Visualize the AR cloud, crowd built with details of the knives and forks on your table AR API startup 6D.ai is creating a software tool that will allow developers to use a 3D map made from stitching together all the buildings, things on streets like lamp posts and mail boxes, rooms and hallways in buildings and home, furniture, items in … Read more
According to a Facebook posting by Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash, Oculus Research will be known as Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). “While our name is new,” said Abrash, “our focus on the future hasn't changed.” Facebook is slowly, deliberately, and we think carefully subsuming Oculus, as it should. Facebook changed the Oculus leadership in late 2016 and Oculus founder and … Read more
The power of brand vs pizzazz Futuremark was founded in 1997 by members of the former demoscene group Future Crew, a well-known game and music development community in Helsinki known for extraordinary content, GPU designs, and all-night parties. The company leveraged all those assets and talents and developed the first truly independent benchmark that was designed by game and hardware … Read more
Kopin has launched its Solos smart glasses for cyclists, joggers, and triathletes, who have an extra $500 laying around and are afraid they will get lost biking or running The company has started a new Solos division to launch its AR smart glasses which will show up in retail stores later this year. The Westborough, Massachusetts company says its new … Read more
First-quarter revenue was $16.1 billion, up 8.8% year-over-year, data-centric* businesses accounted for 49% Intel reported its calendar Q1 2018, revenues were up. The profits were up 655% after a loss last quarter due to a huge tax expense. All of its business centers except McAfee were up. “Coming off a record 2017, 2018 is off to a strong start. Our … Read more
$1.65 billion in sales, $121 million GAAP profit for the quarter, sales and profit up from last quarter. AMD reported its calendar Q1 2018, and got a round of applause from investors, in the form of a bump in their stock price. Revenues and operating income were up as well as its graphics and compute groups revenue and profits. The first quarter … Read more
Outward AR is an interesting approach Microsoft’s Beamatron was one of the fist AR projection systems in 2012 using a fixed location projector (video here). Valve spinoff, Cast AR, was the first in 2013 to try using a projector as part of an AR headset. Microsoft tried it again in 2014 with their RoomAlive project. The idea was to turn … Read more
Another adventure ended In 2013, with great fanfare, the new devices group (NDG) was started under the direction of Mike Bell, a former Apple and Palm executive. Then Intel acquired fitness watch maker Basis in 2014 for around $100 million, and in 2015 acquired sports glasses maker Recon for around $175 million. Shortly thereafter, Intel folded the New Devices Group … Read more
Breathless reporting makes news of Nvidia's and Arm's collaboration on Xavier sound like earth shattering news. Nvidia and Arm recently announced that they would be working together to make Nvidia’s Deep learning Accelerator (NVDLA) accessible to programmers using Arm’s Trillium platform. Project Trillium was announced by Arm in February this year as a way for developers to get direct access from … Read more
Sends a strong message about the company’s future. Imagination Technologies announced this week that Dr. Leo Li will be the company’s Chief Executive Officer. That is very good news for Imagination, its suppliers, shareholders, employees, and friends. Dr. Li is Chairman of the Global Semiconductor Alliance and a well-known and respected figure in the semiconductor industry. He has over 30 … Read more
It’s ten years since Nvidia launched the GPU Technology Conference (albeit under a different name) to promote the use of their technology. This year, they are claiming an attendance of more than 8000 delegates along with one of the largest press and analyst delegations you will see outside of behemoths like CES and MWC. What started as a bold statement … Read more
Gaming is still the major cash cow for the company and they haven’t forgotten that By design, the Nvidia GTC had very little gaming content but they did display a few products and technologies worthy of mention. BFGD Just when we thought we had everything properly segmented; Nvidia goes off the reservation and breaks all the rules with the “TV … Read more
