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Hulu Updates their Gear VR and Rift Apps to Add Functionality with Oculus
Hulu announced recently that they plan to expand their 3D functionality with Oculus products. The online entertainment company has noted that Hulu VR will add social features for Oculus headset users. These social features will include creating and customizing an avatar that will represent you in virtual settings. When watching film and television via the Oculus headset, users will be able to interact with friends and family in different parts of the world. Currently, Hulu offers 3D viewing environments for the Sony PlayStation VR, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, and Samsung GearVR with Galaxy S6, S7, Note 5 Phones. The social
Live Nation Entertainment Goes to Amazon Web Services for Cloud Infrastructure & Data Management
Amazon Web Services and Live Nation Entertainment announced today that the online ticket and entertainment company will be using AWS for cloud computing starting in 2017. AWS and BusinessWire reported: "We have been working closely with the AWS team, and we are impressed with the superior security, performance, and reliability of their products. We look forward to the positive impact that going all-in on the AWS Cloud will have on our IT infrastructure across our key business divisions." - DAVID HUCKABAY, CIO, LIVE NATION Amazon have noted that the Ticketmaster websites will be migrated to a series of AWS servers including: AWS
A Start-Up in Switzerland called Insolight Doubles the Yield in Solar Panels
The solar power industry is taking over 2017 with advanced technology and employment opportunities. During an era of transition, the solar power industry is evolving and adapting at record levels. Reuters reported: "The Trump administration wants jobs and the Trump administration is going to get jobs with solar." - Solar Foundation President Andrea Luecke There is a large debate taking place between the fossil fuel industry, and the renewable energy industry. Last year, the United States added more than 260,000 workers in over 40 states. Within that number, 40 percent of workers are employed by SolarCity/Tesla. With the cost of
Zenimax Wins Intellectual Copyright Case Against Facebook’s virtual reality company Oculus
Facebook recently lost a 500 million court case to Zenimax over the intellectual property rights to the software and hardware used in the Oculus product line. After Facebook bought the virtual reality company in 2014, they moved forward with failed projects. This past holiday season the hardware and software was underdeveloped and overpriced. It did poorly for Facebook, but advertisers kept throwing money away with their advertising system. This 500 million dollar loss is a fraction of the profit they made in the fourth quarter of 2016 alone. With the amount of money the company is making overall, it would make
Amazon Prime Now Connects Organic Food from the New Seasons Market to Consumers in Seattle
Amazon Prime Now has launched extended delivery options for residents living in the Seattle area. The tech company is connecting organic food from the farm to consumers in a metropolitan city. One of the latest additions is the New Seasons Market. It will be available through Prime Now from 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. seven days a week. Amazon noted that thousands of fresh, organic and local products from New Seasons Market will be ready for consumers in the Seattle area. "We're excited to expand our relationship with New Seasons Market to Seattle and share their incredible selection of organic and
Sundance Film Festival 2017 Awards and Recap
Sundance Film Festival 2017 showed its true colors this past January 19-29. After ten days and 119 feature films being screened, the festival brought the best independent film to the forefront of entertainment during a dark time in our country's history. As the political pendulum swings back and forth, people all over the country experience a wide range of emotions. A beautiful piece to the Sundance festival is the freedom to express different points of view to help audience members express their own emotions during playback. After the films have screened, the festival awards the top films in different categories. A
DevOps Boulder Meetup Shares the Expansive fields of Programming and Automating Big Data
The Devops Boulder Meetup took place last night within modern office space in the downtown Boulder area. It was the first official meeting of 2017, and Peter K. did a presentation on an introduction to DevOps. After covering Amazon re:Invent for the past two years offsite, I found myself becoming more interested in listening to presentations that covered topics on computer science. Meetups are an excellent way to learn and share complex coding ideas in a forum of like-minded individuals. Peter did an excellent job of educating the group on automation, penetration testing, protecting and managing data on servers, and
Google AMP 2017 Rolls Out Updates and Announces New York City Conference
Google AMP is also known as the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. The platform allows websites to connect with users at a rapid speed with a slimmed down look and feel. During their first year anniversary, Google has announced a series of updates for AMP: Google will be hosting a two day conference in New York City on March 7 and 8. The conference will have live streams, 14 presentations, and 5 panels. Producers can now host carousels in search. This update will provide publishers the ability to display multiple stories within one topic. Google Search Analytics now has a new
Tesla Motors Expands Electric Car Charging Stations in Europe, Asia and the United States
The electric car company known as Tesla Motors currently hosts over 200 Supercharging locations in the U.S. The technology-based car company continues to expand their reach across the globe. Tesla vehicles can charge at home, as well as at different charging stations. Tesla car owners have the ability to charge their cars at Supercharging locations owned by Tesla, and at independent locations on the road. Each of the fifty states in the U.S. contain at least one electric car charging station. Alaska currently has three available. Currently, California hosts 3,598 stations, and the state with the second most charing stations is
Tap Into a Series of Updates on the Google+ Platform for Social Networking
Google+ moves into 2017 with a series of updates to help improve the user experience. These three main updates include: Hiding low-quality comments, zoom functionality, and the return of events. Comments Google+ continues to rework the way users interact with comments. With the update being rolled out starting January 24, comments will be tailored to your style. Users will be able to browse over the top comments for each post, or they can select to see all the comments. This update will focus on moving the comments that get the biggest reaction to the top of the comment thread. Users do
Hulu announced recently that they plan to expand their 3D functionality
Amazon Web Services and Live Nation Entertainment announced today that the
The solar power industry is taking over 2017 with advanced technology
Facebook recently lost a 500 million court case to Zenimax over the intellectual
Amazon Prime Now has launched extended delivery options for residents living
Sundance Film Festival 2017 showed its true colors this past January
The Devops Boulder Meetup took place last night within modern office
Google AMP is also known as the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. The
The electric car company known as Tesla Motors currently hosts over 200 Supercharging
Google+ moves into 2017 with a series of updates to help