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Lytro posts a how-to for creating VR content with the Illum camera

Jul21
by on July 21, 2015 at 1:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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The Lytro Illum camera has recently undergone something of a metamorphosis. The latest software iterations — massive upgrades for both the Illum firmware and the camera’s companion Lytro Desktop software — are propelling Lytro’s technology focus toward virtual reality content creation. To put an even finer point on it, Lytro today posted a step-by-step explainer outlining exactly how to transform the living images you shot with the camera into content for viewing via available VR headsets. The Side-by-Side 3D Animation features can create content for virtual reality applications by automatically exporting stereoscopic animations directly from the updated Lytro Desktop software.  All you have to do, says Lytro, “is select the 3D Side-by-Side export…

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Oculus announces Connect 2, its second-annual VR dev conference

Jul21
by on July 21, 2015 at 12:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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VR is so hot right now, and a lot of it is due to the developer enthusiasm over Oculus. The Facebook-acquired VR pioneer will be talking innovation again at the second iteration of their Connect conference, Connect 2, which the company announced via blog post will take place in Hollywood in late September. Registration is now open for the conference, which starts a $495 for early-bird attendees and will jump up to $695 on site. A limited set of $95 passes are also available to indie VR developers and students. Oculus said it’s also accepting submissions for speakers, especially for…

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SimplePrints’ new Photo Magic service lets you create photo books by text message

Jul20
by on July 20, 2015 at 10:57 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Would you rather hold a photograph in your hand or view an electronic version on your mobile device or computer? It’s hard to generalize, but a third alternative, the photo book, is almost always a popular choice. SimplePrints, a mobile book publishing outfit that’s been around for several years on both iOS and Android, has just launched a new service, Photo Magic, that makes it even easier  to create photo books via an “SMS Concierge” photo book service.  Targeted at millennials, Photo Magic employs warm and sensitive human being to create your photo books for you, at your direction. “In a nutshell, we…

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket explosion may have been caused by a faulty strut

Jul20
by on July 20, 2015 at 10:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Last month, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded about two minutes after launch. Now, CEO Elon Musk says a failed strut holding a helium bottle likely caused the explosion. After breaking free, Musk says SpaceX believes the helium shot to the top of its tank at a high speed. What we think might have happened is as the helium bottle broke free, and it twisted around, it may have pinched off the line to the helium manifold and restored pressure in the helium system, but released enough helium into the liquid oxygen tank to cause the liquid oxygen tank to fail.…

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