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We’re just one week past the Connect 2021 event where Meta (formerly Facebook) laid out its grand vision for both XR and the metaverse, including rebranding its entire company around the concept. The event was heavy on vision with a lot of the near-term news being more disparate. I sat down with host Kent Bye […]

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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset

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Lynx is a Paris-based startup building the Lynx R-1, a standalone mixed reality headset that’s small and lightweight. The headset’s Kickstarter reached its goal 15 hours after launch and is still ongoing, having recently doubled its funding goal. You can pledge for a unit starting at $500. Cas & Chary Present Cas and Chary VR is […]

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Station Readies for Crew Departure Amid Science and Cargo Work

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Four International Space Station astronauts continue packing their U.S. spacecraft as they plan for a return to Earth this month. Meanwhile, the Expedition 66 crew continued its ongoing space research and maintenance aboard the orbital lab. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, who are also the commander and pilot of NASA’s SpaceX …

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Astronauts Study Biology and Physics, Work Inside Crew Dragon

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Human research and combustion science were the main focus of the Expedition 66 crew today. The International Space Station residents are also ensuring a U.S. spaceship and a Russian module stay in tip-top shape. Two astronauts started their day on Wednesday collecting blood to help scientists understand how living in weightlessness impacts the human body. …

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XRA To Host Limitless Future Conference

4 years ago

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The XR Association has announced its inaurual Limitless Future > XR for Learning and Development (LFC) Conference on Wednesday, which will launch on November 4. The half-day event will join top officials and professionals to discuss the future of the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) as applied to the training and education sectors. […]

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Seoul Pledges $33.1m to Metaverse Project

4 years ago

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Government administrative departments in Seoul, South Korea have pledged $33.1 million USD to a project aimed at deploying virtual reality (VR) Metaverse-based systems across all public services to create its ‘Metaverse Seoul’ project by 2026, Aju Daily reported on Wednesday. The five-year plan will transform Seoul’s public services by allowing employees to communicate to members […]

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Meta’s Nick Clegg Pledges To Protect Metaverse Users

4 years ago

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Meta is currently developing methods to protect users in the Metaverse, Nick Clegg, Head of Global Affairs and Communications, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Speaking in a Zoom interview, Clegg said his enterprise would continue to build privacy and safety protocols as it could take up to 15 years to fully realise the […]

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Rendever Fit to Improve Senior Health and Wellness

4 years ago

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Social isolation has proliferated amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but US virtual reality (VR) firm Rendever is helping senior citizen communities to overcome the crisis with immersive social experiences. The company recently released ‘Rendever Fit’, a new solution designed for the elderly that merges physical fitness with cognitive exercises and socialisation. Today we’re unveiling RendeverFit™ […]

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Facebook Adds New Monetization Tools for Creators, Continues its Battle with Apple Over Fees

4 years ago

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The new options provide more ways for creators to make money, and build connection with their biggest fans.

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Snapchat Adds New Certification Course to Help Build Expertize in Snap Ads

4 years ago

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The new course provides an in-depth overview of the reporting and optimization elements of Snap Ads.

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TikTok Provides New, Step-by-Step Guides to Creating Branded Content on the Platform

4 years ago

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Not sure what to post on TikTok? These detailed guides will help.

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Meta Launches New Fact Checking Mentorship Program to Reduce the Impacts of Misinformation Online

4 years ago

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The program aims to provide more support, and information-sharing processes, to assist fact-checking teams.

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Meta: Facebook Facial Recognition Shut Down But May Return On-Device

4 years ago

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Meta announced that it will soon shut down the Facebook platform’s facial recognition system. However, on-device facial recognition may be used in the future.

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Project Cambria 3D Model Formed From Texture Leak

4 years ago

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A 3D model made of leaked textures gives us a *bit* of a closer look at Project Cambria.

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Niantic Launches Pikmin Bloom, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite To Shut Down

4 years ago

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Pikmin AR is now launching!

…but Harry Potter AR is closing down.

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Dystopian Action RPG Resist Releases On Quest Nov 11

4 years ago

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Resist, a new action RPG from Mini Motor Racing X and Gun Club VR developers The Binary Mill, releases for Oculus Quest on November 11.

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Rendever makes the lives of seniors better using VR

4 years ago

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I have had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Neumann, CTO of Rendever, about his work in making the life

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Is Your Business Ready for Holiday Season Ratings and Reviews?

4 years ago

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To truly capitalize on the holiday season sales surge, play a strong offense and defense when it comes to your online ratings and reviews.

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Microsoft’s Metaverse Ambitions Grow as Teams Platform to Include 3D Avatars & Immersive XR Meetings

4 years ago

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Microsoft is making a strong bid to bolster its version of the metaverse as it looks to roll out 3D avatars and immersive meetings for its Microsoft Teams communication platform. You might define the metaverse as essentially an immersive internet where virtual experiences are interoperable, and also offer a continuity of the user’s digital identity. It’s […]

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‘The Twilight Zone’ VR Game Coming Soon to Quest & PSVR

4 years ago

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The Twilight Zone is getting a VR game, and it’s slated to release soon on Quest and PSVR. Based on the iconic anthology series, The Twilight Zone VR is said to feature three self-contained single-player episodes which will span the sort of genres we’ve come to expect from the franchise: hard sci-fi to psychological horror. Developed by […]

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Meta Offered a Glimpse into the XR R&D That’s Costing It Billions

4 years ago

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During the Connect 2021 conference last week, Meta Reality Labs’ Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, offered a high-level overview of some of the R&D that’s behind the company’s multi-billion dollar push into XR and the metaverse. Michael Abrash leads the team at Meta Reality Labs Research which has been tasked with researching technologies that the company […]

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Taqtile Boosts Support for Magic Leap, RealWear Headsets

4 years ago

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Taqtile, a US augmented reality (AR) firm, announced on Tuesday it had boosted support for Magic Leap and RealWear headsets on its Manifest platform to further back support for mixed reality (MR) device manufacturers and assist frontline workers with essential solutions to complete their work. Expanding support for head-mounted displays such as Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, […]

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Quest to Soon Drop Facebook Logins, Bosworth Says

4 years ago

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Following US tech giant Facebook’s major update it had rebranded as Meta, Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), announced the firm is working on new methods to log into Quest devices without a mandatory Facebook account. The upcoming shift reflects how Meta will respond to user and enterprise feedback, Bosworth said, […]

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Meta AI’s ReSkin Sensor to Boost Metaverse Plans

4 years ago

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Meta AI, formerly Facebook AI, announced in a blog post on Monday it had created a new material and touch sensor capable of boosting the development of the Metaverse. Researchers of artificial intelligence (AI) at the newly-branded Metaverse firm have worked jointly with researchers and scientists at Carnegie Mellon University to build ReSkin: a plastic, […]

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Quest 2 Sells 1.4 Million Units, Q3 Figures Reveal

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Meta, Inc released its third-quarter (Q3) earnings report that revealed, among other things, the firm had sold over a million Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headsets, reports revealed. A report from AR Insider estimated the recently-rebranded US tech giant sold roughly 1.38 million units, based upon Q3 revenue figures that revealed Meta made $506 million […]