Welcome back into the world of immersive technologies. I trust you had a good weekend? So, what 360 degree video from around the world do we have for you this morning… Well, never let it be said that you can’t request what goes into an edition of Life In 360°.
Last Monday we had a video about the panda, courtesy of National Geographic‘s Nat Geo Wild and I received a number of messages about how adorable the pandas were and there were a couple of expressions for more of the same. Well in the case of the latter, your wish is my command.
Or perhaps not my command exactly, but that of Discovery VR who took a Nokia OZO out to China to film a trailer promoting Disneynature’s documentary/film Born In China which came out earlier this year. This one’s more informative than the last once, at least in the sense of giving straight facts, but features pandas in a more natural habitat. There’s also a close up encounter at the end.
VRFocus will be back with Li360 on Wednesday when we’ll be getting away from adorable creatures and dropping some science on you. In the meantime, be sure check back through all the revealed throughout the weekend – it was certainly a busy one – and I’ll see you next time.
Unfortunately, for a company trying to find its place once again in the ever-changing world of technology and with the development of the VR market being “slower-than-expected”, Nokia has announced they are changing tack and will instead begin focusing on growing it’s brand and technology licencing and will be “optimizing” it’s investments in VR going forward. Concentrating more on digital healthcare, follow its purchase of Withings back in 2016.
Speaking on both companies work in the smartphone sector, President & CEO of Nokia commented that “Xiaomi is one of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers and we are delighted to have reached an agreement with them. In addition to welcoming such a prominent global technology company to our family of patent licensees, we look forward to working together on a wide range of strategic projects.”
“Normally, only up to 10-15 external observers can fit in an operating theatre in addition to the operating team. When using Nokia OZO Live streaming we could have limitless observers from around the world and they can all feel as if they were there.” Explained Professor Mika Niemelä, Chief of Department at HUH Neurosurgery before the event. Which took place as part of the 17th Helsinki Live Demonstration Course in Operative Microneurosurgery.
