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Student Builds Volumetric 3D TV To Complete Bachelor’s Program

VRScout

Stream 3D holographic imagery in real-time. When it comes to modern-day POV-Displays , like those LED fans that spin to create “holographic” imagery, Jan Jessen—aka u/Evlmnkey —is far from impressed. Holographic messages and pre-made 3D animation are interesting to look at, but that’s just about all they’re good for.

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200,000 Buddhists Gathered on a Giant Screen Via Zoom to Celebrate One of Their Holiest Holidays

GizModo VR

There’s no doubt that pandemic fatigue is high. I get it. Heck, my area has restrictions right now. But it’s important to remember that there are ways that we can get together as a community while being safe and considerate of others. If you need an example, check out the more than 200,000 Buddhists that got together… Read more.

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22 years after The Matrix, simulation hypothesis movies are booming again

Digital Trends

The late 1990s were arguably when simulation hypothesis movies burst into the popular consciousness -- but now they're making a big comeback in 2021.

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SolarWinds Officials Throw Intern Under the Bus for ‘solarwinds123’ Password Fail

GizModo VR

The SolarWinds drama just won’t stop. It’s a tale of Russian hackers—and potentially Chinese hackers—alleged email spying, and a gaping hole of security vulnerabilities that seems to get worse as more details come to light. Now, we can add yet another twist to the story: the laughably insecure password… 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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What’s the difference between Windows 8 and 10?

Digital Trends

If you're still on Windows 8, you should give Windows 10 a look and compare their core differences. Don't wait too long -- support for Windows 8 ends in 2023.

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Diablo 4: Everything we know about the next Diablo game

Digital Trends

Although much is still under wraps, Blizzard has started to reveal bits and pieces of Diablo 4. Here's everything we know about the highly anticipated title.

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Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms

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The s0-called GameStonks saga had some help from automated bots hyping up “meme” stocks on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, according to an analysis by the cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media reviewed by Reuters. Read more.

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What is Windows Polaris? Microsoft’s defunct UI explained

Digital Trends

What is Windows Polaris? It was a component of Microsoft's supposed Windows Core OS project. Here's how it worked in the overall modular Windows picture.

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FDA Authorizes J&J Covid-19 Shot, Adding Millions of Doses to Total Vaccine Supply

GizModo VR

Yet another vaccine is now part of our arsenal of weapons against the covid-19 pandemic. On Saturday, the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the one-dose shot developed by Johnson & Johnson. It joins the two-dose mRNA vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. 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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This tiny, round probe could explore caves on the moon

Digital Trends

Most exploration of the moon focuses on its surface, but a trio of missions proposed to ESA would head below ground to explore the subterranean lunar world.

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Great, Now the PlayStation Network Is Down Too

GizModo VR

This has been a rough week for anyone trying to play games online. Sony’s PlayStation Network began experiencing issues Friday afternoon, and the outage seems to have persisted into the weekend based on the PSN status page. The outage comes just one day after the equivalent service for Sony’s competitor Microsoft,… Read more.

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Moore’s law is reaching its limits. Could graphene circuits help?

Digital Trends

The number of transistors that chipmakers can pack into an integrated circuit is reaching the upper limit of what's possible. Wrinkled graphene could fix that.

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Tomb Raider Showrunner Tasha Huo Is Joining Joey Soloway to Write Red Sonja

GizModo VR

Red Sonja has been a long, long time coming, but with a very welcome addition, it’s time to get the show on the road. 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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How to use a blue light filter on your phone

Digital Trends

Blue light from your phone disrupting your sleep? We'll show you how to use a blue light filter on your device to help you get a better night's shut-eye.

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The Boys Season 3 Will Be a Supernatural Reunion

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SPN fam, next season of The Boys is for you. Read more.

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The best racing games for the PS4

Digital Trends

The PS4 has some of the best racing games ever developed ready for you to set a new course record on. We've culled the pack down to only the best of the best.

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Boost Your PC Gaming Experience With 15% off a Redragon Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

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Redragon K552 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard | $34 | Amazon | Clip coupon Read more.

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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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5G home internet: Carriers, coverage, and plans

Digital Trends

5G often refers to mobile 5G, or the replacement to 4G and the connection that you'll get on your phone. But there are also 5G home internet services.

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Safety Is Sexy, So Get a 60-Pack of Vese KN95 5-Layer Masks For Just $29

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60-Pack: KN95 5-Layer Face Masks | $29 | SideDeal Read more.

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The best Windows tablets for 2021

Digital Trends

If you're looking to run Windows 10 on a tablet, you have quite a few options to choose from on the market. Here are the best Windows tablets that you can buy.

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Get That Chill Out of Your Car Before Your Drive With a One-Way Remote Start Kit for $230

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Compustar 1-Button Remote Starter | $230 | Best Buy Read more.

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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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NASA renames its headquarters after ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson

Digital Trends

This week, NASA celebrated an iconic figure from its past, Mary Jackson, by renaming its headquarters in her honor.

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Releases Recap: February 22 – 26

Oculus

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

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Gorgeous image of Venus snapped by the Parker Solar Probe on its way past

Digital Trends

NASA has shared a gorgeous image of Venus, captured by the Parker Solar Probe on a flyby of the planet in July last year.

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How to watch the Indian Space Research Organisation launch 19 satellites tonight

Digital Trends

The Indian Space Research Organisation will be launching 19 satellites tonight, including a Brazilian satellite to monitor the deforestation of the Amazon.

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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?