Featured Gadgets – GCG Magazine

Featured Gadget: Oculus Rift

October 2, 2020August 22, 2020 by GCG Webmaster

Believe the hype: this is the real thing!
This revolutionary head mounted display is far better than anything what is currently on the market and has been endorsed by id Software’s John Carmack (now CTO at Oculus VR) and Valve’s Gabe Newell amongst others.

Why 2016 will mark the return of Virtual Reality
An improved consumer version of the Oculus Rift aimed at the general public is in development and will include 1080p resolution, enhanced head and positional tracking and possibly also wireless operation.

USB Type-C (new technology preview)

September 13, 2020August 22, 2020

Recently, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced a new USB Type-C specification, expected to be published by the middle of 2014.

The key features include smaller size and reversible plug orientation. The new Type-C connectors won’t appear for at least another 18 months, and won’t be mechanically backward compatible with current USB connectors.

inFORM – Dynamic Shape Display (concept preview)

September 13, 2020August 22, 2020

Clever guys at Tangible Media Group of the MIT Media Lab developed a ‘display’ that can render 3D content physically, so users can actually interact with digital information in a tangible way.

Not only that, inFORM can also interact with the physical world around it, for example moving objects placed on the display’s surface.

FABtotum – Personal Fabricator

September 16, 2020August 22, 2020

If this project really gets off the ground, it can cause a real revolution in personal 3D printing.

While we are seeing more and more affordable 3D printers coming on the market recently, this is the first one containing 3D Scanner, 3D Printer and a Milling Machine in one compact unit.