IGS 2023 Wraps up a Monumental Showcase

Last week, The VRAR Association hosted its annual Immerse Global Summit (IGS) event in Downtown Orlando, Florida. To mark this year’s event, local technology conferences Metacenter Global Week and Synapse Summit joined the party, hosting a joint showcase event highlighting how the local area is a serious player in developing emerging technology solutions for various […]

YouTube’s Testing Out New Comment Controls to Manage Video Interactions

YouTube will now let creators pause comments on their videos, while leaving previous comments active.

YouTube Shares Halloween Inspiration for Shorts Creators [Infographic]

YouTube has shared 31 ideas for Halloween-themed Shorts clips.

The 9 Essential Elements of the Perfect Infographic [Infographic]

Some key tips to help maximize your infographic efforts.

TikTok is Experimenting With 15-Minute Uploads

Long, long TikToks.

Asgard’s Wrath 2 Hands-On: Meta’s AAA Content Investment Shines On Quest 3

We’ve played some of Asgard’s Wrath 2 from Sanzaru Games on Quest 3!

First impressions:

Samba De Amigo: Virtual Party Review – Strong Rhythm With Multiplayer Missteps

Samba De Amigo gains much from its VR adaptation on Quest, but disappointing multiplayer options let it down. Our full review:

VRChat Is ‘Coming Soon’ To Pico 4

VRChat is “coming soon” to Pico 4.

Isaac Hayes III Built A Social Media App For The Future Of TV – Microcasting. Here’s His Plan

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Fanbase’s CEO says that his company has over 400,000 customers as they finalize a $5 Million crowd-funding campaign.

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Why ‘Monk Mode’ And Social Media Don’t Mix

Monk mode—inspired by the disciplined lifestyle of monks—refers to intense periods of uninterrupted … [+]Focus to maximize productivity. Hyperfocus involves concentrating on one task while ignoring all other distractions. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)….read more

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Social Media And ‘Monk Mode’ Don’t Mix

Monk mode—inspired by the disciplined lifestyle of monks—refers to intense periods of uninterrupted … [+]To maximize productivity, focus is essential. Hyperfocus involves removing distractions and hyperfocusing on one task. Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images…read more

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Instagram Will Now Enable You to Create Stickers from Entities in Your Photos

A handy new option to create custom stickers for your Reels and Stories.

New Report Suggests that X Usage is Declining Amid Various Changes at the App

New data from Apptopia suggests that Twitter’s name change to ‘X’ has not resonated with audiences.

Elon Musk Outlines Coming X Premium Subscription Packages, Including a Higher Priced Ad Free Option

But will they help to increase subscriber intake?

Squingle Receives New Mixed Reality Features Next Week On Quest App Lab

A new Squingle mixed reality update adds trippy fractals across your home, out next week on Quest.

Air Race X: A Tokyo Start-Up’s Bold But Flawed Vision For Mixed Reality Air Racing

Air Race X presents a bold but flawed vision for the future of VR/AR sports.

Read about how Psychic VR wants to revive competitive air racing in an immersive format here:

Quest 3’s Battery Makes Up Only Around 20% Its Visor Weight

Would Quest 3 would be much lighter if the battery was external?

Find out the surprising answer here.

Crew Continues Spacewalk Preps, Axiom Announces Ax-4 Launch Update

The Expedition 70 crew reached the end of the week focusing primarily on a pair of upcoming spacewalks. There was also time aboard the International Space Station for research and cargo operations as Axiom Space announced future private missions dates. NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli partnered together Friday afternoon organizing the tools they …

How to Develop a Robust Supplier Verification Approval Program

As businesses expand and globalize, they often rely on third-party suppliers to provide them with goods and services. However, this dependence on external vendors comes with the risk of supply chain disruptions, quality issues, and…read more

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Jon Acuff Made A Brilliant Point About Social Media In His Latest Book

The social media applications are represented in this illustration. … [+]Twitter, Google+ Gmail Facebook Instagram Snapchat Snapchat, Google+ and Gmail are all displayed on a screen of an Apple iPhone in Paris on 8th October…read more

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How to Use Social Media to Offer Home Improvement Services

How to Use Social Media to Offer Home Improvement Services

If you offer home improvement services, social media is a great place to find your ideal clients. That’s because people are constantly scouring social media for advice and recommendations. When someone has an issue in…read more

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How to Integrate 3D Technology and Social Media

How to Integrate 3D Technology and Social Media

Engagement is one of the single most important parts of any business. You can have the best goods and services around but that’s not enough to gather and maintain an active, growing, customer base. In…read more

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Ready Player Me Unveils ‘All-Star’ Premium Avatar Skins Catalogue

Ready Player Me, the world’s top platform for creating and using interoperable avatars, announced on Friday the release of its Premium Skins Catalogue. The initiative between Ready Player Me, Warner Music Group (WMG), and Universal Music Group’s merchandise wing, Bravado, has led to an unprecedented interoperable use case for creating wearable content. Additional franchises involved […]

Apple Vision Pro Developer Labs Open in Two More Cities

Apple has announced the expansion of its Apple Vision Pro developer labs to New York City and Sydney, giving more developers the opportunity to test their apps on the innovative device that combines augmented reality and virtual reality.  The Apple Vision Pro developer labs are a series of sessions where developers can work directly on […]

Big XR News from Google, Meta, IGS Orlando, HTC VIVE, and Warpin

With the Immerse Global Summit 2023 Orlando underway, the immersive sector has rallied for another round of discussions, panel talks, and other surprises. This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a […]