RealWear Launches Voice-Controlled Thermal Camera

Manufacturers of immersive industry 4.0 solutions RealWear launched a hands-free, voice-controlled thermal camera attachment for its Navigator 500 augmented reality (AR) headset. The new add-on allows Navigator 500 operators to capture high-resolution visible-spectrum, thermal, and colour images. This feature enables a RealWear worker to identify temperature anomalies in industrial equipment like pumps, pipes, wiring, and […]

Are Holograms the Future of the Enterprise?

Holograms could soon become the next wave of communications, connecting people with spatially-designed virtual objects to add depth, realism, and emotional impact to face-to-face communications. Over the last few years, technology has advanced significantly by reconnecting how people communicate. Phone calls became video calls, namely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and allowed millions of people to […]

Musk Outlines New $8 Per Month Twitter Blue Package, Including Verification Ticks

Elon seems convinced that charging users a monthly fee is the best way forward for the app.

Will Twitter be a New World of Pain for Elon Musk? [Infographic]

Elon Musk could be confronted with a range of business conflicts in his new role as ‘Chief Twit’

10 Benefits of Seeking Leads vs Waiting for People to Come to You [Infographic]

By establishing a more direct lead generation process, you can maximize your marketing results.

Google Adds New Elements to Its ‘Ads Data Hub’ Insights Platform

Ads Data Hub matches aggregated ad response data with your first-party ad info.

Ghostbusters: Rise Of The Ghost Lord Launches For Quest 2 & Quest Pro In 2023

Sony marked Halloween by revealing the name for its upcoming Ghostbusters game.

The XR Week Peek (2022.11.01): Quest Pro gets released, Quest 3 slated for 2023, and more!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! Even if it is not part of the Italian tradition, probably Halloween is the right festivity for me, since I’m a ghost :). And in fact, for me, this one has been a pretty cool week: HTC Vive has selected me as one of the top 100 VR influencers (whatever this word means), […]

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Qualcomm Says Multiple Snapdragon XR2+ Devices Will be Announced by Year’s End

Semiconductor giant Qualcomm says its latest XR chipset, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1, will find its way into multiple virtual and mixed reality (MR) headsets by the end of 2022. We know of at least two headset that already feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon XR chipset: the recently launched Meta Quest Pro and Lenovo ThinkReality VRX, both of […]

Blood Work, Robotics Training, and Lab Upkeep Fill Station Crew’s Day

Tuesday’s main activities for the Expedition 68 crew included examining how the blood system is affected in weightlessness and working on a trio of different robotics activities. The four astronauts and three cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station also inspected a new toilet system and continued unpacking a new cargo craft. The human body must …

ARWall Debuts ARFX Pro Plugin for Virtual Production

Today, ARWall, a virtual production product and services merchant, updated its augmented reality effects (ARFX) Pro Unreal Engine Plugin to streamline workflows for end-users incorporating immersive backdrops for media productions. The update consolidates all integrated features from Unreal Engine, by Epic Games, under the ARWall infrastructure for increased ease of use. The update invites virtual […]

The Enterprise Metaverse with Lenovo’s Jason McGuigan

Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Demond Cureton hosts Jason McGuigan, Head of Commercial Virtual Reality for Lenovo. In this session, we discuss the following: The rise of the industrial metaverse Lenovo’s latest immersive solution, the ThinkReality VRX Upcoming plans for the company amid the Lenovo Tech World 2022 For more information and a recap of […]

A Complete Guide to Virtual Reality

Of all of the various forms of extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), is the most familiar. The technology allows people to create ‘virtual’ landscapes and environments that simulate the real world. Interest in VR is rapidly increasing with a forecasted 48.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2026. The COVID-19 pandemic […]

Musk Looks to Revamp Subscriptions, Considers Bringing Back Vine in First Twitter Moves

The Musk era at Twitter is now underway, with a range of projects being considered to re-form the app.

The Key To Increasing Your Social Media Management Rates (And Brand Loyalty)

Social media isn’t really about the posts – it’s about connections.

32 Predictions for Social Media Marketing in 2023

What’s coming next in the world of social media marketing? Here are our predictions for the next 12 months.

Leveraging Psychology in Marketing: The 7 Principles of Persuasion to Use [Infographic]

Improve the performance of your digital marketing efforts by incorporating these psychological cues.

Hands-On: Iron Guard VR Is Fun Tower Defense That Plays It Safe

Xlab Digital’s Iron Guard VR is now available on the official Quest store. Read on for our hands-on impressions of this tower defense game:

Paranormal Hunter Launches In Early Access Next Year On PC VR

Paranormal Hunter will arrive next year on PC VR in early access.

Crew Trains for Next Cargo Mission, Picks Tomatoes, and Fixes New Toilet

The Expedition 68 crew kicked off the work week preparing for a U.S. cargo mission delivering new science experiments and unpacking a recently arrived resupply ship. The International Space Station residents also picked a tomato crop today while working on a new toilet. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is targeting a launch to the space …

Meta bad, metaverse bad

After my usual Sunday tour of Twitter and Linkedin feed to gather news for my weekly newsletter, I feel the need of writing a rant about a trend I’m seeing online after the Meta Connect about Meta and its involvement in the “metaverse” field. Many journalists of important tech magazines (TechCrunch, Business Insider, etc…) are […]

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TikTok Publishes New Guide to ‘Shoppertainment’ and Connecting with Consumers in the App

The report looks at how shopping approaches are changing, and how brands can align with these shifts.

Desperate: Vladivostok Brings A New Bullet Hell Shooter To Quest And PC VR Next Week

Desperate: Vladivostok brings bullet hell arcade shooting to the Quest platform and PC VR on November 3.

More info here:

Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 6 Episode 8 Ft. Ashley Coffey

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host emerging technologies expert Ashley Coffey.

ConquestVR: How Enterprises can Leverage Spatial Audio

XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts the CEO of ConquestVR, Raghu Bathina. In this session, we discuss the following: What is Spatial Audio? What are the benefits of Spatial Audio over conventional sound systems, and how does it enhance an immersive environment? Introducing the product portfolio, why do headset owners need extra audio hardware? How can […]