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Saturday 01 February 2020, 06:00
Cyrus Saihan explains how haptic technology is being used to help the audience actually feel weather conditions
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Thursday 05 September 2019, 07:50
Cyrus Saihan explains how the BBC is experimenting with augmented reality using smartglasses.
Friday 10 August 2018, 00:01
How the BBC is experimenting with a new speed reading technology to help s read content faster than they ever have before.
Wednesday 02 August 2017, 07:30
Exploring how your TV - using the unique sound of your voice - could give you a more intuitive and personal service in the future.
Monday 21 November 2016, 09:01
For our Future of Music conference, we invited along some interesting start-ups to demo the UK’s music industry's future products and services.
Friday 23 September 2016, 00:02
Although the famous Princess Leia hologram from Star Wars was set a “long, long time ago”, this type of audience experience might not be that far away. Holographic experiences offer audiences a level of detail and realism that a short while ago seemed impossible but that are now becoming a reality.
Thursday 18 June 2015, 00:01
For our latest project, we took a simple low cost brainwave reading headset and created a ‘Mind Control TV’ prototype. It allows s to open an experimental version of BBC iPlayer and select a TV programme to view, using nothing but their brainwaves.
Friday 20 June 2014, 09:03
If you have an Oculus Rift developer kit, you can the experience yourself on a MAC or on a PC. Try it out and let us know what you think.
Tuesday 05 March 2013, 09:30
As mentioned in my post yesterday, in Business Development at the BBC we partner with a range of companies in the digital and technology space to keep the BBC at the cutting edge of...
Monday 04 March 2013, 10:00
Hi I’m Cyrus Saihan, head of Business Development in the BBC’s Future Media division. In Business Development we work with third party digital and technology companies to make sure that we are using the latest technologies and platforms to help us make BBC products...
Monday 03 December 2012, 10:00
Hi my name is Cyrus Saihan and I work as Head of Business Development in the Future Media division of the BBC. In Business Development we work closely with a range of companies in the digital media and technology space to ensure that the BBC has a high quality presence on consumer devices (T...
