Tag: Emerging Tech

The robots are coming! And Nvidia is going to power them with a revamped Jetson and lower price

‘Tis the season to ponder what to get that someone in your life who has everything. If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping and have $249 to spend for a piece of technology about four inches wide, three-and-a-half inches high, and 1.3 inches thick, then Nvidia Corp. has the perfect gift. The tech giant introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit this week. Though that’s a big name for such a small product, don’t be fooled. The latest innovation from Nvidia packs a big wallop in its little package.

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The robots are coming! And Nvidia is going to power them with a revamped Jetson and lower price

Five takeaways from New York Climate Week and the Global Citizen Festival

At last week’s Climate Week and the Global Citizen Festival in New York, both committed to making the world a better and more livable place for future generations, technology was viewed by many as the driving force to shift to a cleaner, more sustainable future. One of the more interesting events was held at the Midtown Accenture Innovation Hub, where industry leaders shared insights on digital innovation.

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Five takeaways from New York Climate Week and the Global Citizen Festival

Unpacking the Climate Pledge at Seattle Kraken’s Climate Pledge Arena

Nearly every sports team plays in facilities carrying a corporate brand, such as Lumen Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, or T-Mobile Park, the Mariners’ home field. Not the Seattle Kraken. The most recent team to be added to the National Hockey League plays in The Climate Pledge Arena.

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Unpacking the Climate Pledge at Seattle Kraken’s Climate Pledge Arena

ZK Research’s five top sports technology picks from CES

Although I cover primarily corporate technology, sports technology has always interested me. At the recent CES consumer electronics show that I attended, I was looking for interesting tech that can change how people play and compete. Here are my top five picks with one bonus failure.

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ZK Research’s five top sports technology picks from CES

MLB looks for a hit with its Virtual Ballpark metaverse experiment

Major League Baseball kicked off a Virtual Ballpark experience for a Sept. 20 game between the Angels and Rays that uses startling 3D graphics to depict baseball games in real time.

Built in partnership with British metaverse company Improbable, it’s not without its early bugs, since the Virtual Ballpark UI was a little choppy. But like anything new, the experience should get better over time.

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MLB looks for a hit with its Virtual Ballpark metaverse experiment