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 […]
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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.
More details here.
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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