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Tag Archives: virtual reality
AI Beginning To Infiltrate Increasingly Adult-Oriented Toy Market
“Toys aren’t just for kids” is now more than just a tired truism within the toy industry. With an aging population combined with more advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the so-called “kidult” and “elder toy” markets are slowly gaining prominence … Continue reading
Posted in TWICE
Tagged Abacus, Addams Family, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Atari, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, elder toy, Elmo, Javits Center, Karaoke, kidadult, Miko, Penn & Teller, Professor Maxwell, Razor, robot, Sesame Street, Singing Machine, SpinMaster, STEAM, STEM, Thames & Kosmos, Thing, Toy Association, Toy Fair, toys, virtual pet, virtual reality, VR, Wednesday, Wow!
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Is Apple’s Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset Too Far Ahead of Its Time?
Apple finally unveiled its innovative and potentially revolutionary mixed reality goggles, the Vision Pro. But Vision Pro is more than just another augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) headset, and more than how Apple describes it, as “a new kind … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Techlicious, VR/AR
Tagged Apple, Apple App Store, AR, augmented reality, Mixed Reality, spatial audio, virtual reality, Vision Pro, visionOS, VR
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Tech And Business Tactic Trends For 2023
With CES just around the corner, what new technologies will be coming in 2023, and, in a post-pandemic world, what new business ways and means will come to the fore in the new year? Read the rest of this report … Continue reading
Posted in Internet/Social Media, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE, VR/AR
Tagged 8K, Alexa, Apple, AR, augmented reality, autotech, CES, CES 2023, Consumer Data, first party data, Google Assistant, home automation, HomeKit, Matter, medtech, smart home, virtual reality, VR, VR/AR
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Another View: Wearables, Digital Health And You
The explosion of digital health devices in 2022 is undeniable and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. What kinds of devices are available, and are there any new advancements we can look forward to? Read the rest of this … Continue reading
SmartTechCheck Podcast: CES 2022 Preview
My December 30, 2021 appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporter John Quain. This week we previewed the upcoming CES 2021 and recapped the top tech trends of the year. Watch the video of … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, home office, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast, TV/4K/UHD/8K, VR/AR
Tagged 8K, CES, CES 2022, COVID, home office, Matter, virtual reality, VR
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Home Virtual Reality’s Problem: It’s the Headset, Stupid
A few weeks ago, I piloted an F18 Hornet fighter jet off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John C. Stennis. I gently cruised above the coast of the Dubai, dipping down as low as 5,000 feet to … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting, VR/AR
Tagged F18, U.S.S. John C. Stennis, virtual reality, VR, Vrgineer
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12 Techiest Tech Toys from Toy Fair 2019 (Plus 1)
Amidst the usual multitude of plush toys, licensed action figures, toy, RC and ride-in/on vehicles, construction kits, books, games, and other indoor and outdoor playthings at Toy Fair 2019, taking place at New York City’s Javits Center this week, are … Continue reading
Posted in Gear Brain, music players/speakers, VR/AR
Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Android, AR, Artie 3000, augmented reality, Carpool Karaoke, coding, Coding Critters, e-bike, HAL9000, Hidden Side, Karaoke, LeapFrog, LeapStart, Learning Resources, Lego, Mensa, PaiBotz, Professor Maxwell, robots, Rubik's Cube, Single Machine, Stanley Kubrick, STEAM, STEM, Toy Fair, virtual reality, VR
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Is Home VR Doomed?
Few mass market tech failures have been as remarkable as at-home 3DTV. While 3D still has a life in theaters, no TV maker bothers to hawk (or, in many cases, include) the feature anymore. Why? Dependence on glasses for home … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting, VR/AR
Tagged 3D, Apple, AR, augmented reality, head-mounted display, HMD, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Mixed Reality, MR, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, virtual reality, VR
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‘Ready Player One’: Good Movie, Bad VR Future-casting
Far be it from me to find fault with filmmaker-great Steven Spielberg or with author Ernest Cline. But as effective and entertaining as Ready Player One is, its depiction of what VR will be like 25 years hence is, conceptually, ridiculous. Continue … Continue reading