Mercedes Issues An Urgent Recall Of 290K SUVs
Slashgear
MAY 13, 2022
Mercedes owners are urged to check whether their vehicle is affected by a relatively major recall of approximately 290K SUVs sold between 2006 and 2012.
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‘ForeVR Bowl’ Studio Raises $10M to Expand Catalogue of ‘Wii Sports’ Style VR Games
Road to VR
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The studio’s main focus is on creating mass market, accessible games for VR—the sort of casual titles in the vein of Nintendo’s successful Wii Sports (2006).
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Boris Johnson Left His Cell Phone Number on the Internet for 15 Years, Screened Our Call :(
GizModo VR
APRIL 30, 2021
The British gossip site Popbitch used a sophisticated hacking tool called Google and discovered his direct cell line at the bottom of a 2006… Read more
What Astronomers Thought Pluto Looked Like Before They Saw It Up Close
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Since then, the object has been declared a planet, named, and, of course, demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006. It’s been 91 years since amateur astronomer Clyde Tombaugh first spotted Pluto on a set of glass negatives.
The Last Winter's Dire Eco-Horror Warning Is More Terrifying Than Ever
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Released in 2006, Larry Fessenden ’s The Last Winter asked a question that’s even more… Read more.
‘Garry’s Mod’ Sequel ‘s&box’ Details Initial VR Support
Road to VR
JULY 29, 2021
S&box is an in-development sandbox game designed as a sequel to the legendary Garry’s Mod (2006) , a game that turned Valve’s Source Engine into a multiplayer playground and content creation tool which has spawned games, memes, and machinima.
A Wife Reviews: Watching Her Husband Watch Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 23, 2020
My knowledge of American pop culture from summer 2006 to fall 2013 is hazy, at best. Those were the years I lived abroad in Tokyo, first as a broke college student and then an underpaid journalist.
nDreams Opening Second VR Studio Focused on Live-service Games
Road to VR
JULY 29, 2021
Founded in 2006, nDreams first transitioned to its role as VR developer with the release of a demo called SkyDIEving for the Oculus Rift development kits back in 2013.
The Ultra-Powerful New MacBook Pro Is Top Notch (Sorry, Sorry, Trying to Delete)
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 25, 2021
I’ve been using MacBooks since Apple first introduced the line back in 2006. The white polycarbonate MacBook got me through college, a MacBook Air replaced it in my mid-20s, and then I graduated to a MacBook Pro when I needed to do more processor-intensive tasks for work.
Roblox CEO Interested In Possible Oculus Quest Launch
VRScout
MAY 12, 2021
Originally released back in 2006 on PC, Roblox has since exploded in popularity among younger players, generating a staggering $384 million last year alone. Co-founder Dave Baszucki says the Oculus Quest makes “perfect sense” for the popular online multiplayer game.
American Born Chinese Coming to Disney+ From Shang-Chi Director
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 4, 2021
He’ll direct and executive produce a Disney+ adaptation of American Born Chinese , a 2006 graphic novel written and illustrated by Gene Luen Yang. Destin Daniel Cretton— director of the biggest movie of 2021 : Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings— has settled on his next project.
V for Vendetta Might Be Even Better 15 Years Later
GizModo VR
MARCH 17, 2021
In 2006, when V for Vendetta was released, it probably did. There’s a point about halfway through V for Vendetta when a character is looking at headlines and sees one that reads: “80,000 Dead.”
AR Giant Tortoise
EON Reality
JUNE 6, 2020
Harriet (initially thought to be one of the three Galápagos tortoises brought back to England from Charles Darwin ‘s Beagle voyage but later shown to be from an island not even visited by Darwin) was reported by the Australia Zoo to be 176 years old when she died in 2006.
Giant Tortoises are examined in Life Size Augmented Reality
EON Reality
JUNE 6, 2020
Harriet (initially thought to be one of the three Galápagos tortoises brought back to England from Charles Darwin ‘s Beagle voyage but later shown to be from an island not even visited by Darwin) was reported by the Australia Zoo to be 176 years old when she died in 2006.
Video: ‘Lone Echo’ is a Sci-Fi Adventure from the Makers of ‘The Order: 1886? and ‘Okami’
Road to VR
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Today revealed at Oculus Connect, Lone Echo is a narrative-driven first-person game for Touch from Ready at Dawn , the same studio that brought you The Order: 1886 (2015), a number of mobile God of War games, Okami (2006), and Daxter (2006).
Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ Coming to PC VR Later This Month, Trailer Here
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
VR director Jake Rowell, known for his work on Call of Duty, Superman Returns (2006), and theBlu, is also lending his talent to the project.
Snakes on a Plane: 15 Years of Expletive Snakes and Expletive Planes
GizModo VR
AUGUST 16, 2021
One such exception is the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane. The phrase “ Never judge a book by its cover ” is almost always true, with a few unfortunate exceptions. Those four words tell you everything you need to know about the movie: it’s about “snakes” that are “on a plane.”
Object crashed into Mars and created this new impact crater
Mashable VR
APRIL 2, 2022
The impact, which is brand new in cosmic terms, likely formed between February 2006 and March 2014, noted the imaging team at the University of Arizona. Our solar system is a dynamic, evolving realm of space.
The secret Wikipedia prank behind the Pringles mascot's first name
Mashable VR
MARCH 25, 2022
Rather, the name stems from two Wikipedia savvy, hoax-loving college students snacking away on Sour Cream & Onion Pringles in their dorm room back in 2006. Wiseman: "Justin and I have been friends since 3rd grade, we roomed together in College, this was in our Freshman Year dorm (2006).
