Wed.Dec 02, 2020

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Google Poly Is Shutting Down

VRScout

Google has instructed users to download their personal libraries before June 30, 2021. VR content creators woke up today with a shocking email from Google stating that the company would be shutting down their 3D model sharing platform Google Poly. For VR creators like Rosie Summers , Poly has been instrumental in her amazing Tilt Brush work. The email says that Google will be shutting down Poly on June 30th, 2021 and will be ending the ability to upload 3D models to the platform beginning April

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How Augmented Reality in Retail Shopping Boosts Business Growth

ARPost

Augmented reality in retail shopping is redefining the shopping experience. As consumers become increasingly mobile, the demand for better services through digital platforms also increases. In fact, a recent GetApp survey shows that 65% of consumers in the US are comfortable with using AR while shopping. To remain competitive in the industry, retail businesses must adapt to changing consumer behavior and keep up with emerging trends.

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How Will Spatial Computing Fare in a Post-Covid World?

AR Insider

S patial computing is like any other area of the economy that’s been disrupted in the Covid age. Everything from consumer demand to investor theses has shifted. The impact has been positive and negative, depending on sector alignment with Covid-era demand signals. Put another way, the spatial computing spectrum has several subdivisions, each governed by different market factors and target markets.

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CREAL Raises $7.2 Million to Bring its Light-field Display to AR Glasses

Road to VR

Switzerland-based CREAL is developing a light-field display which it hopes to bring to VR headsets and eventually AR glasses. In November the company raised CHF 6.5 million (~$7.2 million) in a Series A+ investment round to bring on new hires and continue miniaturizing the company’s light-field tech. Creal says it closed its Series A+ investment round in mid-November , raising CHF 6.5 million (~$7.2 million) led by Swisscom Ventures with participation by existing investors Investiere, DAA

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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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AR Instagram Filters For Good Causes

ARVR

This article is first published on GOWAAA. Augmented Reality (AR) filters have been widely used by brands since Instagram opened up AR filters for brands to create their own brand filters. This is the same in both Singapore and Malaysia , where brands have made good use of the new engaging tool to connect meaningfully with their followers. However, Instagram AR filters can be used for more than just promoting a brand’s message.

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Interhaptics for PS5, Mobile, and Hololens 2

ARVR

Interhaptics is a Haptics software company specializing in tools for haptic design and rendering, and hand tracking interactions for digital platforms as Mobile, XR, and consoles. We are announcing today Integration of Interhaptics with Hololens 2 Haptic design for all mobile phones early 2021 Upcoming Haptic design for PS5 in 2021 Interhaptics was released to the public in September 2020.

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Qwake Technologies Funded To Fight Fires With AR Tech

Charlie Fink

The Department of Homeland Security awarded Qwake Technologies a $1.4 million contract to accelerate the commercialization of the C-THRU Visual Communication platform.

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A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya

GizModo VR

Conservationists, government officials, and local community members are banding together to pull off a rescue of eight giraffes stranded on a shrinking island in Kenya. In order to save these animals, they created a giraffe-safe barge to get them across to safe land. They made the first successful rescue of a giraffe… Read more.

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Google shutting down Poly 3D content platform

TechCrunch VR

Google is almost running out of AR/VR projects to kill off. The company announced today in an email to Poly users that they will be shutting 3D-object creation and library platform “forever” next year. The service will shut down on June 30, 2021 and users won’t be able to upload 3D models to the site on April 30, 2021. Poly was introduced as a 3D creation tool optimized for virtual reality.

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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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RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne, Star of Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road

GizModo VR

May he ride eternal, shiny and chrome. Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, best known for his villainous roles in the Mad Max series , has passed away at the age of 73. The news was first reported by his friend and frequent collaborator, filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith. Read more.

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Qualcomm Details The Snapdragon 888: 3rd Gen 5G & Cortex-X1 on 5nm

Anand Tech

This year although we’re not reporting from Hawaii, Qualcomm’s Tech Summit is still happening in digital form, representing the company’s most important launch event of the year as it showcases the new flagship products that will power next year’s smartphones. Qualcomm yesterday announced the new Snapdragon 888 SoC and platform, and today we’re going in-depth into the specifications and features of the new silicon design.

