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Facebook Announces the Retirement of ‘Instant Articles’ – The Latest Step in the Reformation of the App
The move is the latest in Meta’s broader reformation of Facebook.
SpaceX Crew-4 Returns with Splashdown on Florida’s Atlantic Coast
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 170 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut …
Choosing the Right Spatial Audio Vendor in 2022
Truly immersive experiences in Extended Reality rely on the ability to engage multiple senses in an environment which looks, feels, and sounds similar to real-life. During the early years of XR development, many innovators focused heavily on the quality of the visuals produced for digital interactions. However, while what we can see in AR, MR, […]
Microsoft XR Tools Key to FSM Sector, Infosys Says
The ongoing Microsoft Ignite 2022 event is showcasing many of the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant’s prolific solutions from 12 to 14 October. Many company executives have joined to offer their knowledge along with partner firms, analysts, and others to global audiences for the three-day gathering. One such company, Infosys, is a major provider of FSM […]
Mesmerise Explains Creating Engaging VR Experiences
Mesmerise is a virtual reality (VR) consultancy firm that provides enterprise-grade immersive simulation technology to many clients, including Lenovo, MKT, and Time Magazine. The company’s technology allows enterprises to use VR solutions for large-scale meetings, events, and conferences with the power to host 1000s of people via its Gatherings remote meeting solution. The Gatherings platform […]
How Can Enterprises Advertise in the Metaverse?
To advertise in the Metaverse, agencies and firms will face significant challenges. Meta Chief Executive and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, estimates the Metaverse will gain a billion users and earn over $1 trillion USD in revenues over the next decade. Investment fund and crypto company Grayscale also notes the Metaverse will enable new revenue streams with […]
Musk’s Twitter Offer Still Being Questioned as Equity Partners Look to Exit the Deal
We may not be done with the Elon Musk/Twitter drama just yet.
Twitter’s Testing a New Option to Restrict Who Can Mention You in the App
The options would add to Twitter’s growing list of experience control tools.
Snap Launches New AR Guide to Administering CPR for World Restart a Heart Day
According to research, fewer than 20% of people administer first aid in cases of cardiac arrest.
Facebook’s Developing a New Option to Invite a Co-Author for Your Reels Clips
The option would provide another way to tap into Facebook Reels for marketing.
Here’s The Exact Performance Benefit Of Foveated Rendering On Quest Pro
Quest Pro supports foveated rendering. Read here exactly how much it benefits performance:
Some Pico 4 Pre-Order Deliveries Delayed Due To ‘Unprecedented’ Demand
Some Pico 4 pre-order deliveries will be delayed due to ‘unprecedented’ demand.
Apple’s Headset Reportedly Has Iris Scanning And Leg Tracking
Apple’s upcoming headset reportedly tracks your legs and has Iris Scanning for unlocking & payments.
Iron Man VR Breaks Free From Cords & Load Screens On Quest 2
Iron Man VR on Quest 2 ditches the loading screens and cords, resulting in a more freeing experience.
Read our full hands-on preview here:
Meta’s Next-gen Avatar Presentation Was Too Good to Be True… For Now at Least
This week Meta showed off a preview of its next-gen avatars during the Connect keynote. Frankly, they looked great! However, there’s… less than meets the eye here. When Mark Zuckerberg appeared in Horizon during the Connect 2022 keynote sporting a next-gen Meta avatar with complete body tracking I was frankly blown away. Compared to the existing […]
YouTube is (finally) Coming to Horizon Home Making it Easier to Watch with Friends
Meta announced that Quest users will soon be able to watch YouTube content inside Horizon Home, the first-party social VR space that’s finally making it easy to hang out in VR with friends. Meta is slowly… painfully slowly… building out the core social features of its Quest series of headsets that first launched all the […]
Google’s Project Starline Starts Real-world Testing, Bringing Light-field Video Calls to Enterprise Partners
Google’s Project Starline is an experimental system for immersive video chatting that aims to close the distance between people without needing an AR or VR headset. At Google’s annual Cloud Next conference, the company announced it’s rolling out the booth-sized device in early access to select enterprise partners, officially taking it beyond the walls of […]
Dragon Freedom Undocks with SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti inside undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 12:05 p.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission. NASA will continue to provide live …
Hatches Closed, SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare to Undock
At 10:20 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 14, the hatch closed between the Dragon Freedom spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission with NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. NASA Television will …
The SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Prepare to Undock Today
Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are in the process of boarding …
Microsoft Updates Mesh Avatars at Ignite 2022
Microsoft has unveiled its Mesh avatar solution for Teams, where people conduct meetings and conversations with real-time 3D (RT3D) avatars, it was announced in a blog post amid the Microsoft Ignite event on Wednesday. The tech giant will begin rolling out Private Preview options for Technology Adoption Program (TAP) customers to receive feedback for the […]
Strivr CTO Speaks on Joining the XR Association
Immersive firm Strivr has joined the XR Association (XRA) as a member of the rapidly expanding trade group, it was learned recently in an interview with XR Today. The XRA is a trade group representing major immersive firms providing a forum for outlining the future of the XR industry, including legislation and policy. Strivr joined […]
NVIDIA, Autodesk Unveil Cloud AEC Tool for AWS
NVIDIA, a major supplier of graphics technologies, and Autodesk, a provider of graphics and design solutions, have teamed up to bring their respective CloudXR and VRED technologies to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the companies announced in a joint blog post on Wednesday. The new partnership will provide immersive, hyperrealistic experiences as a ‘Quick Start’ option […]
Creating Quality Videos With Smartphones
Want to produce professional-grade videos without a costly camera? Wish your Reels, TikTok, and YouTube videos looked amazing? To learn everything you need to know to create quality videos using your smartphone, I interview Steve Wright.
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