The Future of Search and the Internet of Everything According to Google’s Scott Huffman | Singularity Hub #search #iot
▻http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/31/the-future-of-search-and-the-internet-of-everything-according-to-goo
The Future of Search and the Internet of Everything According to Google’s Scott Huffman | Singularity Hub #search #iot
▻http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/31/the-future-of-search-and-the-internet-of-everything-according-to-goo
Oculus Primed: Meet the Geniuses Who Finally Mastered Virtual Reality | Game|Life | Wired.com
▻http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/12/oculus-rift
Since then, that awkward contraption—now more streamlined, and known as the #Oculus_Rift—has become the most anticipated new product in gaming since the Nintendo Wii got people off the couch. It’s a head-mounted display that promises to be a gigantic step toward what many had dismissed as an unrealizable dream: virtual reality.
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset gets $75m investment: coming to ‘consumers everywhere’
▻http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/17/oculus-rift-virtual-reality-headset-gets-75m-investment-coming-to-co
Matternet CEO Tells TED Global Internet of Drones Could Positively Impact a Billion | Singularity Hub
▻http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/02/matternet-ceo-tells-ted-global-internet-of-drones-could-positively-i
#Drones would deliver medicine in developing countries with poor road infrastructure, in urban environments, even after natural disasters. Matternet estimates they can move two kilograms 10 kilometers for just $0.24.
Their tagline is “drones for good,” and one can see the appeal. In sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of roads are unusable in the wet season, Raptopoulos said. It may take an estimated 50 years and billions of dollars to catch-up on road infrastructure.
But it could be said hardwired telecommunications infrastructure faced a similar battle a decade ago. Cell phone technology “leapfrogged” hard lines in favor of wireless in developing countries. Might robotic drones do the same for roads?
▻http://www.ted.com/talks/andreas_raptopoulos_no_roads_there_s_a_drone_for_that.html
(première fois que je vois cet argument)
#santé #transport (avec bien entendu #Haïti comme premier terrain d’expérimentation)