Mon.Aug 07, 2023

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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

VRScout

Nervous around needles? Mixed reality is here to help. According to America’s Blood Centers , the United States has been suffering from a noticeable lack of blood donors below the age of 30 over the past 10 years; roughly 30% to be more exact. To help quell this growing shortage, Abbot Laboratories, a medical device and healthcare company based out of Illinois, United States, has teamed up with Blood Centers of America to release a new mixed reality experience designed to attract younger d

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How are Immersive Technologies Revolutionising the Music Industry?

AR Insider

The music industry has always been driven by technology, from vinyl records to digital downloads. How are AR and VR transforming music creation and consumption? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Alien Invasion AR FPS Review

ARPost

What better place to play a game about an alien invasion in your backyard than in your backyard? When a game studio offered to stage an alien invasion right here in my neck of the woods, I shelved my concerns about violent video games and picked up my mobile phone to see what Alien Invasion AR FPS is all about. Resisting an Alien Invasion in Augmented Reality Set in the not-too-distant future, Alien Invasion AR FPS by Stary, tells the story of an insidious and subtle alien foe.

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Spatial Beats: AI Collides with XR

AR Insider

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at the continued collision of XR and AI. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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This Snapchat AR Lens Turns You Into A Ninja Turtle

VRScout

“Turtle Power” meets AR power. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is officially in theaters and so far fans and critics alike can’t get enough of Seth Rogan’s take on the pizza-loving crime-fighting team. The animated motion picture currently has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and performing well at the box office. To help keep that momentum going, Paramount Pictures has partnered with the popular social media app, Snapchat, on a new augmented reality (AR) Lens

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Exploring the Future of VR Input Devices, Adoption Rates, Profitability, and Scalability

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtuix has begun shipping its Omni One beta units to early adopters. The firm is introducing its Omni One product for $2,595 or via a $65 monthly payment plan. The company plans to distribute more than 1,000 units by the end of 2023 and then another 8,000 units to investors by Q1 2024. Preorders for the Omni One will open to the general public in late 2023, with more shipments starting in Q2 2024.

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EON REALITY AND CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY QATAR BRING SPATIAL AI TECHNOLOGY TO CAMPUS

EON Reality

The innovative collaboration brings EON AI Assistant and more to the staff and students of Carnegie Mellon University Qatar. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality (“XR”) education and industry solutions driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), is thrilled to announce a new alliance with Carnegie Mellon University Qatar to bring groundbreaking Spatial AI technology to their student body.

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AviTron closing at end of August. Maybe.

Hypergrid Business

Free land on Avitron. (Image courtesy AviTron.) AviTron owner Alexander Pomposelli has a long history of closing grids without warning. Back when he ran AviWorlds, I counted more than a dozen times that he closed that grid, often without any warning. Residents complained of losing access to regions, inventories, and in world-currency balances. At one point, he finally gave up, and turned AviWorlds over to former business partner Josh Boam — then started AviTron.

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EON REALITY & OSB INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY JSC PARTNER TO ESTABLISH SPATIAL AI CENTERS IN VIETNAM

EON Reality

This unique partnership will mark a significant milestone for Vietnam as they move ahead of the AI curve. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of AI-driven Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, has entered into a landmark partnership with OSB Investment and Technology JSC, a leading player in Vietnam’s tech industry.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Virtuix Raises $5 Million For Home VR Treadmill

Charlie Fink

The Austin company says it shipped 4,000 commercial treadmills to date.

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EON REALITY REVOLUTIONIZES LEARNING WITH THE INNOVATIVE PERSONAL TUTOR FEATURE

EON Reality

The Personal Tutor boosts education by providing a personalized, adaptive learning experience, enhancing engagement and effectiveness. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the global leader in AI-powered Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, unveiled a new AI-powered feature set to redefine e-learning – the EON Personal Tutor. This breakthrough in personalized learning leverages sophisticated AI and spatial technology to provide a customized, immersive, and adaptive learning experi

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The Biggest Problem with the New Senra Blake and Jamie Mesh Bodies in Second Life (and How to Fix It)

Ryan Schultz

I have spent my weekend testing out the new Senra line of mesh starter bodies, Blake and Jamie , which were launched in beta last week. While I think that there is a lot to like about these bodies, my investigation has led me to the following conclusion: that these mesh bodies, while nice in many ways, have a big problem. But first, I want to talk about what I do like.

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EON REALITY LAUNCHING SPATIAL AI CENTER IN SOUTH KOREA

EON Reality

The Spatial AI Center launch marks an important milestone in innovation for South Korea. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of AI-driven Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with EON Korea to establish a pioneering Spatial AI Center in South Korea. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in preparing for the challenges and opportunities presented by the AI revolution.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says He's Using Vision Pro Daily

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In a quarterly earnings call last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he's using Vision Pro daily ahead of the headset's launch next year. Cook opened the call with a few remarks about the year's second quarter, noting that the company was "so pleased to share the revolutionary Apple Vision Pro" at WWDC, which he then called "a marvel of engineering" and "the most advanced personal electronic device ever created.

