According to Digi-Capital, investors poured $1.8 billion into augmented and virtual reality companies over the last 12 months, including $300 million in the third quarter. These investments are not made without a means to monetize products and services.
On the airplane, in the middle of cold and flu season, your seatmate is spewing, despite the clutch of tissues in their lap. Your proximity to an infectious person probably leaves you daydreaming (or is it a nightmare?) of pandemics and estimating how likely it is that this seatmate's viral or bacterial effusions will circulate throughout the plane and infect everyone on board.
Blowing dust and fungal spores are creating a public health problem that could be just a slice of what's to come with climate change.
A vaccine against HIV might prevent the disease that we can't seem to cure. Some HIV patients make antibodies that can take down the virus, much the way a vaccine might. But, scientists haven't been able to provoke that type of response in other people. However, in a process that might work in humans, a group of researchers has successfully generated antibodies in cows that neutralize multiple strains of HIV.
During the millions of years they've been on earth horseshoe crabs have developed a trick that can save our lives even now — and may be especially useful in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
Over the past week, companies took a variety of approaches to investing in augmented reality. Lampix is backing its own effort to build an ecosystem for augmented reality platforms. Nokia and Xiaomi are teaming up on numerous fronts, potentially including augmented reality.
The evidence is mounting and is becoming indisputable: Gut bacteria play a role in strokes and heart attacks. The link may seem a little far-fetched, but cardiovascular disease may have less to do with what we eat and more to do with what chemicals gut bacteria make from the food we eat.
People who have heart disease get shingles more often than others, and the reason has eluded scientists since they first discovered the link. A new study has found a connection, and it lies in a defective white cell with a sweet tooth.
As Intel steps up their investment in driverless technology with a $15 billion acquisition of Mobileye, so have automotive supplier Bosch and NVIDIA teamed up to manufacturer driverless car systems with the much-awaited Xavier chip.
Some studies have shown that vitamin D supplements help fight respiratory infections, but some haven't. A new study published in The BMJ clarified the confusion, and identified a group of people that might be better able to fight off colds and flu with vitamin D supplements.
Disengagement report numbers for self-driving car testing in 2016 on public roads in California were just released, and the biggest point we can make about them is that Waymo is very far ahead of their competitors in almost every metric.
How's it goin'? In this tutorial, we will learn about the security issues of the popen and system functions. I've seen a few people attempting to run command line utilities or whatever it is they require with calls to these two functions but may not know the security implications which come along with it. I will show you using an example from the wargame IO Smash The Stack.
Hair dyers are pretty straightforward tools, but they can actually do way more than just dry your wet hair or defog your bathroom mirror. From the kitchen to the backyard, a blowdryer can help you solve common problems around the house and beyond, and here are our 10 favorite uses.
When I was 12, for some mysterious reason, my dad put my little brothers and me in charge of cooking the Thanksgiving turkey. Naturally, my brothers and I spent the rest of the day playing hide-in-seek in the backyard and forgot all about the humble bird defrosting in the sink.
I love pomegranates. I don't even mind the mind-numbing task of picking out the arils (which is what those ruby-colored seed-like things in the pomegranate are called). However, I'm always on the lookout for new, easy ways to peel it that don't make my kitchen look like a crime scene.
True story: a friend of mine regularly started a fight with her boyfriend everyday at 4 p.m. Every day. This went on for years until he finally got the bright idea of shoving a granola bar at her the minute she came home from work. Shazam! The fights were a thing of the past.
Most people give their fruits and veggies a cursory rinse under the faucet before eating or cooking them, but is that few seconds under running water really enough to remove any remaining dirt, pesticides, or wax clinging to the surface?
A butcher block table (or counter) is a solid, wooden table. Originating in butcher shops (hence the name), this has become a popular household item. Butcher block tables and counters are durable and attractive looking. The downside of butcher block is that the wood is so porous it can stain easily. Butcher block can be sanded and refinished to get rid of stains, but that drastic step isn't always necessary.
There are several safety precautions and steps that you must take before you attempt to start or use a portable generator. Take a look at this guide to learn how to check the oil levels, connect the battery to the generator, and start the generator.
