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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Technology

    The mission: Make smart glasses fun.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Legal Danger: What We Don’t Know About Virtual Reality Today Might Hurt Companies TomorrowLegal Danger: What We Don’t Know About Virtual Reality Today Might Hurt Companies Tomorrow
    Technology

    Expecting consumers to take personal responsibility? Yeah, good luck with that.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Okay, Hollywood: Can You Not Screw Up Another Video Game Movie? (Video)Okay, Hollywood: Can You Not Screw Up Another Video Game Movie? (Video)
    Technology

    Gamers are worried the trailer misses the point. Maybe we shouldn’t listen to them.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Want to Feel Like an Astronaut? SpaceVR Says It Can Help.Want to Feel Like an Astronaut? SpaceVR Says It Can Help.
    Technology

    What’s your favorite thing about space? Mine is space.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
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    Technology

    In a VR headset, the company says, its 3-D videos feel like a private performance.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Editing Makes Good Videos Great. Can Computers Do It Better Than Humans?Editing Makes Good Videos Great. Can Computers Do It Better Than Humans?
    Technology

    Graava wants to edit video the way our brains remember things: Selectively and automatically.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Matterport’s Next Trick: Annotating the Real World in VRMatterport’s Next Trick: Annotating the Real World in VR
    Technology

    Matterport says home buyers will be more informed with the combination of a VR headset and “pop-up information.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Google Glass Advisers: No, Really, Consumers Will Want Smart GlassesGoogle Glass Advisers: No, Really, Consumers Will Want Smart Glasses
    Technology

    “We were only going to sell thousands of them. That was the point.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    VR Enthusiasts at Burning Man Are Making Their Own CampVR Enthusiasts at Burning Man Are Making Their Own Camp
    Technology

    “Not everything can be built on the playa.” Some art, organizers say, has to be forged in virtual reality.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    In the Shadow of Second Life, Virtual Reality Startups Say This Time It’ll Work. Really.In the Shadow of Second Life, Virtual Reality Startups Say This Time It’ll Work. Really.
    Technology

    Several companies are building virtual worlds that live inside of VR. The dream: Disrupting everything about the real world.

    By Eric Johnson

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