SpaceX Dragon capsule proves it can hover
The goal, of course, is to land a manned spacecraft on the ground safely, using force from the Dragon V2’s eight SuperDraco engines rather than parachutes. While it is mind-blowing to see these hover powers, the propulsive landing won’t be used for missions to the International Space Station — not initially, at least, according to NASA. Instead, near-future Crew Dragon astronauts are expected to touch down in the...
Apple hires an expert in virtual and augmented reality tech
Apple hasn’t shown off anything like HoloLen or Oculus Rift yet, but there’s something in the works. The Financial Times reports Apple has hired one of the nation’s leading experts on virtual and augmented reality, Virginia Tech computer science professor Doug Bowman. He was recently listed among grant winners for HoloLens research projects, and his particular skill seems to be in creating 3D user interfaces (like...
Apple hires an expert in virtual and augmented reality tech
Apple hasn’t shown off anything like HoloLen or Oculus Rift yet, but there’s something in the works. The Financial Times reports Apple has hired one of the nation’s leading experts on virtual and augmented reality, Virginia Tech computer science professor Doug Bowman. He was recently listed among grant winners for HoloLens research projects, and his particular skill seems to be in creating 3D user interfaces (like...
Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with All-New Apple TV
Watch the keynote Watch the film Watch the TV ad TV is a major part of our lives. We gather together around our big screens to watch big shows and big events. Yet somehow, the overall experience of TV has continued to stagnate. Until now. It all starts by recognizing that apps are the future of television. HBO NOW, WatchESPN, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes — apps are quickly becoming how we watch today. So we built a new foundation around this...
Android earned Google $22 billion in profit, says Oracle
Mountain View, which has been treating its mobile platform’s earnings as a top secret info, has asked the judge to seal the transcript from that part of the hearing. The company says the lawyer got her information from internal, confidential documents marked “Attorney’s Eyes Only” and should never have been released. “That non-public financial data is highly sensitive, and public disclosure could have...
