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10 Best AI Tools and Trends Set to Rule in 2022 and Beyond
AI is now more mainstream than ever. Seriously, it’s everywhere. With impacts affecting virtually every aspect of our lives – from everyday activities like shopping and content creation to innovative events like space exploration and medical research – it is set to be one of the most transformative things in the 21st century. According to […]
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‘All On Board!’ VR Tabletop Simulator Now Fully Funded on Kickstarter
The Game Kitchen, developers behind action-platformer Blasphemous (2019), launched a Kickstarter last week that promises to let you play any board game in VR. Now, only a week in, the studio has pushed past its initial funding goal and revealed more licensed board games coming to the platform. Update (July 20th, 2022): All on Board! is […]
Google to Publicly Test AR Prototypes Starting in August
Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. The company says in a blog post that it plans to to test AR prototypes in the real world as a way to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.” Some of the […]
Hidden SteamVR Feature May be Another Clue to Valve’s Rumored Standalone VR Headset
A recent SteamVR beta release included a hidden feature that allows the user’s playspace boundary to be set up in a passthrough mode which could eventually be used for existing SteamVR headsets or a future headset from Valve. Users of Quest or Rift S will be familiar with passthrough playspace setup. This when you outline […]
Station Set for Thursday Spacewalk as Advanced Space Research Continues
A Russian cosmonaut and an Italian astronaut are finalizing preparations for a spacewalk on Thursday to configure the International Space Station’s third and newest robotic arm. As the pair was being assisted by two cosmonauts the rest of the Expedition 67 crew ensured ongoing advanced space research was proceeding full speed ahead aboard the orbiting …
Vicon Launches Valkyrie XR Mocap Camera
Motion capture (mocap) specialist Vicon launched its Valkyrie camera solution boasting the world’s highest-quality specifications, the company announced on Tuesday. The Hauppauge, New York-based firm created the system to capture greater detail and fidelity for content creators and innovate the market for location-based virtual reality (LBVR) providers. The new solution will work with Vicon’s Origin […]
Many Worlds VR Debuts Immersive Content Tools
Auckland-based virtual reality (VR) Metaverse platform Many Worlds launched its bespoke immersive content creation tools on Friday last week, which provides a digital space to create custom avatars, virtual spaces, and interactive content. The company provides an immersive environment for users to play mini-games, join events, and socialise. Users can also hop between tailor-made digital […]
Nextech AR Upgrades ARWay Spatial Mapping Platform
This Tuesday, Nextech AR Solutions Corporation, a firm providing augmented reality (AR) metaverse services, announced a fresh update to its spatial mapping platform ARWay. Since Nextetch bought ARWay last year, the firm has been building up to the debut of ARWay as a standalone company. ARWay will become a publicly traded group in 2022, with […]
Apple to Slow Hiring, R&D amid Market Crisis, Report Says
Apple has reportedly planned to restrict hiring and budgeting growth for 2023 across some departments as it struggles with the looming economic crisis, experts familiar with the matter told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Monday. The sources in the report added executives would not apply the priority shift across all departments and the tech giant still […]
Meta Tests New Option to Create Avatar-Aligned Cover Images for Your Facebook Profile
Meta really wants you to start aligning yourself with your avatar depiction.
LinkedIn Looks to Make ‘Repost’ a Default Post Engagement Option
LinkedIn’s looking to put more emphasis on re-posting, as opposed to sharing with your own comments.
TikTok’s Defending Itself on Several Fronts as Pressure Rises on the Chinese-Owned App
With challenges mounting, TikTok has changed its PR approach of late, which could be a precursor to coming issues.
YouTube Adds New Creative Options for Shorts, Expands Shorts Drafts on iOS
YouTube is expanding its creative options for Shorts, while it’s also provided some insight into its Shorts algorithm.
VR Download: Meta Accounts, Quest Pro & The Path To Hundreds Of Millions Of VR Users
How long until VR headsets number in the hundreds of millions?
Check out the discussion in our latest VR Download:
‘Blacktop Hoops’ is Like ‘NBA Street’ in VR, Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR Next Year
Blacktop Hoops is an upcoming multiplayer streetball game that puts you on realistic amateur courts where you chain together epic moves that all look straight out of NBA Street (2001). Developed by indie studio Vinci Games, Blacktop Hoops’ open alpha has been highly-rated ever since it released for free on on Quest 2 and on SteamVR headsets in April. And for good reason: […]
Astronauts Pursue New Research to Benefit Humans on Earth, Space
A variety of new space science is under way aboard the International Space Station following Saturday’s delivery aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The Expedition 67 crew members are helping researchers on the ground take advantage of weightlessness to reveal new phenomena potentially benefitting humans on Earth and in space. NASA Flight Engineer Bob Hines …
Big XR News from Meta Unity, Shanghai, and Magic Leap
The extended reality (XR) industry unveiled news on multiple fronts, from shocking shakeups to big reveals in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) hardware and software. If you would like to keep up to date with the top stories across the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR), please sign up here at https://www.xrtoday.com/sign-up/ for more! Facebook […]
Disney Opens Web3 Accelerator Programme
The Walt Disney Company launched its web3 accelerator last month to promote growth of innovative technology firms, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of its announcement, Disney introduced the six companies working under its programme that present building blocks for the foundation of the immersive technology industry. Additionally, the accelerator aims to support emerging […]
Nike Style XR Concept Store Opens in Seoul
NIKE unveiled its latest concept store in Seoul on Friday last week, opening South Korea’s Hongdae district to a novel immersive shopping experience for sportswear and trainers. Known for its world-class nightlife, fashion and shopping, food, and music scenes, Hongdae has received its latest addition to the neighbourhood: Nike Style, which also features Nike Rise, […]
EngageXR Debuts v2.3 Immersive Platform
Virtual meeting and collaboration firm ENGAGE XR debuted its latest extended reality (XR) version 2.3 build that introduces a trove of new features to propel the service toward its enterprise-grade Metaverse vision. ENGAGE users can download v2.3 from their preferred digital storefront. The build is available on Google Play, Apple App Store, Meta Quest, Pico, […]
The 7 Step Inbound Marketing Strategy All Startups Should Adopt [Infographic]
Looking to improve your digital marketing strategy? Check out these tips.
Social Platforms Share Insights into Emoji Usage for World Emoji Day
Celebrate International Emoji Day with a heap of emoji usage data.
Meta Shares New Guide to Help Parents Talk to their Teens About Sexting
The guide provides some helpful pointers on how to discuss sexting and sharing nude images online.