New Technologies Capture and Combine Emotion, Reality and Storytelling
be Lee Rickwood
Immersive spatialized technologies transmit ideas and messages in powerful new ways. They can make “the human experience better.”
Tag: augmented reality
Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo in Toronto
By Yasmin Ranade
The Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo takes place from June 1 until June 3 in Toronto. This professional conference and technology exhibition attracts thought leaders, academics, innovators, inventors, researchers, scientists, programmers, gamers, game developers as well as policy makers.
Dirty Air, Bad Weather, Climate Change: Mobile App Shows Air Quality in AR
by Lee Rickwood
The WeatherBug mobile app gives an eye-opening view of what we are breathing, including real-time graphic representations of the many kinds of particulate matter that’s floating all around us.
How Microsoft 365 bundles products and solutions geared for the changing workplace
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Microsoft needs to get as many people using their products and services as possible. It wants to be indispensable for when the time comes to move beyond PCs and mobile devices and towards the Internet of Things (IoT).
Digital Makeovers: AR, AI in Canada Changing the Face of Beauty Industry
by Lee Rickwood
Social media and e-commerce continue to drive much of the beauty industry’s sales online, and AI-enabled apps like those developed by Modiface recreate the valuable in-store experience of working with a makeup stylist or beautician.
Beauty in the Eye of the Holder – Digital Media in Museums and Galleries
by Lee Rickwood
The idea that digital technology can increase a gallery-goer’s access to and engagement with art is a popular and powerful one, yet it’s still controversial and contested at the same time.
Retailers Play with High-Tech to Drive New Shopping Experiences
by Lee Rickwood
Whether it’s augmented and virtual reality, wearables or a transformed in-store experience, retail leaders agree that the pace of change will only accelerate in 2017.
High-Tech Toys on TV Inspire Great Gadget- and Gift-Giving Ideas
by Lee Rickwood
Not all of the gadgets they will describe during a week of shows next week are available for purchase right now; some are more like inspirational ideas and teasers to the shape of tech things to come. Some are designed by major manufacturers to address real world problems; some are just fun ideas from imaginative inventors.