Long, long time ago the computer world was a vertical silos. IBM (at that time IBM was a synonym for computer) designed and built their own chips and so did , Univac, Siemens, Bull … (may be these names don’t ring a bell to many of you, by they represented …
Read More »XR takes a boost from FCC
The US Federal Communication Commission has agreed to open the 6GHz band to wearable low power devices. It is a decision that will foster the use of XR devices both inside shop floors and outside in the field. Of course it will also be good for mass market use of …
Read More »Another step towards the Metaverse
Staring with IOS 15 Apple has been providing, without much fanfare, the possibility of identifying objects in a photo (matching faces pre-dated this) and the same is possible in smartphones with the Android engine. Over the past two years “Visual Look up” (this is how Apple calls the functionality) has …
Read More »My voice when I write …
I haven’t made up my mind if this new feature is cool or freaking, possibly it is freaking cool … With IOS17 you can train Siri with your voice. It may take about 15 minutes during which you are asked to speak out a number of sentences. As you do …
Read More »Apple Vision Pro: Future 1.0 is (almost) here
Very seldom I comment immediately on a new product, preferring to wait for waters to calm and experience to be available. Yet, today, I make an exception. Yes, I know there will be a gazillion comments on the Apple Vision Pro announcement, many way more qualified then mine, I just …
Read More »Exploring ideas to foster the Metaverse – XVII
Industrial Metaverse – Executable Digital Twins for Siemesstadt Square A crucial aspect, as I mentioned in previous post, of an industrial metaverse is its usability by people. We already have plenty of tools that allows industry to do simulation, manufacturing with the support of software. You input a set of …
Read More »Good news, bad news: 5G speed is declining everywhere
As it is often the case, a news can be seen as a good one or a bad one, depending on the point of view. The graphic shows the decrease/increase in average download speed in the last year -December 2021 vs December 2022- in various Countries around the world. At …
Read More »Talking to the dead
I was born, and lived most of my life (when not traveling abroad) in Turin, a city renewed for being at the vertex of the black and white magic triangles. Actually, my home is in pz Statuto over the monument that is considered to cover the gate of Hell …. …
Read More »When will you buy your next smartphone, … and why?
The year 2020 saw a decline in the smartphone market, because of the pandemic and the related economic downturn. In 2021 we saw a rebound to a level -almost- matching pre-pandemic sales. The figures of 2022 paint a different landscape. Worldwide sales have decreased to a level below 2020 and …
Read More »Computer Society Technology Predictions 2023 – IV
Let’s take a look now at four technologies having a strong success probability. As such these will likely be pursued by business and in turns their uptake by the market may accelerate both evolution and deployment. Augmented Reality: it is difficult to refer to Augmented Reality as an emerging technology. …
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