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Clay Weishaar, creative director at production company Unit 9, says that Snapchat is making Lenses more accessible. “I am all for democratization of technology,” Weishaar says. “For so long, it’s been a bit elitist.”  Snapchat is not the only company racing to push adoption of augmented reality. Facebook, Google and Apple all have AR creation kits for developers. …

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RALEIGH, N.C. – Mia Hrabec is doing amazingly well just four months out of spine surgery. “I had what is called a meningioma, which is a benign tumor on my spinal cord,” Hrabec shared. She underwent a five-hour surgery to remove the tumor, but Hrabec was determined not to rely on opioids for pain. “Pain …

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Each year, CES serves as the global stage for technology innovation. CES2020 will feature a heavy dose of altered reality. And the Swiss Pavilion in Eureka Park, Hall G, Sands Expo Level One will be its host. Grit Daily News will be reporting from the event, live. Dr. Touradj Ebrahimi is an Emmy-award winner and …

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November 12, 2019Stevens Institute of Technology Credit: CC0 Public Domain A.I. researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a system that can detect when a person is eating and calculate how many carbohydrates they are consuming with unprecedented accuracy and speed. The work provides a significant advance for people who wear continuous glucose monitors …

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The phrase ‘virtual reality’ might make you think of video games – but Adelaide researchers say the technology could change the lives of millions of Aussies living with a disability. When Associate Professor Caroline Ellison heard about a new project involving virtual reality (VR) – she knew she had to try it for herself. Putting on …

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Baton Rouge-based digital media company King Crow Studios was developing video games for years. Then an introduction to decision makers at ExxonMobil gave it the opportunity to co-develop virtual reality training for the company. ExxonMobil is expanding its Baton Rouge polyolefins plant in a $500 million investment and tapped King Crow Studios, along with 3D …

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Augmented reality (AR) isn’t a new concept. In fact, brands like Converse were experimenting with the immersive technology as far back as 2012, allowing sneaker aficionados to “try on” various shoes and see what they would look like on their feet. Peter Sheldon is Senior Director of Strategy at Adobe. But it wasn’t until about …

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A growing streaming tv industry has created a market for giving fans what they want: turning fiction into reality. Breaking bad actor Dean Norris joined Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round to discuss Schraderbräu, the mythological homebrew from Norris’ beloved character Hank Schrader. “I went to Sony, struck a deal with them for the licensing. I found a …

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When it comes to making fun of celebrities, reality TV stars are often easy targets. They have to open up about private moments that most of us would rather keep hidden, and the scripted (or at least curated) version of their lives that makes it to the screen often makes them appear shallow and inauthentic.  …

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Mike Lee, Special to the USA Today Network – Texas Published 3:35 p.m. CT Aug. 29, 2019 CLOSE Teaching the technology generations that grew up learning on computers can be a challenge — whether it’s English, history or football. A few years ago, A.J. Smith, then offensive coordinator of a small college in Louisiana, was …