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Technology predictions for 2021 and beyond
Together with ABI Research, we highlight the main technology predictions and stats for 2021 and beyond... The world is faced with major instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the US presidential election, Brexit, global trade wars, and many other societal currents. These headwinds are forcing companies and industry sectors to accelerate their digital transformations in…
The new era of online gaming
As technology becomes more advanced, the way we play games and interact with one another is set to change even more dramatically. Technology is changing everything, from the way we interact with one another via social media instead of talking face-to-face to the way we work using online tools and apps rather than pen and…
British Airways to offer Virtual Reality on selected flights
Virtual reality is taking to the skies as part of a trial on select British Airways flights. Customers will be able to enjoy a selection of films, documentaries and travel programmes available in 2D, 3D or 360-degree formats through VR headsets, which the airline says is a UK first. This includes therapeutic programmes, with guided…
Play alongside Andy Murray at Wimbledon in new VR experience
Visitors to this year’s Wimbledon Championships are to be given the chance to step on to Centre Court with Andy Murray thanks to a new virtual reality experience. The American Express Champion’s Rally will see players take on a number of tennis challenges, including skill as they attempt to hit targets across the court, with a virtual…
Intel in talks with Olympic Committee about potential for esports
Intel is talking to the International Olympic Committee about including esports in the Olympic Games, an executive for the chip maker has revealed. The body responsible for the international sporting event has shown interest in the increasingly popular form of competition using video games, but has hesitated about whether it could one day make the…
Virtual Reality better at detecting Alzheimer’s than conventional tests
A new virtual reality system developed by a team of UK scientists is better at spotting the early signs of Alzheimer’s than “gold standard” tests currently use by doctors, research suggests. Pioneered by a team at the University of Cambridge, the technology was even able to sort patients with early signs of Alzheimer’s from those…
Will VR become more convenient with launch of Oculus Rift S and Quest headsets?
The era of virtual reality (VR) as a mainstream product is edging closer as headsets become more convenient to use, a senior figure at Oculus has said. The Facebook-owned VR company has recently announced two new headsets – the flagship, PC-powered Oculus Rift S and the wireless Oculus Quest, both of which will cost £399.…
BBC launches Congo VR, a new virtual reality documentary series
A new virtual reality documentary series from the BBC takes viewers into the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of Africa’s most dangerous and beautiful countries. Produced by BBC VR Hub and BBC News, the new three-part series, Congo VR, is now available for free on the BBC VR app and at bbc.co.uk/virtualreality. Congo VR is…
BBC’s first ever virtual reality prom developed for Oculus Go
For the first time, virtual reality will be seen at the BBC Proms in a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions. Commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War, the project helps to bring some of the lesser known stories and history of the Great War to life, while enabling viewers…
The rising trend of gambling in live VR online casinos
Virtual reality (VR) has been around for a long time. If you accept that the concept of VR is the idea of making an illusion that you are visually present in a place where you are not physically located, the earliest attempts would have to be the 360-degree murals that were created in the 1800s.…