A new fitness app for Meta Quest headsets is coming soon, this time associated with international gym and workout brand Les Mills.
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Dragon Departure Waits One More Day Due to Adverse Weather
As a result of adverse weather conditions at the targeted splashdown zone off the coast of Florida, SpaceX has waived off today’s planned departure of an upgraded SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft. SpaceX and NASA are now targeting 10:40 a.m. EST on Sunday, Jan. 23 for undocking from the International Space Station of a SpaceX Dragon …
Meta’s New E-Wallet May Support NFT Distribution
Facebook parent company Meta is planning to supply users with the tools needed to create and sell NFTs on its upcoming Metaverse as well as preexisting social media platforms, The Financial Times reported on Thursday. According to the report, Meta is working on a marketplace that enables users to mint and distribute digital goods. In […]
Snap Reportedly Eyes Latin American, Asian Markets
Snap Inc has begun expediting its global expansion plans to markets in Mexico and Japan by working with telco operators on augmented reality (AR) tools, the company said in a statement to Reuters. Snap, the owner of popular AR-based messaging platform Snapchat, aims to tap new markets after overhauling its Android app in 2019 and […]
Queen Mary Medical Students Join Metaverse Lectures
Queen Mary University of London has set new milestones as the United Kingdom’s first university to host lectures in the Metaverse, it announced on Wednesday. The institution aims to train medical students set to become employed as future surgeons, doctors, nurses, and staff, and joins a list of global institutions entering the new digital frontier. […]
ExxonMobil Employs AR to Visualise Reduced CO2 Emissions
US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has partnered with award-winning extended reality (XR) developer Groove Jones to create an augmented reality (AR) immersive experience based on ExxonMobil’s efforts towards a reduced-carbon emission future. ExxonMobil debuted the app at the Las Vegas World Petroleum Congress in December 2021. During the event, ExxonMobil booth visitors used their […]
Meta Releases New Insights into its Evolving Efforts to Detect Coordinated Manipulation Programs
The data highlights a clear shift away from international influence programs and towards domestic manipulation efforts.
Meta Announces Planned Integration of WhatsApp into its Workplace Platform
The integration will provide more connection options, with a focus on remote staff.
Instagram Will Now Reduce the Reach of Posts That are ‘Likely’ to Contain Bullying of Hate Speech
The new automated process will detect posts similar to those that have previously been reported.
Snapchat Shares New Insights into User Engagement Around Valentine’s Day [Infographic]
Snapchat says that usage increases significantly around Valentine’s Day, which could present big opportunities for marketers.
Synth Riders Running Free Weekend On Steam From Today
Synth Riders is available to play for free this weekend on Steam for PC VR, paired with a 45% discount if you like what you try!
CES Hands-On: bHaptics TactGlove Brings Feeling To Quest Hand Tracking Games
At CES 2022 we tried bHaptics TactGlove, an upcoming $299 product for Quest 2 (and, apparently, PC VR too).
But is it really worth it? Find out here:
The Verge: Google Working On ‘Project Iris’ Passthrough AR Headset For 2024
Google is working on an AR headset with cloud rendering codenamed ‘Project Iris’ with the aim to ship in 2024, The Verge’s Alex Heath reports.
Full details here:
What Does Xbox Buying Activision Blizzard Mean For VR?
What does this week’s Xbox/Activision Blizzard news mean for VR?
We break down the possible short and long-term implications.
“Embrace the chaos” is my new mantra as a VR entrepreneur
Today I feel like writing a post that is less on the tech side, and more on the entrepreneurial side
The post “Embrace the chaos” is my new mantra as a VR entrepreneur appeared first on The Ghost Howls.
HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. A report by The Verge maintains Google is also now gearing up to produce an AR headset that could directly compete with similar offerings from the likes […]
The post HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset appeared first on Road to VR.
Dragon Go for Saturday Departure; Post-Spacewalk Cleanup Continues
The five astronauts representing the Expedition 66 crew had an off-duty day on Friday while the two cosmonauts continued their post-spacewalk activities. A U.S. resupply ship is also on track to depart the International Space Station on Saturday. Mission controllers have given the go for the Cargo Dragon, packed with science experiments and station hardware, …
2022 Olympics Winter Games to Tap AR Solutions
China Unicom is set to become the sole telecom partner of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Huawei announced in a blog post last week. Originally announced at the 2018 Olympic Expo, China Unicom recently confirmed it would improve the 2022 Games with several key emerging technologies such as big data and cloud […]
Google Labs to Explore Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Google plans to expand its research and development (R&D) division to include a team dedicated to blockchain and other technologies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing an email from the firm. The new Google Labs R&D group will focus on blockchain-based use cases and aim to explore similar emerging technologies such as distributed computing and data […]
Meta Quest 2 v37 Offers Trove of New Features
Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 has received a brand new bag of tricks following a major upgrade, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. The leading consumer virtual reality (VR) device has unveiled a host of new features in its version 37 (v37) release that promise to offer users greater productivity tools and a […]
The Top Use Cases for VR in Healthcare 2022
Virtual reality is rapidly gaining attention in all parts of the business world. Companies are rapidly discovering that virtual reality isn’t just for games and entertainment, but also for collaboration, innovation, and training too. The VR market is therefore estimated to reach a value of around $184.66 billion by 2026, with a CAGR of 33.85 […]
Facebook Organic Marketing: What Works in 2022
Seeing a decline in your organic Facebook metrics? Looking for new ways to improve your non-paid Facebook marketing? To discover nine organic techniques that work on the world’s biggest social platform, I interview Mari Smith.
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Twitter Launches New NFT Profile Image Display Option to Twitter Blue Subscribers
The new option will enable users to display their NFTs in a more certifiable way.
Meta Plans to Establish an NFT Marketplace, Expanding Beyond Profile Pictures
Meta’s longer-term view for the interconnected metaverse will include NFTs – but maybe not in the way you expect.
LinkedIn Adds New Courses on Building Your LinkedIn Presence, New Alert and Newsletter Tools for Company Pages
The courses cover the key elements of LinkedIn marketing, and will help provide pointers on how to maximize your platform presence.