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Sky has released a trio of QLED TVs, all Smart TVs. The Sky Glass series is available in three sizes from 43 to 65-inches. All models feature integrated soundbars and will eventually support Microsoft Kinect-style accessories.

Microsoft tried and tried to make Kinect happen, even going so far as to bundle with the Xbox One. It ...

The startup, which has FDA-cleared products for rehabilitation after a stroke or brain injury, plans to use the funds to expand into other indications and grow its presence in North America and Europe.

Avengers Campus will open Friday at Disney California Adventure Park. It includes the new Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure interactive ride. “Before we begin, let us take a moment of silence for all of the kings and the queens who have left us and joined the ancestral space,” says a performer acting as “Black Panther” character Okoye. “Peace be to the ancestors.” The rest of the 10-minute show didn’t feel as much like going to church, but theme parks are for many a temple de...

Cannes Lions 2021 awards Microsoft with Creative Marketer of the Year The tech giant will be honoured on Friday, June 25, during Cannes Lions Live, which runs from June 21-25, 2021 Delhi, May 12, 2021 Cannes Lions has announced that it will honour Microsoft as this year’s Creative Marketer of the Year. The accolade is presented to an advertiser that has amassed a body of creative and Lion-winning work over a sustained period of time, and has established a reputation for producin...

Controversial Hololens military deal moves into production phase at $22B Once demoed as augmented reality hardware for use with video games like Minecraft, Microsoft is moving forward with a $22 billion Hololens deal with the U.S. Army that will put the militarized version of the headset into production. While Hololens wasnt made exclusively for video game applications, when introduced in 2015 it was marketed as productivity and entertainment hardware, with its first concept d...

Apples VR, AR headset plans: The latest rumors and reports CNET 3/8/2021 Scott Stein © Provided by CNET Taking a look at Apples other wearable devices could point to where Apples rumored glasses are heading. Scott Stein/CNET First came VR. Then came a wave of AR headsets that were high-priced and full of promises of wild mixed-reality worlds. Apple could be blending AR and VR with two different headsets in the next couple of years, but leading the way with a VR headset mor...

tmrJanuary 29, 2021 27 Depth imaging refers to the ability to produce an image that contains depth information at each location in the image. Humans perceive depth using our two eyes to create “stereo vision”. While the applications thus far for 3D image sensing have been in the industrial, military and medical fields, the first consumer products started to emerge around 2010 with the Microsoft Kinect game accessory. Kinect was based on technology licensed from the Israeli company Prime S...

News Highlights: Point, don’t click: Pison Technology The system makes it possible to control robots and devices with gestures only Alfonso demonstrated Pison’s new gesture control system, a technology that has so far escaped corporate giants like Microsoft, who have spent hundreds of millions trying to perfect it. Pison, a startup emerging from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says it has developed a practical way to control all kinds of digital devices by intercepting the elect...

Point, don’t click: Pison Technology’s system allows the control of robots and devices by gestures alone By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated January 26, 2021, 3:45 p.m. Email to a Friend Engineer David Alfonso demonstrates gesture-control technology that his company, Pison, has developed to send commands by hand motions to electronic devices and machines, such as this four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Senior software engineer David Alfonso of Boston-bas...