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Everything you need to know about Amazon Prime for Australia

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Although it's been long enjoyed and fretted over across the globe, Australians had been anticipating the arrival of Amazon's Prime Day for quite some time — and now, it's officially part of the calendar. and the Amazon Global Store. and the Amazon Global Store. per month or $54 per year. Let's break it down.

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Kate McKinnon struggling to outsmart Alexa is a fun watch

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That's the question at the heart of "Hey Robot", the silly Tonight Show game that sees Kate McKinnon in a tense face-off against Jimmy Fallon in the video above. The words in question? Mitten," "smash," "Siri," and "Shamrock." Needless to say, they struggle.

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‘Bigscreen’ Brings Paid Movies to Social VR Platform, Showing Select 2D & 3D Films

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Unlike video on demand services, each week Bigscreen will be hosting four different films, which premiere every Friday at 6PM ET ( local time here ) and start every 30 minutes. Bigscreen supports Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and all Windows VR headsets. Find out how to download it for free here.

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Vision Buddy: An Innovative Television Watching System for People With Low Vision

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You only need to plug in the Vision Buddy hub to your cable box or any video device with HDMI output and you’re ready to enjoy your favorite shows or channels directly on Vision Buddy. The device will automatically connect to your streaming device, so you can start watching or streaming videos. Using the Vision Buddy Headset.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

Still, over the years getting a Quest or Rift in Russia wasn’t like buying one in Germany or Mexico (both unsupported regions), where you can simply login to Amazon and purchase with one click. The year-long slowdown is over though. Twitter is also now blocked.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Google Daydream has exclusive access to YouTube’s considerable 360 video library (although admittedly curation could be better) as well as its massive 2D video archive.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. We have no answers and Video Games Deluxe is tightlipped on this. Noire: The V.R.

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