A Peek Into the Near Future of Healthcare
Last month, attendees at The Near Future in Washington, D.C. were treated to talks from world-renowned technology, innovation, and business experts who presented on how technologies of the future will one day change how we live, learn, work, and play. They brought on stage the latest in virtual reality, augmented reality, holograms and artificial intelligence and shared how these technologies are already transforming the world around us. Speaking at the event was Dr. Wyatt Decker, Vice President of the renowned Mayo Clinic and Emergency Physician, who highlighted how next-generation
Most Americans Satisfied with Home Internet & TV Service
Connectivity has become ubiquitous with our daily lives, making the consumer experience even more important than ever. Given how often we connect, problems that might have been small ten years ago can impact how we work or entertain ourselves. So we’re happy to report that, according to a new poll out from Morning Consult, a vast majority of Americans are satisfied with their at-home internet service and the value of their TV packages. More specifically, 74 percent of those surveyed said they are satisfied with the quality of their home internet connection, and 73 percent are satisfied with
How Holograms And Bots Will Change The Way We Learn
What if you could learn physics directly from Albert Einstein himself, albeit via hologram, or get fast, personalized and cost-effective tutoring from a bot who will answer your questions instantly from an app on your phone? Better yet, what if we told you that these scenarios are already in their experimental stages, and preparing to forever impact education? At The Near Future event held in Washington, D.C., recently, conference participants were introduced to technology creations that are about to transform the way we and future generations learn in a really big way. David Traum, director
The Near Future is Just Getting Started
Last week, policymakers and technology innovators gathered at The Near Future event in Washington, D.C., where attendees tried out and caught a glimpse of the exciting virtual reality, augmented reality, and technology experiences to come or that are currently in their infancy. The conference may be over, but the Near Future is just getting started, waiting to meet us around the corner and to lead us into a future with endless possibilities. Every day, new technology and media experiences are launched that, as The Near Future conference emphasized, will forever change the way we LIVE, LEARN
The Near Future Conference Shows How Far 3D Has Come
During The Near Future conference in Washington, D.C., last week, attendees got an up, close, and personal sneak peek of some of the unique virtual reality and mixed reality experiences that are either in their infancy or coming to a broader market later this year. As exhibitors helped attendees try out the interactive encounters for themselves, it was evident how far 3D demonstrations have come in recent years to offer users a smoother and more immersive experience. The line at the Birdly exhibit never seemed to die down, as many wanted to try out the bird flight simulator that takes people
The Near Future is Already Here
It was a busy and exciting day at Union Market’s Dock 5 yesterday in Washington, D.C. It was the long-awaited Near FutureEvent, where NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell explained it best when he said, “We don’t want to look so far ahead that we’re engaged in science fiction. We want to look to the near future.” In many cases, the near future is already here in its early experimental stages, thanks to ISP providers who provide the networks that almost every technology innovation to come will depend on. As CableLabs CEO and co-host of the event Phil McKinney relayed with Powell, a high-speed
The Near Future is Almost Here
Holograms, virtual reality, artificial intelligence; we’ve been talking a lot lately about what life looks like in the near future. And tomorrow, Thursday April 27th, we’re continuing that conversation with a unique half-day event called The Near Future. It’s an invitation-only event specially designed to challenge convention, spark inspiration, and reconsider how we think and talk about the future of technology. The Near Future will showcase cutting edge technology and feature informative talks from the innovators at the forefront of emerging platforms. That means we’ll have live
Eagle Communications Turns a Small Town into the Next Gigabit Community
There’s no doubt that gigabit internet is the connectivity of the future. Super speeds will forever change how we live, work, play and learn, and will be the foundation of the next step in the internet’s expansion. It may seem far away, but gigabit internet is already here, rolling out across various regions of the country. Internet service providers are ahead of the game, launching ultra-fast speeds in communities of all sizes, even in the most remote areas. And this summer, a small town in rural Kansas is about to join the ranks of gigabit communities. Eagle Communications, a rural provider
The State of Virtual Reality In 2017
In the latest installment of our State of the Industry series, we explore the rise of virtual reality and its predicted growth worldwide as a medium that will touch many aspects of our lives in the next several years, particularly in the media and entertainment landscape. Similar to the advancements we’ve seen in internet speeds, premium television, TV Everywhere and online gaming, VR has progressed immeasurably in the past decade. In addition to the gaming space, where VR makes it biggest impact, VR is making strides in television as audiences are introduced to new apps and hardware that make
After Decades of Dreaming, is it Finally Virtual Reality's Time?
NCTA announced last month that on April 27th, we were going to host a half-day event called The Near Future. In that announcement, we shared a few details on how The Near Future was going to revolve around up-and-coming technologies and how they will soon change the way we live, work, learn, and play. One piece of technology that will surely play a big part in our conversation is virtual reality and how the latest in immersive storytelling is already transforming entertainment and the way we connect. Virtual reality has long been a part of future technology lore. The very idea of fully