Tue.Feb 16, 2021

article thumbnail

How To Listen To Spotify In-Game On The Oculus Quest

VRScout

Create your own soundtrack using this neat little workaround. Ever wish you could jam out to your favorite tunes while cracking skulls in GORN or dunking on fools in Echo Arena on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2? Well, now you can. Reddit user u/ConfusionJRPG has discovered a neat little workaround allowing those with a Spotify Premium account and Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headset to listen to music while enjoying their favorite VR content.

Oculus 537
article thumbnail

Quest now prevents mirroring of passthrough and 2D apps

The Ghost Howls

Do you remember this post of mine from one year ago when I showed you that it was possible to do some kind of “hacking” of the Oculus Quest using the adb command line tool? Thanks to this powerful tool, it was possible to show the Android Settings window, to mirror the passthrough of the device, and even to open an alarm clock on the device?

Tools 526
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

VR Film Festivals Look To Inspire Fresh New Talent For Hollywood

VRScout

Beyond the Frame Festival and FIVARS tease the next generation of media artists. Japan’s very first VR-focused international film festival, Beyond the Frame Festival , is currently underway thanks to a partnership with HTC Vive. The festival, which runs from February 12 through February 21 , will showcase VR films from artists all around the world. To attend the festival and check out this year’s finalists, visitors can use their smartphones, tablets, and computers to access a virtual venu

Filming 536
article thumbnail

Where is Spatial Computing in its Lifecycle?

AR Insider

O ne striking realization about spatial computing is that we’re almost seven years into the sector’s current stage. This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement… including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years. That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.

AR 284
article thumbnail

The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

article thumbnail

Ways to Participate in Black History Month Through XR

ARPost

Some of the most exciting XR experiences are those that help us to understand another person’s life and feelings. So, it makes sense that Black History Month is being celebrated in XR this year. AR and VR Experiences From VictoryXR. VictoryXR creates augmented and virtual reality education tools. They’ve been keeping busy this year being involved in the Qualcomm XR Enterprise Program and launching the VictoryXR Academy with Pico Interactive.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Non-Facebook Standalone VR Options

ARVR

A friend of mine came to me recently wanting to know what his options were for a standalone VR headset that’s not owned by Facebook. If… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

article thumbnail

Viral Image Claiming to Show a Helicopter De-Icing Texas Wind Turbines Is From Winter 2014 in Sweden

GizModo VR

In the midst of a record cold snap where Texas’ grid has failed to meet demand, misinformation is running rampant. Among the most pernicious memes propagating online are that Texas’ wind turbines have frozen and that that has led to the blackout. Read more.

Texas 145
article thumbnail

Can Augmented Reality Create a New World for Immersive Learning?

ARVR

Anthony Phills winner of the 2020 International Design Awards, Silver in Interactive Multimedia category. Covid19 has presented countless new segments when it comes to learning. From schools to companies and even the arts, the online world has allowed the flexibility to keep life moving without physical interaction. With innovation at the forefront of many new technological alternatives, thinking creatively has become essential to take everyday activities online.

article thumbnail

France Just Suffered a SolarWinds-Style Cyberattack

GizModo VR

As the U.S. continues to chart the damage from the sweeping “SolarWinds” hack that targeted government and industry alike, France has announced that it too has suffered a large supply chain cyberattack. The news comes via a recently released technical report published by the Agence Nationale de la sécurité des … Read more.

France 145
article thumbnail

How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

article thumbnail

Best cheap pressure cooker deals for February 2021

Digital Trends

Whether you're looking for a way to simplify meal preparation or you want to expand your repertoire of cooking skills, a new pressure cooker may be the answer.

123
123
article thumbnail

With an Upgraded Color E Ink Screen, This Could Be the Perfect E-Reader for Comic Book Fans

GizModo VR

When we reviewed the PocketBook Color last year, we loved the device and the fact that true e-readers could finally display color, but its six-inch screen made it hard to use for reading comic books and magazines which work much better on tablets. The new PocketBook InkPad Color tries to remedy that with a larger… Read more.

Amazon 128
article thumbnail

The best iPad keyboards for 2021

Digital Trends

The Apple iPad is getting closer to becoming a viable laptop alternative, and with the right keyboard accessory, you may question if you need a laptop at all.

