Apple & Aetna teaming up for beta of “Attain”, an app to improve users health.

Apple & Aetna teaming up for beta of “Attain”, an app to improve users health.

Combo IOS & Apple Watch app rewards good behavior, including earning back price of the watch.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/apple-aetna-team-up-on-attain-health-tracking-app.html

Magic Leap released spec for rev 3 of Project North Star, an open-source AR headset.

Leap Motion released spec for rev 3 of Project North Star, an open-source AR headset.

Everyone agrees this DIY design will never be a commercial product, but it gives you good idea of the Augmented Reality hardware requirements.

https://www.roadtovr.com/leap-motion-reveals-updated-project-north-star-ar-prototype-design/

Correction: Apologies, this is second time I accidentally typed in Magic Leap in place of Leap motion! I will be more careful in the future!

Few people know that even before “Pong”, the first video game was “Computer Space”.

Few people know that even before “Pong”, the first video game was “Computer Space”.

A port of the PDP-1 “Spacewar” game, this was the first commercial coin-op video game in the world!

https://www.technologizer.com/2011/12/11/computer-space-and-the-dawn-of-the-arcade-video-game/

Always had warm place in my heart, since I played this game at Saratoga Lanes Bowling Alley, before Pong game out. In fact, Computer Space was there the night they dropped off the first Pong game (Saratoga Lanes was a test location for Nolan Bushnell).

DCVR in NoVA February meeting with be all about Magic Leap VR

DCVR in NoVA February meeting with be all about Magic Leap VR

Jordan Higgins of ByteCubes will talk about his experience working with the Magic Leap One, and demonstrate a real unit

https://www.meetup.com/DCimmersive/events/258459385/

At WWDC last year, Steve Gubber of interviewed Apple’s VP’s of iOS and VP of VR/AR

At WWDC last year, Steve Gubber of interviewed Apple’s VP’s of iOS and VP of VR/AR

I was present at this live talk with Greg Joswiak & Mike Rockwell to discuss ARKit 2, iOS 12, MacOS 10.14 “Mojave”, and more.

https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2018/06/08/ep-223

Youtube: https://youtu.be/L392cVz28xw

Transcript: https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/223/transcript

VR is more than just game play, Here is over a dozen 3D app for design.

VR is more than just game play, Here is over a dozen 3D app for design.

TV Today Magazine presents 15+ drawing & editing apps with prices & links.

https://vrtodaymagazine.com/3d-design-apps/

A Killer-app is one that defines a platform, by showing you how to do something you need, that you have never been able to do before.  VR still wants ones! Maybe 3D design is the best approach.

Facebook announces merging backend of their various messaging app.

Facebook announces merging backend of their various messaging app.

While the apps (Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp) will stay separate, they will share backend tech, and have same privacy policies.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger-app-merger-download-a8746376.html