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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to kick off the Connect developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
27Sep By adminNo Comments
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to kick off the Connect developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

[ad_1] Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off the tech giant's Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence.The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, is expected to unveil the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3 and discuss AI chatbots and other tools and features designed to keep users interested in Facebook and Instagram as competition with TikTok continues. This remains Meta's biggest challenge, said Insider Intelligence analyst Yoram Wurmser. “A lot of this effort around chatbots and stories and other ways just to keep engagement going (like) AI-driven personalization and stuff like that, that's the overarching challenge for the company,” he said. Squeezed by a slump in online adv...
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What is Meta’s awesome Surface Touch Typing Technology that Mark Zuckerberg highlighted?
29Aug By adminNo Comments
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What is Meta’s awesome Surface Touch Typing Technology that Mark Zuckerberg highlighted?

[ad_1] Have you ever imagined typing on any flat surface by just touching it? Do you know, now you can type even when you don't have a keyboard? Research is being conducted to develop the surface touch type technology and Meta seems to have crossed a milestone recently.In a report by The Verge, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, revealed his impressive typing speed of 100 words per minute (WPM) while donning a virtual reality (VR) headset. What's even more remarkable is Meta's claim that it can transform "any flat surface" into a virtual keyboard capable of achieving speeds of up to 120 WPM. This breakthrough represents a significant leap from Meta's earlier technology, as demonstrated by their 2020 "PinchType" method that averaged a mere 12 WPM. However, in the same year, their "surface tou...
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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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Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Its $3,500 Vision Pro
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Its $3,500 Vision Pro

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is planning a retail launch of its Vision Pro headset with appointments and in-store promotion in select US markets early next year, underscoring the niche and complex nature of the mixed-reality device.The company will designate special areas in the stores with seating, headset demo units and tools to size accessories for buyers. While the device will be sold at all of Apple's roughly 270 US locations, the company is planning the sections for the Vision Pro initially at stores in major areas — such as New York and Los Angeles — before rolling them out nationwide, according to people with knowledge of the plans. Apple said it will offer the headset in other countries at the end of 2024. The company is discussing the UK and Canada as two of its first international marke...
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Insider Q&A: John Riccitiello, CEO of video game software company Unity, on AI and gaming’s future
26Jun By adminNo Comments
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Insider Q&A: John Riccitiello, CEO of video game software company Unity, on AI and gaming’s future

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — John Riccitiello, the CEO of video game software company Unity, has seen the video game industry evolve and shift during his more than two-decade-long career, beginning in 1997 when he became the head of games giant Electronic Arts.Unity Software Inc., was founded in Denmark and is now based in San Francisco. It's working with Apple to help bring games to its upcoming virtual reality headset, the Vision Pro. Riccitiello recently spoke with The Associated Press about how artificial intelligence is transforming how video games are created and played. The Associated Press: What are the biggest trends coming down the pike in gaming? Riccitiello: I think AI will change gaming in a couple of pretty profound ways. One of them is it's going to make making games faste...
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Apple Vision Pro can transform any surface into a touchscreen display
25Jun By adminNo Comments
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Apple Vision Pro can transform any surface into a touchscreen display

[ad_1] Apple's latest innovation, the Apple Vision Pro, has the remarkable ability to transform any surface into a touchscreen display, according to a developer familiar with the headset. This groundbreaking feature allows users to select a surface within the headset's field of view and project controls and applications onto it, as discovered by developer Steve Troughton Smith, AppleInsider reports.During his experiment, Troughton Smith utilised the Apple Music app to demonstrate the functionality, although it can be applied to any app or control interface. This means that users could potentially turn their desk into a functional keyboard, offering a more practical solution for extended typing sessions. In addition to this exciting discovery, it has been revealed that the first develope...
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Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset
17Jun By adminNo Comments
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Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset

[ad_1] The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media. Meta Platforms, which oversees a social media empire created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, disclosed it will lower the minimum age for a Quest account from 13 years old to 10 years old in a Friday blog post. The Menlo Park, California, company framed the change coming later this year as a family-friendly way for more people to explore artificial realms that Zuckerberg touts as the “metaverse.” The move to lure preteens into a virtual world filled with digital avatars and other technological fabrications comes just weeks after U...
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WWDC23: What it’s like to try Apple’s new Vision Pro headset
6Jun By adminNo Comments
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WWDC23: What it’s like to try Apple’s new Vision Pro headset

[ad_1] Apple Inc on Monday let analysts and media, including Reuters, try its $3,499 Vision Pro headset.What is immediately clear is the device is not yet meant for a mass market: a test drive requires a setup session with Apple staff and a quick visit with a vision specialist to ensure the headset fits and functions as intended. And the price tag is likely to keep all but the most dedicated Apple fans and business users away. Instead of starting with a consumer version and working up to a "Pro" model, Apple is starting with the premium tier and hoping to bring prices down as the technology matures, said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst with Creative Strategies. Apple released the Vision Pro in an attempt to wrest the nascent headset category away from Meta Platforms Inc, which has already...
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WWDC 2023: Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse
5Jun By adminNo Comments
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WWDC 2023: Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse

[ad_1] Today, Apple is expected to show off pricy mixed-reality headgear at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to sizzle.The iPhone maker has remained mum on reports that it is poised to unveil a headset for augmented or virtual reality experiences at its annual jamboree for developers and app designers. The release would be the most significant product launch by the iconic iPhone maker since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. It could also invite more tensions between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg who have feuded over the handling of their sprawling tech empires, especially over data issues and China ties.Expectations are high that Apple will use the WWDC stage to spotlight a "Reality Pro" headset price...
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Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?
5Jun By adminNo Comments
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Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?

[ad_1] Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination.After years of speculation, the stage is set for the widely anticipated announcement to be made Monday at Apple's annual developers conference in a Cupertino, California, theater named after the company's late co-founder Steve Jobs. Apple is also likely to use the event to show off its latest Mac computer, preview the next operating system for the iPhone and discuss its strategy for artificial intelligence. But the star of the show is expected to be a pair of goggles — perhaps called “Reality Pro,” according to media leaks...
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