Oculus buys 3D scene reconstruction firm Surreal Vision
Oculus has acquired Surreal Vision, a company comprising computer vision scientists from Imperial College, London, who specialize in 3D scene reconstruction—turning real-life settings into 3D ones in real time, in other words.
To understand why Surreal Vision is a good fit for Oculus, it's best to look at the videos depicting some of the firm's computer vision techniques: DTAM , SLAM++ , and Dynamic Fusion . The latter, shown below, ...
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Something big and expensive is coming from Antec
The Computex officially begins next week, but Antec is antsy to get the word out about one of the products it's premiering at the show. We know it's a case called the S1, and it's supposed to be a flagship enclosure in the company's new Signature line. Here's the teaser video:
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JEDEC standardizes NVDIMM for RAM-like flash storage
We're all used to the idea of an SSD plugging into a SATA port or M.2 slot by now, but the notion of non-volatile storage that can slide into a RAM slot is still a little weird. We've seen one such product from SanDisk, and there may soon be many more. JEDEC has announced a new standard for RAM-like hybrid memory modules called non-volatile DIMMs, or NVDIMMs. These devices will plug into DDR4 slots alongside regular DDR4 DIMMs.
Unlike a traditional DRAM module, an NVDIMM can retain data when it's powered off. JEDEC is initially standardizing two types: the NVDIMM-N, which combines DRAM and flash chips ...
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Apple patents keyboard with integrated touch sensors
Not content to let its keyboards lag behind touch-infused designs like the Blackberry Passport and Synaptics ThinTouch, Apple has been granted a patent (initially filed back in 2011) for its own keyboard with touch sensors. The examples laid out in the patent show a full-sized keyboard laced with capacitive sensors that let users perform actions like swipes, taps, and other gestures without moving their hands away from the home row.
Key and touch input are processed separately, so users can type with one hand while performing multi-touch gestures with the ...
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LG site reveals 27'' FreeSync monitor with 4K IPS panel
There's a new variable-refresh monitor in town—or halfway around the world, anyway. LG's Australian site lists the 27MU67,
a 27-incher with all the right buzzwords attached. The display has an
IPS panel with a 4K resolution, and it's also infused with AMD's
FreeSync tech.Although the full specifications are missing from the product page, the bullet points reveal a few choice details. The display boasts 10-bit ...
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The TR BBQ XII happens August 15, 2015
Mark your calendars and make your plans, folks. This year's TR BBQ extravaganza is set to happen on August 15 at DrFish's lakeside cottage in Holland, Michigan.
If you're unfamiliar with the BBQ, have a look at this report from last year's event to get a sense ...
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Here's our discussion and first impressions of the Asus ZenFone 2
Asus' officially introduced its ZenFone 2 last week, and we have one in hand to test. The ZenFone 2 is an impressive device for under $200, with a quad-core Intel processor, a very nice 5.5" IPS panel, and Android Lollipop. We have some early impressions from our hands-on time with this new smartphone.
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Jony Ive becomes Apple's first-ever chief design officer
On an otherwise sleepy Memorial Day, Apple had some news to share. Jony Ive, formerly senior vice president of design, has taken on the role of chief design officer, a new position in the company's executive suite. A pair of his deputies, Alan Dye and Richard Howarth, will serve as heads of user interface design and industrial design, respectively. The news broke in an article written by Stephen Fry for the Telegraph, and it was later corroborated by a memo from Tim Cook obtained by 9to5Mac.
Ive told Fry that the new position will allow him to focus less on management and administrative work, while he devotes more time to travel ...
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Braswell NUCs follow established formula
Official PDFs detailing Braswell NUCs have appeared on Intel's website. The Technical Product Specification and Integration Guide describe a pair of mini-PCs based on the Celeron N3050 and Pentium N3700, low-power SoCs built on the latest 14-nm fabrication tech. The Celeron offers dual Atom-class cores clocked up to 2.16GHz, while the Pentium doubles the cores and cranks the peak frequency up to 2.4GHz.
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