Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality

The most amazing advance in Apple’s Visionary Pro is image clarity.  Immersed within the customized headset, near the end of the 30-minute demonstration, a giant shark is speeding straight towards your head. You’re tempted to wince or get out of the way.  Similarly, in the stunning video of the young woman tight rope walking across a chasm with roaring water far below, you feel you’re walking with … Continue reading Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality

South Carolina’s Booming Economy

CHARLESTON, SC: Exiting the interstate 30 miles northwest of Charleston you cross a pine forest before reaching the sprawling Volvo manufacturing plant.  The Swedish car company owned by China’s Geely chose to put it first North American here in Ridgeville, a mere speck on the map in rural South Carolina.  In 2015 Volvo invested half a billion dollars to build the plant and then doubled its … Continue reading South Carolina’s Booming Economy

Crunch Time in Detroit

With the UAW strike in its fifth week, there’s mounting worry in Detroit about the future of the US-based auto industry, which already is at a big cost disadvantage in making electric vehicles.  Ford executive chairman Bill Ford says there is an urgent need for a settlement, that the future of the US-based auto industry is at stake.  Speaking (October 16) at Ford’s Rouge plant … Continue reading Crunch Time in Detroit