Are we ready for virtual showrooming? HoloLens fails to give a good answer

Here we’ve got another nice example of a promising technology that has to overcome several big obstacles. The user experience is far from perfect, and on this specific scenario -showrooming- it fails when what you actually want is touching something physical. But as with many HoloLens demos, objects are coherent only at a very specific

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HoloLens reminds us not only of Kinect, but of another big failure

Dina Bass writes on Bloomberg about the slow demise of Microsoft Kinect and how this device was not well supported by the company, that should have bet on it from the beginning not only on the gaming side (Xbox 360, Xbox One), but also on the ‘serious’ software side (Windows). While the technology captured people’s

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Is the Apple TV affordable? Maybe, but the HDMI cable isn’t

The Apple TV has been late to the party and not particularly bold or agressive in the new concept. It brings a new Wiimote remote with Alexa Siri support and a dedicated OS whis is no more than an iOS fork (Apple is obsessed with platforms differentiation). The hardware -with an Apple A8 inside- is

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Steam Machine is a tough sell. Steam Link isn’t. Steam Controller? I really don’t know

Valve’s developers and Polygon’s editors share thoughts on the potentially revolutionary new hardware As a veteran Linux user, I was really a big supporter of Steam Machines when the idea started to take off. The freedom and power that Valve was giving to the traditional PC was inspiring. Your PC could finally be your console

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Raspberry Pi gets its own (official) Touch Display

The official Raspberry Pi 7 inch touchscreen display is available to buy, with an 800×480 RGB screen, 24-bit colour and 10-point capacitive touch. There were ways to connect the Raspberry Pi to several kind of displays, but having an official, specific touch display is really nice. I guess we’ll see tablets and laptops based on

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Polaroid Snap: A Digital Camera That Prints Inkless Instant Photos

The new Polaroid Snap is a digital camera that instantly prints photos without using any ink. Others have tried before -Polaroid did too– and although the device seems fun and interesting, most people feels fine about not having printed copies wich, by the way, aren’t cheap with this technology ($15 for a 30 pack). After

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