Spacewalk Preps Continue as Crew Studies Combustion, Biology

Two astronauts spent the day getting their spacesuits and tools ready for a spacewalk set to begin on Tuesday at the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 66 crew focused on a variety of combustion and space biology research on Friday. Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari worked throughout Friday preparing for …

Singulos Research Debuts Perceptus’ AR Tool

In this session, we discuss the following: 1) Singulos Research’s augmented reality (AR) object understanding tool, Perceptus 2) How Perceptus could potentially reshape the extended reality (XR) industry 3) The future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its use with XR solutions If you’re looking for more information on this topic, visit https://www.singulosresearch.com/. For more background […]

HP Debuts XR Device Management SaaS Platform

HP, a global technology leader, took to the virtual stage at the Immerse Global Summit’s online Metaverse 2.0 event on Tuesday to introduce its ExtendXR solution for managing augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) headsets. ExtendXR is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that streamlines enterprise-grade extended reality (XR) deployment and management platforms. New product from HP! […]

Best Practices? VRARA Event Explores Metaverse Law

Growing debates have surfaced in the legal industry and courtrooms across the world due to the rise of Metaverse platforms, which are challenging the very framework of such institutions. Determining the best practices for launching disputes, namely as emerging technologies disrupt business operations, has become an increasingly key part of practice for global law firms. […]

How Do Virtual Reality Headsets Work?

Virtual reality (VR) is now the fastest-growing content segment in the world. Research by PwC found that VR content will grow at a compound annual rate of 30 percent between 2021 and 2025, outstripping over-the-top (OTT) video, video games, and even traditional cinema. VR headsets can allow users to consume VR content by providing them […]

How to Write Better-Performing Facebook Ads

Are your Facebook ads underdelivering? Wondering how to improve your results? To learn how to write better ad copy, including where to find ideas and what to avoid, plus a lot more, I interview Tara Zirker.

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Instagram Launches New Creator Lab to Help Creators Maximize their On-Platform Performance

The new Creator Lab includes a range of insights and tips from established Instagram creators.

Pinterest Unveils a Range of Shopping and Advertising Updates at its Annual ‘Pinterest Presents’ Event

Pinterest has unveiled a range of new updates as it continues to refine its product discovery and shopping tools.

YouTube Answers Common Questions About its Recommendation Algorithms to Help Improve Channel Performance

Some key insights to help improve your YouTube performance.

Niantic Buys 8th Wall WebAR Development Platform

Pokemon Go technology company Niantic continues to stock up on technologies to power AR development with the purchase of 8th Wall.

Oculus Move VR Fitness Tracker Is Coming To Smartphones, Apple Health

Oculus Move is coming to smartphones.

Starting next month you can opt-in to sees your stats on iOS and Android. More details here.

Virtuoso Is A Fantastic VR Tool For Casual Music Makers

Virtuoso is like a music recording studio from another universe, and a pretty fascinating one at that.

Our impressions of today’s new Quest release.

Population: One’s Metropolis Map Is Its Biggest, Most Complex Area Yet

Population: One’s new Metropolis sector is easily its biggest and most complex map addition yet.

Here’s our impressions of next week’s big update.

NVIDIA Unveils Its Four Pillars Of XR Development [PAID]

On the occasion of the upcoming GTC, I had the opportunity of speaking with two very important people that work

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How Brands Can Use Feedback to Measure Customer Experience

All that customer feedback you’re collecting can help you measure customer experience in more powerful and accurate ways than ever before.

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‘Virtuoso’ Review – Become an Amateur Musician Overnight

Virtuoso bills itself as a “music creation sandbox” but that may be selling it a little short: it’s actually a very intuitive set of training wheels for someone who’s never made digital music before while at the same time being a fun way to make music. You’ll need to go deeper into the practice of […]

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Quest Fitness Tracker is Getting Baked into Apple Health & Oculus App

Oculus Move is Quest 2’s onboard activity layer that tracks just how much you’re moving during gameplay. Now the company says its baking support for Move into both Apple Heath and the Oculus App itself. First introduced in November 2020, Oculus Move lets you view how many calories you burned and minutes you spent moving […]

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Valve: New VR Users on Steam Grew by 11% in 2021, Unique Play Sessions Up 22%

Crew Preps for Spacewalk, Scans Veins and Evaluates Artificial Gravity Suit

The Expedition 66 crew continued preparing today for the first of two spacewalks set to begin next week to continue upgrading the International Space Station’s power system. Vein scans were also on Thursday’s schedule helping scientists understand how living in space affects the human body. NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari are set …

XRA Hosts First-Ever Advisory Council Meeting

The XR Association (XRA), one of the world’s top extended reality (XR) associations, gathered some of the industry’s leading representatives for its inaugural Future of XR Advisory Council (XRAC) meeting. The February event outlined the organisation’s vision for the XRAC, which included numerous targets and goals for developing best practices for the Metaverse and working […]

Magic Leap 2 Controllers Leaked ahead of Launch

In a Twitter post on Friday last week, Peter H Diamandis, Founder and Executive Chairman for XPRIZE, photographed himself wearing the currently unreleased Magic Leap 2 mixed reality (MR) headset. In the post, Diamandis holds a Magic Leap 2 controller and, until now, no details had emerged concerning the MR headset’s controller, despite the post […]

Samsung Reboots XR Plans with AR Headset, Metaverse Events

At the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain last week, Samsung CEO, Han Jong-hee hinted at a potential augmented reality (AR) headset that supports multi-user Metaverse experiences. The exec said at the MWC as reported by the Korea Herald’s Investor, “(Metaverse-related, AR devices) are now the talk of the town, so we have buckled […]

Choosing the Right Metaverse Technology Vendor in 2022

The Metaverse is a concept gaining increasing attention in today’s digital-first world. Some estimate the value of the metaverse will soon reach the trillions, and experts believe the landscape will form the new frontier for digital transformation. It’s no wonder brands want to get involved. However, the metaverse isn’t a single technology you can buy […]

Twitter Updates Alternative Text Descriptions with New On-Image Badge and Expandable Captions

The new display will put more focus on alternative text descriptions, improving accessibility.

LinkedIn Adds New ‘Future of Skills’ Data Tool to Highlight Key Industry Trends

The interactive tool provides insights into key job skills trend shifts, which could be a valuable research option.