Fri.Dec 25, 2020

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The Best Upcoming VR Games in 2021

ARPost

It’s that time of the year again – when we look ahead to the coming year and its promises. For us, one of the most exciting parts is sharing with you the best upcoming VR games in 2021. As technology becomes more advanced and affordable for consumers, content creators are encouraged to come up with new titles or expand existing franchises. Action games are, of course, among the most expected VR games in 2021.

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Parents Who Gift Quest 2 to Kids Under 13 Years Old are in for an Unfortunate Surprise

Road to VR

Christmas day has come and the evidence suggests that Quest 2 was a hot gift item this year. While it may have inspired screams of joy , it turns out that kids under 13 years old aren’t actually allowed to use the headset according to Facebook. That leaves parents in the awkward position of either handing over their own Facebook account credentials or being stuck with an unusable headset.

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XR Talks: Lessons in Scaling Enterprise AR

AR Insider

W ith the exception of socially-distributed mobile AR lenses, consumer AR mostly isn’t ready for prime time. This is due to cultural readiness and the technology’s underbaked status. But the calculus is different in enterprise environments where AR glasses have a clearer path to adoption. This involves a business case for boosted productivity from line-of-site guidance in functions like assembly, maintenance, and tech support.

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First Deepfake Address from the Queen of England Makes Its Debut on British TV

GizModo VR

It’s “a powerful reminder that we can no longer trust our own eyes,” a representative for the UK broadcaster Channel 4 told the Guardian. Each year, the BBC broadcasts a special Christmas address to the nation from Queen Elizabeth II. But it’s 2020 and that means everything has to be extra weird. So, Channel 4 has… Read more.

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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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This Week’s VR Game Roundup: Happy Holidays Edition

VR Fitness

During our last VR Game Roundup, we saw Blaston arrive on Steam, X-Booster got a free demo, and a Jurassic World title came out. This week is definitely on the slow side considering it is Christmas, but thankfully a few ports to other storefronts and headsets help flesh out the list. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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Google Nest Thermostat (2020) review: A little less, yet still the best

Digital Trends

Google's new, stylish Nest Thermostat delivers nearly all of the smart features available in the original Nest Learning thermostat -- for about half the price.

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How to Play Your PS4 Games on Your PS5

GizModo VR

If you’ve got your hands on a brand new PlayStation 5 then it’s likely that you’ve also got a PlayStation 4 of some description set up as well—and moving over your PS4 games to your new PS5 isn’t difficult to do. You can carry on gaming on your new console almost right away, but here we’ll explain the steps you need… Read more.

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The first thing you should do with your new Android phone is change the keyboard

Digital Trends

If your new phone has a virtual keyboard other than Google's Gboard or Apple's iOS keyboard, we recommend you switch to one of these two right now. Here's why.

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Star Trek: Discovery's Doug Jones Unpacks Saru's Surprise This Week

GizModo VR

A lot of our faves on Star Trek: Discovery have been through some weird, weird stuff in three seasons, but few have had quite the journey Lieutenant—now Captain —Saru has had. But this week’s episode , “Su’Kal,” throws one hell of a curveball to our Kelpien friend.and to Doug Jones , the actor behind the makeup who… 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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AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs: Here’s everything you need to know

Digital Trends

If you're looking to build an AMD machine in 2020, Ryzen 3000 is really your only option. Here's everything you need to know about AMD's Zen 2 platform.

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For Some Strange Reason, Square Is Reportedly Thinking About Buying Tidal

GizModo VR

It’s still 2020 folks, so I’ll believe anything. However, after learning that Square, the digital payments processor, is reportedly talks to buy Tidal, the music streaming service, I thought the world was getting really weird. At first glance, that is one strange pairing, but after thinking about it for a good long… Read more.

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Digital Trends Staff Picks: Our favorite movies and TV shows of 2020

Digital Trends

We asked everyone on the Digital Trends Editorial team what their favorite movie or TV show of 2020 is. These are the answers we got. Enjoy!

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How to Know When to Upgrade Your PC

GizModo VR

I recently upgraded my PC thanks to some encouragement from my French bulldog, Remy. Turns out there are only so many times a 37-pound dog can enthusiastically slam his bodyweight into a desktop tower before something stops working. 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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Just get a shiny new iPhone? Here’s how I set mine up

Digital Trends

Did you get a new iPhone for the holidays? There are a few different ways you could set up your shiny new device. Here's how I set mine up.

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This Persistence of Vision Christmas Ornament Is the Most Hypnotizing Thing You’ll See Today

GizModo VR

One of the best things to do during Christmas, in my humble opinion, is to check out all the ornaments on the trees. I especially like to look for the ornaments that are a little out of the ordinary—think Christmas tree on top of a car —cause they just rule. This year, I’ve found a tech ornament that’s absolutely… Read more.

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Tips and tricks for setting up your new iPhone 12

Digital Trends

Now that your new iPhone 12 is unboxed and in hand, there are a few critical steps you need to take to ensure a safe and smooth transition.

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In Defense of Re-Gifting

GizModo VR

I have a confession: I bought almost no Christmas presents this year. 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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Developers: Making apps for M1 Macs ‘couldn’t have been easier’

Digital Trends

Switching to its own Apple Silicon processors is a big deal for Apple, and it could mean users get apps with more power and more features, developers told us.

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Friday's Best Deals: Mpow M30 Earbuds, Food Saver Vacuum Sealer Kit, Samsung Galaxy Active2 Smartwatches, Baby Yoda Pint Glasses, Wario & Waluigi Plush Buddies, Massage Gaming Chair, Humidifiers, Organic Teas, and More

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An ENZOO automatic vacuum food saver machine and a set of The Child pint glasses lead Friday’s best deals. Read more.

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Apple Watch Series 6 tips and tricks

Digital Trends

The Apple Watch Series 6 includes handy new features for testing blood oxygen, measuring elevation, and more. Here are our favorite tricks and how to do them!

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Pour One out for The Mandalorian, Just as Long as You Use These Grogu Glasses

GizModo VR

The Child Pint Glasses Set | $10 | Bed Bath & Beyond 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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How to use Microsoft Teams

Digital Trends

Looking for a one-stop-shop for your team's communication, file sharing, and video-conferencing needs? Learn more about Microsoft Teams' free accounts today!

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Save Those Holiday Leftovers With a $34 Vacuum Sealing Kit

GizModo VR

ENZOO Automatic Vacuum Food Saver Machine | $34 | Amazon Read more.

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This awesome drone is under $100 at Walmart today

Digital Trends

Sang the Vivitar Aeroview drone for only $99 today and start recording all your memories from the skies.

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The 10 Best Deals of December 25, 2020

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Friday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals 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?