Wed.Feb 14, 2024

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The Formats & Flavors of AR Virtual Try-Ons

AR Insider

We hear a lot about the benefits of AR product try-ons. But what are the options for brands to get into the game. We break down flavors & formats. and pros & cons of each. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Zuckerberg: Quest 3 Beats Vision Pro in ‘vast majority’ of Cases in Mixed Reality

Road to VR

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a chance to try out Apple Vision Pro, which although seven times more expensive than the company’s Quest 3 mixed reality headset, is arguably its biggest competitor right now—at least in terms of mental real estate it’s taking up. Here’s what the Meta chief himself thought about Apple’s first XR headset.

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GlobalFoundries: Clients Are Migrating to Sub-10nm Faster Than Expected

Anand Tech

When GlobalFoundries abandoned development of its 7 nm-class process technology in 2018 and refocused on specialty process technologies, it ceased pathfinding, research, and development of all technologies related to bleeding-edge sub-10nm nodes. At the time, this was the correct (and arguably only ) move for the company, which was bleeding money and trailing behind both TSMC and Samsung in the bleeding-edge node race.

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Felix & Paul Studios Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing for Next Location-based VR Experience

Road to VR

Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy Award-winning XR studio, announced it has secured funding for its next location-based VR (LBVR) experience based on what it says will be a brand-new IP. The studio hasn’t released the exact figure of the financial backing, however says it was a “multi-million dollar” amount which came from Export Development Canada (EDC), The Bank for Canadian Entrepreneurs (BDC), the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), and National B

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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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ASML to Ship Multiple High-NA Tools in 2025, Expands Production Capacities

Anand Tech

ASML began to ship its first High-NA lithography tool to Intel late last year ,and the machine will be fully assembled in Oregon in the coming months. Shipping only a single extreme ultraviolet (EUV) system with a 0.55 numerical aperture lens may not seem like too impressive, but the company aims to ship a much larger number of such devices this year, and further production increases in the coming years.

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The Enermax LiqMaxFlo 360mm AIO Cooler Review: A Bit Bigger, A Bit Better

Anand Tech

For established PC peripheral vendors, the biggest challenge in participating in the highly commoditized market is setting themselves apart from their numerous competitors. As designs for coolers and other peripherals have converged over the years into a handful of basic, highly-optimized designs, developing novel hardware for what is essentially a "solved" physics problem becomes harder and harder.

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Apple Vision Pro Review — A Glimpse into the Future or a Fleeting Illusion?

Program Ace

Greet our Apple Vision Pro review! Here Program-Ace shares the most helpful business and tech insights regarding one of the most innovative immersive devices.

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Mark Zuckerberg has Reviewed Apple’s Vision Pro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Mark Zuckerberg has posted a review of the Apple Vision Pro headset, unsurprisingly drawing the conclusion that his company’s Quest 3 headset is better. The Meta CEO also took a shot at Apple “fanboys”, while criticising Apple for its closed system. In an Instagram post with the title captioned, “ I tried Vision Pro. Here’s my take, shot with Quest’s high resolution mixed reality passthrough,” Zuckerberg ultimately spent as much time – if not more – talking about the Quest

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EON Reality Unveils Groundbreaking AI-Powered Course Creator: Transforming Text to XR in Seconds

EON Reality

EON Reality, a global leader in virtual and augmented reality educational software, is thrilled to announce the launch of its revolutionary AI-Powered Course Creator Tool. This innovative platform is set to redefine the educational landscape by enabling the instant conversion of traditional text-based course catalogs into fully immersive Extended Reality (XR) experiences.

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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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Space Dragon Lunar Festival Update Adds MR Support On Quest

Upload VR

Space Dragon, a bullet hell VR shooter, celebrates the Year of the Dragon with mixed reality support on Quest. Originally released in 2017, Space Dragon sees your hands transform into dragons as you control a pair of hatchlings across the galaxy, destroying suns, fighting bosses and heading to new systems through wormholes. On Quest App Lab , it's now received the ' Year of the Dragon - Lunar Festival ' update and that includes mixed reality passthrough support.

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EON Reality Unveils the Future of Education with AI-Driven Micro-Credentials

EON Reality

EON Reality Unveils the Future of Education with AI-Driven Micro-Credentials EON Reality Inc., a global leader in virtual reality and augmented reality educational software, today announced the launch of the Eon Course Creator, a state-of-the-art platform designed to revolutionize the learning experience. This innovative tool brings the power of spatial artificial intelligence to the forefront of education, transforming the way micro-credentials are created, taught, and experienced.

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Apple Vision Pro: Industry Experts Have Their Say

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Watch on YouTube. In this episode of Big XR News, XR Today’s Rory Greener is joined by the following guests: Jay Latta, Speaker and Founder, The Fusionists Kevin o’Donovan, Co-Chair of the VRARA’s Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee Laetitia Bochud, Director of Virtual Switzerland Rob Scott, the Publisher of XR Today In this discussion, they go over the year ahead, including upcoming industry events, hardware release, and software launches.

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EON Reality Fortifies the Future of Education through Strategic Partnerships with Top Publishers 

EON Reality

EON Reality Fortifies the Future of Education through Strategic Partnerships with Top Publishers EON Reality Inc., a pioneer in virtual and augmented reality educational software, today unveils a groundbreaking collaboration with elite publishers to enhance the Eon Course Creator, a cutting-edge platform revolutionizing educational experiences with micro-credentials.

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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.