Hasta La Gadget!

It’s not surprising to see Instagram being updated frequently with new features and it appears that a minor yet useful feature may be rolled out soon for all Instagram users. The photo-sharing network has started testing inline comments in the feed. The inline comment box will be visible while scrolling the feed, this will enable users to quickly write and post comments without having to leave their feed.

Initial reports suggested that Instagram was possibly relying on an algorithm to decide on which post this inline comment box will pop up. While that would have been cool in its own way, that’s not how Instagram is going about it.

The inline comments box will pop up after a user looks at a post for more than a few seconds. So if you care enough about a post to stop scrolling your feed and look at it closely, Instagram is going to display the inline comment box so that you can fire off a comment quickly and get back to scrolling your feed.

The box will remain on these posts even when you scroll down and then scroll up again. However, it reportedly disappears when the app is closed and reopened.

Instagram is reportedly testing this feature right now on a small scale so it’s unclear when it’s going to go live for all users. When it does, it’s surely going to make life easier for a lot of them.

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When you hear the term “augmented reality” most people think about Pokémon Go, but the truth is that augmented reality can be much cooler than catching Pikachu, and it has a lot more uses. It also doesn’t have to be limited to your phone screen. Having raised nearly $2 billion in funding, the secretive company Magic Leap has been working on an augmented reality device for years, and today we finally get to see the fruits of their efforts.

The company unveiled the “creator edition” of the Magic Leap One, its first augmented reality system. This system consists of a pair of AR goggles paired with a small external computer called a Lightpack and a handheld controller. Those goggles look pretty cool. Definitely more stylish and steampunk than your typical boxxy VR goggles. The Magic Leap One will support multiple input modes like voice, gesture, eye tracking, and head pose. It can also map objects onto the environment. So any virtual object that you place somewhere stays there when you return later. It also has a sophisticated audio system which can simulate the precise location of virtual objects in the environment.

Word is that the small form factor of those goggles does not compromise performance at all, as many had feared. The processing power of the device is said to be comparable to a MacBook Pro or an Alienware gaming PC with a dedicated graphics card. The goggles connect to a separate computer for things like world detection and machine learning. It also has four built-in microphones and six external cameras.

The goggles will come in two different sizes with customers having the option to choose things like custom nose, forehead, and temple pads. We even hear that the company is working on having prescription lenses built into the goggles for those who need them. The Lightpack can clip on a belt or shoulder pad.

It’s hard to not be impressed by what they have accomplished here if these claims are true. The device will ship next year at an unknown date, for an unknown price.

[via Ubergizmo]

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