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One in five Americans will recommend a brand that uses emerging tech
Emerging technologies can influence you more than you think -- and it can significantly impact your bottom line.
Adobe buys VR creative tool Oculus Medium
Born from Facebook's Oculus division, Medium lets users sculpt, model and paint in an immersive environment.
How a senior technician future-proofed himself with VR
The biggest lesson was that success didn't require a comprehensive knowledge of coding.
Following your bliss in VR: How a lighting designer created a mindfulness app
Mindfulness is big business in apps these days, but a lighting designer is looking to virtual reality.
AR and VR are about to change the way you work, so get ready
A new report shows that the technologies will see wider adoption in the next few years, and this deployment could change processes and operations in many different fields.
Drones, 3D printing, and AR/VR: Unrealized potential, competent results, and worrisome futures
So, yeah. These technologies are cool... enough. But even though they can be incredibly useful, the breathless marketing hype and the sci-fi promise just hasn't been realized in real life. Let's discuss.
Doctors are testing the use of VR headsets instead of general anaesthetics for young patients
A year ago, the hospital started using VR headsets to entertain and educate its young patients; now, it has found it could also distract them away from painful operations.
Microsoft starts shipping HoloLens 2
Microsoft's augmented-reality HoloLens 2 headset is beginning to roll out to customers in select countries worldwide.
Google launches open-source project for Cardboard VR viewer
Developers can now build experiences for the no-frills virtual reality device.
Cinemood 360 is a child-focused projector with VR business potential
The new projector shows games and other media through a small projection that you can follow around a room. But this kids' meal of VR has broader applications for affordable, portable shared experiences.
Dream or nightmare? Microsoft's VR swaps your real walking route for a virtual one
Microsoft's DreamWalker VR system lets you take a stroll on the street blindfolded without walking into a bus.
The future of retail: This furniture store wants you to browse sofas and beds in augmented reality
Shoppers can now digitally browse catalogue, by superimposing holograms of furniture onto 3D versions of their living room, using a HoloLens 2 headset.
What will driving look like in 10 years? A technological wonderland
From driver monitoring to AR-enabled heads-up displays, these are the predicted trends and technologies that will reshape the in-vehicle experience.
Digital dressing room: Augmented Reality tool for small and mid-sized businesses
The feature, currently used by a few brands, is on the cusp of becoming a standard part of the online shopping experience.
La Trobe University swaps textbooks for VR and AR
The 12-week pilot aims to help students improve spatial awareness, explorative learning, and accessibility to 3D anatomical images.
I 3D printed a Tesla Cybertruck because...why not?
We have the technology. We can build it. We can make it better, smaller, and more plastic than the prototype demo. But we can be demo accurate, too. Our windows are as shattered as our souls.
In pictures: How Dell Technologies tests its rugged kit
A sneak peak into the lab where the sole purpose is to get things to break.
Windows tablets through the ages: The good, the bad and the ugly, in pictures
A tour through some of most popular - and most unusual - Windows devices of the last two decades, from Tablet PCs to the Surface Duo.
Cool new products from USA CBD Expo 2019
CBD Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center has come and gone. Here are the best products and solutions for the hemp industry we saw at the show.
Cloud computing winners, IT security job salaries, 5G network plans: Tech research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
AI, cybersecurity, programming languages, smart speakers, and more: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
What's in a name? These DevOps tools come with strange backstories
From Ansible to Vagrant, we take a look at 23 coding and DevOps tools with curious origin stories and strange-sounding names. Want to know the etymology of your favorite software? Browse this.
Best live TV and video streaming services: Top picks for cord-cutters
Looking to ditch your cable package? Here are the absolute best alternatives -- whether you want to watch specific shows and movies on demand, stream live TV, or get access to archived libraries from specific networks.
Features we initially mocked, but then came to love
Many tech products are introduced with great fanfare and excitement. Customers flock to buy them, even sometimes standing in line for hours. But some products, and in particular, features, just don't inspire the same kind of buzz. In this gallery, we'll look at a bunch of features that inspired more "why" than "wow," but proved to be beloved by ZDNet's contributors and editors.
