Ted Pollak

The Future of Visual Computing is Hybrid Reality

The future of face-mounted computing (sorry head; I choose to use face) will not be Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality; but a hybrid of both. To me, Virtual and Augmented Reality are not good names for hardware platforms. They are a way of experiencing computer-generated information. For example. Take a person with Google Glass, to date the most recognized and … Read more

Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership

The other day Jon was (halfway) joking that modern enthusiast GPU’s should be measured in horsepower, as they now consume about 1/3rd HP on the high end. This got me to thinking of a computer system expense evaluation tool I started working on a few years ago named RealCost. This tool could be used for just about anything electronic and … Read more