Microsoft research on Haptic Touch invoking the "Uncanny Valley".

Microsoft research on Haptic Touch invoking the "Uncanny Valley".

Uncanny Valley: Increasing the realism of artificial appearance can lead to feelings of revulsion How abut VR Touch?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/uncanny-valley-sense-touch/

Michał Łowicki explains Interfaces in Go

Michał Łowicki explains Interfaces in Go

As part of my continuing exploration of Go, a posting from the
GoLangSpec page on Medium.

https://medium.com/golangspec/interfaces-in-go-part-i-4ae53a97479c

When developing with Go, Interfaces are the SDKs that you need to learn.

When developing with Go, Interfaces are the SDKs that you need to learn.

To help out, Michel Casabianca created this time-saving list of popular and common Go Interfaces.

http://sweetohm.net/article/go-interfaces.en.html

Bridge Engine: a mixed reality SDK for the Bridge device, has announced their 1.0 release!

Bridge Engine: a mixed reality SDK for the Bridge device, has announced their 1.0 release!

New features include support for Metal, SceneKit, Unit VR Plugin, PBR and more…

https://bridge.occipital.com/blog/announcing-bridge-engine-10/

Swift 4.1 Compiler has new options to control the optimization of the compiled code.

Swift 4.1 Compiler has new options to control the optimization of the compiled code.

The Swift Org webpage explains the new compiler options to override code generation. And it is easy to use!

https://swift.org/blog/osize/

Escape Velocity, the Museum of Sci Fi event on May 25-27,, is getting larger.

Escape Velocity, the Museum of Sci Fi event on May 25-27,, is getting larger.

They now have a Gaming & Simulator track. I will see you there at the Gaylord Convention Center, National Harbor, MD.

https://escapevelocity.events/gaming-simulation/

Microsoft Research Blog article on manipulating Time & Space with VR

Microsoft Research Blog article on manipulating Time & Space with VR

MS has been coming up with some fantastic research projects.  Remixed Reality is yet another idea from them. 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/manipulating-space-time-mixed-reality/

DevFest DC on June 8, 2018, is a conference for developers of all areas of emerging technologies.

DevFest DC on June 8, 2018, is a conference for developers of all areas of emerging technologies.

Yes, it conflicts with WWDC so I won't be there, but it is a great alternative.  Topics include AI, ML, Mobile, Cloud, Big Data, Wearables & IoT.

https://www.devfestdc.org

Robotic arms trained to assembly IKEA chair.

Robotic arms trained to assembly IKEA chair.

Imagine one of these in every home. You order unassembled parts, at a discount, and let your robot make the item for you. Including any custom changes.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/19/technology/robot-ikea-flatpack-chair/index.html

Reversing industry trend, Mac sales were up last quarter.

Reversing industry trend, Mac sales were up last quarter.

Total PC Sales are declining (probably due to saturated markets).  Besides Mac, Only Dell & HP PC were up.

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/11/apple-mac-shipments-steady-q1-2018/

Audrey Tam of RayWenderlich tutorial on using IBM's Watson with iOS Core ML.

Audrey Tam of RayWenderlich tutorial on using IBM's Watson with iOS Core ML.

Fantastic tutorial to set up an IBM Watson account, train a custom visual recognition Watson service model and set up an iOS app to use the exported Core ML model.

https://www.raywenderlich.com/190191/ibm-watson-services-for-core-ml-tutorial

Q: Who was the best UX Designer in history? A: Leonardo

Q: Who was the best UX Designer in history? A: Leonardo

I never thought about it, but Flavio Lamenza of UX Collective is right.  Da Vinci was one of the first, and best, UX experts!

https://uxdesign.cc/leonardo-da-vinci-was-the-best-ux-designer-in-history-c8d3f3dc84ee

The US Supreme Court is listening to arguments for forcing online sellers to include sales taxes on sales.

The US Supreme Court is listening to arguments for forcing online sellers to include sales taxes on sales.

A good CNN Money article showing the Justices weighing in on both sides of the argument. $13.4 billions of taxes could have been collected.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/17/technology/business/supreme-court-online-sales-tax/index.html

1 out of 5 developers are working on some VR/AR project?

1 out of 5 developers are working on some VR/AR project?

I honestly am not sure I believe this study from Business of Apps.  Maybe 1 out of 5 WISH they were working on something, but still, it shows tremendous interest VR!

http://www.businessofapps.com/19-of-developers-are-working-on-vr-and-ar-projects-and-games-rule-the-category/

I published my first open source Cocoapod today.

I published my first open source Cocoapod today. 

It is a Mac code library for quicker swift development. I will post about it more as I polish it and add more features. I am just happy it works.

