Fri.Nov 06, 2020

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Lynx MR Headset Delayed to Late 2020 but Aims for Lower Price, Ultraleap Hand-tracking

Road to VR

Lynx R-1, the upcoming standalone MR headset, has been delayed to late 2020, but a new update from the company says they’re targeting a lower price and now including Ultraleap hand-tracking. In a recent live-stream, Lynx founder Stan Larroque shared progress on the company’s upcoming MR headset which is being designed with AR-passthrough and VR capabilities in mind.

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Top 5 Games To Sideload On Oculus Quest 2 – FREE VR GAMES!

VRScout

A handful of free VR games perfect for your new standalone VR headset. Today we’re back talking about the Oculus Quest 2. Specifically, the best free games and apps you can sideload right now to your standalone headset. For those familiar with sideloading, it’s an extremely simple process. First, sign up for a a free Developer account over at Oculus.com.

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Co-op VR Shooter ‘After the Fall’ Delayed to Early 2021

Road to VR

Vertigo Games, the studio behind Arizona Sunshine (2016) , today announced that its long-awaited co-op VR shooter After the Fall for PC VR and PSVR is going to be delayed until early 2021. After the Fall was first announced back at E3 2019, offering up zombie-shooting four-player co-op action in a frozen wasteland. It was originally projected to arrive sometime in 2020, which at this late date would have put it releasing around the holidays.

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5 ‘Touchless’ AR Shopping Technologies in Action

AR Insider

“Vantage” is AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It enlists spatial computing executives and innovators for first-hand strategic insights. Find out more or contact us to participate here. Authors’ opinions are their own. . How 5 Retailers Are Using AR for Covid-Compliant Try-Ons. by Stephanie Miles. A ugmented reality platforms aren’t exactly new in the retail space, but they’ve taken on greater relevance in the Covid era.

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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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PSVR on PS5 Review – Much Faster Loading, Same Old PlayStation VR

Road to VR

With PS5 just days away from launch you may be wondering how PSVR will fare on the new console. We’re here to share our experience over the last few weeks of testing PSVR on PS5. PS5 will bring full support for PSVR thanks to backwards compatibility with existing PS4 titles made for the headset. And while you won’t see big changes in the PSVR experience out of the gate, loading times are a definite improvement.

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Social Platform ‘vTime XR’ Launches on Oculus Quest

Road to VR

Cross-platform social app vTime XR is now available on Quest and Quest 2. vTime XR is a free app available on a host of devices, including Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Cardboard, Oculus Go/Gear VR, Daydream View, and AR-capable mobile devices. Starting yesterday, vTime XR is now on the Oculus Store for the Quest platform. Unlike the free-wheeling social VR titans VRChat and Rec Room, vTime XR provides curated chatrooms and an intimate, always-seated experience for up to four

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Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law

GizModo VR

Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the gray wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that a ballot measure win has obliged a state government to bring back a species that disappeared due to human actions. Read more.

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The best parental control apps for Android and iOS

Digital Trends

Many kids have smartphones these days, and that can make parenting tricky. Check out the best parental control apps to monitor smartphone and app activity.

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U.S. Breaks Covid-19 Record Again With Over 110,000 New Cases on Thursday

GizModo VR

The U.S. has broken its own record for daily cases of covid-19, with 116,225 new cases on Thursday, according to the Covid Tracking Project , up from the previous record of 103,087 new cases on Wednesday. The country also identified 1,124 new deaths from coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total to 234,937 deaths… Read more.

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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 best free movie apps for Android and iOS

Digital Trends

Want to watch movies for free on your smartphone? We've got your back, with this hand-picked selection of six great free movie apps for Android and iOS.

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Some People Already Have Antibodies That Recognize Covid-19, Thanks to Common Colds

GizModo VR

A new study suggests that a small portion of the population carries antibodies that respond to the coronavirus behind covid-19 without having been infected—antibodies lifted from previous bouts with the common cold caused by related viruses. Read more.

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The best wireless speakers for 2020

Digital Trends

How do you choose the wireless speaker that's best for you? Our picks offer great sound and flexible connectivity options, each geared for different needs.

