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The Business Case For Augmented Reality
Dec 06, 8:00PM
When we think of augmented reality, we think of the interaction of superimposed graphics, audio, GPS data and other sensory enhancements converging within a real-world environment displayed in real time. We might associate AR with future-facing products like HoloLens or Fashion3D, which offer interesting consumer and business experiences. But this kind of technology has not realized its… Read MoreVerizon's Bringing Wi-Fi Calling To Select Samsung Phones Next Week, iPhones "Early Next Year"
Dec 06, 6:59PM
Verizon Wireless has announced that it’s turning on Wi-Fi calling for devices starting next week, beginning with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. But iPhone users, as well as non-Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge customers will have to wait until “early next year” for Wi-Fi calling, according to Verizon’s blog post announcing the feature. In order to activate Wi-Fi… Read MorePatriots Practice In VR, 10K Google Cardboard Viewers Being Given Away At Gillette Stadium
Dec 06, 5:00PM
The Google Cardboard team has teamed up with Bank Of America and Visa to bring a new VR experience to Android and iOS. The subject is the New England Patriots and you’ll be able to immerse yourself in a practice they participate in. To go along with the new experience, 10,000 customized Cardboard viewers are being handed out to fans at Gillette Stadium. This is yet another Cardboard… Read More"Unsexy Plumbing," Integrated Data And The Future Of The Healthcare System
Dec 06, 4:00PM
Healthcare, like so many other sectors of the economy, is being transformed by technology. The changes are most obvious at the front end of healthcare, where health payment solutions, data analytics tools, telehealth, wearable devices and other products and services are addressing the needs of both businesses and consumers. But just as important is what’s happening behind the scenes, in… Read MoreFinal Fantasy VII Remake Turns A Cult Classic Into An Action RPG
Dec 06, 3:16PM
After announcing it at E3 2015, Square Enix unveiled the first gameplay trailer for one of its most anticipated games, Final Fantasy VII. And it looks like it’s more than just a remake with better graphics. Read MoreMurdoch Eavesdrops On Your Chats To Give Recommendations
Dec 06, 1:51PM
Murdoch wants to give you what you didn’t ask for, yet. Instant messaging is overshadowing social media, and that’s creating new opportunities for data mining and delivering useful content. Murdoch has built a way to listen in to your instant messaging conversations and chime in with recommendations for you and your friends. Today at TechCrunch Disrupt London’s Hackathon,… Read More
Immediate.ly Maps Real-Time Restaurant Availability
Dec 06, 1:18PM
Are you ever hungry and wonder which nearby restaurants have available tables right now? Immediate.ly, conceived at TechCrunch’s Disrupt London Hackathon, aims to fix that problem. London-based developer Dan Cohen and Oxford student Chaiyakorn Srisakvarakul put together a tool, using the Esri API, that shows restaurant openings on a map. Read MoreSMSNav.me Sends You Local Directions Without A Data Connection
Dec 06, 1:17PM
James Hitchcock and Moti Ferentz, along with the rest of their team, were visiting London for the TechCrunch Disrupt London hackathon, but they didn’t quite have access to the data they needed in order to find their way around using apps like Google Maps. So, as part of the hackathon, they built SMSNav.me. Users tap a button that sends a text message with their location —… Read MoreFreeMe Wins The Disrupt London 2015 Hackathon Grand Prize
Dec 06, 1:15PM
It’s been a long night at the Copper Box Arena in London. The arena hosted the handball competition of the Summer Olympics two years ago. But this weekend has been all about a different kind of competition — the Disrupt London Hackathon. Some of them were participating in our event for the first time, while others were regular hackers. Their challenge was to come up with a neat,… Read MoreMummo Dumps Your Parents' Tech Problems In Someone Else's Lap
Dec 06, 12:57PM
How many times has your mom or dad called with an obvious-to-you question about their phone, or printer, or in the case of my mother, the Apple TV? Of course, you want to be a good son or daughter and help, but sometimes it’s a bad time or it’s hard to understand the problem without being there with them. That’s where Mummo, a product built at our Disrupt London Hackathon,… Read MoreHuman Code Project Hack Aims To Demystify Code
