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Google takes a Closer Look at Advertising in Virtual Reality with Area 120

By |June 29th, 2017|Categories: Advertising, Augmented Reality, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Google, National News, Pop Culture, San Francisco, San Jose, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Google is diving into the deep end with advertising options in virtual reality. The company is currently developing prototypes to create a more interactive viewing experience for users. Take a closer look at their more recent prototype with a multi-dimensional cube that providers the user the ability to sort through a list of interactive options. Google/Alphabet is also providing a method for producers to build interactive ads for the Android platform. I've signed up for the development team, but often find myself reporting news, and have little time to develop new skills. Virtual reality is an interesting medium for

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Google News Rolls Out a New Layout to Enhance the User Experience

By |June 29th, 2017|Categories: Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Featured, Google, Local News, Music News, National News, Politics, Pop Culture, Sports, Tech News, World News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Google News has updated and redesigned the layout to their website. Take a look at the new layout on the main website with Google News. Customize your news to have the publications and topics that you prefer display in the content feed. One of the new features is known as Story Cards. These help readers explore different perspectives to gain a well-rounded understanding of different issues. The introduction view offers a quick glance into a story. If readers want to read more from a selected source, they can go deeper and read articles with different points of view. When

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Facebook Stirs Buzz with Talks to Hollywood Producers on Original TV Programming

By |June 26th, 2017|Categories: California, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, Pop Culture, San Francisco, San Jose, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Facebook is in discussion with Hollywood producers to create original programming for their platform. This move is another step by Facebook to expand their video and multimedia viewing options for their users. Recently the company has made a large push to get users engaged with Facebook Live. Browse over the Facebook Live Map to see where users are currently streaming around the globe. Reuters reported that Facebook is planning on budgeting $3 million per episode. In comparison to Amazon's recent smash hit The Grand Tour with a budget close to $250 million for three

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Scan Over the Winners to the 2017 Apple Design Awards

By |June 25th, 2017|Categories: Apple, California, Entertainment, Featured, National News, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Apple Design Awards were held earlier this month and the event honored some of the best games and applications on IOS platforms. Browse over a list of the winners. Watch and preview a select group of applications via the YouTube Playlist. Blackbox Splitter Critters Mushroom 11 Old Man’s Journey Severed Lake Bear Kitchen Stories Things 3 Elk Enlight AirMail 3 View and browse over additional information for the 2017 Apple Design Awards. [td_block_video_youtube playlist_title="Apple Design Awards Winners | YouTube Playlist" playlist_yt="tJ29Ql3xDhY, ibE62kG48Ng, 2-3mRQeficQ"]

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Montreal Plans to Sustain a Complete Fleet of Electric Buses by 2025

By |June 25th, 2017|Categories: Canada, Economy, Environment, Featured, Montreal, Tech News, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The public transportation in Montreal, Canada has been working with a new batch of electric buses. In Montreal the public transportation system is also known as Société de transport de Montréal, or STM. In May 2017, CBC News reported that the electric buses have started to work in with other vehicles on the circulation route along the 36 Monk line; going from Angrignon Metro station to Square Victoria Metro station. CBC News also notes that STM will start with three buses and give them a test run. The winter weather will put the batteries to the test with colder temperatures. Watch a YouTube

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Live Nation Presents: Third Eye Blind in Concert with NextVR

By |June 21st, 2017|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Music News, Pop Culture, Tech News, Virtual Reality|Tags: , , , , , , |

NextVR is currently providing a live stream of Third Eye Blind performing in virtual reality from Boston at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion. Gear VR with the latest Samsung smartphones can transport viewers to different locations and venues. Recently, NextVR provided a live stream of Imagine Dragons. In comparison to standard YouTube 360 videos of concerts and live events, NextVR provides a live stream. YouTube does occasionally have live streams in 360 degrees as well. NextVR is partnering with Live Nation to provide music experiences on a more regular occasion. Choose your own #VR experience! Tap the icons ??to

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Highlights from E3 2017 featuring Sony Playstation and Nintendo

By |June 13th, 2017|Categories: California, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Gaming, Los Angeles, National News, Pop Culture, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Los Angeles Convention Center is currently hosting the gaming tech conference known as E3 2017. After a strong showing from Sony on Monday, Nintendo looks to take back the spotlight with their upcoming titles. Luigi toy. Photo by: Pexels.com Playstation has continue to release new virtual reality projects with titled including: Moss, Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV, and Bravo Team. Watch over the Nintendo and IGN live streams from E3 2017 Day 1 on YouTube. Viewers can also connected to the live stream on Twitter for an overview glance at the event.

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Apple releases New Products and Services at WWDC 2017

By |June 5th, 2017|Categories: California, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, National News, Pop Culture, San Jose, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Apple is hosting their WWDC 2017 event in San Jose this week to feature their latest products and services. Developers and designers come together to share insight on their craft with global audiences. Watch the live stream with their main website on Safari browsers, and via the WWDC application via the iTunes store. During the opening day, Apple announced their next version of macOS. This is a desktop operating system, and may be still known as OS X. The newest update of the operating software will be Version 10.13, and will have the name macOS High Sierra. Apple announced at WWDC 2017 that

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Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers (LEAF) in Southern Illinois offers Fresh Produce Online

By |June 2nd, 2017|Categories: Agriculture, Carbondale, Culinary, Environment, Featured, Health, Illinois, Local News, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Residents in the Southern Illinois region will now have the option to order fresh produce from local farms to their homes with Little Egypt Alliance of Farmers (LEAF). Southern Illinois farms that are involved with LEAF include: Laughing Possum Farm, All Seasons Farm, and La Colina Linda produce fresh food in Cobden. Flora Bay Farm and Shade Tree Farm are in Carbondale. River to River Farm is in Tunnel Hill. Five Hen Farm is located in Buncombe. Little Mill Creek in Rockwood, and BackAchers in Anna. The current selection provides fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, and goat milk. In addition, cow's

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Tesla Motors Currently has over 2,200 Destination Charging Sites across the United States

By |May 30th, 2017|Categories: Clean Energy, Economy, Environment, Featured, National News, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Tesla Motors continues to add new charging stations across the world to help refuel Tesla vehicles with cleaner energy. Tesla Motors has over 2,200 destination charging stations, with examples of these stations setup at hotels, ski resorts, Airbnb listings, and additional locations. They tend to only have one or two charging stations. Also, these tend to to be connected with lodging at hotels. The company also provides Supercharger stations with a mix of public and patron charging. These locations tend to have 4-6 charging spots for different vehicles. Earlier this year, we reported that Tesla had 795 Supercharger stations opened.

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