Category: Technological lifestyle

Japan is hoping robot babies will encourage people to have real babies

December 13, 2016

Driven by a declining population, a trend for developing robotic babies has emerged in Japan as a means of encouraging couples to become “parents.” The approaches taken vary widely and are driven by different philosophical approaches that also beg a number of questions, not least whether these robo-tots will achieve the aim of their creators.…

via Japan is hoping robot babies will encourage people to have real babies — Quartz

Microsoft has big plans for VR and AR in 2017

December 12, 2016

Ever since Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would be opening up its Windows Holographic platform to other device makers, the company has been an intriguing presence in the world of virtual and augmented reality (or “mixed reality,” as it’s fond of saying). After all, Microsoft could offer some healthy competition to the likes of Oculus and HTC, which launched their own VR headsets and platforms this year. Today at the WinHEC conference in Shenzen, the company is finally giving us a clearer sense of how it plans to bring mixed reality to more consumers.

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via Microsoft has big plans for VR and AR in 2017 — AIVAnet