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Austria Just Passed Europe's First Vaccine Mandate for All Adults

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continues to bicker over the limited extent to which the government can compel covid-19 vaccinations, Austria has gone ahead and pushed through its own sweeping vaccine mandate. While the U.S.

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New Strain of Extensively Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Appears in Austria

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The bacteria was detected in April in a man from Austria, who likely caught it while traveling in… Read more. The rise of super gonorrhea continues unabated.

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Austria to Require Covid-19 Vaccinations for Everybody in February

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Several European countries introduced new restrictions this week on people who refuse to get vaccinated against covid-19, and there was even an announcement from Austria on Friday that covid-19 vaccinations will become mandatory in February.

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Austria's Latest Step Toward Going Green Is a $3.50 Per Day, Go-Anywhere Travel Card

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Austria’s Klimaticket, the nation’s $3.50 per day, go-anywhere pass to combat climate change, went live this week, CNN reports.

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Virtual Reality Horror Sport Influenced with the Cyberith Virtualizer and the Oculus Rift

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Have enters Digital Fact employing an Oculus Rift and the Cyberith Virtualizer and embraces intense horror in the worlds of “Impacted” Impacted is a digital fact … supply.

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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

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Beginning March 5th, 2023, the 256GB Quest 2 will be available for $429.99 (previously $499.99) in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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This Bizarre VR Gas Mask Makes Breathing In VR More Difficult

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A research team working out of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria has developed a unique accessory for the Meta Quest 2 VR headset that allows users to interact with the virtual world by simply breathing.

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5G AR Experience Transforms Vienna City Hall Into a Magical Wonderland

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Austria plans to be the first European country with a city-wide 5G network in Vienna. He believes that this app has the capabilities to grow and include other historical landmarks in Vienna and elsewhere across Austria.

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Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

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” Microsoft has also recently expanded HoloLens 2’s availability to Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Quest 2 Discounted for Limited Time, Includes Free Copy of ‘Resident Evil 4’ & ‘Beat Saber’

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If you’re in Europe, look out for a similar deal at your typical retailers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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Burger King's 'Pride Whopper' Leaves a Bad Taste In People's Mouths

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Burger King Austria recently unveiled a ‘Pride whopper,’ which is just like a regular whopper with two top buns or two bottom buns, and the reactions have been a mix of confused, shocked, and absolutely horrified.

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Monday's Best Deals: Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G, Doom Eternal, Netvue Pet Camera, Philips Smart Toothbrush, M?eller Veggie Slicer, and More

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A Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G and Samsung charging accessories Gold Box , a $40 copy of Doom Eternal , a Netvue pet camera , a Philips Sonicare smart toothbrush , a pair of shades by Smith optics , a Müeller Austria Veggie Slicer , and more lead Monday’s best deals.

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Quest Pro Price Cut To $1000 Just 4 Months After Launch

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The 256GB Quest 2 price cut takes effect on Sunday in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.

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The MikMe Pocket Is a Solid Little Voice Recorder for Your Phone

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Created by a hardware startup in Vienna, Austria, this pocket-sized audio record is the second product in the MikMe line and, arguably, and it makes it easy to record meetings, vocals, and video soundtracks with a box the size of a pack of… Read more.

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Augmented Reality Versus Disinformation – How “Escape Fake” Fights the Battle

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Polycular , an Austria-based digital solutions firm created Escape Fake out of a concern that fake news is corroding democracy. “We We’re living in a time that some people have called the “ post-truth era.”

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5G AR Experience Transforms Vienna City Hall Into a Magical Wonderland

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Austria plans to be the first European country with a city-wide 5G network in Vienna. He believes that this app has the capabilities to grow and include other historical landmarks in Vienna and elsewhere across Austria.

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Here’s Every Country & Store Where Quest 2 is Officially Being Sold

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Jump to: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Austria.

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

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Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) – DataDiVR Interactive Data Analytics Platform (Austria).

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These Are the Countries Where You Can Still Buy Quest & Rift S Direct From Oculus

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Austria. ×. With a successful holiday season under its belt, Facebook was no doubt looking forward to resupplying its retail partners with more Oculus Quest & Rift S stock.

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Artivive Is Bringing Classical Works Of Art To Life In AR

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Fueled with a desire to showcase his vision for augmented reality, Ardelean guerilla-style hijacked a show at the Albertina, a prestigious museum in the heart of Austria’s capital. The future of art is multi-dimensional; Artivive is making sure of that. .