Playing Minecraft on your Mac? Wondering how to install the Too Many Items mod you've been hearing so much about? Check out this video to learn how to download and install this Minecraft mod and take your Minecraft 1.6 experience to a whole new level.
This video will show you how to use MCedit to create flat land in your Minecraft world. Are you the type for wide open spaces? Land lots of land under starry skies above? Watch this video to learn how to make flatland in Minecraft with MCedit.
Take your beatboxing to the next level. Check out this video to learn how to make the sounds the pros make. This video will explain the technique for making Kenny Muhammad's snare sound. Watch the video and then get to work beatboxing.
Why spend hundreds of dollars on equipment when you can make a beat with nothing more than your own mouth. Learn how to beatbox by watching this video and practicing Slizzer's roll sound. This roll will take your beats to the next level.
You can't just fight in L.A. Noire, you've got to be better than that. Watch this walkthrough video to learn how to beat the Boxing Clever Street Crime level. Whether you play on PS3 or Xbox 360 this video will show you how to solve the case.
L.A. Noire is one of the most realistic video games ever created. To solve the cases in the game, you'll need to think and play like a real detective. This video will show you how to beat the first traffic desk level, called The Driver's Seat.
If you want to plank, you need core strength. Take your planking to the next level by practicing the exercise shown in this video. How do you know this exercise will help your planking? Well, it's called the plank so that's a good start.
Check out this video to learn the best way to get as much XP in as little time as possible when playing Brink on PC, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3. If you are interested in farming experience to get to level 5, this video will show you how to do it.
This video will teach you how to mod Borderlands for Xbox360 using Willowtree. Level yourself up, give yourself a few more weapons, do whatever you feel like with this simple mod for Borderlands. Using a USB drive and your Xbox 360 you can mod to your heart's content.
Clip-in hair extensions are a great way to give yourself the full, voluminous, hair you have always wanted. This video will show you how to apply the extensions so that they blend seamlessly with your natural hair, and you can take your look to the next level.
Conquer a brand new loom stitch! This video is the first to demonstrate the the triple knit stitch on a loom. Create beuatiful works of woolen art by following the instructions in this video. Learn how to knit the triple knit stitch on a loom and take your knitting to a whole new level.
Take your cartooning to the next level! This video will show you how you can make your cartoon characters more expressing and emotive with outrageous facial expressions. Watch the artist demonstrate a full range of facial expressions and you will learn how to draw.
One of the many great things about Mumford and Sons is that many of their songs are achievable for all levels of guitar players to play. This video will teach you how to play their song "Winter Winds" on guitar, and don't be scared! You can do it.
The Chinese New Year, which begins this February 3rd and lasts for fifteen days, celebrates the cleansing/purging of the old and the dusty and the embracing of a new, prosperous year and a healthier you.
You can find this weapon in Charleston Cave just outside of Jacobstown when playing Fallout: New Vegas. The Oh Baby! weapon is especially suited for melee fighters. Charleston Cave is difficult, so don't go after it until you're mid to high level.
To get all of the prize bubbles that can be found at the Cakeinator level, you will need to have a friend play with you for at least part of it. Make sure to dodge all the cakes being fired at you!
This tutorial shows you how to get through the laser traps you'll encounter in Chapter 7 of Dead Space 2. The game in this walkthrough has been set to Normal difficulty, and also shows you where to find the logs on this level.
If you're into Godswar online and looking to level up quick, check out this how-to video and see how to use the cheat engine. You'll need an Godswar account and you'll want to follow the directions very carefully. OK, go for it! With this engine you'll be able to hack for more gold.
The prize bubbles in Tower of Whoop aren't necessarily hidden, but you'll still want to make sure you've found all of them. There are 23 you can find in this level, and here is where all of them are located.
There are 63 prize bubbles on this level of LittleBigPlanet 2. Most of them you can get to yourself, but you'll need a friend to help you get the last few. This walkthrough shows you how to find 100% of the bubbles.
This tutorial demonstrates where to find this particular Easter Egg in Dead Space 2. In the same level where you first receive your plasma cutter, take a look at the X-ray machine to find the Visceral Games logo, complete with V.
