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Apple Vision Pro used to conduct spine surgery for the first time; Doctor says headset eliminates human error
13Mar By adminNo Comments
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Apple Vision Pro used to conduct spine surgery for the first time; Doctor says headset eliminates human error

[ad_1] In some very exciting news, Apple's new mixed reality headset, Vision Pro was used to perform surgery at the Cromwell Hospital in the UK. The doctor utilized the VR headset to provide navigation throughout the spine surgery of a male patient. The Apple Vision Pro headset helped to adhere to the right surgical process and use the perfect tools for the job to perform the surgery successfully. However, note that the doctor was not wearing the Apple Vision Pro but the theatre nurse who was providing instructions. Know more about the surgery with an Apple Vision Pro headset.Spine surgery with the help of Apple Vision ProAccording to the Metro report, the VR headset was worn by the scrub nurse whose role is to prepare all the required instruments and equipment for the surgery. Therefor...
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5 Things about AI you may have missed today: IIT Kanpur takes AI to telemedicine, big boost for AI skills in China, more
28Feb By adminNo Comments
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5 Things about AI you may have missed today: IIT Kanpur takes AI to telemedicine, big boost for AI skills in China, more

[ad_1] AI roundup: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is currently on his Asia tour where he met LG Electronics executives in South Korea. The discussions included partnerships to expand mixed reality devices and AI development; in a move that has shocked the tech world, Apple makes AI a priority and abandons its plans for developing self-driving cars. Reports say many employees from the project will be shifted to the iPhone maker's artificial intelligence (AI) division. Mark Zuckerberg plans to develop mixed reality devices with LGToday, Mark Zuckerberg had a meeting with LG Electronics executives, CEO William Cho and parent company LG Corp COO Kwon Bong-seok in South Korea. The discussion was largely about building partnerships in expanding mixed reality devices. During the meeting, Cho express...
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Apple Vision Pro Future Growth Areas: Surgery, Aircraft Repair, Teaching
22Jan By adminNo Comments
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Apple Vision Pro Future Growth Areas: Surgery, Aircraft Repair, Teaching

[ad_1] Apple Inc., which is poised to launch its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on Feb. 2, is already envisioning future workplace applications for the device, including using it for surgery, aircraft repair and teaching students. In a video sent to employees this week, Apple executives Mike Rockwell and Alan Dye discussed the product's development, as well as potential growth areas for the still-nascent technology. Bloomberg News obtained a transcript of the conversation, which came just before Apple began accepting preorders for the Vision Pro on Friday. When asked about some “cool” ways that people could use the $3,499 Vision Pro, Rockwell cited health care, training and education as key areas. “Oftentimes, surgeons struggle to look at displays during procedures, where information ...
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Qualcomm Unveils Chip for Mixed Reality to Compete With Apple’s Vision Pro
5Jan By adminNo Comments
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Qualcomm Unveils Chip for Mixed Reality to Compete With Apple’s Vision Pro

[ad_1] Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile phone processors, announced the Snapdragon XR2 chip designed for virtual and mixed reality headsets that will compete with Apple Inc.'s forthcoming Vision Pro.The San Diego-based chipmaker said the new component, which can run 12 or more high-definition cameras, will be used by Samsung Electronics Co. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google on products under development.  The market for devices that project information onto the user's view of the physical world was fired up last year by Apple's announcement that it would sell a mixed-reality headset. Qualcomm's chips have been at the heart of many of other companies' attempts to lure consumers to the category, which hasn't yet taken off.  We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.Augmented reality impose...
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Meta to Make Comeback in China? Company Closing In on Deal With Tencent to Sell MR Headsets
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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Meta to Make Comeback in China? Company Closing In on Deal With Tencent to Sell MR Headsets

[ad_1]  Meta Platforms Inc. is close to reaching a deal that will bring its mixed reality headset to China through a partnership with Tencent Holdings Ltd.Under the agreement, Tencent would manufacture a version of a headset using Meta's hardware specifications and software, a person familiar with the conversations said, asking not to be identified because the information isn't public. The headset is proposed to be branded and marketed under the Tencent name, the person said, while cautioning that talks aren't finalized, the plan could change and a decision hasn't been made on the name or branding. Meta didn't respond to a request for comment. Tencent didn't immediately have a statement. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that Meta plans to sell virtual-reality headsets in China w...
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Just How Deep Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Money Pit?
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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Just How Deep Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Money Pit?

[ad_1] When it comes to measuring the progress of Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse, big numbers have been in short supply. Only 20 million of his Quest virtual reality headsets have sold since 2019. Only 200,000 users are reportedly active in Meta Platform Inc.'s flagship virtual reality experience, Horizon Worlds. Oh, actually, there is one big number: $21 billion lost on creating the Metaverse since the start of 2022.All this prompts an obvious question: Just how much money is Zuckerberg prepared to spend to make his Metaverse successful? Luckily for him, he doesn't have to answer that just yet. Meta's legacy business — selling online advertising — is roaring, with double digit revenue growth for the first time since the end of 2021. That's providing sufficient distraction to keep investor...
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National Technology Day: “Trends of increasing cyber attacks”, warns Prof. SK Shukla
11May By adminNo Comments
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National Technology Day: “Trends of increasing cyber attacks”, warns Prof. SK Shukla

[ad_1] Today is the National Technology Day. The day was observed for the first time in 1999 after India conducted a series of five successful nuclear bomb tests (Pokhran - II) in 1998. The move made India the sixth country in the world to successfully test nuclear weapons. While it was a breakthrough moment for us in terms of technological advancement, it also came with the burden of being responsible and ethical in terms of its usage. Now, 25 years later, we find ourselves in a similar situation with emerging technologies around artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLM), blockchain technology and more are growing exponentially. With major tech companies doubling down on AI technology and the European Union (EU) working on drafting an AI act to regulate its usage, we ar...
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