Consumer virtual reality (VR) has failed to gain traction from investors heading into the New Year even though it might have been a buzz phrase in the tech scene for most of 2016, according to a venture capitalist. “I think 2017 will be what we call the winter of VR … especially from an investment…
Don’t be surprised if Dish launches AirTV at CES this January. Its media player converges the features of an over-the-air TV tuner device with that of a device with which you can watch Netflix. With it you don’t need to switch apps or devices to watch the latest happenings and your favourite TV show. For…
Cupertino is increasingly focusing on iOS products be it software or hardware while its Mac lineup is being put on the back burner. In 2016 Apple released only one substantial update to its entire lineup of Mac computers. To make matters worse even that one update turned out to be hugely controversial. For outsiders observers…
It will be based on Comcast’s X1 platform and will launch sometime in 2018. However in 2017, it will provide its customers with 4K video features including 4K DVR facilities. In a strategic posturing, Comcast has taken care to present its X1 setup as a “platform” and not simply as a cable box. It’s now capitalising…
If only all Tesla models could drive themselves away once they are juiced up. With the increase in the number of Tesla models on the road, car owners are using the superchargers, located nationwide, and are leaving their cars plugged-in, despite them being fully charged up. Thus, the supercharger network is getting quickly clogged up…
The intelligence community of the United States have now agreed that Russia manipulated the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections. What and how they will now use this intelligence will determine the fate of president-elect Donald Trump. James Comey, the Director of the FBI as well as James Clapper, the Director of the National…
There’s also the very real possibility of Samsung tying up with Magic Leap in the near future. If you are looking to snag a VR headset, you may be in luck as Samsung is set to unveil its latest Gear VR headset at the Virtual Reality Summit in San Diego. As per Sung-Hoon Hong, Samsung’s…
By thinking out of the box, elevator manufacturers have given a more modern twist to elevator technology. Elevator constructors are thinking out of the box and not just vertically. While ThyssenKrupp’s new $43 million elevator test tower soars 246 meters (808 ft) the company’s lifts chief has made major inroads in magnetic levitation technology. Andreas…
First you have to let banks read your mind if you want to work there. To measure brain activity and attention spans, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc has been attaching sensors to the heads of potential candidates at career fairs and on university campuses as part of its graduate hiring scheme. While being monitored, students…
Intensively tested in its secret labs in Cambridge, UK, Amazon drone delivery service will further push the retailers and shippers in streamlining their operations. Having waited patiently for three long years for Amazon to reveal its bold plan of delivering packages through drones, the world’s largest online retailer has done what many had thought is…
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