The concept of (and the term) “the metaverse” was applied to Second Life long before Facebook and general tech appropriated it. It’s interesting to me to see how other entities are taking the idea of a virtual environment and expanding the definition to include AR, VR and mixed reality.
Author: Laura Solomon
oombas might be the first instance of widely-adopted robots for the home, but they certainly won’t be the last. I, for one, am not sure I’m ready to totally welcome our robot overlords.
OPLIN 4Cast #769: Technology is increasing access to healthcare and I’m here for it
Posted in 4cast, and Healthcare
I’ve been a big fan of being able to get to all of the health information for myself and my family digitally. Accessing test results,…
OPLIN 4Cast #767: The next big social network probably won’t be big at all
Posted in 4cast, and Social Networks
While TikTok has (perhaps unexpectedly) become a dominant force in the social media sphere, that sphere continues to fragment into more niche services. New platforms continue to pop up, geared towards specific demographics and populations.
It can be very difficult to believe in privacy these days. At every turn, we’re asked to give up personal information to register for nearly…
OPLIN 4Cast #765: Facebook wants to replace Zoom meetings with virtual reality
Posted in 4cast, Facebook, and Virtual reality
Although not many American homes have a VR gaming rig, virtual reality is hardly the new kid on the technology block these days. While it…
What perhaps differentiates this year, from so many others, is the even bigger emphasis on technology–accelerated by the pandemic, no doubt. But it’s the first school year where the only school supplies I’ll be buying will be a notebook and maybe a couple of pens…just in case.
Pre-pandemic, we had very strict boundaries on my teenage son’s screen time. He was allotted a certain time amount on school nights, with slightly more…
OPLIN 4Cast #761: Will the Olympic winners be determined by who had the most expensive tech?
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As the Olympic games begin in Tokyo, much of the focus has been on the technological innovations bringing an amazing amount of content to viewers,…
It’s no secret that most public libraries use Microsoft Windows for the vast majority of both staff and patron computing. In 2015, just as the…