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Camera IQ Launches Support for AR Effects Within TikTok’s Effect House

ARPost

Last Thursday, Camera IQ , an easy-to-use AR design tool, announced its support for the increasingly popular short-form video platform and its augmented reality development platform Effect House, enabling quick and easy creation of AR effects. TikTok finally opened Effect House beta to all creators, developers, and designers this April. The Effect House platform allows users to create Community Effects for TikTok videos.

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ARtillery Briefs, Episode 57: VR Revenue Outlook

AR Insider

VR continues to fight uphill battles to gain wider-scale traction. But it isn't dead. In fact, there are bright spots as the sector moves forward at a moderate pace. We break down drivers & dynamics in the latest ARtillery Briefs Episode. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta Shows Off Wrist-worn XR Controller Prototype to Ray-Ban Parent EssilorLuxottica

Road to VR

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off a prototype of the company’s wrist-worn XR controller this week to EssilorLuxottica, the Italian parent company behind the Ray-Ban Stories camera glasses and a host of other conventional luxury eyewear brands. Although outwardly it appears to be similar to what the company revealed last year, it’s a definitely vote of confidence by Meta in the tech’s potential as the basis of a future XR input device.

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3 Examples of Web AR in Action

ARVR

There’s growing sentiment in the mobile AR world that apps aren’t the optimal vessel. Yet the technology lives on a device where apps rule. 90 percent of mobile users’ time is spent in apps versus the browser. Can AR break that cycle? And if so, could web AR be the answer? What is web AR? In short, it delivers AR experiences through the mobile browser.

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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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Gucci Will Soon Accept Cryptocurrency – Here's Why That Matters

Slashgear

Gucci announces the adoption of cryptocurrency -- such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and a few shockers, like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu -- for use in stores.

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12 Best Uses For Old Android Phones

Slashgear

Everyone has old cell phones sitting in their cabinet. Fortunately, there actually are a number of quite useful purposes for them.

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10 best fantasy movies on Netflix for a whimsical escape

Mashable VR

Seeking some exciting escapism? What could be more satisfying than fabulous fantasy films? This wonderous genre leads viewers down a path into magical realms, where myths and monsters roam, surprises lurk around every corner, and heroes set forth on adventures epic and enthralling. Whether you’re searching for a movie that's frightening , family-friendly, mind-bending, heartbreaking, or pulse-pounding, we’ve got you covered with a curated selection of fantasy films from around the wo

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Mercedes Flip Is One-Off Bear-Faced Weirdness By Will.i.am

Slashgear

Mercedes created a one-off vehicle with will.i.am and West Coast Customs that has its own special bear logo and merchandise that'll deliver money to charity.

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Gucci will accept cryptocurrency in stores

Mashable VR

Luxury fashion house Gucci is delving into crypto, with some of its U.S. stores set to accept cryptocurrency payments by the end of May. Gucci's outlet stores in LA, Miami, Las Vegas and New York are amongst the locations where crypto will be accepted. Customers opting for crypto payment will receive a link via email, containing a QR code that will then allow them to pay using their respective crypto wallets.

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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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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 Leaked In Three Variants, Including A Pro

Slashgear

It would appear that Samsung's next smartwatch line could be revealed in more variants than ever before -- including a new "Pro" model with one massive battery.

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I uninstalled Windows on my gaming PC, and I don’t want to go back

Digital Trends

Windows is the go-to platform for gaming, but support for everyone's favorite penguin has been growing. Is now finally the time for Linux gaming to shine?

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Facebook Is Getting Rid Of This Location Feature Soon

Slashgear

Facebook feature Nearby Friends will shutter its service doors soon. Now is as good a time as any to take a look at your privacy settings in the Facebook app.

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The Red-Band Trailer for David Cronenberg's New Body-Horror Epic Is as Squicky as You'd Expect

GizModo VR

Your Friday just got a whole lot more gruesome, for the red-band trailer for David Cronenberg ’s much-anticipated return to full-on body horror has arrived. Behold, a fresh glimpse at Crimes of the Future to make your stomach (and other internal organs) lurch with cinematic glee. 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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Don't Expect To Get Your Custom Mac Devices Anytime Soon. Here's Why

Slashgear

Certain Apple products appear to have estimated shipping times that are far longer than they've been in the past. User-configured models seem to be the focus.

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Facebook Deliberately Caused Chaos to Water Down Australian News Law: Report

GizModo VR

There was a short time in 2021 when Facebook blocked all Australian users from sharing news across their feeds. The drastic change came in response to a proposed law from the country’s authorities that would strongarm the social media company into paying for news content. Even at the time, people in Australia and… Read more.

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The Real Reason America Banned The Porsche 959

Slashgear

The Porsche 959 is not seen on the streets in the United States for quite some time -- and the reason why is both interesting and quite surprising.

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A Pig Virus May Have Killed First Recipient of Transplanted Pig Heart

GizModo VR

Evidence of a virus that infects pigs was found in the body of David Bennet Sr., the recipient of a genetically modified pig heart in an experimental transplant surgery. Bennet died in March at 57 years old, two months after undergoing the last-resort operation, which was the first of its kind ever performed. 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 Original Lamborghini SUV You've Probably Never Heard Of

Slashgear

The original Lamborghini SUV rolled with options and power that were so extreme that several major celebrities purchased the vehicle right out the gate.

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Starfleet Uniforms, Ranked

GizModo VR

The arrival of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is giving us our latest imagining of the iconic original series uniform —but Star Trek is home to so many wonderful uniforms that it’s time to go where no runway has gone before, and shine a light on which ones make the cut. and which ones are best used as phaser-fodder. Read more.

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This Could Be The Rarest Rolls-Royce Of All Time

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There have been plenty of Rolls-Royce one-offs throughout the years, but this custom Phantom I variant might just be the rarest one of all.

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Sam Raimi Returns to His Horror Sensibilities in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness

GizModo VR

As I walked home from a (more or less) midnight unlock showing of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness , I turned the last corner to get to my house, and I saw a flashing light. A group of them. There, on the corner, at a house I had walked by hundreds of times, the porch light was turning on and off, on and… 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 Change Your Default Apps On Android Phones

Slashgear

There's no reason to stick with the default apps on your Android phone when there very well be many that better suit you. Here's how to optimize.

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How To Set Up a New Windows 11 Computer

GizModo VR

If you’ve recently unwrapped a brand new Windows 11 computer or perhaps built one yourself , then you’re going to have to go through the setup process for Microsoft’s newest operating system—and while Cortana may have been dropped, there are still plenty of screens to work through and plenty of options to choose from. Read more.

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Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 splashing safely back down to Earth

Mashable VR

Last week, we watched NASA safely launch SpaceX's Crew-4 to the ISS — and now, Crew-3 is back on dry land. Earlier this morning NASA broadcast the return of astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who landed safely off the coast of Florida in the early hours of Friday morning after spending six months carrying out research on the International Space Station.

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These Rogue Glass Recyclers Want to Create New Sand for Louisiana's Coast

GizModo VR

A glass recycling and shoreline restoration project in New Orleans was inspired by a bottle of wine. Cofounders Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz met as students at Tulane University. One night, over drinks, they lamented about how their wine bottle would just end up in the trash, because New Orleans does not recycle… 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?