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HTC社が新VRヘッドセット「Vive Flow」を発表!

HTC社が新VRヘッドセット「Vive Flow」を発表しました。

https://www.vive.com/us/product/vive-flow/overview/

スタンドアロン型VRヘッドセットとしてはFacebook社の「Oculus Quest 2」が性能やコストパフォーマンスの点で非常に優れており、市場のデファクト・スタンダードのようになっています。
Vive FlowをOculus Quest 2と比較した場合、残念ながら全体的にはOculus Quest 2のほうが優秀な点が多いです。
とはいえVive FlowにはOculus Quest 2にない利点もありますので、
今回はその点を紹介したいと思います。

重さ

VRヘッドセットは頭につけて使用するものなので、軽ければ軽いほど首への負担は少なく快適です。
Vive Flowの重さは189gです。Oculus Quest 2の503gと比べて圧倒的に軽量です。
ただVive Flowは外部バッテリーに接続して使用することが前提となっており、Oculus Quest 2のように本体にバッテリーは内蔵されていません。

度数調整

視力が悪い人限定ですが、Vive Flowには度数調整機能があり、眼鏡なしで使用できます。
Oculus Quest 2では眼鏡をかけてその上からヘッドセットを装着するので、
眼鏡の大きさによってはヘッドセットが窮屈になったり、取り外しが簡単におこなえないなどの不便な点がありました。視力が悪い人にとってはその辺りが解消されるのは大きな利点といえそうです。

装着方法

従来のVRヘッドセットは「かぶる」装着方法でしたが、Vive Flowは眼鏡の形状に近く、「かぶる」というより「かける」という表現がぴったりくるような装着方法になっています。
BeatSaberのような体を激しく動かすゲームではズレないか心配ですが、
気軽に装着するという点では優れていそうです。

木曜日担当:nishida



Clear Cache – Useful Chrome Extension

When we develope websites or mobile apps, one of the important facts we need to think is performance. For example, if the website is using too many images, we need to use cloud storage like S3. Sometimes we need to use cache for better performance.

But when we need to update our code and test again, we have to clear the browser cache to see the changes. Browser cache is cleared by the browser setting. I think it is a little busy for developers. So today I want to share useful chrome extension to clear browser cache.

Clear Cache is a useful chrome extension. Install the extension and select the small recycle icon in your browser to clear the browser cache. There are no confirmations and no extra dialogs to contend with. For easy usage, you can pin in your Chrome browser.

by tsuki



macOS Montereyがリリースされました

10月26日からmacOS Montereyの配信が開始されました。



FacetimeにWindowsから参加できるようになったり、
写真内のテキストを抽出したり、さらにそのテキストを翻訳できるようになったようです。

私が気になっているのは
Object Capture
というものでコレは複数枚の連続した画像から3Dオブジェクトをつくれるという機能のようです。

追加された機能のうちいくつかはApple Siliconを搭載したmacでのみ利用でき、
Intel CPUを搭載したMacでは利用できないようです。

macとiPadの間をシームレスに操作できるユニバーサルコントロール機能は、
リリース時には含まれず、秋ごろのアップデートで追加されるそうです。

水曜担当:Tanaka



Laravel Package to translate with a translation API

Today I would like to share about a laravel package that I wrote recently. That package is to translate languages easily using a translation API. I had to use a translation api in my project. Then I wanted to write short code for translation feature and reuse it for future. So I created this package locally.

Methods that can be used

After creating Translation Object, you can use the following methods.

$obj = new Translate();

Translation

$translated_text = $obj->translate('Hello World", 'EN', 'JA'); 

echo $translated_text;

Getting supported languages

$languages = $obj->languages();

foreach($languages as $lang){
    echo $lang['language']."-".$lang['name'].'<br>';
}

Getting supported sourcelanguages

$source_languages = $obj->languages('source');

foreach($source_languages as $lang){
    echo $lang['language']."-".$lang['name'].'<br>';
}

Getting supported targetlanguages

$target_languages = $obj->languages('target');

foreach($target_languages as $lang){
    echo $lang['language']."-".$lang['name'].'<br>';
}

You can monitor your usage of translation API

$usage= $obj->usage();

echo $usage['character_count'].' characters have been used. Maximum number of characters that can be translated in the current billing period are '.$usage['character_limit'];

You can setup a timeout in requesting api

$obj->setTimeout(10);

Hope you enjoyed that.

By Asahi



New M1 Pro & M1 Max

Apple launched the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops at its recent October event. The new laptop features a new redesign with smaller bezels, a new screen, new ports, new Apple silicone, and more.

Performance (Processor, RAM, graphics)

The M1 Pro and M1 Max are the newest Apple System on a Chip (SoC), following the M1 that was released last year. I am not mentioning all the detail specs here as you can easily see at apple official website. Both of 14 and 16inches are in beast mode as they improve at all aspects, also more expensive.

Screen Display

The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are the first Apple laptops to use a mini LED screen, which Apple calls the Liquid Retina XDR. The mini LED used in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is a backlight technology with more LEDs than currently implemented. This gives you better backlight control, better image contrast, and greater dynamic range. These laptop displays are also the first displays to support a 120Hz refresh rate using ProMotion technology, previously found only on Apple’s iPhone and iPad Pro.

16-inch MacBook Pro
Credit : Apple

Design & Color

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro features a new aluminum case design that makes your notebook smaller than its predecessor. The bezel (the border around the screen) has been significantly reduced so that the MacBook Pro logo appears at the bottom of the laptop instead of at the bottom of the screen. At the top of the screen, like the iPhone, there’s a notch for the FaceTime camera. Apple creates the notch as deep as the menu bar so it doesn’t break into your workspace. The MacBook Pro is available in two colors, silver and space gray.

Ports

I am so glad the real ports are back, no extra dongles. The MacBook Pro comes with three Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. Apple also includes an SDXC card slot, an HDMI 2.0 port, and a headphone jack that supports high-impedance headphones.

MacBook Pro 2021 ports
Credit : Apple

Power adapter & battery

The power adapter connects to the new MagSafe connector on your laptop. This is similar to the old MagSafe adapter for MacBooks pre-USB-C. However, the wattage of the adapter depends on the model you purchase. It can be said that the battery life has been dramatically improved. See more details on Apple’s official website.

No more touchbar

Apple introduced a touch bar in 2016 to replace function keys with a “brilliant Retina-quality multi-touch display,” but to say the least, it was a divisive feature. Apple seems to have been persuaded by users who don’t like the touchbar, as the touchbar has been added to the new M1 Pro MacBook Pro and replaced with function keys. These function keys are full size, not half height keys. Like previous MacBook Pro models, it has a Touch ID button in the upper right corner of the keyboard, but with a circular ring like the iMac keyboard. I personally like the solid function keys.

16-inch MacBook Pro
Credit : Apple

As a conclusion, the new macbook pros are really awesome, both in physical and performance. Apple listens the customers’ feedbacks and add back function keys, ports and other improvements as well. I expected the FaceID login as they are including big notch but not this time, may be next release I guess.

By Yuuma



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