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Microsoft gets set to push Mixed Reality for Christmas season
VR is excellent, but the best experiences are still expensive. Microsoft has been touting the promise of its HoloLens technology, but it just hadn't entered
Cortana and Alexa becoming new BFFs
The partnership to allow Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa to speak to each other is big for the companies involved, and big for progress around voice
Screen recording and screen sharing coming in iOS 11
I haven't been following the new features all that closely, so this news peaked my interest. If you're into mobile gaming or streaming from mobile, these
Augmented Reality will help you find your lost keys
I can imagine a world where augmented reality key finding technology becomes the 'killer app' for mainstream AR adoption. At least, as a demo that makes
Microsoft's Mixed Reality platform will support SteamVR games
Big announcements this week as Microsoft's long hyped world of 'HoloLens' (which has been all hype, not much else) finally gets its shift into an ecosystem of
Want to find STEM action near you? Check STARportal
The Australian government has launched STARportal as a resource for parents and kids to find cool STEM themed activities, camps, competitions and the rest.
Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed
An incredibly advanced lamp, dubbed the Komorebi, delivering some of the most natural lighting effects I've ever seen. Stunning concept.
Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco
Design, performance art and clever security infrastructure come together at CloudFlare San Francisco. A wall of lava lamps has been integrated into the office
Delete your accounts, get real work done
I'm fascinated by these discussions. I love social media, I love my many points of digital connection, but I know some of it is pure noise. How do we get down
Realising the promise of STEM education
Professor Jan Van Driel has written about the need to coordinate efforts to promote more kids to take up careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering
Robots won't replace us because we still need 'that human touch'
So says Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel in a new piece for The Conversation.
Uber to trial flying vehicles in Sydney in 2023
That's some long-term planning, but it's an interesting concept that should be trialled at some point.
We should welcome our swarming robotic interfaces
If you think all interfaces are based on touchscreens, keyboards or mice, here's something to reshape your thinking.
No, smartphones are not destroying a generation
Media loves a good scare campaign, and parents are prone to worrying about whether the 'new thing' in society is hurting their kids. This piece on Psychology
Apple's iOS ARKit demo leaps into A-Ha's "Take On Me" video
As others have dubbed it, it's Augmented Reality's "A-Ha" moment.
How Lily Robotics disintegrated before launch
Wired goes deep on what went wrong with the sexiest 'self flying' camera drone ever conceived, the Lily drone.
How should we design driverless cars?
Great question, excellent design challenge. When we don't have to think about a standard driving position, should we even be thinking of the car as a
Ethereum mining hurts gamers right in the wallet
Graphics card prices are getting pushed higher because of folks looking for a piece of the cryptocurrency mining action.
This Hyperloop Hotel takes you where you want to go
One room, thirteen cities.
The iPhone's first wave of games
Of all the 10th anniversary iPhone content out there, this caught my eye. Because it was the App Store in year two, and the games that appeared, that really
