Tag: category-/Hobbies & Leisure

Logitech launches Mevo Core 4K livestreaming camera

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Logitech unveiled the Mevo Core, the newest 4K camera in the Mevo family for livestreaming and creating pro-level multicam content. You can take the Mevo Multicam system to new heights with Mevo […]

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Dune: Part 2 tries to balance the book’s canon with creative license (spoilers)

When I watched the start of the Denis Villaneuve’s first Dune movie (2021) with my youngest kid, it was a special moment that took me back decades. I’ve been a superfan of the Dune universe ever since I read the books decades ago and the first film prompted me to re-read the first trilogy. And […]

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Alibaba’s new AI system ‘EMO’ creates realistic talking and singing videos from photos

Researchers at Alibaba‘s Institute for Intelligent Computing have developed a new artificial intelligence system called “EMO,” short for Emote Portrait Alive, that can animate a single portrait photo and generate videos of the person talking or singing in a remarkably lifelike fashion.  The system, described in a research paper published on arXiv, is able to […]

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Adobe takes Firefly GenAI creator tools to Apple Vision Pro

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Adobe announced its Adobe Firefly family of creative generative AI models will be available as an app on the Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro is launching today and the app […]

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Elysian makes strides with EV-powered aircraft capable of carrying 90 passengers

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Elysian announced an electric battery-powered aircraft capable of carrying 90 passengers today. Unveiled at the Scitech 2024 show, Elysian aims to revolutionize air travel with electrification. The company is collaborating with Delft […]

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Unistellar lets backyard astronomers see galaxies with AI-based Odyssey Smart Telescope

Unistellar is extending its pursuit of backyard astronomers with the launch of a new generation of its AI telescopes dubbed the Odyssey Smart Telescope. This new generation from Marseille, France and San Francisco-based Unistellar is being unveiled at CES 2024, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas. The promise is to bring the cosmos […]

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2Pi Optics unveils novel fisheye camera

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. 2Pi Optics has unveiled a new kind of fisheye camera based on what it calls metasurface optics. The company plans to show off the tech at CES 2024, the big tech trade […]

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Pika Labs’ text-to-video AI platform opens to all: Here’s how to use it

Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. As AI continues to penetrate the creative space, creating value as well as concerns among many, six-month-old Pika Labs has announced its text-to-video AI platform, Pika 1.0, is now available […]

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NatureEye launches immersive drone flights over world nature destinations

NatureEye is launching immersive drone flights to tourist destinations around the world, taking you to exotic places such as Elephant Sands in Botswana. The Menlo Park, California-based company wants to revolutionize the virtual travel industry with the launch of its immersive drone flights. You can fly the drones yourself on your own safari in Africa […]

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3D motion capture app Move AI raises $10M in seed funding

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More VentureBeat has written on multiple occasions about Move AI, the four-year-old, UK-based company that makes a smartphone app capable of generating 3D motion capture models from standard 2D video. Now, the company that threatens […]

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Jetson raises $15M from Will.i.am and others for personal electric flying vehicle

Jetson made a splash unveiling its drone-like electric flying vehicle before and now the company has raised a $15 million seed round to help launch the Jetson One in 2024. The vehicle is an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft that will cost $98,000 and won’t require a pilot’s license to fly, said Rikard […]

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