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Doctors Release Their ‘Most Worrying Outlook’ on How Climate Change Is Ruining Our Health

GizModo VR

The doctors are here to give the Earth its annual checkup, and they say it’s running a fever which is making people sick. They issued their findings showing all the ways climate change is affecting our health in the annual Lancet Countdown , published on Wednesday. Read more.

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Why Instagram’s dreaded Shopping tab is a big win for small businesses

Digital Trends

Instagram's new Shop tab could benefit small online businesses, but it will require looking below the surface of an almost criminally manipulative UI redeisgn.

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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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Massachusetts Lawmakers Voted To Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech

GizModo VR

Massachusetts lawmakers voted on Monday to pass a police reform bill that would outlaw the use of facial recognition technology by police departments and other public agencies in the state. Read more.

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How to switch phone carriers

Digital Trends

Switching phone carriers shouldn't be a hassle. Here, we show you how to switch phone carriers with ease, and highlight some of the best offers available now.

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UN Scientists Draft a ‘Build Back Better’ Climate Plan for the Planet

GizModo VR

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The world is on track to blow past the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. Despite record fossil fuel-demand drop amid the pandemic, fossil fuel companies are still planning to produce more oil, gas, and coal in the coming decade, and governments are aiding and… Read more.

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Varjo launches human-eye resolution XR and VR headsets

Hypergrid Business

Varjo XR-3 and VR-3 (Image courtesy Varjo.). Helsinki based Varjo has launched its next generation XR and VR headsets with human-eye resolution for use in industries where high visual accuracy is important, including training and simulation, engineering, research, medical and design. With most of the world working remotely and demand for virtual and mixed reality on the rise, Varjo aims to offer the most cutting-edge XR and VR tools for professional application. “The new XR-3 and VR-3 are

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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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Gut-Wrenching Photos Show Damage at Arecibo Observatory Following Collapse

GizModo VR

As feared, the 900-ton instrument platform collapsed yesterday at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, falling onto the gigantic radar dish below. Photos of the scene are revealing the extent of the damage at the famous facility, which is known for contributing to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and … Read more.

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Looking Glass Portrait is the world’s first personal holographic display

Digital Trends

Want a holographic display on your desk? Of course, you do. That's exactly what the makers of Looking Glass Portrait are promising.

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The EPA Just Joined Parler and It's Going How You'd Expect

GizModo VR

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received the distinguished honor of becoming the first federal agency to join Parler on Monday, and the welcome the account is getting from the users of a right-wing social media platform that bills itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter is pretty much exactly what… Read more.

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The most common Xbox Series X problems and how to fix them

Digital Trends

The Xbox Series X and S are impressive consoles, but they aren't free of problems. Here, we cover the most common Xbox Series X problems and how to fix them.

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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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The Mandalorian’s Journey to Tython and the Enormous Star Wars History Behind It

GizModo VR

Din Djarin’s quest on The Mandalorian has evolved. In finding Ahsoka Tano unwilling to train his ward, he has been sent on a new path with a new understanding, both of the child he cares for and that child’s role in his own destiny. It awaits on a planet discussed in whispers in the Disney era of the Star Wars canon,… Read more.

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Best PC Power Supplies: Holiday 2020

Anand Tech

Now that you've picked out your CPU , it's time to start picking out the rest of your system components. And perhaps the most humble but overlooked of these components is the power supply unit (PSU). Available in a wide range of sizes and power capacities, there are a number of great PSUs out there, but choosing between them can be a challenge.

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Microsoft Will Fix the Creepiest Part of Its 'Productivity Score' Thing

GizModo VR

After Microsoft caused an uproar with its very weird, very invasive “Productivity Score” tool, which essentially spied on Microsoft 365 users’ activity and reported it back to their employers, the company has walked back the creepiest part of that feature. Read more.

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The most common Kindle Fire problems, and how to fix them

Digital Trends

Is your Amazon tablet giving you grief? We explain each issue and glitch and provide clear troubleshooting steps to get your Amazon Fire tablet back on track.

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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?