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How Many VR Headsets Did Meta Sell in Q3?

AR Insider

What do Meta's Q3 earnings tell us about Quest unit sales? And what does that in turn signal for the Meta's positioning as Quest 3 enters the market? We crunch the numbers in the latest Data Dive. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Magic Leap Shakes up Leadership with New CEO

Road to VR

Magic Leap, maker of one of the best AR headsets on the market, is making a major change to its leadership with a new CEO that will face the challenge of carving out territory for its transparent AR technology against a growing wave of passthrough AR headsets. After a meteoric rise and then near catastrophic collapse under its original founder Rony Abovitz, Magic Leap brought on Peggy Johnson to stabilize the company, manage its pivot to enterprise, and launch the Magic Leap 2.

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Spatial Beats: Magic Leap, Pico & Big Tech Earnings

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 Magic Leap's CEO swap and big tech earnings' AI boost. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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HPE Empowers Users with Generative AI through Advanced Computing & Cloud Solutions

Bernard Marr

According to the National Registry of Exonerations , since 1989, the wrongly-convicted have lost 29,950 years of their lives thanks to miscarriages of justice in the US legal system. But decades of experience in providing high-performance computing (HPC) and storage solutions to industry mean it’s well-positioned to provide the infrastructure its clients need for their transformative AI initiatives.

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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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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Performance Preview: A First Look at What’s to Come

Anand Tech

Last week we saw the announcement of Qualcomm’s first post-Nuvia laptop SoC design, the Snapdragon X Elite. A new brand name being anchored by a new, custom Qualcomm CPU core, the Snapdragon X Elite will be Qualcomm’s most aggressive entry into the laptop SoC market to date, with Qualcomm dedicating far more in the way of engineering resources – and marketing resources – into developing their latest generation Arm SoC for Windows laptops.

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Soft Skills Training: How to Overpower Your Workforce

Program Ace

Discover the importance of soft skills training in today's workforce. Get straight into its significance, benefits, and how it propels the growth of your work environment.

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Qualcomm Will Reveal A High-End XR Chip Early Next Year, Reportedly For Apple Vision Pro Competitors

Upload VR

Qualcomm is seemingly planning to reveal a new XR chipset early next year that could be for Apple Vision Pro competitors. South Korean news outlet Electronic Times said it interviewed Qualcomm's GM & VP of XR Hugo Swart at Snapdragon Summit 2023 last week. The article is in Korean, but all popular machine translation tools show Electronic Times quoting Swart as saying Qualcomm plans to unveil a next-generation XR chip in the first quarter of 2024.

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After its Q3 Reports, Why is Meta Hiring at Reality Labs?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Meta has reportedly considered ramping up its hiring efforts in 2024 due to an ongoing “hiring underrun” in a bid to procure more technical positions for its metaverse ambitions. in the company’s third quarter (Q3) earnings , Meta indicated a silver lining on the company’s massive Reality Labs research and development (R&D) expenses.

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Sony Exec Calls PSVR 2 'Important' But Not Its 'Core Proposition' For 2023

Upload VR

A Sony exec reaffirmed that PSVR 2 is "important to us," but explained it's not the "core proposition" this season. In a recent interview with Barron's (paywall), Eric Lempel, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Marketing, Sales & Business Operations at PlayStation, was questioned about the sales outlook for PS5 and PSVR 2 this holiday season.

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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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AI will Transform XR Experiences, says Meta’s Head of Hardware Partnerships

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Over the past months, Qualcomm announced its XR2 Gen2 and AR1 Gen1 chipsets. The firm’s latest chipsets aim to set a new precedent in AR/VR/MR headset performance and usability. The chipsets find home in several XR devices. Notably, Meta is including both emerging products in its Quest [XR2 Gen2] and Ray Ban [AR1 Gen1] portfolio. Qualcomm recently highlighted its past year of XR successes at Snapdragon Summit 2023.

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Best Mixed Reality Games & Apps On Quest 3 – Top MR Experiences To Try Right Now

Upload VR

Looking for mixed reality games and apps on Quest 3? Here are some of the best mixed reality experiences we recommend checking out right now on Quest 3. Quest 3 launched earlier this month with a big marketing focus on mixed reality, thanks to the headset's improved passthrough image, depth sensor and slightly improved room/spatial awareness. Quest 3 Review: Excellent VR With Passable Mixed Reality Read our full review of Quest 3 here: UploadVR David Heaney That said, it's not super clear which

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The Apple "Scary Fast" Event Live Blog (Starts at 5pm PT/00:00 UTC)

Anand Tech

Join us here at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern/00:00 UTC for what should prove to be an interesting event from Apple. The Cupertino, California company is holding an unusual, evening broadcast event that they're calling " Scary Fast ", an apt name for a product launch taking place the night before Halloween. In typical Apple fashion, the company is tight-lipped ahead of this evening's presentation.

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Global Medical Certification Organization Adopts XR

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

This week, Inteleos and Vantari VR, a leading immersive training solutions provider for healthcare end users, are partnering to increase the availability of XR learning opportunities, potentially reaching millions of international clinicians. The partnership aims to enhance Inteleos’ traditional ultrasound training and certification techniques by leveraging immersive technologies.

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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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What Do ChatGPT’s New Capabilities Really Mean For Us All?

Bernard Marr

I’ll bet that most people who have tried have found at least one useful way to integrate ChatGPT into their lives now. Much is written about the potential of AI to help us cure cancer or fight climate change. But I firmly believe its potential to help us in our day-to-day lives, redefining our relationship with technology, will be just as revolutionary.

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Happy Halloween and Welcome to IAAPA and Visit Our Show

Steki Amusement

“The global attractions industry’s premier event” International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo offers an opportunity to experience the excitement of the amusement industry. Attendees include professionals from well-known theme parks, entertainment centers, and other attractions seeking innovation, networking, and new products.

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‘Beat Saber’ Launches The Rolling Stones Music Pack

Oculus

The Rolling Stones are the most legendary rock ’n’ roll band in the world, not only for their world-class albums but also for their electrifying live shows. Few artists, if any, have the tenacity and staying power to wow fans and win new audiences over a career spanning six decades. They just released Hackney Diamonds, their first studio album of original material since 2005, and to celebrate, the band is partnering with Beat Saber to bring The Rolling Stones Music Pack to Meta Que

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‘Beat Saber’ Surprise-drops new Rolling Stones Music Pack

Road to VR

Beat Saber continues to reel in top tracks for its now classic VR rhythm gameplay. The latest drop is the Rolling Stones Music Pack, bringing 11 of the game’s most classic rock tracks to date. EDM not your style? Well Beat Saber has come a long way with its DLC music packs, which by now offer quite a bit of variety across 18 different albums.

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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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EON Reality Advances Learning with the Introduction of Enhanced Virtual Courses for Security & Defense

EON Reality

Empowering Security & Defense Training: EON Reality Delivers Cutting-Edge Virtual Learning Solutions in Vol. 6 Courses. IRVINE, CA – October 30 , 2023 – EON Reality, a pioneer in augmented and virtual reality solutions, proudly introduces its Vol. 6 Security & Defense Courses under the EON Virtual Enterprise banner. Built on the revolutionary Virtual Enterprise Platform, EON Reality promises a transformative educational experience for learners in the Security & Defense sector.

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