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Pimax Announces Wildly Ambitious New Standalone VR Headset with a Price to Match

4 years ago
InternetNews
In a livestreamed presentation this week, VR headset maker Pimax announced its Reality “12K” QLED headset which aims to pack in a kitchen sink’s worth of wishlist features, not least of which is a dual-mode capability which allows the headset to function as a standalone headset or a native PC VR headset. With the slew […]

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Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond

4 years ago
InternetNews
In the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years. Facebook’s top brass believe so deeply that XR and the metaverse will be a transformative computing platform that they […]

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Crew-3 FRR Concludes; NASA, SpaceX ‘Go’ for Oct. 31 Launch

4 years ago
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  The Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a 2:21 a.m. liftoff on Sunday, Oct. 31, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida. NASA will hold a media conference at approximately 7:15 p.m. to discuss the outcome of the …
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CoachTech Summit Explores ‘Human’ VR Training

4 years ago
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The rise of extended reality (XR) solutions has prompted a major reassessment of strategy and development in the coaching industry. Samantha Karlin, TEDx Public Speaker and CEO of Empower Global, opened the Summit with her thoughts on the rise of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions in the coaching sector, which she believed were transformative […]
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Twitter User Leaks Alleged Oculus Quest Pro Designs

4 years ago
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A Twitter user has leaked promotional videos that reportedly reveal new Oculus virtual reality (VR) software and hardware, reports have found. The leaked videos reveal refinements to avatar customisations and multi-user connectivity for the social media giant’s upcoming Horizons Metaverse platform. Animations also show new controllers and headset designs, suggesting the long-rumoured ‘Quest Pro’ is […]
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Big News from Facebook, Apple, Varjo, and Accenture

4 years ago
InternetNews
Last week’s headlines were full of updates from key events, product launches, and shock reports from some of the world’s largest tech firms in the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) sector. Varjo Technologies unveiled a pair of cutting-edge products for consumers, sources revealed further setbacks from Apple, and Facebook plans a major overhaul to […]
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Tilt Brush Review: A New Reality for Artists

4 years ago
InternetNews
Over the last few years, we’ve begun to discover what’s truly possible with extended reality. While initially, the focus of many developers and designers was on things like games and entertainment, there’s plenty of scope in different areas too. Particularly since the pandemic, we’ve discovered virtual reality is capable of bringing teams together for collaboration […]
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TikTok Launches ‘Made for TikTok’ Content Tips Series for Marketers

4 years ago
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The new series will provide creative tips and tricks to help guide your TikTok content approach.

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New Internal Insights Underline Facebook’s Impacts on Societal Shifts, and its Struggles to Manage Such

4 years ago
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A new leak of internal research reports from Facebook sparks more questions about the company’s impact and process.

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Clubhouse Adds Pinned Links to Provide More Context in Rooms

4 years ago
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The new option will provide another means to add more contextual elements to your audio chats.

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How to get the most visual attention on your content

4 years ago
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Which visual content gets engagement, clicks, and conversions and which gets scrolled past and ignored? Cognitive demand and clarity scores hold the clues.

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Free Beat Saber Halloween Track Goes Live

4 years ago
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Beat Saber just got a new track! A free Halloween song from Beat Games is now live.
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Beat Saber PSVR Multiplayer Finally Live After A Year Of Delays

4 years ago
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Beat Saber PSVR multiplayer support is finally live.
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Watch: Amazing Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time VR Mod Released

4 years ago
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A modder has implemented first-person VR support into The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and it’s pretty amazing.

Gameplay here!

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Transformers Beyond Reality Coming To PSVR, SteamVR This Winter

4 years ago
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Hasbro announced a new Transformers VR game this week, coming to PSVR and SteamVR headsets this winter.
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Science, Spacewalk Preps Ahead of Cargo and Crew Missions

4 years ago
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Life science and spacewalk preparations are just part of the busy schedule aboard the International Space Station today. The seven-member Expedition 66 crew is also gearing up for a Russian cargo mission and a commercial crew swap taking place over the next two weeks. NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur joined Commander Thomas Pesquet of ESA …
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Pre-Holiday Campaigns: Twitter Marketing Checklist for eCommerce Businesses

4 years ago
InternetNews

Here’s a quick Twitter marketing checklist for ecommerce businesses to use

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16 Features Slowing Down Your Website and Lowering Your Google Ranking [Infographic]

4 years ago
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Website running slow? Here’s a listing of reasons why that might be, which could help you improve your load times.

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YouTube Answers 5 Common Questions About How its Recommendation Algorithms Work

4 years ago
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Wondering if YouTube’s changed its algorithm recently? Here are the answers to some of the most common queries from YouTube creators.

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RoomMapper For Quest 2 Maps Your Surroundings For Mixed Reality

4 years ago
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Developers interested in experimenting with mixed reality on Oculus Quest 2 can use RoomMapper with Unity to explore designs mapped to physical surroundings.
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Watch: Blade And Sorcery’s Linear Dungeons Launch Today, New Trailer Out

4 years ago
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Blade And Sorcery’s long-awaited Dungeons update goes live today!
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Steam Now Lists Upgraded HP Reverb G2 And Other Headsets

4 years ago
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Valve is now listing the new Reverb G2 and other headsets on Steam.
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VR’s Favorite Physics Fighter Gets a Major Update Tomorrow, New Trailer Reveals

4 years ago
InternetNews
Fan favorite Physics-based VR melee fighter Blade & Sorcery is still going strong nearly two and a half years after its initial early access release. Back in June, we got our first peek at the next major development which is slated to expand beyond the game’s sandbox roots and introduce a more linear experience with procedurally […]

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Facebook Updates its Rights Protection Tools to Help Brands Detect Violations of IP Across its Apps

4 years ago
InternetNews

The update will better enable brands to automatically track potential IP violations across Facebook and Instagram.

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How Will Privacy, Free Speech And Safety Coexist In VR/AR?

4 years ago
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Can we have both free speech and safety as online platforms move from 2D screens and out into the physical world with AR and VR?