Now, it’s easier than ever for people to get started on their own fitness journey: Starting today, any new purchase of Meta Quest 2 or…
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News from various tech sites, space, animals and more!
Meta Avatars Update: The Devil’s in the Details
Whether you’re in your Barbiecore era, channeling your inner mermaid, or taking a page out of goth icon Wednesday Addams’s playbook, Halloween is the perfect…
IMINT Demos Vidhance for Remote Assistance Solution at AES 2023
IMINT Image Intelligence, A Swedish firm creating video enhancement software solutions, announced on Tuesday it had launched its Vidhance for Remote Assistance solution. The Uppsala, Sweden-based company is offering the suite of tools on a subscription basis to enhance video content quality for remote assistance devices. Companies like RealWear, Rokid, and other immersive head-mounted display […]
Could XR be Key for Improving Patient Education?
XR leverages high-quality 3D visualisations to fuel all immersive applications and services. The technology is commonly used in enterprises to improve understanding and decrease knowledge gaps. In construction and repair, AR glasses can provide workers with instructional visualisations which provide hands-free instructions. Other use cases exist in healthcare, and the potential for training and telehealth […]
Igloo Vision Stirs XR World With London Open House Demo
In October, Igloo Vision, a major provider of immersive collaborative spaces, refurbished its demo centre in London to provide five novel immersive spaces for its Hoxton-based showroom. The revamped centre kicked off its operations with an open house hosting professionals, the media, partner firms, and clients from across the audiovisual industry. Attendees learned and experienced […]
Twitter Alternative ‘Pebble’, Formerly ‘T2’, is Shutting Down Due to Low Usage
Pebble was founded by former Twitter staff looking to build a more viable alternative.
Meta Outlines Brand and User Safety Approaches With Mini-Site
Meta’s new initiative outlines its core safety and responsibility principles, which feels like a counter to X’s recent shifts.
LinkedIn Looks to Help Candidates Stand Out With ‘Top Choice’ Job Application Option
The option lets you highlight your specific interest in a given role.
Instagram Tests a Dedicated Content Feed From ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts
Though why users would want it is not so clear.
Meta CTO: Quest 3 Passthrough Will Improve ‘Modestly’ Over Time With Software Updates
Quest 3’s passthrough will improve “modestly” over time with software updates, Meta’s CTO says.
The XR Week Peek (2023.10.24): Bytedance debunks the rumors about Pico, new Glassholes are a trend, and much more!
It’s been another intense working week… so this newsletter will come in a slightly reduced format again because I must be efficient with my time… but let’s say that the VR ecosystem helped me in keeping this short because this week nothing relevant happened… ? I have two good pieces of news regarding myself I want to […]
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New ‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Lets You Dual-wield Gravity Guns (or any other weapon)
A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) added a number of features that should make you feel a little less like Gordon Freeman, and a little more like John Wick. Mod creator Vittorio Romeo calls the unofficial fork of SourceVR Team’s HL2VR mod ‘HL2VR Unleashed’, which includes […]
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Spacewalk Prep Continues for Crew on Monday
Spacewalk preparations topped the Expedition 70 crew members’ schedule today as two Roscosmos cosmonauts gear up to exit the station on Wednesday, Oct. 25, and two NASA astronauts look ahead to their first spacewalk next week. Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub will venture outside of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 2:10 …
The Role of Content Marketing in Engaging, Educating, and Converting Your Audience
Explore the pivotal role of content marketing in engaging, educating, and converting your audience effectively. Learn how to harness the power of content marketing for success. Welcome to the world of content marketing, where the…read more
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Celebrate Halloween & Save with the Fall Frights Sale
We’re deep into spooky season, but there’s nothing scary about today’s news: From now through 11:59 pm PT on October 31, you can save up…
Nokia and the Industrial Metaverse: The Roadmap Ahead
One of the focal points for the future of industry, the Metaverse has emerged as an ally for enterprises across the globe. Many businesses facing digital transformations will revise their processes, operations, and efficacies with impeccable emerging technologies like virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Along with these forms of extended reality (XR), firms will […]
Apple Deepen iPhone AR Workplace Potential
Earlier this year, Apple debuted its Vision Pro XR headset to provide an immersive productivity tool to act as a technology leap forward following the firm’s Mac laptop and desktop portfolio. The firm is selling its upcoming device – due 2024 – based on a spatial computing vision which allows users to work in a […]
NTT and the Role of Sustainability in the Industrial Metaverse
Watch on YouTube XR Today hosts Rika Nakazawa, Group Vice President, Connected Industry & Head of Sustainability for Americas, NTT Ltd. In our interview, we discuss the following: A recap of the Creativity Conference Challenges global telecoms face and how creativity can tackle them NTT’s role in developing emerging technologies Creating synergy between XR technologies […]
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.
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: