Panasonic’s AR Make-Up Mirror Turned Me Into a Pussycat Doll
Stuff the tech reporting — after trying out Panasonic’s augmented reality make-up mirror, I reckon I’ve got a glittering career awaiting me as the first male member of the Pussycat Dolls. Combining facial recognition technologies gathered from Panasonic’s Lumix camera line and commercial security products, the mirror is able to track and assess your face,…
How Disney Upgrades The Haunted Mansion to Scare New Generations of Fans
The manifesting and disappearing ghosts in the grand ballroom of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion aren’t holograms or digital projections. They’re based on Pepper’s Ghost, a nineteenth century technique that, until the Haunted Mansion was constructed, had never been used on such a grand scale. This is Part Two of our excerpt series from The Unauthorized Story…
LG G Watch R Hands On: Smartwatches Come Full Circle
Love is a fickle thing. When the Moto 360 was revealed alongside the launch of the Android Wear OS, its circular face made it stand out from Samsung and LG’s first wearable attempts. But in the initial rush of excitement around the Moto 360, the fact that a lower section of its screen was permanently…
