Augmented reality (AR) training software developers Red 6 announced a major strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Advanced Electronics on Thursday to supply Saudi pilots with enhanced extended reality (XR) training technology. The partnership between Red 6 and Advanced Electronics, owned by the Saudi government’s Arabian Military Industries group, will prepare pilots for operating advanced BAE […]
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XRA Joins ATARC-GITEC Event for VR Industry Training
The XR Association (XRA) joined an Emerging Technology Conference backed by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) to discuss emerging technologies and their role in the public sector, the organisation reported on Monday. The Government Information Technology Executive Council (GITEC) hosted the conference, which took place in Annapolis, Maryland, and gathered IT leaders at […]
10 Content Marketing Statistics Every Marketer Should Know In 2022 [Infographic]
Why content? Check out these insights into key content marketing usage and response trends.
TikTok Expands Test of New ‘Friends’ Tab, Replacing ‘Discover’
The new tab will showcase content from your connections, which could help to make TikTok a more important interaction tool.
LinkedIn Updates Feed Algorithm to Downrank Engagement-Baiting Posts and Polls
Change is coming to your LinkedIn feed – because people have had enough of the many, many polls.
Twitter Announces New, Exclusive Video Content Partnerships at NewFronts 2022
The deals will provide new opportunities for Twitter’s ad partners to reach engaged audiences in the app.
Requisition VR Delayed As Ukrainian & Russian Staff Relocate
Requisition VR has been delayed as developer Arcadia VR seeks to relocate staff from Russia and Ukraine.
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Zuckerberg Meets With Luxottica Chairman To Plan ‘New Smart Glasses’
Mark Zuckerberg met with the Italian billionaire behind Ray-Ban & Oakley to plan “new smart glasses” and demo Meta’s neural wristband.
Fitness App Liteboxer Adds Free Subscription Tier On Meta Quest
Liteboxer has added a free tier to its subscription model, giving users unlimited access to a selection of workouts without committing to the premium paid tier.
Meta Shows Off Wrist-worn XR Controller Prototype to Ray-Ban Parent EssilorLuxottica
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off a prototype of the company’s wrist-worn XR controller this week to EssilorLuxottica, the Italian parent company behind the Ray-Ban Stories camera glasses and a host of other conventional luxury eyewear brands. Although outwardly it appears to be similar to what the company revealed last year, it’s a definitely vote […]
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NVIDIA Researchers Demonstrate Ultra-thin Holographic VR Glasses That Could Reach 120° Field-of-view
A team of researchers from NVIDIA Research and Stanford published a new paper demonstrating a pair of thin holographic VR glasses. The displays can show true holographic content, solving for the vergence-accommodation issue. Though the research prototypes demonstrating the principles were much smaller in field-of-view, the researchers claim it would be straightforward to achieve a […]
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Niantic to Launch City-scale Visual Positioning System for AR Devices Later This Month
Niantic says it plans to launch its Lightship Visual Positioning System at its developer summit later this month. The system aims to form an underlying 3D map of the world so that all devices can share the same frame of reference even on massive scales. Many AR devices today are capable of localizing themselves within […]
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Station Crew Gets Back to Work After Crew-3 Mission Ends
The Expedition 67 crew was back to normal on Friday following the departure of four commercial crew astronauts early Thursday morning. The seven International Space Station astronauts and cosmonauts will live and work in space together until late summer. The SpaceX Crew-3 mission ended at 12:43 a.m. EDT on Friday when the Dragon Endurance crew …
Crew-3 Astronauts Splashdown Ending Six-Month Mission
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer splashed down safely in the SpaceX Dragon Endurance in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 12:43 a.m. EDT after 177 days in space. Teams on the Shannon recovery ship, including two …
Dragon Endurance Fires Engines to Return Crew-3 to Earth
The Dragon Endurance spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer on their return to Earth after a nearly six-month science mission has completed its deorbit burn as expected ahead of splashdown at about 12:43 p.m. EDT in the Gulf of Mexico off …
NASA TV is Live as Crew-3 Gets Ready for Earth Return
Watch the agency’s live coverage as NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft are nearing the final stages of return before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico at 12:43 a.m. EDT. Weather conditions remain within the …
Amazon AR View Enhances User Experiences
Last month, the world’s most popular eCommerce platform, Amazon, debuted an augmented reality (AR) powered feature for smartphones that enables shoppers to overlay virtual products in their real-world environment. Amazon AR View allows shoppers to place digital products in their homes, enabling an individual to assess if details like size or colour work in a […]
Epic Games Makes Digital Twins Efficient
Epic Games, the software development company behind Unreal Engine, announced its RealityScan solution on Monday, a smartphone application that transforms 2D photographs into 3D digital twins. Epic Games unveiled the application through its Capturing Reality subdivision, a firm it acquired in March last year that became its branch in Slovakia. In a statement, Capturing Reality […]
Daewoo, Ubitus open Prugio Real Estate Metagallery
Ubitus, a Tokyo, Japan-based company specialising in cloud gaming solutions, has struck a deal with Korea Telecom Corp (KT Corp) and national behemoth Daewoo to open the latter’s Prugio Metagallery. The new metaverse platform will provide real-time virtual tours of properties from the South Korean giant, allowing potential buyers to walk through virtual properties without […]
Portsmouth University Opens XR Centre
A cutting-edge centre for developing extended reality (XR) content has opened its doors at the University of Portsmouth on Wednesday. The Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR) aims to build next-generation immersive experiences as the first facility in the United Kingdom to provide an entire suite of tools to back virtual, augmented, and […]
Video Content Strategy: From YouTube to Short-Form Social
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Pinterest Launches New ‘TV Studio’ App as it Looks to Expand on its Live Commerce Offerings
The new app is designed to help live-streamers improve the quality of their broadcasts.
Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Analytics to All Hosts and Co-Hosts
This could be a big help in mapping out your Spaces strategy.
Meta Updates Reels Monetization Options to Better Incentivize Creators
With the competition for creative talent heating up, all the major platforms are looking to improve their short-form video monetization offerings.
TikTok Takes First Steps Towards Improved Creator Monetization with ‘Pulse’ Program
The new program will establish the first revenue share process for TikTok creators.