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Education’s Next Big Leap: Immersive VR Education For Better Learning

VRScout

Immersive education presents a safer, more effective alternative to conventional learning. Training and education barriers exist at all levels of education—from primary to post-secondary students and on through these student’s careers into Enterprise and business training programs. Enterprise training programs at every level are often associated with feelings of dread rather than an important tool in keeping employees safe and setting them up for success.

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Lenovo announces lightweight ThinkReality A3 smart glasses at CES 2021

Hypergrid Business

(Image courtesy Lenovo.). Electronics giant Lenovo introduced a new set of augmented reality glasses this morning at the Consumer Electronics Show , held virtually this year. CES 2021 officially starts tomorrow, but Lenovo got a head start with its ThinkReality A3 smart glasses, which will be available to purchase later on this year. What makes these glasses unique is that they put all the functionality of a bulky, high-end augmented reality headset like the Microsoft Hololens into something tha

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The Instagram Insurrection

GizModo VR

The first inkling I had that something was very wrong on Wednesday was when my wife said, “Oh s**t, is this real?” as we were en route to Trader Joe’s after spending a few hours on the cold, sun-drenched beaches of Long Island for a winter walk on our last day of a vacation. A friend had texted about the Capitol. Read more.

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How to download Twitter videos

Digital Trends

Have you found a video on Twitter you simply can't live without? Here, we'll show you how to download videos from your favorite tweets using multiple methods.

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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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DraftKings Now Allows Betting on Drone Races in Certain States

GizModo VR

So far, 21st-century tech hasn’t quite lived up to all that sci-fi tropes promised. But while everyone may not have flying cars or their own holodeck yet, you can now bet on drone races from your phone in certain states, and I think that’s pretty dang futuristic. Read more.

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Spain’s Worst Snowstorm in Decades Collapses Parts of the Country

GizModo VR

Snow has the bad habit of completely collapsing regions that aren’t used to experiencing it. In this case, Storm Filomena slammed into Spain and blanketed many of its regions, including its capital, with more snow than they had seen in decades. Read more.

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How to install fonts on iPad or iPhone with iFont

Digital Trends

Install new fonts on your iPad or iPhone using iFont for a seamless workflow between your mobile device and your computer, whether you use Mac or Windows.

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Watch the Stars of Batwoman Season 2 Describe the New Season in One Word

GizModo VR

The second season of Batwoman will represent a soft reboot for the series, a beginning of a rebuilding effort after the first star, Ruby Rose, left the show. With Javicia Leslie as the new Batwoman , the show is geared up to begin anew. But what’s it going to be like? Read more.

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Bob Saget talks tech and connectivity at CES 2021

Digital Trends

Legendary comedian Bob Saget joins us to talk about how he’s used his podcast to engage with people over this past year, and how to handle this “new normal.”.

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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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This Video Explains the Story Behind Every Lightsaber Luke Skywalker Ever Wielded

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In the movies, Luke Skywalker has only ever had the two lightsabers. In other canon materials, it’s a bit more complicated. Star Wars Explained can, uh, explain. Read more.

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Petpuls A.I.-powered smart collar claims to distinguish your dog’s emotions

Digital Trends

Petpuls is an A.I.-powered collar that tells you what your dog's bark means.

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This Potentially Cheap-as-Free Hack Could Help Prevent 'Maskne' (But We've Got Some Other Skincare Deals, Too)

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Listerine Cool Mint Antiseptic Mouthwash | $5 | Amazon Rael Acne Pimple Healing Patches | $10 | Amazon Derma Premium Korean Facial Hydrating Sheet Masks (5-Pack) | $11 | Amazon Homestar Runner Cloth Mask | $17 | Amazon Pibuwang 17VDerma Korean Skin Face Peel Pads | $20 | Amazon Read more.

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Everything we know about Dying Light 2

Digital Trends

Zombie hunters of all walks are excited to hear any information on upcoming Dying Light 2. Although there isn't a release date, we do have some info for you!

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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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Sunday's Best Deals: Epson EcoTank Inkjet Printers, Deadly Premonition 2, Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Crux Artisan Juicer, Takeya Water Bottles, K-Beauty Skincare, and More

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A sale on select Nintendo Switch titles and a Crux Artisan juicer lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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How to watch the conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn tonight

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Something special is happening in the sky tonight: The planets Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn will all appear near to each other in a rare triple conjunction.

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Make Any Kind of Juice You Want With 50% off a Crux Artisan Juicer

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CRUX Artisan Series 5 Speed Digital Juice Extractor | $65 | Bed Bath & Beyond Read more.

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Will robot vacuums make the leap into disinfecting at CES 2021?

Digital Trends

Robot vacuums will no doubt be seen at CES 2021, but the biggest opportunity for them now is the ability to disinfect surfaces. Will we finally see it?

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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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Top Ten Tech Stories Of 2020

Charlie Fink

Accelerated Development In a Plague Year.

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Lenovo’s ThinkReality AR glasses can project virtual desktops into your eyes

Digital Trends

Lenovo has announced the ThinkReality A3 smart glasses, which can project up to five virtual screens in your vision for the ultimate multi-monitor setup.

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YouTube Kicks Steve Bannon’s War Room Podcast Off the Platform

GizModo VR

Banning, it seems, is in this week. Google and Apple have kicked out social media app Parler from their app stores; Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump , the unofficial subreddit dedicated to President Donald Trump; and Twitter has banned the president himself , as well as other high-profile supporters of the QAnon… Read more.

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The best videoconferencing software for small businesses

Digital Trends

Find the best videoconferencing software for your small business. Here's everything you need to know about options, features, and pricing for the best options.

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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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Police Use of Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Tech Spiked After Capitol Raid

GizModo VR

Clearview AI’s controversial facial-recognition app has seen a spike in use as police track down the pro-Trump insurgents who descended on the Capitol on Wednesday. With so many of those idiots s napping selfies and livestreaming the raid as if it was a school field trip, I’m surprised police even needed the help. Read more.

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NASA wants to use small satellites to unlock the secrets of the universe

Digital Trends

NASA could soon be launching four new small-scale projects which aim to unpick the mysteries of the cosmos on a relatively tiny budget.

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Hubble gallery of galaxies smashing together shows star clusters forming

Digital Trends

To celebrate the new year, the Hubble team has released a gallery of six images of such galaxy mergers, where stars are formed in dramatic conditions.

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Tesla offers two new Model Y options, though one may be a squeeze

Digital Trends

Tesla has launched two new variants of its Model Y electric crossover — one with more seats, and another with shorter range but a friendlier price tag.

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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?