Stories of interest this week include Google’s quantum computer (and bucket-load of patents), an AR-based visual browser, concerns over spying and toys, and more. Google proclaims its quantum computer a 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip. (Jordan Novet, VentureBeat) MIT introduces a text messaging system that…
In 2016, Niantic will blur the lines between our world and the world of Pokémon with the release of Pokémon Go, its upcoming augmented reality game for mobile phones, which will allow fans to see and interact with Pokémon in the real world. Similar to its AR game Ingress, Niantic’s…
Stories of interest this week include an open-sourced AI from Google, the near-future of self-driving cars, two apps that might make the world a better place, and more. Take a look at Tensorflow—Google makes its AI engine open source. (Cade Metz, Wired) In last week’s News, it was canine recognition…
With still about a week left to go, Hudway’s Kickstarter campaign, which began last Wednesday for its augmented reality vehicle accessory, already has over 6,500 backers pledging more than $450,000—several times its initial $100,000 goal. According to its Kickstarter page, Hudway made the vehicle accessory, which turns your smartphone into…
With unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) (also called drones) anticipated to become a multi-billion dollar industry in a few years, many are betting that drone gaming will explode as the next big thing in competitive entertainment. It is not hard to see why: with the aid of first-person view (FPV) headsets…
Please join us at the Augmented World Expo 2013 (Santa Clara, June 4 – 5) for 2 days of workshops, sessions, and networking dedicated to understanding how to drive behavior in consumers, employees and stakeholders. Now in its 4th year, Augmented World Expo (formerly ARE) is assembling the biggest names…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. RUMOR: Google Is Launching An Augmented Reality Based E-Book Line Google is going to be launching a line of e-books that utilize augmented reality using technology that was developed by Niantic Labs. Niantic Labs…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Will Asian online game publishers Nexon and NCSoft buy blockbuster publisher Valve? Nexon and NCsoft, two major Asian online game companies, are reportedly in talks with U.S. gamemaker Valve to buy the company…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. 10 Mind-Blowing Augmented Reality Campaigns With the recent release of Google’s ‘Project Glass‘, the eyes of many consumers and marketers have drifted over to the idea of Augmented Reality. Augmented reality (AR) is…