Tinkerers and game enthusiasts love VR. The only genuine consumer VR system in the market today is Sony’s PS4 VR, everything else is a patchwork of items bought from various suppliers and bolted together by the user. And that’s perfectly OK unless you’re Mark Zuckenbeger who is being asked by his shareholders, “you spent $2 billion dollars on a WHAT, … Read more
Finding intelligence out at the edge, or not Arm has a new group, formed quietly back in July and announced recently, that it calls its Machine Learning Group, which is a sub-group within the Client business line. Headed up by Jem Davies, most recently in charge of the media IP group, the remit and scope of this new group remained … Read more
One of the great designers, visionaries, and most joyful people in the world is Raja Koduri. He is also a personal friend. Raja, after too many years of 25-hour days, and with a pile of world-class successes behind him has decided to take a new direction in life, and has moved back to India to care for family members and … Read more
Intel is putting its weight behind ONNX to help unify AI frameworks and accelerate the development of deep learning models Intel recently announced that it is joining the Open Neural Network Exchange Format (ONNX). The ONNX was introduced by Microsoft and Facebook last month, and aims to help unify new AI development through increased interoperability between AI frameworks. Intel’s addition … Read more
The Kinect has met its demise. Microsoft’s infamous motion camera, the Kinect, has officially been axed. A product that has received mixed reviews throughout its lifecycle and has also been accused, to put it mildly, of being shoved down the throats of consumers, maintained a rather interesting existence.Microsoft’s infamous motion camera, the Kinect, has officially been axed. A product that … Read more
Now in its 25th year the durable spec keeps on giving. PCI is yet another foundation gift Intel has given the PC industry (like USB and WiFi) that has been extensible, and useful for over a quarter of a century. When the PC industry started in 1981, we had the 8-bit ISA bus. It evolved and for the next few … Read more
Wish I could play some Several VR games that have been introduced look quite interesting. I’d really like to try some of them except it is such a pain to set up the VR system, get everything adjusted and then actually play the game. I’m just too lazy and impatient. It’s a shame, because what I and I’m assuming many … Read more
HP unveils its take on a tabletmode mobile workstation Describing an industry as mature tends to connote visions of conservative businesses that follow established design formulas and serve equally established markets, with adequate but uninspired products. Though it would qualify as mature by virtually any sensible measure, the workstation market exhibits none of those traits that adjective might suggest. And … Read more
The PlayStation Move controller we have become accustomed to has kept its original design since its inception in 2010 as a PlayStation 3 hardware accessory paired with the PlayStation Eye. In the last year, the Move controller has become a necessary piece of hardware alongside its newer companion, PlayStation VR—a virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4. In just a … Read more
Supporting VR game developers through innovative tools. 3rd Eye Studios, a Helsinki and Shanghai based VR game developer has successfully raised $1 million in a new round of funding. The money will be used to support the production of 3rd Eye Studio’s PC and mobile oriented VR game development tool known as 3rd Eye core, expected to be launched in … Read more
Those who didn’t make it to the Oculus show floor missed out, because Oculus Connect is the best exhibition of quality VR there is, based on my experience of attending four different VR conferences. Unlike some content at other events, the VR experiences available at Connect were totally smooth. I very easily get motion sickness but never had a problem … Read more
At Facebook’s recent Oculus Connect 4 Keynote VR conference, Facebook announced a variety of new products and features. The most notable product announcement is the $199 Oculus Go, an entry-level VR product that Facebook believes will be adopted by the masses. Facebook is keeping their fingers crossed that Oculus Go, with its big price difference from the $399 Oculus Rift, … Read more
