony and Fujitsu launch blockchain trial to secure educational records in Japan
For foreign workers entering Japan, language skills are extremely important, meaning training and proper credentials go a long way towards finding a job. To make this process easier, Japanese multinational company Sony Global Education Inc. and technology equipment services company Fujitsu Inc. have teamed up to build an encrypted blockchain distributed ledger to prevent forged language ...
Accenture builds sustainable trade ‘Circular Supply Chain’ blockchain to trace and track goods
Global professional services company Accenture Plc announced Monday the launch of what the company calls the Circular Supply Chain: a blockchain distributed ledger that connects sustainable trade practices with producers, suppliers, processors, wholesalers and consumers. The system combines digital identity, payments and blockchain tracking to directly reward small-scale growers and suppliers for engaging in sustainable ...
Researchers build blockchain proof-of-concept to ensure clinical trial data integrity
Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco announced today the creation of a proof-of-concept blockchain distributed ledger designed to protect the integrity of data generated during clinical trials. Using a blockchain, researchers believe, data can be protected by making it easier to identify when data is tampered with — such as when adverse ...
NexTech launches web-based ‘Try It On’ augmented reality for online retail
Toronto-based augmented reality solutions company NexTech AR Solutions announced on Wednesday the launch of an AR product that would allow customers of online vendors to view eyewear before they buy it. The solution uses artificial intelligence-assisted computer vision to recognize and track facial features on a subject using a cellphone or computer camera in order to ...
Varjo unveils $6,000 enterprise VR headset with human eye quality display
Finland-based startup Varjo Technologies Oy launched its first virtual reality headset today, the VR-1, that outclasses all others on the market not only with the highest fidelity but at $5,995, the highest price tag as well. The VR-1 supports a resolution greater than 60 pixels per degree, which the company claims is 20 times greater ...
Vinsent launches its app to bring wine purchases onto the blockchain
Wine futures company Vinsent, formerly VinX Network Ltd., announced today the official launch of its app that will allow customers to buy from a library of more than 20 wines using distributed ledger blockchain technology from a curated list of over 10 wineries across the world. The Vinsent app accesses a marketplace where wineries would ...
Legal contract blockchain platform Monax launches public beta
Monax Industries, a legal digital infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of its distributed ledger blockchain service for legal contract applications into a public beta, making it generally available for production-level commercial use. The service, called the Monax Platform, provides all a business needs to register, assign and track legal “smart contracts” using a tamper-proof ...
With new platform features, Oracle continues to push enterprise blockchain adoption
Oracle Corp. today announced milestones and enhancements it has created using the distributed ledger blockchain technology increasingly adopted by large enterprises around the world. Part of the announcements today include new features added to the Oracle Blockchain Platform that are aimed at helping users speed up development, integration and deployment of applications designed to use blockchain ...
