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Snapchat to Launch Augmented Reality Art Platform (TechCrunch)

Snapchat plans to launch a new augmented reality art platform featuring pop artist Jeff Koons and others. It will allow art to be pinned to specific locations in augmented reality ... More

Sony Announces New PlayStation VR Headset with Integrated Earbuds (Variety)

Sony is getting ready to introduce a revamped version of its PlayStation VR headset that will feature integrated earbuds and some changes to the way it handles HDR video. The new r... More

AI Hype Has Peaked So What’s Next? (TechCrunch)

2017 has been the year of AI, reaching a fever pitch of VC and corporate investment. But, as with any hot technology, AI is outgrowing this phase of experimentation and hype. Accor... More

Google May be Working on Its Own Version of Amazon’s Echo Show (Engagdet)

Amazon clearly believes in its Echo devices, as it just unveiled an entire new lineup this week. Now, it appears Google believes in them as well. TechCrunch has heard from multiple... More

VR, AR Headset Market Poised for Growth (Twice)

IDC is forecasting significant growth for the virtual reality and augmented reality headset market. The firm expects the market to reach 13.7 million units in 2017, growing to 81.2... More

Artificial Intelligence, Hybrid Cloud Take Center Stage at Microsoft Ignite (Forbes)

Microsoft is placing its bets on Artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid cloud. At Ignite 2017 in Orlando, Redmond emphasized on how AI has become the key ingredient of everything ... More

Ignorance and Confidence (Wazee Digital Blog)

When I started with the company, our main focus was a digital asset management system for bulk-marketing postcards. Yes, postcards. You know, the ones you get in the mail with a pi... More

MLB Plans to Add Augmented Reality to ‘At Bat’ App (USA Today)

Chad Evans points his iPad to the AT&T Park field and suddenly photos of the visiting Colorado Rockies fielders pop up on his screen, each next to the image of the actual player. W... More

Ataribox to Deliver Games, Streaming Apps (Multichannel News)

Atari is getting ready to go back to the future. The company has revealed a few more details about the Ataribox, a device that’s being billed as a platform that will bring a “f... More

As IBM Ramps Up Its AI-Powered Advertising, Can Watson Crack the Code of Digital Marketing? (Adweek)

Watson Advertising promises to kick start the era of cognitive advertising, a field that has both legacy tech companies and startups seeking to transform every aspect of marketing ... More

Dolby Wants to Bring a Complete Immersive Content Experience Across Different Platforms (PC Mag)

Dolby is a household name when it comes to audio technology. For many years, Dolby Labs influenced the way we experienced sound, notably through its surround sound technology. In r... More

How AI Will Disrupt Sports Entertainment Networks (VentureBeat)

Whether you’re training to run a marathon or gearing up for a marathon of binge-watching TV, both athletes and casual sports fans can benefit from advances in sports video. Due t... More

Technicolor Reveals ‘The Deep’ 4D Theatrical Experience (Licensing.biz)

Technicolor has signed an agreement with academy award-winning SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, a leading innovator and designer of immersive 3-D and 4-D attractions, to create a 4-D th... More

IBM Open Sources WebSphere Liberty Code (ZDNet)

IBM on Wednesday announced it's open sourcing the essential code for WebSphere Liberty, its lightweight production environment for web and cloud-based application development. W... More

Report: Augmented Reality Spending Exploding 11X to $36.4B in 2023 (Forbes)

Apple just released ARKit and Google just released ARCore in the last few months. But revenue for augmented reality devices and content will hit a massive $36.4 billion in 2023, ac... More

Virtual Reality: Coming Soon to a Cubicle Near You? (MESA)

Cisco thinks it is only a matter of time before virtual reality makes a major impact on all sorts of industries. As of today, Cisco Spark customers can download the experimental Ci... More

Apple, Not Google or Facebook, Will Define the Future of Augmented Reality (Forbes)

At Apple's last annual developer conference in June, one new tool captured the attention of developers perhaps more than any other product or tool introduced that day. Called ARKit... More

How One NFL Team is Innovating to Better Appeal to Millennial Fans (Forbes)

The fan experience for sporting events hasn’t changed in recent years, even as consumers increasingly expect technology infused into everyday life. What teams need is an interact... More

IBM’s Rometty Sees AI Changing, Not Eliminating, Future Jobs (Bloomberg)

In IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty’s vision of the near future, all businesses will need artificial intelligence to succeed, but software and machines will take jobs aw... More

Prime Focus Technologies’ CLEAR Media ERP Solution Now DPP/AMWA Certified (MESA)

Prime Focus Technologies has announced that their CLEAR Media ERP solution has been awarded the prestigious AS-11 UK DPP certification from the Advanced Media Workflow Association ... More

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