Apple Watch gets a motion-controlled cursor with ‘Assistive Touch’ – TechCrunch

Apple Watch gets a motion-controlled cursor with ‘Assistive Touch’ – TechCrunch

Precisely typing the tiny screen of the Apple Watch has certain fundamental difficulties, but for some people with disabilities it is really impossible. Apple fixed this with a new mode called Assistive Touch, which recognizes hand gestures to control a cursor and navigate that way. The feature was announced as part of A collection of…

Liquid Instruments raises $13.7M to bring its education-focused 8-in-1 engineering gadget to market – TechCrunch

Liquid Instruments raises $13.7M to bring its education-focused 8-in-1 engineering gadget to market – TechCrunch

Part of learning to be an engineer is understanding the tools you need to work with – voltmeters, spectrum analyzers, things like that. But why use two or eight where one will? The Moku: Go combines several frequently used tools in a compact package, saves space on your workbench or in the classroom and at…

Google is making a 3D, life-size video calling booth – TechCrunch

Google is making a 3D, life-size video calling booth – TechCrunch

Google is working on a video call booth that will use 3D images on a 3D display to create a lifelike picture of the people on either side. While it’s still experimental “Project Starline” Builds on years of research and acquisition, and could be the core of a more face-to-face video meeting in the near…

Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round – TechCrunch

Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round – TechCrunch

Orbital images are in demand, and if you believe that in a couple of years it will be enough to have daily images of all over the world, you need a lesson in ambition. Alba orbital is here to give him the intent to observe Earth every 15 minutes instead of hours or days –…

Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios – TechCrunch

Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios – TechCrunch

TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game companies and part of Tencent’s gigantic digital entertainment empire, announced Thursday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Xbox. The concise announcement I didn’t mention whether the link is for content development or Xbox console distribution in China, but said more details for the…

The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform – TechCrunch

The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform – TechCrunch

The tabletop gaming industry has exploded in recent years as millions discovered or rediscovered its joys, but it too is evolving – and The last board hopes to be the place for this development. The digital tabletop platform has gone from crowdfunding to $ 4 million launch round and is slated to ship by the…

Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets – TechCrunch

Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets – TechCrunch

Sweden Exeger, which has been developing flexible solar cell technology for over a decade (called Powerfoyle) that it advertises as being efficient enough to power appliances only with light, has raised another tranche of funding to expand its manufacturing capacity by opening a second factory in the country. The $ 38 million increase includes $…

Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an $80M B round – TechCrunch

Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an $80M B round – TechCrunch

AI is fundamental to many products and services these days, but the hunger for data and computing cycles is bottomless. Light matter plans to skip Moore’s law with its ultra-fast photonic chips that specialize in AI work, and with a new $ 80 million round, the company is ready to bring its light-powered computers to…