@CircuitStream Honoured to have my Augmented Reality project final "Dewi the Desktop Companion" featured and to be acknowledged by @CircuitStream as an XR Designer Alumni.
To hang out with Dewi❤️, tap the link on your phone or tablet.
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holy crap! apple just beat google to the punch -- 3d gaussian splatting is coming to apple maps.
these 3d scenes are made from oblique aerial imagery. but unlike blobby photogrammetry -- no more broccoli trees, no more melted powerlines -- ground level detail that actually holds up.
here's hoping google maps/earth follows suite soon -- they have a significantly larger corpus of sensor data to work with. time to splat the world!
I'm actually super impressed by what Apple showed off today. The biggest bummer is "coming later this year."
They seemed to have created the Siri everyone was hoping Siri always would be though.
Video prompt:
A heartwarming animated short film following a young girl as she walks through her neighborhood immersed in her favorite music. Warm golden-hour sunlight, soft cinematic lighting, vibrant suburban streets, gentle depth of field, whimsical floating musical notes that subtly visualize the music she hears. High-end stylized 3D animation with expressive character performance, polished family-film quality, rich color, soft shadows, and natural environmental detail.
The girl wears oversized headphones and green overalls. Her eyes close occasionally as she feels the rhythm. Musical notes drift around her like tiny glowing companions, appearing naturally as part of her imagination rather than as graphic overlays.
[0:00–0:02]
Close-up portrait. The girl smiles softly with eyes closed, gently nodding to the beat. Warm sunlight wraps around her silhouette. Floating musical notes shimmer around her headphones. Ambient neighborhood sounds blend beneath a cheerful, upbeat song.
[0:02–0:04]
Medium tracking shot. She begins walking down a tree-lined sidewalk. Camera moves smoothly backward in front of her. Leaves sway in a light breeze. Her steps naturally match the rhythm of the music.
[0:04–0:06]
Side tracking shot. She strolls past white picket fences, colorful flowers, and cozy homes. Musical notes drift through the air beside her. She lightly sways her shoulders and enjoys the music.
[0:06–0:08]
She pauses to greet a friendly neighborhood dog. The dog happily wags its tail. She laughs and briefly reaches down to pet it before continuing. Music remains continuous.
[0:08–0:10]
The girl waves to a smiling elderly neighbor working in a front yard garden. The interaction is quick and warm. Camera glides smoothly alongside them as sunlight filters through the trees.
[0:10–0:12]
Wide shot looking down the street. She walks confidently through the center of frame. The neighborhood feels safe, lively, and welcoming. Musical notes swirl gently around her, synchronized with the beat.
[0:12–0:14]
She becomes more playful, performing a small spin and a few dance-like steps while continuing down the sidewalk. Golden particles and musical notes catch the sunlight around her.
[0:14–0:15]
Close-up. She opens her eyes, looks ahead with a bright smile, and continues walking toward the future. Camera slowly pushes in as the floating notes rise upward and dissolve into the sunlight. Music resolves on a warm, uplifting note.
Style: Premium animated feature film aesthetic, expressive character animation, cinematic composition, smooth camera movement, warm golden-hour color grading, soft bokeh, subtle atmospheric effects, family-friendly tone, joyful and optimistic mood.
Audio: Upbeat feel-good music, light percussion, gentle melodic rhythm, distant birds, rustling leaves, subtle neighborhood ambience, no dialogue, no text, no title cards.
Launching today: Claude can now create branded designs at scale.
Add the Moda MCP to generate full campaigns with ads, social posts, flyers, decks, and more.
All in a fully editable canvas with layers you can control.
Claude plans it. Moda designs it 👇
AI helped me prepare for Google I/O
Google I/O happened this week, and I used LobeHub to help prepare for it: https://t.co/Ren3YtfWKw
What I found is that LobeHub feels less like another chatbot and more like an AI workspace.
I started with a simple prompt:
“Get me ready for Google I/O. What should I expect this week? AI glasses? New robotics models? New agentic features?”
https://t.co/L6JhPU40Zi
(I will do the same for Apple's WWDC coming up in June).
It came back fast with a useful breakdown of what to watch, then helped me narrow in on the announcements and sessions I wanted to pay attention to.
Then I used Tasks to organize the work: research themes, session ideas, follow-ups, and notes I wanted to come back to after the event.
That part is important.
Most AI tools are good at answering one prompt. The harder part is managing what comes after: research, drafts, comparisons, follow-ups, and things you need to return to later.
LobeHub’s Tasks feature gives that work a place to live.
Instead of losing useful ideas inside a long chat history, I can keep the next steps organized and return to them with context.
For Google I/O, that meant I could keep track of what I wanted to research, which announcements looked important, and what follow-ups I wanted after the event.
That’s why LobeHub is interesting to me.
It is fast, flexible, and makes AI work feel more organized without needing to run something nerdier myself.
For many people, Hermes or OpenClaw can do similar things, but LobeHub is much easier to get started with.
Worthy of trying:https://t.co/zObEtlHG57 !
#LobeHub #ChiefAgentOperator #CAO
We believe our Labs experiments are at their best when they’re helping you create whatever you can imagine. We had some fun and put them to the test ourselves. Take a look at our Labs-inspired creations:
🧵1/5 A brand book that we created with @PomellibyGoogle.
3d gaussian splats + photogrammetry can work together beautifully – you don’t have to choose.
I’m using a drone capture for the hero asset. Google maps aerial photogrammetry for the world around it.
Had the pleasure of testing this out over the past week.
Very, very good model. Quality aesthetics, fast generations along with Moodboards and Style transfer.
Excited to explore more with Krea 2 ↓