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Two Weeks with the PS5: How Sony Is Adopting the Best Aspects of PC Gaming

GizModo VR

Ever since Sony switched away from the Cell processor architecture it used on the PS3 and adopted x86-based chips and AMD GPUs for current-gen consoles, the PS4 (and the Xbox One for that matter) have been viewed by many as dumbed-down PCs. That’s a line of thinking that never really made sense to me. But on the new… Read more.

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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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The best puzzle games of all time

Digital Trends

Test your mental abilities with these difficult yet fun puzzlers. From Lemmings to Baba Is You, we've chosen the best puzzle games across all of gaming history.

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Go Away, Eta, You're Drunk

GizModo VR

Record-setting Hurricane Eta has cleared Central America after leaving a trail of destruction. The cyclone is a much-weakened tropical depression, but it’s set to strengthen in the coming days and take a wending, circuitous path through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It could make landfall in the U.S. early next… Read more.

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Sony PlayStation 5 review: Showcasing the next-gen’s potential

Digital Trends

Lightning-fast load times and innovative controller improvements are a breakthrough.

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The DOJ Seized Over a Billion Dollars From Silk Road's Bitcoin Coffers

GizModo VR

A $1 billion transaction that flowed out of a dormant bitcoin wallet allegedly belonging to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht made waves in the crypto world this week, causing some to suspect the founder himself was making moves from prison. No such luck, however: It was the Department of Justice seizing the dark… 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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Exclusive: From RAM to religion: How Acer is helping the world cope with COVID-19

Digital Trends

By bridging faith and innovation, Acer wants to help relieve the anxiety and heartache caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wait—Apple’s MagSafe Duo Charger Costs How Much?

GizModo VR

Apple recently made the somewhat surprising announcement that MagSafe was making a comeback with the iPhone 12 lineup. And while the MagSafe Duo wasn’t quite AirPower , it was an accessory that would charge your iPhone 12 and Apple Watch at the same time. That’s an attractive proposition, as the magnets in MagSafe help… Read more.

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Is Netflix planning to compete with live TV?

Digital Trends

Netflix Direct is a new France-only experiment that signals the company's willingness to expand beyond its on-demand model with a live TV streaming option.

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Panasonic Created a Custom Vacuum to Rescue Dropped AirPods

GizModo VR

Once a wasteland of dropped keys, dentures, and garbage, platform-adjacent train and subway tracks are now littered with wireless earbuds that accidentally fall out as passengers board and leave trains. The problem is so bad that the East Japan Railway Co. has partnered with Panasonic to develop a custom long-necked… Read more.

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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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Best Black Friday Printer Deals 2020: Brother, Epson, HP

Digital Trends

Looking for the best Black Friday printer deals? We've got 'em all right here, along with some shopping tips.

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Netflix, Give Us the Linear TV Feature for Mindless Binge-Watching

GizModo VR

A ritual I have become accustomed to at the end of a long day is collapsing on the couch, booting up my Apple TV, and launching my various streaming services one after the other looking for something to watch. It’s much like opening the fridge when you know there’s nothing new inside from the last time you checked… Read more.

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Six Month Anniversary! Sony Cancels PSVR 2? Ep. 26

Full Dive Gaming

Welcome to the Full Dive Gaming podcast, bringing a weekly dive of all the news, discussion, and condensed nerd talk you need for VR gaming every Friday. This week’s podcast was made in partnership with Asterion Products. Get 5% off the Aura headset or any other order $19.99 or more with the code FULLDIVE at [link] This week, on the Full Dive Gaming Podcast: PSVR’s future in question, Microsoft Flight Sim leaks possible Xbox VR plans, HP Reverb G2 releases this month with Microsoft Flight Sim, a

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T-Mobile Will Stop Saying Its 5G Network Is Better Than It Actually Is

GizModo VR

The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD) told Verizon over the summer to cut it out with the misleading 5G ads, and now it’s telling T-Mobile to do the same. Add that to the fact that the Federal Communications Commission just fined T-Mobile $200 million for its abuse of Sprint’s Lifeline… Read more.

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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?