Facebook’s new tech at F8 2017
Apr 19, 2017
Summary
This post details advancements in wireless data transfer records (36 Gbps over 13 km with millimeter-wave, 80 Gbps with optical cross-link) and the development of the Tether-tenna, a helicopter-based connectivity solution for disaster relief. It also introduces the x24 and x6 Surround 360 cameras for 6DoF VR experiences and the 360 Capture SDK for capturing and sharing VR content. Enhancements to 360 video encoding and playback include a gravitational view-prediction model and content-dependent streaming. Finally, it announces the open-sourcing of Caffe2, a lightweight deep learning framework.
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