Second Life Founder's New Virtual World Uses Body Tracking Hardware
Hardware that tracks your head, eyes and hands will make the follow up to Second Life very different to the pioneering virtual world.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
D-Wave’s Quantum Computer Goes to the Races, Wins
Tests suggest that a CIA-backed quantum computing technology can be very powerful for some kinds of problems.
Pentagon Points Finger at Chinese Army Over Computer Attacks
A Department of Defense report says that China's military is infiltrating, and could attack, U.S. government computer networks.
Facebook Will Make the Most Popular App for Google Glass
Facebook's CEO has signalled interest in Google's wearable computer, and the social network's app would likely be as popular as it is on other devices.
Life's Trajectory Seen Through Facebook Data
Data donated by Facebook users to Stephen Wolfram yields interesting patterns that may reveal how people change over time.
Google Joins PayPal-Backed Effort to Kill the Password
The search giant has signed up to a consortium that wants hardware to have a role in authenticating people.
Google Glass Testers “Spam” Google’s Social Network
The first flood of photos taken using Google's wearable computer are underwhelming.
Will Robots Create New Jobs When They Take Over Existing Ones?
A new class of smarter robots is being readied for the workplace.
What if Facebook Went Freemium?
A $20 annual subscription to see Facebook ad-free would preserve the company's profits
