Author: Morgan
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Sulon-Q – AMD VR entry
As we move deeper into 2016, things are beginning to heat up in the VR/AR market. CPU manufacturer AMD has joined forces with the Toronto-based startup – Sulon Technologies and unveiled the ‘wear and play’ Sulon-Q headset. The Sulon-Q aims to provide a PC-based, tracked VR experience without the hassle of tethering yourself to a…
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Move over wearables it’s time for Smart implants
Yesterday at the Cebit trade show in Hannover, Germany, on March 13, 2016, a man demonstrated that he could give his business card to anyone with a smart phone simply by waving his hand at their device. The man in question was Patrick Kramer and he is the founder and CEO of Digiwell. As a…
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Drone wars – parrot hack
Citrix engineer, Rahul Sasi has found and exploited a backdoor in Parrot Drones (AR). The parrot hack allows the flying machines to be remotely hijacked. The Hobby hacker developed what he said was the first malware dubbed Maldrone which exploits a new backdoor in the drones. Rahul said the backdoor could be exploited for any…
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The Dashcam – What’s it all about?
I doubt these devices need much introduction, we have all seen at least one video recorded via dashcam by now, and probably involving Russians. The Dashcam first became popular in Russia because insurance fraud is a widespread problem there. So, to combat this, drivers installed cameras to show their side of the story whilst others…
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Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality to Rule 2016 – But Which is Which?
This year could very well be the big one for both augmented and virtual reality devices. The furor surrounding the Oculus alone should be enough to at least pique the interests of the general public. The sales of virtual/augmented-reality devices will supposedly soar to 14 million by then end of 2016 and jump to 38…
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Superman 5D Memory
If you know anything about Superman then I am sure you will also know that he had a home in Antarctica called The Fortress of Solitude, very emo I know. Now, when he wanted to reminisce about the good old days back on Krypton he would use memory crystals that seemed to contain all the…
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Augmented Reality Lenses – Google’s View to the Future
The race has been on in recent times for the creation of smart devices that allow you to interact with things without having your head in a screen; if you look out the window of an evening you cannot miss the blue, glowing, lurching forms scanning their latest messages on some social media site or…