Apple 119
article thumbnail

A Hugely Popular File-Sharing Android App Also Has Giant, Terrible Security Flaws

GizModo VR

An Android app used by a significant chunk of the global population also has glaring security flaws that would allow a savvy hacker to steal a user’s data or even hijack the app’s operations using arbitrary code. Read more.

Data 124
article thumbnail

Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

article thumbnail

Gone too Zune: Remembering the underdog MP3 player that stole my heart

Digital Trends

Determined to prove the mainstream world wrong, I made the Zune my one and only. Here’s the story of my brief love affair with a discontinued MP3 player.

Microsoft 121
article thumbnail

This Anti-Burglar Device From 1923 Was Inspired by Horrific Gas Warfare of World War I

GizModo VR

Imagine you’re a bank teller with a gun pointed at your head. What do you do? If you’re smart, you’ll just give the robber all the money he asks for. But if you’re an inventor from 1923 you’ve got a much better idea. You hit a button, causing an explosion that can be heard for miles and releasing a strong gas in the… Read more.

122
122
article thumbnail

Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: A Vehicle for Threadripper Pro

Anand Tech

The workstation line of machines from Lenovo have been extremely successful for the company. While ThinkStation might not have as much brand identity as the more recognizable ThinkPad, for the markets that require them Lenovo’s ThinkStation range has been at the front of high-performance under-the-desk offerings since 2008. Lenovo has focused on everything from small form factor entry ThinkStation systems, all the way up to high-end dual socket P-series tower designs.

108
108
article thumbnail

There's Still Hope for Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy

GizModo VR

Spider-Man 3 recruits a Succession alum. John Carpenter ponders a sequel to The Fog. Kong goes bananas in more Godzilla vs. Kong footage. Truth Seekers is no more. Plus, what’s next on Resident Alien and Snowpiercer. Spoilers, away! Read more.

Filming 116
article thumbnail

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

article thumbnail

This is the freakiest space station video you’ll see all year

Digital Trends

The crew on the International Space Station has just released a video that will leave you wondering if all of the astronauts have been replaced by wax figures.

Video 105
article thumbnail

Here Are All the New Emoji Coming to Your iPhone in iOS 14.5

GizModo VR

New emoji are coming to your iPhone soon, and while you’ll have to wait for iOS 14.5 to drop to start using them, we just got a sneak peek in the latest iOS developer beta. Read more.

Software 111
article thumbnail

Omne Eternal safety-first cycling helmet uses the power of light to charge up

Digital Trends

The Omne Eternal cycling helmet uses special solar cells to keep an LED light charged up, and wear sensors to activate the light when you put the helmet on.

Wearables 101
article thumbnail

Leaks Suggest New 'Galaxy Book Pro' Windows Laptops with S-Pens Are on the Way

GizModo VR

Today, Samsung’s latest Chromebook goes on sale in the Galaxy Chromebook 2 , but based on some new leaks, Samsung is planning to release two new Windows laptops with built-in S-Pens. Read more.

Samsung 111
article thumbnail

Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

article thumbnail

The best Waze tips and tricks

Digital Trends

Do you use Waze for navigation? Google's specialized mapping app offers brilliant crowdsourced features - here are the tricks to take advantage of them all.

Tips 101
article thumbnail

Seriously Gruesome Death of an Egyptian Pharaoh Detailed in New Study

GizModo VR

The forensic analysis of a 3,600-year-old mummy is providing fascinating new insights into a pivotal Egyptian pharaoh and the circumstances of his exceptionally violent death. Read more.

Study 105
article thumbnail

Intel 10th-gen Ice Lake CPUs: Everything we know so far

Digital Trends

Intel's 10nm Ice Lake processors represented a big step forward for the CPU giant. But how do the processors compare in 2021? Here's what you need to know.

98
article thumbnail

Undercover Investigation Reveals Supermarkets Are Destroying the Climate

GizModo VR

The world’s food system is a major source of greenhouse gas pollution, from the emissions caused by farming and ranching to those released by the planes, trains, and trucks used to transport groceries. A new report shows the freezer aisle in the grocery store could also be an even bigger source of pollution than we… Read more.

Training 105
article thumbnail

How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?