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Niantic Raises $300M Investment at $9 Billion Valuation to build “real-world metaverse”

4 years ago
InternetNews
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO, today announced it has raised a $300 million Series D investment which values the company at $9 billion. Beyond its geo-location games, the company has been building out a world-scale framework which it believes will be critical for a future full of rich augmented reality. Niantic is best known for […]

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Nine Tips & Tricks for New Quest 2 Owners

4 years ago
InternetNews
Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best headsets for first-time VR users, and it’s bringing plenty of new users into VR for the first time. Here’s nine tips worth knowing right out of the gate to improve your experience. Updated – November 22nd, 2021 1. Turn on Passthrough Background & Passthrough Shortcut ‘Passthrough’ is […]

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Spacewalk Preps During Human Research, Robotics, and Physics Today

4 years ago
InternetNews
Two astronauts are checking out their gear today ahead of a spacewalk planned for the end of the month. The duo along with the rest of the Expedition 66 crew also had time set aside for human research, robotics, and physics aboard the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineers Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron are …
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Big XR News from Apple, Outlier Ventures, ArborXR, AIXR, Huawei, and STYLY

4 years ago
InternetNews
The Metaverse continues to fuel the latest developments in the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industry, namely as music icons advocate decentralised virtual platforms, a Chinese tech giant unveils its flagship VR headset, and Apple earns another patent for its ecosystem of XR solutions. The VR Awards also saw a spectacular evening of accolades […]
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Nike, Roblox Debut ‘NIKELAND’ Metaverse

4 years ago
InternetNews
This Thursday, global sports clothing brand Nike announced a partnership with the massively popular multiplayer online (MMO) gaming platform Roblox to host ‘NIKELAND,’ a selection of product showrooms and play-areas. The Beaverton-based brand is using the popular gaming platform to host its own Metaverse experience and has invited Roblox players to join NIKELAND for free. […]
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VictoryXR Review: K-12 Education Comes to Life in VR

4 years ago
InternetNews
VictoryXR is a Davenport, Iowa-based company specialising in VR educational products. The company works with institutions such as Carolina Biological and Oxford University, helping to develop AR/VR educational content and streamline delivery channels. In 2020, the company really came into its own, as demand for remote learning surged around the world. Companies like VictoryXR could […]
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What is Meta Doing with Haptics? Quite a Lot, Actually

4 years ago
InternetNews
VR headsets like Oculus have always come with hand controllers, but these are grossly limited. Traditional hand controllers work like virtual remote controls – you can press buttons to navigate, but they cannot understand your intent or provide you with feedback. In other words, tracked hand controllers provided with VR headsets are a long way […]
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Twitter Will Now Let Birdwatch Contributors Use Aliases in Their Reports

4 years ago
InternetNews

The Birdwatch program enables contributors to add notes to questionable tweets.

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Top 7 Social Media Strategies CMOs Must Adopt in 2022 [Infographic]

4 years ago
InternetNews

Social media became even more crucial to marketers amid the pandemic, and this infographic outlines some of the key strategies to help boost your social media efforts.

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TikTok Brings its Connected TV App to More Users in the US

4 years ago
InternetNews

TikTok’s looking to lean into the rising trend of watching web-based content on bigger TV screens.