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Varjo, maker of high-end enterprise XR headsets, this week announced it has raised a $40 million Series D investment to continue building its Varjo Reality Cloud software and deliver a “true-to-life industrial metaverse.” Varjo makes some of the highest-end enterprise XR headsets on the market, along with unique software solutions, claiming recently that one quarter […]

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Crew Studies Adapting to Microgravity, Scans Retinas

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More human research, including how astronauts move around in microgravity as well as the effect of weightlessness on vision, packed the science program aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The seven-member Expedition 67 crew also continued its ongoing focus on life support, orbital plumbing, and electronics systems maintenance. The lack of an up and …

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Space Agriculture and Eye Checks Promoting Healthy Crews

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Space botany and eye checks were at the top of the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. Life support system upgrades also continued during the middle of the week for the Expedition 67 crew members. Understanding how plants and humans are affected by long-term exposure to microgravity is key to prolonging mission …

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Zuckerberg Announces Date for Meta Connect 2022

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This Tuesday, the CEO and Founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on his Facebook account the official October 11 event date for Meta Connect 2022. In the same post, the CEO also added a new image of Project: Cambria, the long-awaited follow-up to the Meta Quest. What is Meta Connect? Meta Connect, formally Facebook Connect, […]

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Geenee AR launches NFT All-Stars Metaverse

2 years ago

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This Tuesday, webAR (augmented reality) content creation engine Geenee AR announced a Metaverse multiplayer experience for mobile and web browsers. The immersive multiplayer experience utilises NFTs, which enables players to enjoy the game using their custom blockchain avatars and digital wearables. GM! Introducing NFT All Stars, a multiplayer #WebAR game featuring #avatars from top #web3 […]

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XR in Education Case Study in Focus: Oculus and Aptiv

2 years ago

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The power of Extended Reality technology for education isn’t just evident in the traditional school and university landscape. Increasingly, large companies around the world are discovering the value of immersive tools when it comes to bringing powerful training opportunities to professionals. With XR tools, companies can empower staff members to work with complex machines and […]

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