Fri.Jul 15, 2022

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San Diego Padres and Motorola Partner for AR Fan Experience

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After their recent multi-year jersey patch partnership , Motorola and San Diego Padres are teaming up again. The San Diego Padres baseball team fans now have one more reason to be excited. The Major League Baseball club and the telecommunications company worked together on a unique AR fan experience. The Motorola Hall of Fame augmented reality experience was built with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform , motorola edge+, and Lenovo ThinkReality A3 AR glasses.

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This Technology Can Turn The Real-World Into Living Art

VRScout

Researchers can take an image and use it as a reference point to create a virtual world, object, or person. As companies explore having a metaverse presence through a digital twin, the ability to quickly and easily build out stylized 3D content and virtual worlds will only become more important moving forward. A recently published Cornell University paper explored this growing trend and developed a solution for producing stylized neural radiance fields (SNeRFs) that can be used to create a wide

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How Can Brands Gain a Metaverse Edge?

AR Insider

Like the smartphone revolution, there will come a tipping point where consumer brands will be forced to jump into the metaverse as a survival imperative. Those who do so first will gain early mover advantages. We unpack a few examples. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Does AR Need More PR?

ARVR

During AR’s early days when mainstream penetration is still low, is the industry creating additional barriers through terminology? Everyday consumers practically need a translator to understand the jargon of the tech world, and AR is already inheriting those bad habits. This is most seen in the acronyms-gone-wild of consumer tech. Within the spatial spectrum?

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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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Meta Studio Ready at Dawn Working on “new, exciting projects,” No Plans for ‘Lone Echo’ or ‘Echo Combat’ on Quest

Road to VR

Ready at Dawn, the Meta-owned studio behind Lone Echo affirmed today that it has largely moved on from its prior PC titles and has begun work on “new, exciting projects” Ready at Dawn is the studio behind one of PC VR’s most immersive games: Lone Echo (2017) , and its popular multiplayer spinoff, Echo VR. Following the release of those two titles, the studio was eventually acquired by Meta in 2020, and then finally launched Lone Echo II on PC in late 2021.

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10 Major Companies That Will Let You Pay With Crypto

Slashgear

Major companies have begun accepting cryptocurrency tokens as payment for their goods and services. Is it worth the hassle, or is this just a phase?

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Thor: Love and Thunder Failed the Mighty Thor

GizModo VR

Jane Foster stands at the gates of Valhalla, having earned a warrior’s rest after making a sacrifice so worthy that even she, a mortal, had gained the respect of Asgard’s fallen heroes. But she waits a moment, turning from the gates of eternal paradise. All she can say is “I wasn’t ready to die.” Read more.

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BMW Speaks Up After Getting Slammed Over Heated Seat Subscriptions

Slashgear

BMW's subscription-based heated seats have caused quite a stir, but now the company has responded with new details about microtransactions in the US market.

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The Twilight Zone VR Available Now On Quest 2

Upload VR

The Twilight Zone VR is available now on Quest 2, with three unique stories to play through. Developed by Pocket Money Games and published by Fun Train, The Twilight Zone VR was announced in November last year and launched yesterday for Quest 2 headsets after a steady drip of teaser content in the lead up to release, including some fantastic mixed reality trailers.

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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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Ridiculously Expensive Apps Actually Sold On The App Store

Slashgear

What's more shocking than the prices of these apps is the fact that some of them have a significant amount of positive reviews from customers.

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How to Make Your Web Browser as Secure as Possible

GizModo VR

Your web browser is your window to the outside world, but it goes two ways—it’s also the window through which viruses, malware and other nasties can get access to your computer. With that in mind, it’s vital that you take some time to lock down your browser of choice as much as possible from a security perspective,… Read more.

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Hyundai's Wild New Sports Concepts Will Get You Hyped About Electric Cars

Slashgear

While inspired by its past, Hyundai is also marching straight into the future with zero-emissions sports cars. Here are some they recently unveiled.

