VRScout
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Apple’s alternate history series receives its own augmented reality tie-in ahead of Season two. Apple today launched an official AR companion app for its popular Apple TV+ original series For All Mankind , allowing fans of the alternative history drama the chance to learn more about the show’s primary characters ahead of Season Two, which is set to take place 10 years after the events of Season One.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
After the mobile augmented reality platforms of ARKit and ARCore moved Google's previously groundbreaking Project Tango (the AR platform that gave us the first smartphones with depth sensors) into obsolescence in 2018, we've seen a bit of a resurgence of what was then a niche component for flagship devices. Samsung revived the time-of-flight sensor with its Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10 5G, though it has ditched the sensor in its current generation models.
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AR Insider
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
O ne of the constructs to understand VR’s endgame is the metaverse. Inspired by fiction such as Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash and other works, it envisions virtual domains where synchronous and multi-user virtual interaction take place. This is the VR everyone’s waiting for. We have early versions of this already, considering social and synchronous environments like Altspace VR, VRChat and RecRoom.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, the Vice President of Facebook Reality Labs, during a Q&A session indicated that Quest 2 is likely to be updated with a 120Hz refresh rate, and touched on a number of other topics relating to VR. 120Hz Refresh Rate Likely Coming to Quest 2. Facebook originally launched Oculus Quest 2 with a default 72Hz refresh rate and ‘experimental’ support for 90Hz, which has since become the new default.
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.
ARVR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
With Frogworld , the first public NatureSims™ VR prototype, now available on Oculus and Steam, I am turning back to the project that first inspired me to start along this path. The primary goals of NatureSims™ have always been to allow players to experience the world as other animals do through gamified, first-person VR simulations, and to build empathy for these animals and greater understanding of the issues they face through those experiences.
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ARVR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Whenever a new and exciting technology becomes well-known, many businesses pay attention. Some like to quickly shift gears and think of how to use the tech to better their business, while others prefer a more cautious approach?—?waiting to see whether any of their competitors have luck using the technology. Nowadays, many of these discussions are about augmented reality development , and whether there is a place for augmented reality in business.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Apparently unsatiated by hoovering up users’ personal data on its platforms, Facebook’s hoping to get its mitts on their health data as well. The company’s reportedly building a smartwatch as its next foray into hardware, and the device could debut as soon as next year, according to a Friday report from the Information Read more.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Feed the BigSleep A.I. any text-based prompt -- no matter how abstract or strange -- and it will generate an image to fit the description.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
In case you haven’t noticed, Bitcoin’s having a bit of a moment. The cryptocurrency’s value reached record heights in recent weeks, you’ll soon be able to buy a Tesla with it , and, as of Friday, you can now spend Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) via Apple Pay. Read more.
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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.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
You shouldn't be stuck with Apple's MacOS. To help Mac owners enjoy the benefits of Microsoft's OS, we provide a guide on how to install Windows 10 on a Mac.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Reports indicate that Americans are clearly interested in both SpaceX’s Starlink and 5G broadband as potential home internet services. But so far it’s unclear which option has more appeal compared to traditional cable broadband. Some reports show Americans are more interested in Starlink, while others indicate most… Read more.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
If you're in the market for a new computer, choosing the best computer for you can be tough. Here's what you need to know when you choose your next computer.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
I’m well aware that inviting Alexa—and therefore Amazon—into my shower is probably not-so-smart. Nevertheless, I love shower karaoke and my bathroom Bluetooth speakers weren’t cutting it. Some fell down off the tile wall because of their weak suction cups. Others sounded muffled because of the shower curtain. So it… Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Access your local TV stations without cable, satellite, or even an antenna for free with Locast, the livestreaming local TV service for cord-cutters.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
More than two years after Bloomberg Businessweek published a widely disputed investigation claiming the Chinese government had secretly installed microchips on server motherboards produced by Supermicro that were used to spy on companies like Amazon and Apple, the outlet has published its follow-up , which doubles down… Read more.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Ready to buy a used PC? You can find some amazing deals, but everyone should know the risks. Here are the models, features, warning signs and deals to look for.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
If you’ve finally upgraded your PC’s software or unboxed a new machine and are getting started with Windows 10 for the first time ever, there are a few things you need to know. Read more.
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.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Apple’s next big event is due this spring. Here is everything we expect to see at the show, including the iPad Pro, iMac, AirPods, AirTags, and much more.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Microsoft would like the U.S. government to adopt media rules that would force big tech companies to share profits with newspapers when they link to news content, according to a new blog post by Microsoft president Brad Smith. And the entire concept is controversial, to say the least. Read more.
VR Fitness
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Ahead of its start this coming weekend, Black Box VR has announced a new partnership with the Fan Controlled Football League, the newest sports league where fans get to call the shots. The collaboration sees Black Box hooking FCFL up with a handful of different workout devices that will allow players to stream their own exercises on Twitch if they choose.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Clearview AI, now the byword for unchecked surveillance, has filed a wide-ranging patent application that envisions handing over the most reviled uses of facial recognition technology to just about anyone. The application proposes allowing users to submit a photo and instantly retrieve information including, but… Read more.
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?
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Smart displays have a lot to offer, but Amazon's potential Echo command center just doesn't seem like a logical addition to my work-from-home setup.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
As the global pandemic rages on, we’ve been seeing a slew of tech companies consider making remote work an option for their employees even after covid. Now Spotify is on board: On Friday, the company announced the rollout of its Work From Anywhere program, which will give the thousands of Spotify employees around the… Read more.
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
If you don't care for Cortana and prefer more data privacy, we'll show you exactly what to do. We break down how to disable Cortana for good or temporarily.
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
About 7,800 light-years away—within our galactic neighborhood—is globular cluster NGC 6397, basically a wad of stars held together by gravity. That bunch of stars was previously thought to have an intermediate-sized black hole at its center. But upon further inspection, a team from the Paris Institute of Astrophysics… Read more.
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?
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