Sun.Jul 03, 2022

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AmEx Launches AR Treasure Hunt With Real Prizes

VRScout

American Express turned to German artist Andy Gellenberg to create giant murals embedded with QR codes. American Express is launching an AR game in partnership with Yahoo called American Express Summer Drop that will give you a sweet little taste of what it means to be an AmEx card holder. The AR game will take you on a citywide treasure hunt in search of virtual “drops” that unlock real-world rewards.

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How To Tell If Spyware Is Hiding On Your Android Phone

Slashgear

If you suspect your Android smartphone has been infected with malware, there are a few ways to find where it's hiding and remove it on your own.

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Bid to replace July 4 fireworks with drones ends in frustration

Digital Trends

Using drones instead of fireworks at July 4 events is a growing trend as event organizers consider fire risks and pollution. But it doesn't always work out.

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The Incredible Features Of Conor McGregor's $3.6 Million Lamborghini Superyacht

Slashgear

You may have heard about Conor McGregor's supercar collection, but what about his incredible supercar-inspired yacht? The Lamborghini model is unlike any other.

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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.

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Trigun Stampede's First Look Teases a Colorful Reboot

GizModo VR

Just a few weeks ago, it was announced that Trigun , one of the most beloved anime series of the late 90s, was getting a remake. Surprisingly, the first look at this new version of the sci-fi western has come pretty quickly, as footage debuted on Saturday at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Read more.

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For Better or Worse, Michael Bay's Transformers is a Trailblazer

GizModo VR

Ever since the late 1990s, we’ve been living in an era of IP-focused filmmaking that’s proceeded to get more elaborate and louder with each year. There are plenty of genre films one could point as being important or iconic in some way, from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films to Batman Begins and Independence Day. And… Read more.

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The Real Reason The Apple Logo Has A Bite Out Of It

Slashgear

There are many popular theories about Apple's iconic logo, but the original designer behind the image has revealed the real story behind the rainbow and bite.

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The Minions Sequel is Taking the Box Office By Storm, Prepare Yourselves

GizModo VR

Illumination’s Minions—those goggle-wearing, babbling yellow monstrosities —have very clearly outgrown the Despicable Me franchise they first appeared in all the way back in 2010. Beyond their titular spinoff movie releasing in 2015 and earned $1.16 billion at the box office, the creatures have become a cultural fixture Read more.

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Apple Watch Series 8 Body Temperature Monitor May Still Happen After All

Slashgear

There's a big feature expected to arrive with the next-gen Apple Watch, but rumors about it keep oscillating back and forth - and the latest includes good news.

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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.

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The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Opening is a Splashy, Colorful Bop

GizModo VR

The Cyberpunk 2077 train keeps going, despite its rocky protracted launch. Now that the game’s been patched into a playable (and enjoyable) state, and DLC is on the horizon , it’s the perfect time for Netflix to release that Edgerunners tie-in anime they offered us a first look at last month during their week long… Read more.

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How To Set Your Thermostat To Save Money This Summer

Slashgear

Choosing the right thermostat and fine-tuning its settings could save you money on your energy bill during the summer months.

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Bleach is Back, and Hot Damn, It Looks Good

GizModo VR

Shonen anime fans rejoiced late Saturday evening when, at Los Angeles’ Anime Expo, new footage debuted for the return of Bleach. The popular Toonami series ended back in 2014, just two years before the manga by creator Tite Kubo would wrap up with 2016's “Thousand-Year Blood War” arc. Late last year, it was announced… Read more.

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How To Turn Off Noise Reduction On Your TV

Slashgear

If you have a modern TV, it likely has a noise reduction setting. Unfortunately, that can make videos look worse, which is why you should turn it off.

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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.

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On Westworld, Hale's Plan Is Much More Sinister Than We Thought

GizModo VR

Is Westworld even Westworld if it’s not trying to break your brain? It’s a valid question, and I think “no” would be a valid answer. But since the show left the park at the end of season two to explore the dystopia of the real world, the third season felt like everything was a mystery until the final pair of episodes,… Read more.

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NASA may have to dig deeper for evidence of life on Mars

Digital Trends

New research suggests NASA will have to dig deeper on Mars or seek out different targets in its quest to find evidence of ancient life on the planet.

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5 Cyber Stories You Missed This Week

GizModo VR

Some weeks are busier than others when it comes to digital mischief, and this week was pretty damn busy. So many good hacker stories got written this week that we figured we would throw together a little round-up. It’s good to stay on your toes when it comes to the digital dangers out there on the internet. In case… Read more.

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A Chinese orbiter has mapped the entire surface of Mars

Digital Trends

The Chinese Tianwen-1 orbiter has completed imaging the entire surface of Mars, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced this week.

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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.

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Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 5 Episode 19 Ft. Sly Lee of Emerge

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In this week’s episode of Between Realties, Alex and Skeeva host Sly Spencer Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of Emerge, creators the Wave-1 ultrasonic haptic device. Sly explains how the Wave-1 uses ultrasonic waves to create haptic sensations for hand tracking applications and why they’re taking this unique approach. Other topics include philosophy and a conversation at the crossroads of psychedelia and technology. — Between Realities Links — Merch Store: [link].

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Motorless sailplane for exploring Mars soars like an albatross

Digital Trends

Researchers have proposed an experimental sailplane that operates without a motor and that could sail through the Martian air for days at a time.

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Google Glasses; Learn About Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2

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Google Glasses brought concepts like augmented reality and wearable computing devices into public discussion. Many people don't know that Google Glasses remain in continual development, and Google has created a device with some remarkable abilities. And they've been quietly iterating on those concepts while laying down some exciting plans. You'll soon see for yourself just [.].

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10 video game series that still need animated adaptations

Digital Trends

Video games have proven that animation is the way to go in terms of adaptations, and there are still several gaming IPs that deserve the Castlevania treatment.

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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?

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Nuclear waste, diamonds, and how they can revolutionize smartphone batteries

Digital Trends

Using nuclear waste for a smartphone battery might sound crazy, but it's actually very real (and very impressive).

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Hubble captures a glittering cluster of thousands of stars

Digital Trends

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a stunning field of stars called a globular cluster.

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Marvel’s Avengers Mighty Thor update lets me down for the last time

Digital Trends

The Jane Foster's Mighty Thor update for Marvel's Avengers is meant to reengage lapsed players but had the opposite effect on me.

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5 reasons I still use the Echo Show 15 everyday

Digital Trends

The Echo Show 15 came out six months ago, and I still use it on a daily basis to stay on top of tasks. Here's why I still love it.

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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?