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Reality Bytes: Amazon, Meta & SXSW Buzz

AR Insider

This week on a special edition of Reality Bytes from SXSW, we discuss Amazon’s pivot from tech-infused Go stores, Meta’s plan to decentralize everything, and what has everyone buzzing in Austin. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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SXSW Features ‘Active Esport’ VR Event Using Infinity Treadmill

VRScout

With the annual SXSW festival well underway in Austin, Texas, attendees have been up to their necks in brand spanking new films, music, interactive media, food, and various other incredible offerings at the one-of-a-kind event. This years winner took home a whopping $1,000 Amazon gift card, while the runner-up received a respectable $500.

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The Nerd's Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in July

GizModo VR

At the start of each month , most streamers— Netflix , Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max —do a… Read more. Though a lot of movie theaters are once again back to full function, the safer option for entertainment remains streaming, and fans who choose to stay home and take advantage are constantly rewarded with tons of new content.

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Dolby Atmos’ role in better digital experiences

Robert Scoble

I’m not paid/compensated in any way by Sonos, Dolby, Apple, Amazon, or any company I discuss online (if I ever am, I will disclose that). I’ve collected tens of thousands of Dolby Atmos songs on Apple Music and moved a lot of those over to other services like Tidal and Amazon so that I can compare music services.

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Editorial: Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse (And a Look at an AI-Assisted Social VR Platform, Riff XR)

Ryan Schultz

MIT Technology Review ; The Verge ] The use case for AI is spam books on Amazon Kindle. CBS ] The use case for AI is spam Amazon reviews and spam tweets. CBS ] The use case for AI is spam Amazon reviews and spam tweets. Daily Dot ] The use case for AI is spam news sites for ad revenue.

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Labrodex’s Sci-Fi RPG Shooter Hybrid ‘Scraper’ Already Has Its Own Prequel Novel

VRScout

The story of the IP centers around a distinctly futuristic version of Austin, TX in the year 2076, after humanity has willingly given itself over to AI entities called the “Humechs”. I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon.

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Atari to Open Game-themed Hotels Across the US with “the latest in VR and AR”

Road to VR

Additional hotels planned in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose. SEE ALSO Amazon Promises "single-digit latency" for AR/VR Streaming Over 5G with AWS Wavelength. According to a press statement , the first location is slated to break ground in Phoenix, AZ sometime later this year.

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