It’s been rumored for some time now that Apple has been working on some type of Augmented Reality (AR) device to pair with its iPhone, and now we have some spicy new rumors to add to the mix. According to famed analyst and Apple product future-seer Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI …
Read More »The First Digital Computer
These days, losing the manual for some piece of electronics you’ve purchased is notable mostly because you had a printed document to lose in the first place. In the dead-tree dominated days of yore, of course, this was less true. Documentation loss is a major problem in the effort …
Read More »Baidu is acquiring xPerception, a US startup focused on computer vision
Baidu is acquiring xPerception, a U.S. startup specialized in computer vision, according to Reuters. Details are sparse, but we know the startup has its own module for object recognition and depth perception that can be deployed on robots and drones. The Chinese tech giant has been active in machine intelligence …
Read More »Baidu is acquiring xPerception, a U.S. startup focused on computer vision
Baidu is acquiring xPerception, a US startup specialized in computer vision, according to Reuters. Details are sparse, but we know the startup has its own module for object recognition and depth perception that can be deployed on robots and drones. The Chinese tech giant has been active in machine intelligence …
Read More »IBM is making its quantum computer API available to the public
Most of the time, when we talk about functional quantum computers in the world, we’re talking about D-Wave. That company has taken the lead on quantum computing and provides its own 2048-bit quantum annealers for solving certain types of problems. IBM, however, has its own five-qubit system it’s been working …
Read More »The future of human computer interaction will be multimodal
We have been using the computer mouse for decades to interact with our technology. Touchscreens brought us a new way to input commands to our gadgets, but they rely on the same fundamental idea of the click. Even the new 3D touch on the iPhone 7 is just an incredibly …
Read More »The iPad Pro is the most accessible computer Apple has ever built
Steven Aquino is a freelance tech writer and iOS accessibility expert. How to join the network I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with traditional laptops, like the MacBook. I own one of the first aluminum unibody models. It was my first Mac, and despite being ancient in computer years, it’s …
Read More »Apple wants you to think about the iPad Pro as a computer
You can’t say you haven’t seen this coming. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said again and again that the iPad Pro is the company’s vision of the future of computing. And today, Apple is confirming this vision with a new ad. For the first time, Apple is calling the iPad …
Read More »Eve V Crowd Developed Computer Passes $1.1 Million In Funding Via Indiegogo (video)
Thanks to over 2400 backers the very unique Eve V computer which has been crowned developed by more than 1000 hardware enthusiasts who have collaborated on the design and functionality of the new tablet PC. The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign has now raised over $1.1 million with still 21 days remaining …
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