eHealth, Fitness Trackers, Home Automation, VR
The Apple TV is a hub for HomeKit devices. You already use it to get access to all your devices from the outside. In iOS 10 it remains so, but there comes a new opportunity for people who do not have an Apple TV. Your iPad can also act as a ‘Home Hub’. iPad as … Read more
Apple has finally announced a new HomeKit app. The new app called ‘home’, you can control all your HomeKit devices, without having the need of a third-party app. The app comes with iOS 10 for both the iPhone and iPad. In addition, the app is also available for the Apple Watch with watchOS 3. Home … Read more
Fitbit has sold already a million Fitbit Blaze and a million Fitbit Alta fitness trackers within a month after the launch of the two devices. A resounding success.
Samsung has announced the Samsung Gear VR gets support for WebVR. Thus, you can see more content with the VR goggles. You must activate the for the device in the browser, since it is an experimental feature. WebVR content for the Samsung Gear VR Samsung focuses on virtual reality. The company is doing that now … Read more
The first Oculus Rifts are sent and iFixit has a copy of the VR glasses in hands. The teardown conducted by the website reveals that the consumer version of the VR goggles features twin OLED panels and uses hybrid Fresnel lenses. Oculus Rift Teardown The Oculus Rift displays images at a resolution of 1080×1200 pixels … Read more
Google has come up with a method to embed photos and videos in virtual reality on websites and in apps. On websites it is done through an iframe, apps via the Cardboard SDK, which was released Wednesday for iOS. The VR content in the browser allows users to look around in virtual reality through swipe … Read more
At the Apple event on March 21, alongside Apple’s new iPhone SE and iPad Pro, the company also announced an update on the Apple Watch. Although they didn’t reveal a completely new version of the Apple Watch, but they did announce new bands and a price reduction. This should make the Apple Watch more appealing. … Read more
Good news for people who are irritated by the fact that your fitness bracelet or -tracker is so dependent on a smartphone. The problem in wearable devices is that they are very small. If you want to put all kinds of chips in it to measure the location, there’s hardly any room for that. And … Read more
Developers who want to release games for the PlayStation VR must ensure that the frame rate will amount to a constant 60fps. During the Game Developers Conference, Sony announced that games that don’t meet this requirement will not get PSVR certificate. I know I’m going to get flagged for this,” Norden said to a packed … Read more
Sony announced that the PlayStation VR headset will cost $399, but who wants to play games with the virtual reality glasses must also purchase a PlayStation Camera. The PSVR is can be used without a camera for watching movies and playing 2D games. With a suggested retail price of $399, PlayStation VR is a lot … Read more