Some months ago, Canon announced the “RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens” for EOS Cameras, a lens system to easily
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Axiom Mission 1 Undock Postponed to Sunday, Space Station Reboosts
At the conclusion of a weather briefing ahead of today’s planned undocking, NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX teams elected to wave off today’s undocking attempt due to a diurnal low wind trough which has been causing marginally high winds at the splashdown sites. The Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crew is now targeting to undock from …
NASA and SpaceX Adjust Agency’s Crew-4 Launch Date
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, for launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams decided to wave off a potential launch opportunity on April 26 until further into the …
Ax-1 Departure and Spacewalk Preps Wrap Up Work Week
The Expedition 67 crew is gearing up for the departure of the first private astronaut mission and another spacewalk at the International Space Station. There was still time onboard the orbiting lab on Friday for biomedical science to understand how the human body adapts to microgravity. NASA’s station Commander Tom Marshburn spent some time on …
Unilever, SmartMedia Labs Launch DogeDay NFT Campaign
Unilever, a British consumer products giant for hygiene and grooming, is set to launch its first-ever AXE deodorant product for exclusive purchase with Dogeoin, the company announced this week. The product was unveiled on DogeDay 2022, or 20 April, and the crypto-scent is expected to drop on 27 April, the firm said, adding it would […]
NFTs: XR Today Expert Round Table
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are quickly rising as a major vertical of the Metaverse, and as content creators engage in the rapidly-developing market of real-time 3D content, Web3 enthusiasts will access greater opportunities for self-expression, tracking, gaming, art, music, and content monetisation. NFTs build upon blockchain technologies and are sustained by their novel utility: ownership. Users […]
Limitless Invests $60m in Metaverse-as-a-Service Platform
On Thursday, Limitless, the parent company behind the third-largest Metaverse application Next Earth, announced the launch of a new Metaverse as a Service (MaaS) platform for global companies. Additionally, the firm is debuting digital real-estate sales on Next Earth, a digital twin of the entire Earth. The sales total 5 million plots of digital land […]
Who’s Making the Biggest Virtual Land Grabs in the Metaverse?
As the Metaverse grows in popularity, an increasing number of governments, corporations, and celebrities are making moves to acquire virtual land, which some see as a way to advance in the rapidly growing digital frontier, while others simply want to protect their investment interests. Whatever the reason, it’s clear that these entities are taking virtual […]
Barack Obama Outlines Key Challenges with Social Media Amplification, and How to Address ‘Design Flaws’ to Save Democracy
Former US President Barack Obama has outlined his plan for addressing concerns with social media misinformation.
Snapchat Adds 13 Million More Users in Q1, Sees Steady Increase in Revenue
Snapchat has released its latest performance update, showing steady increases in users and revenue.