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One Direction’s Liam Payne Stars In Live VR Concert Tomorrow

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Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium; plans for launch in South Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan are on the horizon. MelodyVR enlists the former boy band member for their first live VR concert. Liam Payne, former member of English-Irish boy band One Direction, is hosting a secret concert for a small handful of lucky fans somewhere in London, U.K.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

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Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in the Russian Federation, with both social media platforms now completely inaccessible to users in that country.

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HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

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Now Microsoft is expanding the regions where it will sell HoloLens 2 to 15 new countries: Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Spatial Beats: Rec Room, Roblox & Zynga

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The mixed reality company plans to boost its international profile out of Austria and try to make simulation and virtual reality more accessible to the public. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. It’s our last XR round up of 2020, a year like no other.

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Oculus Go to Hit UK & European Retailers This Month, Pre-orders Now Available

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UK and European residents have (mostly) been able to order Oculus Go directly through the Oculus website since it launched early last month, with the company delivering to many countries in the EU and Schengen Zone including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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Putting AR into Art

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A Viennese start-up is the first company from Austria to be accepted to Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator. Artivive recently beat over 600 competing entries to become the first Austrian start-up to join the Berkeley SkyDeck program (considered one of the top ten accelerator programs in the world). The latest six-month cycle begins in January and also includes a six-digit investment amount.

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You Can Buy an Oculus Rift + Touch Bundle in Germany for €450

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The sale is only available on the company’s German site , and doesn’t appear on other international branches MediaMarkt including Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, or Italy-based MediaWorld. Germany-based customers looking to snap up a deal on Oculus Rift and Touch, the VR headset’s motion controller, are seeing one of the biggest price cuts thanks to German electronics retailer MediaMarkt.

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Pico 4 vs Quest 2 Specs & Features: Weight, Resolution, Field of View, Passthrough & More

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It ships to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Today Pico 4 was officially announced with some seriously impressive specs & features.

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Oculus Announces $300 Commercial ‘Go for Business’ Bundle, Pre-orders Now Available

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The company is currently only shipping to the US, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Oculus Go, the company’s recently launched standalone VR headset, is already on store shelves starting at $200 for the 32 GB version. And just like the company’s previous Rift for Business announced last year, now it’s Go’s turn for the commercial treatment.

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CraneMorley and SoCalGas Win Summit Award!

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This year’s creative competition included companies from: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Quest 2 Stock Starting to Slip Ahead of Black Friday

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Austria. Though it has held fairly steady since its launch in October, the stock of Oculus Quest 2 is starting to dwindle heading into the Black Friday holiday shopping season.

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PSVR ‘Mega Pack’ Hardware Bundle for Europe to Arrive with 5 Top Games

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Sony maintains that retail pricing may vary from store to store, so we’re sure to find out soon enough as the bundle launches in the UK on December 3rd, and in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland a day later. Sony is gearing up for the 2018 Christmas season with a new PSVR hardware bundle that’s delivering five high-profile games to Europe-based PS4 owners.

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Facebook Expects Coronavirus Will Have “additional impact” on Oculus Quest Availability

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Austria. After being backordered by weeks in many regions, Oculus Quest is now “unavailable” from Oculus in 17 out of 23 regions where the unit is sold, including the United States, Canada, and much of Europe. Facebook says the Coronavirus outbreak is to blame.

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Pre-orders for TPCast Wireless VR Add-on Now Available in Europe

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TPCast pre-orders are available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK. TPCast, the wireless streaming device that lets HTC Vive owners play VR games cable-free, is now available for pre-order in most of continental Europe starting at €349 (or the regional equivalent).

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LimeWire is relaunching.as an NFT marketplace

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The defunct platform is getting a crypto makeover, thanks to a pair of entrepreneurs in Austria who have just bought the rights to LimeWire. Remember all those hours spent on LimeWire, sorting through "free" albums and downloading 2000s cult films?

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Choosing the Right AR SDK: Mobile AR App Development Toolkit for 2020

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Based in Salzburg, Austria, Wikitude was founded in 2008. Augmented reality is rapidly becoming more popular. According to Statista research , projects for 2023 place AR technology value at more than 18 billion US dollars, while mobile AR user growth should hit 2.4 billion that same year.

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Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

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Starting December 1st, HoloLens will be available in the following countries: Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Poland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, Portugal, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, and Slovenia.

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