The former chief technology officer at 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Hanno Basse, has joined Live Planet as the president of its Decentralized Media Solutions division, according to a press release on June 11. According to the report, Basse is expected to work on the division’s blockchain-based video infrastructure platform, the VideoCoin Network, as well as its virtual reality (VR) streaming and publishing services. Basse has contributed to a number of tech innovations that are now standard in modern media, such as HD, 3D, 4K-UHD Blu-ray Disc format, High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology for consumers and on-demand services, per the …

On Sept. 4, the Credits platform, which specializes in providing a range of services for launching DApps, announced in a Medium post that it joined Lenovo’s New Vision Technology project. Together, the companies will work on developing an Internet of Things (IoT) and AR/VR hybrid software. The software is planned to be implemented in a variety of industries, such as fintech and logistics, reads the announcement. Lenovo New Vision Technology As the official press release says, Credits “will utilize their blockchain expertise to help facilitate building software” for Lenovo’s New Vision Technology project. The Lenovo project is focused in the …

An established company that is listed on the stock exchange in Frankfurt is creating a decentralized, social virtual reality world which gives users the chance to rub shoulders with some of the world’s biggest celebrities. Staramba has already created what it claims is the world’s largest database of 3D avatars, which features 7,000 stars. They specialize in creating lifelike avatars for Hollywood studios as well as companies like Konami, the brand behind the ProEvolutionSoccer video game – with its scan of David Beckham featuring prominently in the title’s 2019 edition. Its upcoming venture, Staramba.spaces, allows users to immerse themselves in …