Neowin News Feed for: Sxsw

SXSW 2020 is the latest major conference to be canceled due to coronavirus

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 17:16:01 +0000

South by Southwest has been canceled by the city government of Austin over coronavirus concerns. The event's organizer says it's exploring options to reschedule SXSW and hold a web-only conference. Read more...

SEGA brings Team Sonic Racing to SXSW Gaming Expo 2019

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 07:18:01 +0000

This year at SXSW, the team over at SEGA America finally unveiled more information on the long-awaited Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff, Team Sonic Racing, including a new trailer for the upcoming title. Read more...

YouTube takes on conspiracy videos, offering fact-check links while watching

Jonathan Nolan — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:20:01 +0000

YouTube has announced plans at South by Southwest to tackle conspiracy theories on its site with fact-based information. It comes at a time when the site is battling divisive content. Read more...

SXSW music festival wraps up, leaving 10 GB of DRM-free songs on BitTorrent as parting gift

Paul Hill — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:26:01 +0000

With the SXSW music festival due to wrap up Sunday, a fan of the event has kindly compiled a torrent of all the publicly available music hosted on the SXSW website. The music totals over 10 GB. Read more...

Virtual Reality meets eye tracking with FOVE

Christopher White — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:52:01 +0000

One unique device we saw at SXSW was a VR headset that not only tracked your head movement, but also your eyes, knowing exactly what you were looking at. The Kickstarter is available now. Read more...

Need a new heart? Doctors will soon use 3D printers to make organs

Christopher White — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:52:01 +0000

The most interesting panel at SXSW talked about using 3D printing to create entirely new organs. While we're still 20 years away from being able to print large organs, smaller ones are being worked on Read more...

The Internet is for (Virtual Reality) porn...?

Christopher White — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:36:01 +0000

There's a lot of excitement about virtual reality, but could the first breakout application be VR porn? At SXSW, it's thought that porn will become a multi-billion dollar application within a year. Read more...

Oculus Rift apparently delayed past 2015 now

Christopher White — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 03:04:01 +0000

At a SXSW panel discussion about virtual reality, Palmer Luckey indicated that while things "haven't gone horribly wrong", he has backed down on actually releasing the headset later this year. Read more...

Sports begin using virtual reality for training, learning, entertainment

Christopher White — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 02:44:01 +0000

Mainstream virtual reality is just on the horizon, but until then, it's beginning to be used as a tool in sports to help athletes train as well as learn from their mistakes during matches. Read more...

The evolution of the web: From HTML to VR and AR

Christopher White — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:16:01 +0000

The web is quite a bit different today than it was 20 years ago. We look at some ideas on how it will expand and change in the next two decades and would love to hear your opinions on the topic. Read more...

Mophie releases the most portable mobile device charger at SXSW: St. Bernard dogs

Christopher White — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:22:01 +0000

If your mobile device needs a little more power at SXSW, Mophie has you covered. Simply tweet a picture of your dying battery and a St. Bernard dog will come to you for a recharge! Read more...

New mobile app Graphiti can add style to pictures, websites

Christopher White — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:42:01 +0000

A new app for the iPhone lets you perform street art directly on pictures and live websites, then share the results with friends, with no worry of getting arrested for vandalism. Read more...

On the ground in Austin for the SXSW Interactive conference

Christopher White — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:38:01 +0000

Austin is about to transform into a giant party filled with the latest start-up technology, and we're here to bring the highlights from the Interact portion of the conference. Read more...

Microsoft replaces PCs stolen from SXSW startup group with free Windows 8.1 gear

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:20:44 +0000

Microsoft stepped up to help a group, StartupBus Florida, by giving them free Windows 8 laptops and Surface 2 tablets after the group's laptops were stolen from their Austin, Texas rental during SXSW. Read more...

iOS 7.1 update coming in a few days with SXSW app for iTunes Festival

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:53:37 +0000

Sources close to Apple have revealed that the company is close to releasing the first major update to iOS 7 since launch dubbed iOS 7.1 and a SXSW companion app before the first US iTunes Festival. Read more...

Android design principles: Enchant Me, Simplify My Life, and Make Me Amazing

Christopher White — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:32:03 +0000

Are you curious about what Google's guiding principles are when designing Android? Two employees held a talk at the SXSW conference to review what the company does to improve your life. Read more...

MakerBot announces 3D scanner at SXSW

Christopher White — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:15:23 +0000

MakerBot has made a big splash at SXSW, displaying a prototype 3D desktop scanner that they expect to turn into a marketable product in the near future. Combine this with a 3D printer and have fun! Read more...

AMD shows cool PC case mods, including a rocket launcher, at SXSW

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:45:00 +0000

AMD is using the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas this week to showcase an exhibit of some very cool PC case mods, including one that's also a working rocket launcher. Read more...

4chan founder: Zuckerberg 'totally wrong' about anonymity

Michael Collado — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:03:19 +0000

During a keynote speech today at SXSW, 4chan founder Chris Poole (or "moot" as he's known online) addressed two things: for one, he spoke about his currently upcoming new venture, Canvas; and secondly, he called... Read more...

Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone 7 shown off at SXSW

Byron Hinson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:28:57 +0000

The Principal Program Manager for Microsoft’s Web platform on Windows Phone, Joe Marini said on his twitter feed today that he would be showing off Internet Explorer 9 on his Windows Phone 7 device at... Read more...