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2021 Immersive Tech Trends

Tech Trends VR

How Immersive Technologies are helping us reimagine personal interactions in a post-COVID world. . At the start of 2020 (remember those giddy, carefree times before the pandemic struck?) Unity asked more than a dozen industry experts – including yours truly – to share their thoughts on how immersive technologies would be embraced for a report entitled Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR.

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Unlike Airbnb, Vrbo Reportedly Won't Cancel D.C. Bookings During Inauguration Week

GizModo VR

Airbnb smartly decided earlier this week to cancel all D.C. bookings during inauguration week out of fear of another violent insurrection on the horizon, but its competitor Vrbo is reportedly not following suit. Read more.

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Future cars: The best upcoming cars worth waiting for

Digital Trends

What are some of the coolest upcoming cars? Hers is a list of the best future vehicles hitting the market soon.

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Facebook Will Pause Ads Promoting Weapons Accessories and Protective Equipment Until After Biden’s Inauguration

GizModo VR

Facebook announced on Saturday that it was banning ads that promote weapons accessories and protective equipment until Jan. 22, after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, “out of an abundance of caution.” Read more.

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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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How to add Bluetooth to your car

Digital Trends

Make an old ride feel young again thanks to independent kits, vehicle adapters, or aftermarket head units.

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The best Wi-Fi extenders for 2021

Digital Trends

Your network is only as good as your Wi-Fi signal. In this guide, we'll recommend the best Wi-Fi extenders to help boost your wireless signal and expand range.

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HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us's Pilot

GizModo VR

Another director joins the crew. Considering the subject matter, it seems like he’ll fit right in. Read more.

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The best bitcoin alternatives

Digital Trends

There are hundreds of cryptocurrencies on the market, but which are the best Bitcoin alternatives? Here are some altcoins to consider, and what each offers.

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Bumble Reactivates Political Filter That Women Used to Catfish and Report Capitol Rioters

GizModo VR

Man, finding love sure is hard when you’re a domestic terrorist wanted for treason. Read more.

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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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The most reliable cars of 2021

Digital Trends

These are the cars and trucks that won't leave you stranded a month and a half after the warranty expires.

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Godzilla vs. Kong Is Hitting Streaming a Bit Earlier Than Expected

GizModo VR

These big friends are ready to fight. They can’t wait. Read more.

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How to watch Formula 1 online

Digital Trends

Formula 1 racing is a high-octane sport that's fun to watch. Luckily, there are plenty of streaming options for F1 fans. Here's how too watch.

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Save Space in a Tiny Kitchen With up To 32% off an Over the Sink Dish Drying Rack

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HEOMU Over The Sink Steel Dish Drying Rack | $54 | Amazon | Clip coupon TOOCA Over Sink Dish Drying Rack | $62 | Amazon | Clip coupon Soraken Dark Grey Over Sink Dish Drying Rack | $68 | Amazon Read more.

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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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Camry vs. Corolla

Digital Trends

Toyota's popular sedans continue to defy market trends. Here's how they stack up when compared to each other.

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This Resident Alien Promo Is Just Alan Tudyk Riffing on How Weird Food Is

GizModo VR

And, honestly, it’s pretty compelling. Read more.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2021

The Ghost Howls

The pandemic has hit also one of the most important technological expo of the year, the CES, that this year was held digitally. Digital events are still less intriguing than physical ones, and this is especially true for CES, an event that is usually all about journalists going around enormous venues interviewing people and especially trying and reviewing new and innovative devices.

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Everything we know about Monster Hunter Rise

Digital Trends

The newest game in the series, Monster Hunter Rise, is coming soon! Here's everything we know about it, including its release date, trailer, gameplay, and DLC.

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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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Saturday's Best Deals: Apeman Dash Cam, Digital Air Fryer, Over the Sink Dish Drying Racks, USB-Powered Coffee Cup Warmer, XPG Spectrix DDR4 RAM, and More

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Jump to: Tech | Gaming | Home | Lifestyle | Media Read more.

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What is HDR10+ Adaptive? The HDR calibration system fully explained

Digital Trends

HDR enthusiasts have another acronym to learn: HDR10+ Adaptive. What is it and which TVs and streaming services support it? Our explainer has the answers.

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Releases Recap: January 11 – 15

Oculus

This week, we released a bunch of titles and updates across the Oculus Platform. Here’s a rundown of the highlights.

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Scientists discover ancient rocky Super-Earth where a year lasts just 11 hours

Digital Trends

Researchers have identified one of the oldest planetary systems ever discovered, and it's a strange one.

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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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Baobab Studios Rolls Out The Virtual Red Carpet For The Premier Of ‘Baba Yaga’

VRScout

Jennifer Hudson and Daisy Ridley Jump into AltspaceVR to Promote Baba Yaga. Baobab Studios hosted a virtual premier in AltSpaceVR for the launch of their latest adventure Baba Yaga on the Oculus Store. The virtual red carpet event immersed attendees in a the VR films fantastical world where they were able to step into the story and even meet the stars.

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2020 Tesla Model S vs. 2020 Tesla Model 3: Which one comes out on top?

Digital Trends

Upmarket variants of the Tesla Model 3 cost about as much as a second-hand Model S, but which one is better?

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