Dec 06, 12:51PM
Meet Roslyn Scott and Dalton Scott, a mother and son team who just demoed a neat idea for making code more accessible, here at the Disrupt London 2015 hackathon. Their hack, called the Human Code Project, uses several IBM Watson APIs, including its Natural Language Classifier, to power a search interface for translating JavaScript code terms into plain English. Read MoreTag Heuer Is Ramping Up Smartwatch Production From 1,200 To 2,000 Pieces Per Week
Dec 06, 12:50PM
Tag Heuer’s chairman Jean-Claude Biver announced that the company is ramping up weekly production of their Carrera Connected Smart Watch from 1,200 to 2,000 pieces. The watch costs $1,500 and features a nice titanium case and Android Wear. Buyers get the option to upgrade to a limited edition mechanical watch for another $1,500. Biver is also trying to move sales away from the web to… Read MoreSafe Haven Is A TC Disrupt London Hack To Connect Refugees With Aid Organizations
Dec 06, 12:46PM
While governments around the world struggle to address the needs of the 4 million refugees who have fled Syria since the start of that country’s civil war in 2011, hackers across Europe are marshaling resources to help. At our own TechCrunch Disrupt London Hackathon, a team of five young Belgians have created Safe Haven, a location-based app that aims to connect refugees with aid… Read MoreWhatsBot Brings A Virtual Assistant To WhatsApp
Dec 06, 12:43PM
A team at the TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 hackathon has created what they say is one of the first personal assistants for the WhatsApp messaging platform. Called WhatsBot, the assistant uses a combination of artificial intelligence, location data from Foursquare, and mapping data from Esri in order to help you find places to meet up with friends, family or colleagues. Read MoreMedicSMS Helps Diagnose Medical Emergencies Via SMS In Developing Countries
Dec 06, 12:38PM
People in developing countries may not have the luxury of access to many modern technologies. They do, however, have affordable access to smartphones increasingly. According to a recent mobility report from Ericsson, there are 2.6 billion smartphone subscriptions globally, with another 3.5 billion expected to come online by 2020. Read MoreWatch The TC Disrupt Hackathon Live Right Here!
Dec 06, 11:00AM
Ahoy, mates! We’re in foggy London town and Disrupt Europe 2015 is officially underway, as the Hackathon presentations kick off right now. In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s the scoop: Before every TC Disrupt conference, we give coders and developers from the area a chance to check out the coolest APIs in the land and throw together a MVP in less than… Read MoreStaying Up Late At The Disrupt London Hackathon
Dec 06, 9:08AM
Dropping by the Disrupt London hackathon at around midnight, we expected to see many participants losing energy or flat-out asleep — and understandably so. Instead, almost everyone remained appallingly friendly, enthusiastic and eager to talk about their projects. They may have gotten a boost from the traditional midnight offerings of beer and pizza, not to mention a mysterious… Read MoreOutdoor Advertising Is The New Black
Dec 06, 3:00AM
Big cities like San Francisco and New York are digital meccas, home to many of the world’s largest technology startups — and to hordes of smartphone-toting, app-using consumers. But when it comes to making a name for themselves, many of the companies hoping to influence these techie urbanites are going decidedly analog. In these cities, and others, it’s hard to miss the… Read MoreEdtech Should Focus On Teacher Evaluation And Accountability
Dec 05, 11:00PM
The rise of the edtech industry has completely transformed the K-12 experience for students. But what about teachers? Shouldn’t technological innovation be used to improve teacher performance, just as it is doing for students? With a recent shift in education policy and reform focusing on teacher evaluation and accountability, this is a hole in the education technology market with… Read MoreThe PlayStation VR Games Sony Announced Today Look Amazing
Dec 05, 7:43PM
During its PlayStation Experience (PSX) event in San Francisco today, Sony unveiled some new information about the PlayStation VR and showed off some new titles. Unfortunately we’ve gotten no more information on dates aside from early 2016. However, the games we saw during today’s keynote look fantastic. Read MoreIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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