Although VR has been around for decades, the technology has only been explored seriously in the past few years. Most of this work has focused on experiential design, such as gaming and immersive retail environments. Relatively little has been done to explore the potential of using VR as a creative tool. Now that attitudes toward VR have started to mature and the technology is ever more accessible, we think there is no better time to start harnessing VR as the design tool of the future.

Have you met Dubai Police's new Robocop?

Dubai Police are deploying a robot policeman, and the life-sized patrolman is straight out of the uncanny valley. Robocop "can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence" and "will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government program aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines."

Artists are exploring a new frontier using Google's Tilt Brush to draw in 3D space.

Verizon and South Korean carrier KT on Monday carried out what they called the world's first live hologram international call over their 5G trial networks, The Korea Herald reports. The new feature requires fast data speeds and low latencies to pull off, KT said, so it's really only possible on 5G networks -- which promise to be 10 to 100 times faster than the speediest existing networks.

Monday's demonstration took place at KT's headquarters, where an employee of that company talked to a Verizon employee who appeared as a hologram image on a monitor. So it wasn't a Leia-style projection out of a machine and into thin air -- rather, it was apparently limited to a 3D image contained within a computer screen.

Sony Built A Craft Set For The Coding Generation

Toio is a new game console by Sony, but it’s not for your typical video games like the PlayStation 4. Instead, the cartridges are AI programs. The controllers are motion control rings. And the thing you play is really a pair of tiny robotic cubes on wheels–which you can dress up in papercraft, or even snap on Lego.

It’s essentially a coding game–or maybe, a post-coding, crafting game–that never uses the phrase “learn to code.” Instead, the purpose is “Moving hands. Thinking crazy. Coincidental discovery,” the project page says. “To the children making the future, an original experience of ingenuity.”

If you're the kind of person perpetually on a mission to improve yourself, a good book can provide stellar inspiration and guidance. Here are top picks from nearly two dozen high-achieving executives.

The Internet of Things - Evolution or Revolution?

Are design principles still serving their purpose? Are they useful? It all depends on what your principles and purpose are. If your organization wants to spread awareness of design best practices, then generic principles may make sense for the time being. But as the industry evolves and concepts such as simplicity, consistency and accessibility become unquestionably valuable, design principles will be more about users, and less about design.

Everyone knows: there is no second chance to make the first impression. In the sphere of digital products, this eternal truth works in terms of high competition and incredible diversity. No doubt, some zones of the webpage or mobile screen are particularly important and effective in this aspect. Today we are going to discuss one of them in deeper focus: the header of the website.

The AI revolution is coming at a fast pace, and it is as good a time as any to start preparing our educational and economic infrastructure for a future in which humans will become less and less involved in performing certain types of tasks.

Meet the Robot That Can Valet Park Your Car

You can now drop your vehicle right at the parking garage entrance and Stan will pick it up from there. The robot can stack up to five cars in a single line, which increases parking lot capacities by up to 50%.