Some days ago, Facebook has announced that it will start experimenting with VR ads inside some selected applications (and Blaston
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Spacewalkers Complete First Roll Out Solar Array Installation
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet concluded their spacewalk at 2:10 p.m. EDT, after 6 hours and 28 minutes. In the eighth spacewalk of the year outside the International Space Station, the two astronauts completed the deployment of a new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) on the far end …
Spacewalkers Successfully Deploy Solar Arrays
Working together outside the International Space Station, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough successfully connected and deployed a new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). It is the first of six total new iROSAs that will be installed in the coming years to upgrade the station’s power supply and is the …
Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Complete Solar Array Installation
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough have begun their spacewalk outside the International Space Station to install and deploy the first new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). The spacewalkers switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:42 a.m. EDT to begin the spacewalk, which is expected to last about …
NASA TV is Live as Astronauts Get Ready for Spacewalk
NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet is now underway and is also available on the NASA app and the agency’s website. LIVE SPACEWALK: @Astro_Kimbrough of @NASA_Astronauts and @Thom_Astro of @ESA work outside the @Space_Station to install new solar arrays. https://t.co/usLAy7mEXh — NASA …
Larcenauts’ Loot Boxes Will Not Turn Into Microtransactions – Impulse Gear
Larcenauts’ in-game loot boxes will not be turned into a form of microtransactions in the future, Impulse Gear says.
Hands-On: I Expect You To Die 2 Feels Like An Expansion, Not A Revolution, And That’s Okay
So far I Expect You To Die 2 feels more like an expansion to the first game than a full sequel, but is that such a bad thing?
NASA TV Broadcasts Solar Array Spacewalk on Sunday
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet are scheduled to exit the International Space Station’s Quest airlock Sunday for a spacewalk to continue installation and deployment of the first of six total new solar arrays to help power the orbiting laboratory. The duo installed the solar array into its mounting …
Facebook Announces Education and Insights Sessions as Part of Cannes LIONS 2021
The sessions could offer new insight into how to make best use of Facebook’s evolving ad and creator tools.
Facebook Tests Public Comments Display on Facebook Stories
This could be a new way to spark a different kind of engagement with the format.
Facebook Highlights Black-Owned Businesses for Juneteenth, Provides Tools to Increase Awareness
Facebook’s also providing a range of ways for brands to show their support for the event.
Blaston Review Bombed After Facebook Ad Announcement
Dozens of user-generated reviews this week gave 1-star to dueling shooter Blaston to critique Facebook’s upcoming virtual reality advertising test.
Larcenauts Sprint Fix Already Live, SteamVR Compatibility Being Worked On
Larcenauts’ sprint feature is fixed in a new update, and SteamVR compatibility issues are being worked on, too.
Flight Sim’s Nordics World Update Tackles Iceland And The Lego House
Flight Sim’s stunning Nordic update brings The Lego House to VR.
Twitter Will Now Let Spaces Hosts Download an Audio File of Their Space
There’s a new way to utilize the audio from your Twitter Spaces broadcasts.
Google Adds New Listing Options for Business Profiles, Including Services, Bookings and Streamlined Catalog Upload
Google’s got some new options for connecting with potential customers within its apps.
New Report Looks at Evolving Consumer Expectations from Brands on Social Media [Infographic]
Sprout Social’s latest report looks at key social customer expectation trends, and how brands can adapt their approaches.
Google Adds New Search Console Insights to Provide Quick Pointers on Key Website Visitor Trends
Google’s new Search Console Insights will help you get a better understanding of key website visitor behaviors, in real-time.
‘Breakthrough’ Pancake Lenses Could Bring Compact Headsets
Kopin revealed the first all-plastic pancake lenses which it says enables much more compact VR headsets.
Oculus Quest v30 Rolling Out With Microphone Swapping And Multitasking
Facebook is rolling out the v30 update for Oculus Quest owners with some major updates to how voice chat is handled as well as multitasking with 2D apps.
Larcenauts Review-In-Progress: A Rich VR Shooter With Room To Improve
Larcenauts is a genuinely deep multiplayer VR shooter with huge potential and room to improve. Read our first impressions in our review-in-progress.
Update: Tetris Effect: Connected Gets Beta Next Week, Release In July
The Tetris Effect: Connected expansion will include several new competitive and co-op multiplayer modes, available in beta for PlayStation players next week.
I Boosted My Quest 2’s Field Of View Halfway To A Valve Index! VRCover Foam Pad’s FOV Rated.
If you’ve got a Quest 2 and use it regularly you’ll likely already have taken steps to improve its comfort through the purchase of third-party head straps, facial interfaces, and face pads. Having a comfortable headset that fits well on your face can make a big difference to your long-term enjoyment of virtual reality.
Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display
A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony’s next-gen PSVR headset. The report says that PSVR 2 may be the only next-gen VR headset to use OLED displays rather than LCD. Following reports of leaked PSVR 2 specs last month—which claim a 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution, eye-tracking, head-mounted haptics, […]
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