Best of MWC 2019: Cool tech you can buy or pre-order this year
Between all the 5G devices and foldable phones, it might seem like nearly everything announced at MWC 2019 is too futuristic to purchase soon. In reality, many of these new gadgets are already available to pre-order or will launch later this year. Here's the best tech we've spotted on the show floor that's releasing in 2019.
Tech that stole our heart or broke it
With Valentine's Day around the corner, ZDNet's contributors and editors were reminded of all the technology they were infatuated with, either in their past or present, as well as anything that might've left them bitter and broken-hearted.
Star Trek technology still influential after over 50 years
The 20th century Earthlings who first tuned into the "Star Trek" television series in 1966 would certainly be amazed at how much science fiction is now science fact.
CES 2019: Weird and wonderful tech, gadgets
Here are some of the more unusual, novel, and sometimes bizarre products being showcased at CES 2019.
The future of food includes self-driving tractors, precision agriculture, robots, AI, and IoT
Get a first-hand look at how technology is transforming the way food is being produced for a rapidly growing population.
9 devices with e-ink displays
The monochrome, sunlight-readable displays remain largely synonymous with e-readers, but they're moving into other devices large and small.
Google's Nest Hub devices use ultrasound sensing to improve vision accessibility
It can detect user movements within 4 feet of the device.
Deploying ML, from the Blackjack table to the factory floor
Laith Al-Saadoon of AWS built a Blackjack AI/ML demo for the re:Invent Builders Fair to give organizations a sense of how they can build their own ML models, take them to the edge and put them into production.
Google Photos Adds In-built Conversation Feature
Users can now send single images within the Google Photos app.
NRMA partners with Telstra to retrofit 300 vans with AI sensors
To help avoid major collisions on the road.
NASA announces first results from Parker Solar Probe
Dr. Nicola Fox, heliophysics division director science mission directorate at NASA, tells Tonya Hall about the first results from the Parker Solar Probe, which observed phenomena that can only be measured from within the orbit of Mercury.
Training algorithms to recognize deep fakes
Christye Sisson, professor and director of photographic sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology, talks to Tonya Hall about the process of recognizing deep fakes, along with the importance of continuously finding innovative ways for data sets to keep up with evolving technology.
This is how AR and VR will change our jobs in the next few years
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet says a new report shows that AR and VR will boost the global economy by $2 trillion by 2030. How will the technologies impact workers' jobs? Read more: https://zd.net/2RgxwEB
What Pokemon Go taught us about AR
Tonya Hall talks to Dr. Ross Finman, AR strategy lead at Niantic, to learn more about the driving forces behind AR growth and the technology limitations that companies are working to overcome.
How future entrepreneurs are created
Jaime Casap, chief education evangelist at Google, talks to Tonya Hall about the importance the education system is playing to create future, successful entrepreneurs with the help of the business industry.
Finding traces of water on a super Earth exoplanet
Dr Angelos Tsiaras, postdoctoral researcher at University College London, sits down with Tonya Hall to talk about the instruments used to find traces of water on a super earth exoplanet.
Canberra concedes parts of robo-debt are unlawful
Federal government concedes robo-debt averaging, 10% penalty fee, and tax return seizing were unlawful.
The business and effects of biohacking
Tim Chang, partner at the Mayfield Fund, sits down with Tonya Hall to discuss the growing industry of biohacking.
Tesla's Cybertruck presentation didn't exactly go to plan
The new futuristic Tesla Cybertruck pickup will be available from $39,900 with a 250-mile range.
How machine learning is predicting employee turnover
Tonya Hall speaks with Dr. David Allen, associate dean of graduate programs at TCU, to learn about the technology within machine learning that's being used to predict employees leaving organizations.
Westpac readies for new tech dubbed 'ambient intelligence'
The bank's new CTO wants to 'mesh' the bank's technologies together so the customer experience is seamless.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the gradual adjustments needed to conform to your personal manner of speaking.
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