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AR and VR: The new productivity tools beyond gaming and marketing
Business, Published on 01/05/2017
» All of the excitement around virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR) these days is spurring consumer marketing teams into action to ride the wave of this "next big thing". Virtual reality works by placing high-resolution screens over the user's eyes, occluding their view of their real-world surroundings. The nature of VR necessitates that the experience takes place in a safe, predefined area. To create greater immersion, many VR headsets also support audio. VR is not a mobile technology in the conventional sense: you can't put on a VR headset and walk down the street.
A quantum leap for computers
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/02/2017
» According to Prof Winfried Hensinger of the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, he and his team have the first practical design for a quantum computer. Like millions of others, I have struggled to come to an understanding of quantum mechanics and how a quantum computer might work.
On-demand delivery
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/01/2017
» Ordering food online was once limited to pizza or fried chicken. But now diners can enjoy a larger variety of cuisines thanks to food delivery mobile applications like FoodPanda, Line Man and UberEats.
Innovative leaders hail disruptive technology
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/12/2016
» Embracing technology disruption and transforming it into opportunities will be vital for Asian companies if they want to stay competitive, say experts, who suggest businesses also make sustainability a key part of their strategies.
That special human 'thing' will always beat AI
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 19/12/2016
» This year's news about what artificial intelligence can do in the arts has been both exciting and scary. Neural networks have learned to paint like masters and compose sophisticated music. Those of us in creative endeavours might be as endangered by technological advances as blue-collar workers are often said to be -- though we are protected by certain limitations that technology is never likely to overcome.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 22/10/2016
» 1. We've made several mentions of The Forest, one of two Thai short films to be featured at the prominent 18th Far East Film Festival earlier this year. Hailed as a masterpiece by foreign critics for its "classic horror-style camera angles" and its "unique perspective and presentation of Isan culture", those who missed the film's limited screening in SF World Cinema last month can get another chance at watching the film at the Filmmaker's Forum event at the Whiteline Bar on Silom Road tomorrow. The event will also be attended by director Paul Spurrier, who will be discussing his experiences with the film. Screening begins at 8pm.