Articles Tagged with virtual reality

In this roundup, some of your favorite initialisms (AI, IP, TOS) come out to play while stories about government agencies and social media access call into question whether such access is a two-way street.

There’s a wiki for terms of service agreements. (Arielle Pardes, Wired)
Qualcomm introduces its first chip built for augmented and virtual reality. (Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge)
Microsoft’s HoloLens guides the blind through complicated buildings. (Rachel Metz, MIT Technology Review)
23andMe sues Ancestry over some very old intellectual property. (Megan Molteni, Wired)
Law enforcement officials continue to push for more access to social media data. (Halley Freger, ABC News)
YouTube stars criticize the platform for testing an algorithm at their expense. (Chris Foxx, BBC.com)
Softback prepares to scale up its robotics business. (Parmy Olson, Forbes)
PUBG files an infringement suit against Fortnite in South Korea. (Yuji Nakamura and Sam Kim, Bloomberg News)
Apple introduces new controls to help users maintain screen-time/life balance. (Sarah Perez, TechCrunch)
The city of Colorado Springs ventures briefly into a gray area as it blocks multiple users on social media accounts. (Anthony Prosceno/Tony Keith, KKTV 11News)

Posted February 17, 2017

News of Note for the Internet-Minded (2/17/17) – DeepMind, IoT and Graphic ToS Representation!

The Internet of Things does not have to be Skynet to threaten us humans; perhaps tired of defeating carbon-based Go and chess masters, Google’s DeepMind pits its AI agents against each other; exactly when will AR and VR be fully embraced; and more …

Posted June 22, 2016

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 6/22/16

To the surprise of no one, Instagram is pretty popular; Samsung puts a billion dollars into the Internet of Things; the FCC’s trying to decide if radio noise is a problem; and there’s an approach to virtual reality that won’t make you want to throw up.

Posted December 23, 2015

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 12/23/15

Stories of interest this week include Toyota’s high-precision mapping system, a European ToS fight, 3D printing with glass, a recap of VR breakthroughs in 2015, and more.

Posted December 17, 2015

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 12/17/15

Stories of interest this week include a developers showcase for the HoloLens, robots able to feel textures like humans, a cool billion invested in AI, and more.

Posted December 9, 2015

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 12/10/15

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.

Posted December 2, 2015

The Year of Pokémon: the Potential & Pitfalls of AR Gaming

by Carolyn S. Toto

Carolyn S. Toto

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 new venture will utilize location information and augmented reality to entice fans to search far and wide to discover Pokémon in our own world. As an added experience, a Bluetooth wearable device developed by Nintendo (called the Pokémon Go Plus) will notify players of nearby Pokémon and other related game events via vibration and LED lights, enabling players to remain active in the game even when not looking at their phone. With these and other exciting features, there is no doubt that Pokémon fans everywhere—including some Pillsbury attorneys—are eagerly awaiting the game’s release. As that release nears, though, it’s a good time to consider the potential legal implications of such AR-reliant games.

Posted October 29, 2015

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 10/29/15

Stories of interest this week include discussions of “melt your brain” VR at YouTube; the resurrecting of deceased loved ones via social media history; transforming that key fob or piece of jewelry into a payment device; and more…