Giant Tortoises are examined in Life Size Augmented Reality
EonReality
JUNE 6, 2020
Harriet (initially thought to be one of the three Galápagos tortoises brought back to England from Charles Darwin ‘s Beagle voyage but later shown to be from an island not even visited by Darwin) was reported by the Australia Zoo to be 176 years old when she died in 2006.
How To Play ‘Roblox’ In VR On Oculus Quest 2
VRScout
MARCH 5, 2021
Originally released back in 2006 on desktop PCs, the wildly popular multiplayer sandbox game has since expanded onto multiple platforms, amassing a rabidly loyal fanbase of mostly younger players in the process.
Why AR/MR for Education?
ARVR
JUNE 28, 2022
2006–2020) Combining activities for different learning styles: Auditory, Sensory, Kinetic, Visual and Writing/Reading to allow kids to experience various types of media, choose and understand which media they prefer to reach their goals.
Spectacular Martian dunes snapped by Mars satellite
Mashable VR
MARCH 26, 2022
The Martian desert teems with geologic wonder. Aboard NASA's far-off satellite, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a powerful camera recently captured a brilliant image of sand dunes inside a Martian crater.
Mobile World Congress to stay in Barcelona until 2030
Mashable VR
JUNE 27, 2022
It was then held in Cannes for ten years, until it finally settled in Barcelona in 2006, where it has been held ever since, but the partnership was set to expire in 2024.
Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14
Anand Tech
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
The last time Apple ventured into such an undertaking in 2006, the company had ditched IBM’s PowerPC ISA and processors in favour of Intel x86 designs. Today, Apple has unveiled their brand-new MacBook line-up.
AR Giant Tortoise
EonReality
JUNE 6, 2020
Harriet (initially thought to be one of the three Galápagos tortoises brought back to England from Charles Darwin ‘s Beagle voyage but later shown to be from an island not even visited by Darwin) was reported by the Australia Zoo to be 176 years old when she died in 2006. Also, on 23 March 2006, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Adwaita died at Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata.
NASA taps SpaceX for five additional missions through 2030
Mashable VR
JUNE 4, 2022
This purchase of five additional missions is an extension of a partnership between NASA and SpaceX that began in 2006 when NASA tapped the company to supply crew and cargo resupply demonstration contracts to the ISS.
Director of ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ is Making a Live-Action VR Horror Series, Releasing Halloween 2017
Road to VR
JULY 10, 2017
Veteran horror director Alexandre Aja , known for his work on The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Pirahana 3D (2010), and Horns (2013) , is teaming up with Oculus and VR production studio Future Lighthouse to create a 360 live-action horror series entitled Campfire Creepers that takes you into long-forgotten childhood fears.
Bloody Zombies Shamble Right-to-Left on September 12th
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
AUGUST 4, 2017
Founded in 2006 and the developer/publisher shifted their focus to virtual reality in 2013. Publisher nDreams announced today that their gory virtual-reality beat-em-up, Bloody Zombies, will hit Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4/PSVR on September 12th for $14.99. Developed by Paw Print Games and set in the UK (Get it? Bloody Zombies?),
‘Paper Beast’ Sandbox Mode Looks Like a Cross Between ‘Viva Piñata’ and ‘From Dust’
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The curiously crafted PSVR exclusive Paper Beast got a new trailer today revealing a sandbox mode which looks like a cross between Viva Piñata (2006) and From Dust (2011). From the trailer the sandbox mode reminds me quite a bit of Viva Piñata (2006) and From Dust (2011).
Elon Musk's new master plan includes scaling Tesla to 'extreme size'
Mashable VR
MARCH 21, 2022
In 2006, Elon Musk revealed his " master plan " for Tesla, a long-term strategy on how the Tesla CEO envisions the company developing over the next decade or so.
What Can Big Tech Companies Learn from Second Life?
XR Today - Virtual Reality
JULY 26, 2022
Second life, one of the world’s first metaverses, was created in 2003 by Linden Lab and received widespread attention. It had hundreds of thousands of active residents and a self-reported $500 million in GDP.
CES 2022: AMD’s Next-Gen AM5 Platform to Have Long Term Support
Anand Tech
JANUARY 7, 2022
Going back in AMD’s history we can see just how long various platforms have lasted, from first processor launch to last processor launch: Socket 939 from 2004 to 2006. AM2/2+ socket from 2006 to 2009.
‘Angry Birds Movie 2 VR’ Studio Raises $2M to Continue Development on AR/VR Games
Road to VR
DECEMBER 3, 2019
XR Games , the studio behind couch co-op VR game The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure (2019), has secured $2 million (£1.5 million) in a recent funding round, which was led by Praetura Ventures alongside existing investor ACT Capital Partners.
Surgeon Chooses VR Over Sedatives For Patients
VRScout
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
After presenting the findings at the 2006 Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference in California, the pioneering surgeon received a considerable amount of attention as well as resources to further expand his project. A surgeon in Mexico City is ditching painkillers by bringing virtual reality into the operating room. Is virtual reality a powerful enough experience to distract humans from pain? Dr. Jose Luis Mosso Vazquez seems to think so.
NFT Marketplace that auctioned off first tweet suspends sales due to plagiarism
Mashable VR
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
The NFT of the tweet, which was posted in 2006 by Dorsey, ended up fetching $2.9 Plagiarism, fakes, scams, and fraud can be found all throughout the NFT space right now.
PSA: Don't play 'Nintendo Switch Sports' without your Joy-Con straps
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
Nintendo Switch Sports follows in the footsteps of its predecessor Wii Sports , which was released in 2006. The first flat-screen casualties of Nintendo Switch Sports are already arriving, just days after the latest game in the Wii Sports series was released.
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