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Developing and designing for user freedom in VR

Whether you are a veteran developer or new to the community, designing experiences for virtual reality (VR) requires careful consideration of a user’s sensory experience. We previously covered getting started with developing for six degrees of freedom (6DoF), and now want to take a deeper dive into design principles for VR and 6DoF. But before we get into the details of designing for 6DoF let’s take a step back and have a brief look at its history.

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December 27, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The IoT phenomenon will equate to nothing if the industry fails to connect the dots

The Internet of Things is no longer the future. It’s very much the present and the market is growing at an exponential rate, says Robin Kent, director of European operations, Adax. It’s set to quadruple in size, growing from US$900 billion (€758.25 billion) in 2014 to $4.3 trillion (€3.62 trillion) by 2024, with more than 30 billion connected devices in use. (more…)

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December 26, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Industrial IoT implementations will increase next year: Here’s what to watch out for, says FogHorn Systems

Almost every notable hardware vendor has a ruggedised line of products promoting edge processing. This indicates that the market is prime for Industrial IoT (IIoT) adoption. (more…)

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December 19, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Why Big Data is crucial to CX

Customer experience (CX) is now the most important digital initiative, followed by building a single customer view and customer journey management. So says, Sébastien Vugier, SVP & general manager, Ecosystem Engagement and Vertical Solutions, Axway. Enterprises perceive their customers and their ecosystem to be a key source (more…)

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December 14, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity College

Huawei, the global ICT provider, announced a new research partnership with Trinity College Dublin as part of its growing R&D footprint in Ireland. At an event at Trinity College Dublin, Guo Ping, Huawei deputy chairman & rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation, which is growing from a small team to nearly 20 highly-skilled staff. (more…)

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December 13, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

A lesson from the story of 3 Blind Men and an Elephant

When I was very young, I remember a picture story of 3 blind men and an elephant, says Yiru Zhong, principal analyst at Beecham Research. My reaction at the time was “Oh how can they not know?” when the 3 men in the story were asked to describe the elephant, an animal they have not encountered before.  (more…)

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December 12, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

MapR introduces up to 10X faster, secure BI/analytics experience on operational data

MapR Technologies, Inc., a provider in delivering one platform for all data, across every cloud, announced up to 10X analytic query performance improvements for historical and operational data using the MapR Converged Data Platform. (more…)

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December 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

That’s another fine mesh you’ve got me into: Part 1

CIOs developing IoT strategies might take note of a particular section of Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends of 2018, says Clare Grant, general manager at Red Hat Mobile, where it describes the emergence of the intelligent digital mesh: (more…)

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December 6, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city question over US$5 trillion posed in new ABI Research survey: Cheaper or smarter?

Smart city technologies could save enterprises, governments and citizens globally over US$5 trillion (€4.21 trillion) annually by 2022 according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research. The new white paper analyses the scope for cost savings and efficiency as a driver for smart city deployments, smart technologies and the IoT. (more…)

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Berg Insight says 16.5 million Europeans will use connected care solutions in 2022

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, around 5.9 million people in Europe were using connected care solutions at the end of 2016. (more…)

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December 5, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde