According to recent surveys, more Americans are using technology than ever before. This growth in technology has changed the way we…
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There’s no question that AR—augmented reality, the less sexy but arguably more useful stepsister of virtual reality—is going to be…
Have you tried virtual reality yet? If you have, it was most likely a game for the purpose of entertainment.…
Another edition of Facebook’s F8 conference is in the books. This was the first one since a new 10-year blueprint…
2017 has been called the ‘year of waiting’ or ‘slow-burn lift-off’ when it comes to augmented and virtual reality (VR)…
The wheels of justice aren’t known for moving quickly. When civil and criminal cases go to trial, photos and oral…
Upload Inc. is a San Francisco-based start-up focused on accelerating the growth of the AR/VR industry–not just to bring immersive…
For many of us, 2016 will be remembered as the year of Pokémon GO, and the year that Augmented Reality…
There are still millions of people who struggle with Tupperware lids and Listerine caps, but Sergio Canavero, an Italian neurosurgeon,…
Welcome to Episode 4 of SnapMunk’s weekly web series: SnapMunk WTF – the Weekly Tech Feed where our hosts distill,…
There seems to be more innovation in assistive technology than ever before. There’s also more money in it as a…
Due to a lack of widespread quality healthcare and on-the-ground, up-to-date medical training, 470,000 babies die each year in Africa…
Artificial Intelligence has unique applications for treating social anxiety, but it isn’t the same AI you’re used to seeing in movies. In fact, in the new app AI-Therapy, it meets the definition but not the spirit. We’re hoping someone can take our idea for a simulated social anxiety app and build it instead.
Affordable 360 cameras are finally flooding the market, paving the way for more immersive storytelling. We profile five — and one bonus $60 camera. Which one would you buy?
The space race was first spurred by Cold War hostilities and the jostling for bragging rights. Today, innovation in space…
Talk to Robert Stromberg and Guy Primus, two of the co-founders of the Virtual Reality Company, and you get a vision…
Launching a new app or software product? These for software testing startups offer tools and services that that can help you ship a better and more user-friendly UX with fewer bugs.
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
The world’s first mind-controlled drone races were just held by sixteen computer science students at the University of Florida. In an event that involved flying cameras, virtual reality headsets, and remote controls, it really was like something out of Star Wars.
Magic Leap has leapt back on the scene with a video suggesting a fully functional release this year of their augmented reality technology. We’re still not entirely sure what it does, but SnapMunk is here to offer some educated guesses.
Here’s everything you need to know about what happened and what was announced by Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook F8 Conference 2016. There’s some exciting new tech here from virtual reality to artificial intelligence to new internet connectivity hardware.
The digital landscape is constantly evolving and it’s invaluable to know trends before they happen. Being on the cutting edge…
Sure virtual reality could be the future of video games and porn, but it should be the future of human connection and a supportive global engagement. Several organizations are exploring ways to use VR for social impact, encouraging empathy, and changing the current reality.
This tech startup is revolutionizing sound with “Active Listening” earbuds that can add real-time effects and modifications to the audio around you, change its volume, cancel background noise, balance it, and even mimic other environments like a concert hall. Based on the interest received on Kickstarter and its 2016 SXSW Interactive award, they may be on to something.
As the expression goes, virtual reality, or VR, has been around the block a couple of times in the last…
What is Magic Leap? Magic Leap is about to become one of the highest-valued startups the world has ever seen.
If you’re a lover of all things technology, you know to keep the festive spirit going past New Year’s Eve…
What company is simultaneously working on augmented reality technology, an advanced virtual assistant, an initiative to bring internet to the…
For most of its two years as a startup, BioDigital played its cards close to its chest. Though it worked…
Virtual reality has a promising future today as it did 20 years ago. Like a boy band reject who overstays…
A look at five technologies and their possible ramifications in the near-future. The technology discussed includes virtual reality like the Oculus Rift, Android Robots like ASIMO, 3D Printing, Self-Driving Cars like those developed by Google, and Killer AI.
Crowdfunding has such huge potential, but what is crowdfunding? It is a way for businesses and organizations to raise money…
Google Cardboard is an affordable option for people who’d like to experience VR in a way that doesn’t hit your…
From virtual reality movie cameras to augmented reality surgical procedures, the innovation happening with the VR space is nothing short of breathtaking. Entrepreneurs are innovating in a myriad of ways, incorporating everything from Google’s Cardboard to Oculus Rift headsets in their creations. With investors like Google Ventures..
Google wants you to experience 3D virtual reality so much, they found a way for you to do it with…