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EON REALITY UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING SPATIAL AI CLASSROOM

EON Reality

EON Reality’s Spatial AI Classroom will revolutionize education and industries, fostering innovation, skill development, and improving learning outcomes globally. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – World’s leading Spatial AI and XR company, EON Reality, is revolutionizing the fields of education, enterprise, and government through a groundbreaking initiative — the Spatial AI Classroom.

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Gigabyte Launches Low-Profile GeForce RTX 4060 Graphics Card

Anand Tech

The relatively low power consumption of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 graphics processor allows graphics card makers to experiment with the form factors of their products. We have already seen Mini-ITX GeForce RTX 4060 graphics cards , and late last week, Gigabyte introduced a low-profile GeForce RTX 4060 that can fit into miniature desktops and provide decent performance in games.

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EON REALITY ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY TO INTRODUCE SPATIAL AI TECHNOLOGY IN KUWAIT

EON Reality

This strong partnership will provide AI-powered XR solutions to the university’s faculty and students. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of AI-driven Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, is pleased to announce an unprecedented partnership with Arab Open University (AOU) to introduce cutting-edge Spatial AI technology to its students and educators.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Kioxia's CD8P SSD Unveiled: Up to 30.72 TB, PCI 5.0 x4 Interface

Anand Tech

Hyperscale data centers have very specific requirements for different tiers of storage devices: some tiers need maximum performance, and others demand maximum storage density. Kioxia's new CD8P drives for data centers seem to combine both high storage capacity of up to 30.72 TB and high sequential read performance of up to 12,000 MB/s and up to 2 million random read IOPS, which somewhat blurs the lines between storage tiers and provides new opportunities.

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EON SPATIAL AI ACADEMY LAUNCHES TO BRIDGE SKILLS GAP IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

EON Reality

The EON Spatial AI Academy equips learners with AI and XR skills, future-proofing their careers in the rapidly evolving digital era. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, Inc. (“EON Reality”), a global leader in Virtual and Augmented Reality (“XR”) industry and education solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI),has announced the launch of the EON Spatial AI Academy, an innovative online training program designed to equip the workforce with skills necessary fo

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Islanders Brings Its Chilled City Building To Quest, SteamVR With VR Edition

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A new relaxing city builder is coming to Quest and SteamVR soon with Islands VR Edition. The original flatscreen version of Islanders released in 2019 for Steam and consoles, developed by GrizzlyGames and Stage Clear Studios with assistance and publishing from Coatsink. The studios are now bringing the game to VR platforms, with store pages appearing for the VR Edition of Islanders on Quest and SteamVR.

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EON REALITY UNVEILS PIONEERING SPATIAL AI LAB

EON Reality

The Spatial AI Lab aims to revolutionize industries through AI and XR technology integration, paving the way for an inclusive, AI-driven future. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of AI-driven Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, has announced the launch of its revolutionary Spatial AI Lab, set to disrupt multiple sectors by integrating AI and extended reality (XR) technologies.

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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3D Display Maker Maker Leia Acquires Competitor Dimenco

Charlie Fink

The deal unifies leaders in 3D display technology.

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EON REALITY UNVEILS AUTO-GPT: PIONEERING AUTONOMOUS AI FOR COMPREHENSIVE TASK MASTERY

EON Reality

Auto-GPT revolutionizes task automation, offering users a seamless experience in project management and complex task execution with the power of autonomous AI. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of AI-driven Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, has proudly announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI tool, Auto-GPT.

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Gran Turismo 7 Will Soon Let You Drive An Ambulance

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Gran Turismo 7 received a new update earlier tonight, adding a Toyota Ambulance Himedic '21 and three other cars. Update 1.36 marks the latest Gran Turismo 7 content update, and Polyphony Digitial is celebrating this month's release of the Gran Turismo movie. From August 7 until September 28, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 ’18 can be redeemed for free. A new livery based on the film's GT-R will also become available from Brand Central.

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INTRODUCING EON REALITY’S PERSONALIZED LEARNING COMPANION: A NEW ERA IN AI-ENHANCED IMMERSIVE LEARNING

EON Reality

The Personalized Learning Companion revolutionizes learning with adaptive, immersive, AI-powered education. IRVINE, CA, August 7, 2023 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive augmented and virtual reality educational experiences, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking product, the EON Personalized Learning Companion (PLC). This innovative AI-powered platform revolutionizes the educational landscape by offering personalized learning experiences, tailoring instruction to the individu

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?