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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Checks Out HaptX And Their VR Gloves

VRScout

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos literally went “hands-on” with the future of robotics this past week during Amazon’s inaugural re:MARS conference in Las Vegas, NV. HaptX debuts bimanual VR gloves at inaugural re:MARS Conference. HaptX @Rivian @hseas @wyssinstitute pic.twitter.com/bvG5afbn50.

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Big XR News from Varjo, WEF, Snap, and Canon

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Varjo highlighted how enterprise end-users could leverage the firm’s headsets and solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals, aerospace pilot training, healthcare instruction, and automotive design. At the event, Patrick Wyatt, Chief Product Officer, Varjo , spoke to XR Today.

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Training to Craning in 60 Minutes: Putting My VR-learned Skills to the Test with a Real 22 Ton Crane

Road to VR

ITI’s VR crane simulator will officially debut at ConExpo in Las Vegas and will begin shipping to clients in the latter half of March. Doubtless, this was aided by the ability to reuse assets from other simulators (the Aerial Work Platform simulator shared much of the same environment), but the end result was impressive nonetheless.

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Watch: This Mobile VR Crane Simulator Showcases the Future of Industrial Training

Road to VR

Industrial Training International is readying their VR Mobile Crane Simulator for the March ConExpo Event in Las Vegas. Founded in 1986, ITI is a world leader in crane and rigging training and consulting; they are relied on by multiple industries such as mining, construction, and energy.

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'Horizon Forbidden West' reviews are in. Here's what critics said.

Mashable VR

The West brings with it a number of new environments: the desert of Las Vegas, snow capped mountains, lush Redwood forests and a now strangely tropical San Francisco. Every locale has its own flavor; just wait until you see Las Vegas. Kimberley Wallace, Game Informer : The world is the star of the show.

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How autonomous vehicles and hyperloop are scooting along

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For taxis, if Waymo’s CEO is correct, there will still be routes where the driver may be needed, especially in high traffic cities with variability in routes, road quality, construction and traffic conditions. There are still plenty of developments that suggest hyperloop could be a major form of transport in the future.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

Road to VR

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world.