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ABBA Enters the Digital Realm With 3D ‘ABBAtars’

VRScout

ABBA returns after 40 years with new music and a unique concert experience featuring their de-aged 3D ABBAtars. ABBA, the Swedish pop group behind massive hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance On Me,” and “Mamma Mia” (you know that every part of that song is a hook!) is returning to the stage as digital avatars—or ABBAtars—to promote Voyage , their first new album in 40 years.

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Hands-On Review of Arthur Pro, Freshly Out of Beta

ARPost

The VR collaboration app Arthur has been on our radar for some time now. And, we’re almost as excited as they are to announce that the pro version of the app is officially out of beta. We got an invite to attend the launch event within the platform and saw it as a great opportunity to give our honest review of the platform while we were there. What Is Arthur?

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Here’s a Look at Tokyo Game Show’s Virtual Venue for Quest & PC VR

Road to VR

Like pretty much all big shows in 2020, the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) gaming expo was basically cancelled last year, instead offering up online coverage to bridge the gap. Although the show will be missing a physical component again this year, in addition to online coverage TGS 2021 is tossing out a virtual event for VR headset users that could be new territory for a show of its size.

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What’s the Outlook for AR Glasses?

AR Insider

T hough smartphones dominate AR today — based mostly on a massive installed base — the technology’s fully-actualized form is headworn. But AR glasses are still years from ubiquity, as the underlying technology isn’t to the point of achieving both stylistic-viability and robust UX. Of course, the previous statement applies more to consumer markets, as style isn’t as big an issue in the enterprise.

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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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Data Dive: Is AR Primed for Post-Covid Commerce?

ARVR

One question that looms large these days is what the post-Covid world will look like. How much of the past 18-months?—?for better or worse?—?will stick with us in the form of new habits? The “better” part includes digital transformation that Covid has accelerated in several areas. For example, the world has collectively raised its game with respect to digital video conferencing savvy.

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Case Study: Streem Taps the ‘B2B2C’ Opportunity

ARVR

Though we spend ample time examining consumer-based AR endpoints, greater near-term impact is seen today in the enterprise. This takes many forms including camera commerce and collaboration. But the greatest area of enterprise AR impact today is in industrial settings. This includes AR visualization to support assembly and maintenance. The idea is that AR’s line-of-sight orientation can guide front-line workers.

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Help Identify This Delivery Rider From Wednesday’s Viral Video to Get Them $1,700

GizModo VR

Do you recognize this delivery rider who went viral when the remnants of Hurricane Ida lashed New York on Wednesday, causing historic flash floods that killed at least 28 people in the northeast? There’s $1,700 waiting for that waterlogged rider, whoever they are. Read more.

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I downgraded from Windows 11 to Windows 10, and I don’t plan on going back

Digital Trends

After living with all the new features and slick look of Windows 11 for months, I'm going back to Windows 10. Here's why.

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Dune Is the Jaw-Dropping Sci-Fi Epic You've Been Waiting For

GizModo VR

Dune feels like a product from another time in Hollywood history. A movie with the scope and vision of modern blockbusters that tells a complex, mature story usually reserved for independent dramas. It’s hugely ambitious, not always straightforward, but accessible and lived-in in a way that makes watching it… 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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I tried a so-called wearable air conditioner — and the branding left me cold

Digital Trends

It's never fun roasting on those warm, humid summer days. The Torras Coolify is classified as a wearable air conditioner, but it's not exactly what you think.

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Rare, Early Version of the King Arthur Legend Translated by Researchers

GizModo VR

A team of researchers has published a full English translation of an 800-year-old passage from the story of King Arthur. They also analyzed the handwriting and linguistic style of the manuscript, nicknamed the “Bristol Merlin,” to glean information on its origin and history, using an imaging technique called Raman… Read more.

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Why you need to buy this gigantic portable home battery now

Digital Trends

The EcoFlow DELTA Pro is a portable home battery or smart portable power station designed to power your home, campsite, RV, and more. Check it out!

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Astrophysicists Suggest New Place Where Planet Nine Could Be Hiding

GizModo VR

Five years ago, a couple of astronomers declared they had found evidence for another planet in our solar system, a so-called “Planet X.” Though now commonly referred to as Planet Nine, the cosmic object—much bigger than Earth and lurking somewhere in the solar system’s outer reaches—is still very much theoretical,… 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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MLK mode shows Fortnite’s serious metaverse aspirations are a pipe dream

Digital Trends

Fortnite added a new mode where players can look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s effect on civil rights. I'm just not sure it was the right place to do so.

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FBI Report Warned Boogaloo Bois Are Buying Amazon Ring Cams in Case They Need to Ambush Agents

GizModo VR

Members of the “Boogaloo Boi” movement in northern Nevada have installed Amazon Ring camera systems in their homes in the hopes that the tech will allow them to ambush any federal agents who come along, according to an FBI memo obtained by the group Property of the People via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… Read more.

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How to hide apps on an iPhone

Digital Trends

Whether you want some privacy or don't want to be embarrassed, it's easy to hide apps on an iPhone. This article explains exactly how to do it step by step.

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Apple Hits Pause on Controversial CSAM Detection Feature

GizModo VR

Early last month, Apple announced it would introduce a new set of tools to help detect known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in photos stored on iPhones. The feature was criticized by security experts as a violation of user privacy, and what followed was a public relations nightmare for Apple. Now, in a rare move,… 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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The best Fitbits for swimming in 2021

Digital Trends

All kinds of Fitbits are excellent for tracking fitness, but which ones are rated for swimming? Our list explains the top Fitbit watches for water activities.

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New Lord of the Rings Stamps Will Get Your Mail to Mordor

GizModo VR

There are many, many reasons to think about moving to New Zealand. The gorgeous scenery. The wonderful people. The impressive response to the covid-19 pandemic. And, now, add to that list you can send your mail with some of the most gorgeous Lord of the Rings stamps imaginable. Read more.

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The Axon 30 with Under Display Camera: Hands-on Mini-Review

Anand Tech

The Axon 30 uses a new second-generation under-display camera with an OLED from Visionox, and features the Snapdragon 870- does it convince enough for the $499 price tag?

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Texas Heartbeat Act Opens the Door for a Flood of Data Requests Targeting Abortion Providers

GizModo VR

The Texas Heartbeat Act, which has outlawed abortions after six weeks in the state of Texas, has many alarming angles to it, but one of the less obvious ones is the potential role large tech companies may play in facilitating upcoming legal cases against healthcare providers. 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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We can’t believe how cheap this 70-inch 4K TV is in the Labor Day sales

Digital Trends

If you want to upgrade the display in your living room, you should take advantage of this early Labor Day deal from Walmart for the 70-inch TCL 70S430 4K TV.

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Let's Talk About Those Shang-Chi Post-Credit Scenes

GizModo VR

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a rousing, fantasy adventure filled with great characters, stories, conflict, and more. If it wasn’t a Marvel movie, it would be one of the coolest superhero movies you’ve ever seen full stop. And yet, it is a Marvel movie. It’s set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and… Read more.

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Walmart is practically giving away this Roomba robot vacuum today

Digital Trends

The iRobot Roomba 676 is on sale in an early Labor Day deal from Walmart, with the robot vacuum's price down $51 to just $224 from its original price of $275.

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Yes, I Actually Do Want a Creepy Dyson Robot Vacuum That Can Climb Stairs

GizModo VR

I am honestly too tired to clean my house. I used to pride myself on being the tidiest, bleached-out house on the block. It always smelled like Fabuloso in here. But then I had a child, and that all went out the window as I reclaim what little time I have to myself and my mechanical keyboard building hobby. 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?