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BHaptics
A VR HAPTIC VEST THAT’S BET TER THAN A KICK IN THE
PANTS.
US$1,000 | http://www.bhaptics.comAR Beauty Try-On
YOUTUBE’S LATEST ADS LET YOU TRY ON MAKEUP
WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR VIDEO.
Free | famebit.comThe Lion King
VR IS THE NEW KING.
NA | http://www.disney.com.au/movies/the-lion-king
Aircoins
IT’S LIKE BEING PAID TO PLAY POKEMON GO.
Free | aircoins.co
In VR, immersion is key... and there’s
nothing quite as immersive as the rumble of
a bullet to the brain. Well at least according
to BHaptics, the company responsible for a
full body haptic suit shown off at E3. While
the Tactical Haptic Face Cushion is naturally
the component that’ll shake your face, the
suit also includes a vest, sleeves, gloves and
shoes that’ll make you feel like a pre-
developed polaroid picture. The vest has
over 70 feedback points, so you’ll even know
the exact direction you got hit from.YouTube has introduced a new feature to its
smartphone apps that allows you to use your
smartphone camera to try on makeup
products while you watch videos. The new
feature is intended to be used by advertisers
and video creators to let consumers take a look
at what they would look like in a particular
style of lipstick or eyeliner. YouTube believes
this feature will work best alongside fashion
video bloggers reviews of particular products
as it will let consumers see for themselves what
the products look like when worn.VR has been used to plan shots and examine
digital sets in recent films like Ready Player
One and Solo: A Star Wars Story, but Disney’s
Lion King remake seems to be taking VR
movie integration significantly further. The
Lion King film, according to a Wired report,
was filmed entirely within a game like VR
landscape, using real world cameras and
dollies to control digital camera angles and
shot movements. This cinematic hybrid style
allows the fluid shots of the real world and the
flexibility of a fully digital set.
If collecting Pokemon wasn’t quite enough of a
reward to continue playing Pokemon Go,
maybe you’ll have more luck if you’re chasing
real cryptocurrency instead. Aircoins is a new
AR game that has partnered with Dash, a
peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that you can earn
by playing the game. Rather than use your
phone’s processor to mine crypto as you play,
the game’s funding model actually relies on
advertising so you’ll have to dodge a heap of
unwanted info as you search the city for those
digital dollars.
VIRTUAL REALITY
AUGMENTED REALITY
AIUSEDTOPREDICTSUICIDERISK
CRISISTEXTLINEUSESAITOBET TERPREDICTUSERS
MOSTINNEEDOFSERVICES.A suicide prevention organisation
known as the Crisis Text Line has
used an AI algorithm to study over
100 million text messages in order
to draw out any language patterns of the most at
risk users. While it might seem like ‘kill’ or ‘suicide’
would be said often by critically risky patients,
‘ibuprofen’ and ‘Advil’ are actually 14 times more
common in users that will go on to require
emergency services. A list of sensitive words is then
provided to crisis counsellors to monitor for the use
of these words.COMPUTERS ARE THE CLIMATE
WARRIORS OF THE FUTURE, ACCORDING
TONEWSCIENTIFICPAPER
SCIENTISTSCOLLABORATETOFINDHOWAICOULD
HELPCURBTHECLIMATECRISIS..While AI agents are often perceived
as doomsday bringers, one group
of scientists believes they may be
our best option for curbing
humanity’s contribution to climate change. An
international team of software and climate experts
have collaborated on a paper that details the 13
most obvious ways in which AI could be used to
monitor and help mitigate our role in the world’s
carbon emissions. Monitoring deforestation and
CO2 emissions using satellite imagery, or making
polluting industries more efficient, seem to be the
areas AI is most useful in.BILLIONAIREINVESTS£150MILLIONINA
NEWAIDIVISIONATOXFORD
BIGGESTINVESTMENTSINCETHERENAISSANCEUSED
TOEXPLOREAIETHICS.Stephen Schwarzmen, founder of
the US investment firm The
Blackstone Group, has donated the
biggest single contribution since
the Renaissance to the University of Oxford. The
$272 million donation will fund the creation of
Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
building and will include provisions for the creation
of an Institute for Ethics in AI. There have been a
number of vocal figures recommending regulations
for AI development, so by the time the institute
opens in 2024 we expect a high demand for AI
ethical considerations.WALMART INSTALLS AI CAMERAS IN
1,000 STORES TO TERMINATE
SHOPLIFTING
SK YNET’SFIRSTOBJECTIVEISTORECLAIM
PRODUCTLOSS.Missed Scan Detection, as
Walmart’s AI powered in store
camera network is called, is
designed specifically to track the
products in your cart and make sure each is
accounted for during the self checkout process.
Walmart is reporting a reduction in shrinkage in the
1,000 stores that Missed Scan Detection is already
operational.DISCOVERBLEEDINGEDGE:THEBESTOF EMERGINGTECH