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XR Today Xpllore’s the Future of Immersive Cloud Streaming

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In this session, we discuss the following: 1) Xpllore’s mission to build an interoperable XR cloud streaming platform for enterprises. 2) Partnerships instrumental in the creation of the XR platform. 3) MediaCityUK’s role in facilitating global tech innovation. If you’re looking for more information on this topic, please visit [link].

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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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GM Reveals Its Nationwide Fast Charging Plan To Solve Electric Cars' Biggest Problem

Slashgear

It's been theorized that a lack of charging stations has contributed to fewer electric vehicles on the road. Here's how GM plans to change that.

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Owen Wilson Is Iron Man With Kids in the Superhero Comedy Secret Headquarters

GizModo VR

Imagine if Batman had an Iron Man suit, as well as a son, and that his son and his friends discovered the Bat Cave. That’s the general setup of Secret Headquarters , a new movie coming to Paramount+ on August 12, and the first trailer is here. Read more.

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James Webb Can Also Be Used To Study Our Solar System

Slashgear

The James Webb Space Telescope can see clearer and farther than Hubble, but its up-close imagery is special too.

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Intel Gives Us a Look at Arc A750 Limited Edition GPU Performance

GizModo VR

After revealing the Arc 3 A380 entry-level discrete graphics cards earlier this year, Intel has finally teased the performance of its highly anticipated Arc 7 A750 Special Edition GPU. A YouTube video (see below) posted today gives us a glimpse at the Arc 7 A750 Limited Edition, a desktop graphics card that will slot… Read more.

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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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Over 20% Of People Said They'd Never Buy These Apple Products

Slashgear

We surveyed 620 people to find the Apple products customers would least likely purchase, and the answer might surprise you.

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FedEx’s Twitter Account Is Sorry About That Body They Lost

GizModo VR

The FedEx Help Twitter account just wants to help. It’s in the name, after all. But the official customer service page of U.S. FedEx apparently isn’t equipped to manage every situation that arises. The shortcomings of the account became apparent when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweeted out an article late… Read more.

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10 Things We Know About Black Holes

Slashgear

Black holes remain largely mysterious parts of our vast universe: Here are 10 things we believe we know, and a few notes about what's still missing.

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How to balance your side hustle with a full-time job

Mashable VR

There are many compelling reasons to start a second job. Paying down debt, saving to travel, and just making ends meet are among the many reasons that over one-third of all Americans have a side hustle. The rising cost of living is causing financial stress, and people are choosing to alleviate that pressure by having multiple income streams. Some are opting for freelance work, some are opening online stores, and others are moonlighting as virtual assistants.

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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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This Alarming Anonymous Letter Put Cruise Robotaxis Under Investigation

Slashgear

An anonymous letter allege that the General Motors-owned Cruise has rushed in the process of fielding its robotaxis.

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Air fryer steak and veggie skewers are the easiest kebabs you'll ever make

Mashable VR

I'm not a fan of making skewers. There's a quite simple reason: It's tedious to slide each and every piece of meat and veggie onto the skewer. I don't mind mise en place but I can't stand tedious tasks. If I'm cooking for two — which is my norm — there's almost zero chance I'll make skewers, or kebabs, or whatever you want to call them. I'd rather just cook the meat and veggies separately and save myself time.

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Here's Where Amazon's Prime Air Delivery Drones Will Be Dropping Orders Next

Slashgear

After a lot of build up, Amazon has slowly been rolling out its drone delivery service. Here's where Amazon's drones will begin making their deliveries next.

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Supply Chain Analyst: Apple To Launch ‘More Affordable’ Headset Model In 2025

Upload VR

Apple plans to release a “more affordable” headset in 2025, Ming-Chi Kuo claims. Ming-Chi Kuo is a TF International Securities analyst mostly known for predicting Apple products & moves over a year in advance using his supply chain sources. Last year Bloomberg , Kuo and The Information released reports claiming Apple is working on a premium headset for VR and AR with high resolution color passthrough.

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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?