VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2020

NYT’s Shattered Crosswords can be accessed via the Effects tab of its Instagram account. Puzzler fans rejoice. The beloved New York Times crossword puzzle is now available in AR, offering fans of the long-running daily puzzle the chance to test their word skills in a whole new way. To access the AR-enhanced puzzle, head to the New York Times’ official Instagram account and look for Shattered Crosswords in the Effects tab of the carousel.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 27, 2020

I now know when it is likely that I will have a heart attack. It will be when I’m walking, unsuspectingly, on the sidewalk and a Tesla happens to honk using the most terrifying sound I’ve heard in weeks: a bleating goat. Now, I’ve looked up videos of other goats bleating, and they do not scare me. In fact, they’re… Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

IBM has been considering using digital magnetic tape, a storage medium that was first invented in 1952, as the method of the future.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 27, 2020

It’s a lesson many of us learn throughout life: First they laugh at you, then they copy you. That’s exactly what Xiaomi did when it made fun of Apple for deciding to stop shipping wall chargers with its iPhones earlier this year. In the greatest of twists, just two months later, Xiaomi now thinks nixing wall chargers… Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

An artificial sun built in Korea has set a new record for the longest operation, maintaining a temperature of over 100 million degrees Celsius for 20 seconds.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Between a global pandemic, social/cultural upheaval, and mounting political problems, 2020 put plenty of pressure on social media giants to face their flaws.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

This year saw a huge boom in computer sales, and hardware manufacturers are not expected to clear the backlog until 2022.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

A surprising new technique may be able to help monitor elephant population numbers: Using satellites to count elephants from orbit.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Scientists studying a shard of meteorite have found evidence that it comes from a previously unknown asteroid that could be as large as the dwarf planet Ceres.

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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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