Amazon AR View Enhances User Experiences

Last month, the world’s most popular eCommerce platform, Amazon, debuted an augmented reality (AR) powered feature for smartphones that enables shoppers to overlay virtual products in their real-world environment. Amazon AR View allows shoppers to place digital products in their homes, enabling an individual to assess if details like size or colour work in a […]

Epic Games Makes Digital Twins Efficient

Epic Games, the software development company behind Unreal Engine, announced its RealityScan solution on Monday, a smartphone application that transforms 2D photographs into 3D digital twins. Epic Games unveiled the application through its Capturing Reality subdivision, a firm it acquired in March last year that became its branch in Slovakia. In a statement, Capturing Reality […]

Daewoo, Ubitus open Prugio Real Estate Metagallery

Ubitus, a Tokyo, Japan-based company specialising in cloud gaming solutions, has struck a deal with Korea Telecom Corp (KT Corp) and national behemoth Daewoo to open the latter’s Prugio Metagallery. The new metaverse platform will provide real-time virtual tours of properties from the South Korean giant, allowing potential buyers to walk through virtual properties without […]

Portsmouth University Opens XR Centre

A cutting-edge centre for developing extended reality (XR) content has opened its doors at the University of Portsmouth on Wednesday. The Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR) aims to build next-generation immersive experiences as the first facility in the United Kingdom to provide an entire suite of tools to back virtual, augmented, and […]

Video Content Strategy: From YouTube to Short-Form Social

Do you have longer videos that you publish on YouTube? Are you looking for a way to make a single video and repurpose it across multiple platforms? To learn a strategy that will simplify your video production and result in lots of content you can use everywhere, I interview Latasha James.

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Pinterest Launches New ‘TV Studio’ App as it Looks to Expand on its Live Commerce Offerings

The new app is designed to help live-streamers improve the quality of their broadcasts.

Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Analytics to All Hosts and Co-Hosts

This could be a big help in mapping out your Spaces strategy.

Meta Updates Reels Monetization Options to Better Incentivize Creators

With the competition for creative talent heating up, all the major platforms are looking to improve their short-form video monetization offerings.

TikTok Takes First Steps Towards Improved Creator Monetization with ‘Pulse’ Program

The new program will establish the first revenue share process for TikTok creators.

Hands-On: Elden Ring VR Mod Is An Incredible, Surprisingly Smart Conversion

Elden Ring’s VR mod is an amazing way to experience a modern masterpiece.

Here’s 15+ minutes of gameplay and impressions!

Meta Built A Chip To Help Run Photorealistic Avatars On Standalone Headsets

Meta researchers built a custom chip to make photoreal avatars possible on standalone headsets.

‘Beat Saber’ Electronic Mixtape Brings Fatboy Slim, Darude, Deadmau5 & More

Popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber just got an unexpected drop of 12 new tracks in its Electronic Mixtape paid DLC, which includes content spanning nearly two decades of electronic music. Beat Games, the Meta-owned developers behind Beat Saber, initially teased the Electronic Mixtape at Meta’s Quest Gaming Showcase late last month. Now the studio has surprise-launched the […]

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Google Acquires MicroLED Startup Raxium to Bolster AR Ambitions

Google is adding to its portfolio of XR microdisplay designs and talent, as the company announced it’s acquired microLED (µLED) designer Raxium. The acquisition was previously reported by The Information in March, however now Google has confirmed in a blog post that it has indeed acquired Raxium, a five-year old startup building microdisplays for use in AR […]

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Crew-3: Dragon Undocks from the International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer inside undocked from the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 1:20 a.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission. The return timeline with approximate times (all times …

Crew-3: Dragon Hatch Closed, Undocking Coverage Resumes at 12:45 a.m.

At 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 4, the hatch closed between the Dragon Endurance spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. NASA Television will …

NASA TV Coverage is Live for Dragon Hatch Closure

Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer are in the process of boarding …

The Station Changes Command as Crew-3 Prepares to Depart

NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn handed over command of the International Space Station to Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev in a traditional Change of Command ceremony which began at 2:35 p.m. EDT today. Artemyev, a veteran of three spaceflights to the space station, will lead the Expedition 67 crew until the end of summer. Marshburn and his …

Vuzix Supports 28 Languages for M-Series Devices

Last Friday, Vuzix, a global vendor of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, announced the integration of 28 languages for the companys M-Series of enterprise-grade immersive hardware. Vuzix M-Series #SmartGlasses Now Fully Support 28 Languages. Read the full news release here: https://t.co/T3LWsosXfd $vuzi #Tech #AR #Technology pic.twitter.com/qafUEM8WNn — Vuzix (@Vuzix) April 29, 2022 The added languages […]

Meta to Introduce Hands-Free WhatsApp Navigation

Last month, a series of leaks from Meta, discovered by XDA Developers, revealed numerous updates to the companys WhatsApp messaging application that sees the integration of new augmented reality (AR) functionalities for the service. The code suggests that the Menlo Park-based firm is revising WhatsApp, its most popular messaging application, to support voice-activated assistance from […]

Which Blockchains are Behind the Top Metaverse Platforms?

With the rise of new technologies, the blockchain will be among the key drivers for new forms of transactions, interactions, socialization and content consumption in the years to come. The Metaverse, a shared virtual environment where individuals can socialize, interact, and conduct business, relies heavily on blockchain technology to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges and share […]

Meta Launches New ‘Meta Prosper’ Project to Support Asian and Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses

The program will provide training, networking events and support initiatives for API-owned businesses.

Twitter Expands Tweet Replies Ad Placement to All App Advertisers

The option could provide new opportunities, both for advertisers and tweet creators.

Facebook Tests New Stories-Like Notifications Bubbles to Boost Engagement

The option provides another way to stay up to date with the latest Facebook posts from specific connections.

YouTube Expands ‘Key Moments’ Analytics to the Mobile App, Launches New Live-Stream Cross Promotions

The new insights will provide more planning and strategy data, whenever you need it.

Fracked Graphics Comparison – PSVR vs PC VR!

Fracked looks fantastic and plays great on PC VR.

But then again, it already did both of those things on PSVR. Here’s our graphics comparison!