MacVoices at NAB exploring the Mercury Helios FX, a Thunderbolt 3 chassis for eGPU

MacVoices at NAB exploring the Mercury Helios FX, a Thunderbolt 3 chassis for eGPU

OWC Founder Larry O'Connor explains the importance of being able to add high end external graphic card (eGPU) to the Mac platform.

http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-18088-showstoppers-owc-introduces-egpu-thunderbolt-3-expansion-options/

People don’t scroll but wait, yes they do.

People don’t scroll but wait, yes they do.

UX Planet explains some common page length Myths and why they are wrong. Anyone who designs UI will appreciate this.

https://uxplanet.org/people-dont-scroll-and-other-page-length-myths-c7ca720a0595

Carthage, an alternative to CocoaPods, is explained by Peter Witham.

Carthage, an alternative to CocoaPods, is explained by Peter Witham.

While Carthage requires a bit more work, developers like the flexibility.  Peter does great job explain how to get started.

https://peterwitham.com/xcode/using-carthage-with-xcode/

Apple's Department of Irony has been working hard this week.

Apple's Department of Irony has been working hard this week.

Yes, you can be criminally (not civil court for money, but criminal court with jail time) prosecuted for releasing trade secrets, but you got to really expect a company-wide memo on leaks is going to get out.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/13/technology/apple-leaked-memo/index.html

Introduction articles on NorthStar, a new AR device using motion sensor interface

Introduction articles on NorthStar, a new AR device using motion sensor interface

Leap Motion, the experts on Human-Computer Interface, has designed Northstar, an Augmented Reality system.

http://blog.leapmotion.com/northstar/

Piper Jaffray annual survey shows 82% of Teens own an iPhone, 84% plan to buy it.

Piper Jaffray annual survey shows 82% of Teens own an iPhone, 84% plan to buy it.

This is a staggering dominance of a tech field.  I spent years writing software for Mac while Apple had 6-8% of the market.  

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/10/teen-iphone-ownership-survey-spring-2018/

iOS Dev Camp is coming to McLean, VA on July 13, 2018.

iOS Dev Camp is coming to McLean, VA on July 13, 2018.

One of the best one day iOS Conferences covering all areas of iOS development.  

https://iosdevcampdc.com

Ps. I have submitted a talk for the day, here's hoping.

The number of iOS app shrank in 2017, mostly due to the removal of obsolete programs.

The number of iOS app shrank in 2017, mostly due to the removal of obsolete programs.

According to analytics company Appfigures, this is due to Apple removing 32-bit apps, unsupported apps, and apps that fail Apple's guidelines (ex. clone and spam apps.

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/04/app-store-apps-shrank-in-2017/

No Tech Posting today, I am running a hardware/software Design session (Jam).

No Tech Posting today, I am running a hardware/software Design session (Jam).

Someday I hope you will see this product!

The Manifest provides some startling statistics about App development.

Half of all small businesses with more than 50 employees have had an app since before 2017, and half of these spent less than $25,000 developing an app.

https://themanifest.com/app-development/how-small-businesses-build-mobile-apps

Facebook's React Native as the Future of Cross-platform Development.

Excellent outline of what React Native is and why it may be the most successful attempt at making a good Cross-platform framework.

http://www.businessofapps.com/react-native-as-the-future-of-cross-platform-app-development-all-you-need-to-know-about-it/

A very detailed explanation of Serverless Computing with Swift

The first in a series of articles by Matthew Burke of Capital One, where he explains Swift with AWS Lambda.  Good job Matt!

https://medium.com/capital-one-developers/serverless-computing-with-swift-f515ff052919

Tapplock is a biometric padlock that uses your fingerprints to open.

Part of me thinks this is James Bond level of cool, while the other part of me wonders what happens when I am done swimming at the gym, and my waterlogged fingers do not match my normal fingerprint. Wouldn't a combo lock be easier?

https://www.cnet.com/news/get-the-coolest-lock-in-the-locker-room-for-74/

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) allow for persistant HTML mini-app that can be saved on your iOS Desktop.

Maximiliano Firtman explains what PWA are, what they can do, and why the decision to develop them is more valid then every.

https://medium.com/@firt/progressive-web-apps-on-ios-are-here-d00430dee3a7

Social casino game may constituted illegal gambling, according to ruling.

This is going to have a chilling effect on the entire game industry, not just casino games. If you can acquire a "thing of value" in a game, then sell it in real world, you may be gambling.

https://www.lawofthelevel.com/2018/03/articles/gambling/washington-casino-game-gambling/

How about some wearable tech, that you don't actual have to wear, using AR?

An AR Prototype video from Leap Motion demonstrates how you could have wearable tech, that you can control with your hand gestures and finger taps, while wearing nothing.

https://www.roadtovr.com/leap-motion-virtual-wearable-ar-prototype-glimpse-of-future-smartphone/

Direct video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAUULmfjfQ0