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Cannes XR 2021 – Your Guide To The Virtual Exhibition

VRScout

Immerse yourself in a series of ground-breaking VR projects available as part of the XR3 virtual exhibition. This week marks the start of part two of the XR3 virtual exhibit, a hybrid digital conference developed as part of a collaboration between Cannes XR, Tribeca, and The NewImages Festival. Beginning now until July 17th, those with access to a PC VR headset can access a veritable treasure trove of genre-defying experiences and art developed using immersive technology.

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Google Launches Augmented Reality Filters on Meet App for Mobile

Next Reality AR

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has packed new functionality into Google Meet to compete with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms. After adding background blurring and virtual backgrounds to match Zoom's capabilities, Google Meet now has a unique differentiator in the form of augmented reality effects. Don't Miss: Snap Releases Lens Studio 4.0 with 3D Body Mesh & More, Upgrades Scan as Fashion Assistant The AR filters, which are vailable now for the

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KAT Walk Mini S: A Next-Gen VR Treadmill For Arcades

VRScout

KAT’s second-generation omnidirectional treadmill is tailored for VR arcades and Industry training applications. When it comes to omnidirectional treadmills, KAT VR has been one of the leaders in the industry. The company offers multiple versions of its artificial locomotion solution designed for consumer, professional, and enterprise use. . This month the company announced the next iteration of its VR treadmill, the KAT Walk Mini S.

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Long Awaited ‘Moss: Book II’ Announced for PlayStation VR

Road to VR

Initially released back in 2018, Moss is an acclaimed third-person VR platformer that was presented as a ‘first chapter’, ostensibly to be followed up quickly by a second. More than three years later, Moss: Book II has finally been announced. For players who enjoyed the game and have been patiently waiting for more—it’s about time!

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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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Reality Bytes: Apple, Facebook & Amazon

AR Insider

W hat are the biggest insights and observations in AR and adjacent sectors this week? Welcome to Reality Bytes , featuring lightning-round commentary from AR Insider partner M7 Innovations. Founder Matt Maher lends his insights from the trenches of AR experience creation. We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Apple’s visual-search fueled Live Text, Facebook Bulletin and Amazon Alexa’s Reading Sidekick.

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Creating Augmented Reality Showcase Boards for Company/Personal Portfolio Use

ARVR

LinkedIn exchanges, business card retrieval, and booths filled with flyers + pamphlets that 1% of the conference population saves. Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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The FBI's Fake Encrypted Honeypot Phones Are Showing Up Online

GizModo VR

About a month ago, it was revealed that an encrypted phone company was actually a front for a gargantuan FBI operation called “Trojan Shield.” The company, which was really a law enforcement honeypot, sold a product called “ANOM,” an encrypted chat application installed on specific, hardened phones that the bureau was… Read more.

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ASUS Announces "Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders" - A Real Product, or Just A Marketing Showcase?

Anand Tech

Today ASUS and Qualcomm are announcing the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders” - a ASUS designed phone with extensive Snapdragon branding – a ROG Phone 5 spin-off, or just a pointless marketing exercise?

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The Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Is Now a 'Mass Casualty Event'

GizModo VR

The Pacific Northwest is still reeling from the mind boggling heat wave that gripped it late last month. The past two days have made it clear that hundreds died in the region, and that the climate crisis played a role in driving the extreme heat. It underscores the reality that climate change’s deadly impacts aren’t… 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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Tech News

Digital Trends

The latest tech news about hardware, apps, electronics, and more. With huge companies like Google, Apple, and Amazon drawing your attention in different directions, Digital Trends offers in-depth and straightforward coverage about the technology industry. Get your daily dose of news and a finger on the pulse of what’s happening right now.

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Hayao Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan Is Finally Getting a Stateside Release

GizModo VR

Before Hayao Miyazaki became a renowned director in the world of animated films, his start as an animation director on TV gave the world many delights, from his early work on Lupin III —which paved the way for his theatrical directorial debut —to classics like Sherlock Hound. But now his very first solo credit as a… Read more.

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Watch Virgin Galactic prep space plane for Sunday’s launch

Digital Trends

Watch Virgin Galactic's team attaching its space plane to the carrier aircraft ahead of its first fully crewed flight on Sunday.

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This Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Tracker Shows How Much Cybercriminals Have Heisted

GizModo VR

Ransomware attacks are on the rise , but quantifying the scope of the problem can be tricky when only the most high-profile cases make headlines. Enter Ransomwhere , the crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker with a punny name that means to shine a light on these cyberattacks that have increasingly rattled governments… 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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Watch the final space shuttle launch on its 10th anniversary

Digital Trends

NASA this week marked the 10th anniversary of the final space shuttle launch, which took place on July 8, 2011, when Atlantis blasted into space.

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The FCC's Definition of Broadband Internet Is Too Slow, Government Watchdog Finds

GizModo VR

The last time the Federal Communications Commission updated its definition for broadband internet, Mad Men was still airing new episodes on TV. The agency’s minimum broadband speeds—25 megabits per second for downloading and 3 megabits per second for uploading—simply aren’t enough bandwidth in 2021 to meet the needs… Read more.

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Everything we know about the Nintendo Switch OLED

Digital Trends

The new Nintendo Switch OLED is coming later this year, but what can you expect from it? Here's everything we know about the Nintendo Switch OLED model.

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OnePlus Admits It Throttles Popular Apps on Its Flagship Phones

GizModo VR

After a recent investigation by Anandtech pointed out that a number of popular apps were experiencing sluggish performance on the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro , OnePlus has now admitted to throttling hundreds of popular apps to help “reduce power consumption.” 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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How to use split screen on your Chromebook

Digital Trends

Ready for a multitasking session on your Chromebook? Here's how to use split screen on your Chromebook so you can view two sites or apps at the same time.

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Oil From the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster Continues to Spread in Disturbing Ways

GizModo VR

An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010. New research chronicles the fate of the oil that wasn’t cleaned up. Read more.

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Walmart is practically giving away 65-inch 4K TVs today

Digital Trends

This 65-inch 4K TV from TCL not only has 4K Ultra HD resolution and support for HDR, but it also has Roku smart TV software for easy navigation.

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mRNA Vaccines Are Taking on the Flu Now

GizModo VR

Vaccines based on mRNA, first used for covid-19, may soon protect people from the influenza virus as well. This week, Moderna announced the start of a phase I/II trial testing out its vaccine candidate for the seasonal flu. Ultimately, the company hopes to develop a combination vaccine that can offer protection… 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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DJI releases its Pocket 2 gimbal camera in a new color

Digital Trends

DJI launched the second version of its Pocket gimbal camera last October. This week it released a new color for the summer holidays.

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Steve Wozniak Voices Strong Support for the Growing Right to Repair Movement

GizModo VR

In what has become a growing battle between big tech companies and the people who use their products, iconic Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently spoke out in support of the right to repair movement. Read more.

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Save $400 right now with this insane Dell XPS desktop deal

Digital Trends

If you're planning to purchase a new desktop computer, you can't go wrong with the Dell XPS Desktop, which is currently on sale from Dell with a $400 discount.

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Kirk. Khan. Clay. You're Welcome.

GizModo VR

Normally, a four-second clip wouldn’t be worth a full post. But what you’re about to see isn’t a normal clip. It’s a magical, perfect few seconds to mark a milestone sci-fi film, and anniversary , both of which are well-worth highlighting. Get ready for a claymation celebration of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. 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?