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Experiencing the Varjo XR3 headset at their Oslo Office
I recently had the opportunity of experiencing the Varjo XR3 headset in a more relaxed setting at their Oslo office. First time I tried the headset was in London and I could not fully appreciate the capabilities. I am now increasingly convinced that headset like Varjo fill the gap for business workflows which consumer headset…
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Can the new Image generating AI models teach us a new language?
We have recently seen two major announcements on the new class of Image generating AI models which can take natural language prompts / triggers and generate fascinating images. The first one is DALLE2 from OpenAI and the second one from Google called as Imagen. When the entry barrier to generate amazing images is lowered down…
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What GPS did to Location on Mobile, could LIDAR do to 3D Model of our world?
Business Concept : Digital Twin 4 Homes : TwinHome The latest version of iphones have the LIDAR Sensor which allows you to capture the 3D model of an object in range. (<5M ) We have done some early experiments here in our own office to create the 3D models. Here: https://sketchfab.com/ishika1 We believe that sooner…
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From software eating the world ….3d –> Gaming –> VR eating the world
Software eating the world became a ´go to phrase´ for the last 10+ years to justify rise of software companies entering into new domains and digitising the otherwise analog processes. As we see over the last 5 years a new wave of companies that are building interaction and engagement with 3d models of the world…
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Possible opportunities in XR space in the Nordics
I recently started paying attention to the VR ecosystem in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark and would like to share some opinions on the possible opportunities that may exist in this space. My knowledge is limited but the possibilities are not :). Please feel free to share with me if you know more opportunities in…
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Oslo City: How it may look in 2035
This story is written in 2035 remembering decisions that were made by the Oslo City team in 2021. This is an imaginary story inspired by some recent events. Looking back at 2020: The year we started to look for change 15 years ago (in 2020), the big tech companies were dominating the Internet and there was…
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Pandemic tech : Technology interventions that may help us survive the next pandemic
The dimension of network dynamics and the future of Maps: Navigation by avoiding infection! Google with its PageRank and Facebook with its EdgeRank has demonstrated the hidden value in networks when we want to organize and share information. Could the pandemic X spread be controlled and managed with the power of networks? These networks could…
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