mercoledì 19 marzo 2014

Project Morpheus, the virtual reality comes to the Playstation4

Rumors were true. Sony has been actually working on virtual reality device.
The hardware is called "Project Morpheus" and it's headed to the Playstation4 system.




The device is composed by a display and a Playstation Move sensot built in it.
What Yoshida unveild yesterday night at GDC 2014 is the result of a 3 years work:
* 1080p LCD display
* Panel Size: 5 inches
* Panel Resolution 1920x1080
* 90° field of view
* Head tracking
* Sound: 3DAudio (but support also custom headphones if you'd prefer)
* Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope
* Connection Interface: HDMI + USB

Richard Marks said that the display is with high-quality & resolution screen (that rapresent the main problem of the competitor'Oculus Rift), great sound, tracking and control.

After this sneak preview, Sony has announced that during the conference will be the possibility to enjoy playable demos.


lunedì 3 marzo 2014

CarPlay the new (?) way to talk with your car


Apple has finally showed what will be it's next big thing.
It's called CarPlay, and also if the rumors had (as usually) anticipated it, Apple's intention will be to enter in the world of smartcars.
CarPlay is an in-car infotainment system that will lets you connect with your iOs device (iphone>5 supported) with your car and will be shown for the first time at Geneva Motor Show (6->16 March 2014).

CarPlay will let iPhone users make calls, access messages, use Maps, support various third party application (like Spotify) using Siri-based voice and touch controls.
The first cars that will introduce this technology will be Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo, followed in the next years by almost all the others.



Talking about the concept.. 
CarPlay is not actually an innovation. There are a lot of other softwares implemented in cars that do more or less the same (the possibility to use third party application is a actually the only plus).
But we all know also that Apple has made the simplicity of the software the fingerprint of the company and this make the difference on the user.

My 2 cents fot this new product.
Bet on it.