If you can imagine a world where characters like Goku from Dragon Ball Z come to life to interact with the reader in a fierce battle to save Planet Vegeta then you may begin to understand the lure of Virtual Reality (VR). A Holosuite is the extreme version of VR rooms where holograms and real life characters meet in the physical space. These are of course fictional and based … [Read more...] about Revolutionizing the Digital Reading Experience with VR
Technology
London Libraries Launch a New Reading App
Image credit: Libraries Connected The London Libraries network has developed a “Couch to 5k”-style reading app, “ReadOn”, and the app also includes a library map and goal-building features to incentivise reading. Developed by librarians from London Libraries, “ReadOn” uses curated recommendations, reading challenges, interactive quizzes and personalised reading plans to … [Read more...] about London Libraries Launch a New Reading App
We are looking at screens more than ever before
It has been almost two years since humanity first encountered the novel coronavirus, unraveling people and organizations at a global level. Among the many repercussions of the new normal, a very real problem that is on the rise is the increased usage and dependency on technology. The days when we could live without looking at a screen at work or home were long gone much before … [Read more...] about We are looking at screens more than ever before
First Look at the New Kobo Arc 7
Kobo has just unveiled the brand new Arc 7 e-Reading tablet at an event today in New York City. The Arc 7 is considered the spiritual successor of the Arc Android tablet released last year. This new model actually has lower resolution then the previous iteration but boosts up the hardware and performance. This new device is geared towards a more cost conscientious crowd and the … [Read more...] about First Look at the New Kobo Arc 7
Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Apple has introduced a new "Apple and Education" section to its website, carrying forward the company’s new focus, the education segment. The central idea is clear and simple: ease the introduction of technology both as a learning and teaching aid. This way, while it will be easier for the educators to teach, the students will be able to grasp the topics more easily. The … [Read more...] about Apple Taps Into Education with Products and Services
Fujitsu Demos New Touchscreen Tech To Transfer Data From Real and Virtual Words
New innovative technology from Fujitsu Technologies allows for just about any object to be used as a touchscreen interface that responds to finger based inputs. It is intuitive without needing any fancy hardware to achieve what it promises. Instead, it's just a commercial projector combined with a webcam that is strong enough to capture hand motions, though the real magic lies … [Read more...] about Fujitsu Demos New Touchscreen Tech To Transfer Data From Real and Virtual Words
Pew Internet Report Shows Consumers Want More Technology
The Pew Research Center's Internet and Family Life Project has released another report based this time on library usage and how patrons' attitudes towards libraries are shifting, both for the better and otherwise. According to a statement in the report's summary, "The internet has already had a major impact on how people find and access information, and now the rising … [Read more...] about Pew Internet Report Shows Consumers Want More Technology
Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
When the dust settled from the fist fights over great deals on electronics and other gifts, the sales numbers came in and showed a record high for Black Friday across the US. But for those shoppers too timid or too smart to stand in line to shove their fellow shoppers for material goods, the internet proved to be their best opportunity to take advantage of special holiday … [Read more...] about Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Will Run Windows RT
Remember the IdeaPad Yoga tablet that Lenovo had unveiled at the CES event early in the year. More than six months down the line, the tablet now seems finally headed to the production line, but not before incorporating some changes in its internals. The tablet will now be running an ARM chipset and not Intel and will accordingly boot Windows RT and not Windows 8 Pro. Its the … [Read more...] about Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Will Run Windows RT
Apple Faced With Patent Infringement Case Over Use of the Term iPad in China
Apple clearly isn't having a nice time in the various courts around the world where it is pursuing legal action against its competitors. However, its having the toughest time where perhaps it had least expected -- in China. Guess what the Cupertino based company is charged with -- trademark infringement over the term iPad, which in turn is the biggest product that has propelled … [Read more...] about Apple Faced With Patent Infringement Case Over Use of the Term iPad in China
Tapsense Smart Touchscreens Revealed
Tablet PCs or any other device that function on the perception of human touch all behave in much the same manner. This in the sense that for a touchscreen device, a touch is always a touch and no matter which part of the body is used to make the touch, it will always yield the same result. As such, an inherent disadvantage with touchscreen devices is that the screen recognizes … [Read more...] about Tapsense Smart Touchscreens Revealed
Asus makes it big in the tablet segment
While tablet sales figures have always been dominated with extravagant iPad sales data, here is one company that too is making its presence felt in the tablet segment that currently is too one-sided in favor of Apple. Its Asus that right now can be considered to be the Android flag bearer in the tablet segment with its Eee Pad Transformer selling more than any Android … [Read more...] about Asus makes it big in the tablet segment