VRScout
MAY 1, 2022
“Try before you buy” takes on a whole new meaning with Snap’s AR shopping Lenses. During last week’s Snap Partner Summit, Snap Inc. announced a handful of new updates on the way to Snapchat that promise to take the uber-popular social media platform in bold new directions. This includes a handful of new AR (augmented reality) tools that could have a significant impact on the future of shopping.
Road to VR
MAY 1, 2022
Speaking at the IEDM conference late last year, Meta Reality Labs’ Chief Scientist Michael Abrash laid out the company’s analysis of how contemporary compute architectures will need to evolve to make possible the AR glasses of our sci-fi conceptualizations. While there’s some AR ‘glasses’ on the market today, none of them are truly the size of a normal pair of glasses (even a bulky pair).
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Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
Humans are eager to visit Mars in person, but doing so will require spending long periods of time in space, something that's hard on the human body.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
If you were trying to complete a transaction on the Ethereum network last night, you might have been taken aback by the ridiculously high gas fees you saw. For example, one user purchased a $25 NFT on Saturday evening. Their total price? $3,325. That's $3,300 just in fees. Tweet may have been deleted. So, what happened? The Ethereum network charges "gas fees" for every transaction on the blockchain.
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.
Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
If you're in the market for a new car, you can potentially get a great deal on an EV when it comes to tax credits, rebates, and state incentives.
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Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
We've been hearing rumors about an Apple Car for several years. It's likely closer to market than ever and will probably come with a big price tag.
GizModo VR
MAY 1, 2022
The original Sonic the Hedgehog became a box office hit when it first released in 2020, and its sequel is currently enjoying success in the theaters. Fans of the blue hedgehog and his friends are currently riding a high from both films delivering what they wanted from the franchise since they were kids. But it was a… Read more.
Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
The Apple Watch doesn't come with video call support because it lacks a camera, something Wristcam band aims to address with a newly added feature.
GizModo VR
MAY 1, 2022
Back in their heyday, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy brought in some of the wallcrawler’s best enemies (and also Venom ) for Tobey Maguire to do battle with. But for many fans, it’s more interesting to think about who Raimi was set to bring to the big screen with a hypothetical Spider-Man 4 and beyond. We know that we… 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.
Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
Researchers have published a study detailing a massive ancient tooth fragment that may have belonged to the largest prehistoric marine reptile.
GizModo VR
MAY 1, 2022
After a couple of delays and creative switches , next week will finally mark the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. For many superhero fans, the second solo movie for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange is important, not for who may be looking to have an attention-grabbing cameo , but for the man… Read more.
Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
Apple has reworked its plan for outdated apps on the App Store. Among other things, the company will give developers extra time to update their old apps.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
TL;DR: As of May 1, you can get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13.3” Core i5, 1.8GHz 4GB RAM 128GB for just $307.99. A new one would cost $1,499, so you're getting a discount of 79%. Before you go applying for another credit card to afford the newest MacBook Pro , consider what you need a new laptop for in the first place. Do you just want something that can handle your everyday tasks or do you need a workhorse that can power up a lot of memory-draining apps?
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
MAY 1, 2022
There's a ton of tech catered toward your favorite animal, from games to training and care: Here are our favorite smart pet products for your furry friends.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
The Wikipedia community just successfully pushed back against cryptocurrency. On Sunday, the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which owns and operates Wikipedia, announced that it would no longer accept cryptocurrency donations. The decision was made after a three-month discussion period that followed after a request to stop accepting crypto was made from the Wiki community.
Digital Trends
MAY 1, 2022
NASA is back with its monthly roundup up of celestial treats to spy in the sky. Mercury, a lunar eclipse, and the Coma star cluster all feature.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
Everyone has a favorite iPhone app that just hasn't been updated in a while on the App Store. We've all probably noticed its lack of a refresh at some point, but as long as it still works perfectly.what's the big deal, right? Well, it's a big deal now. Over the past week , Apple has sent "App Store Improvement" emails to some developers of apps that haven't been updated in at least 3 years, according to the company.
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
MAY 1, 2022
NASA has announced it will end operations of its observatory on a plane, SOFIA or the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
The first flat-screen casualties of Nintendo Switch Sports are already arriving, just days after the latest game in the Wii Sports series was released. As such, this is your friendly reminder to please secure your Joy-Con's straps around your wrist before attempting to play this game. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. As reported by VGC , an unfortunate Twitch streamer has already broken his television while playing Nintendo Switch Sports , losing his grip on his Joy-C
Digital Trends
MAY 1, 2022
Snapchat has released an autonomous drone for capturing video and photos. The Pixy quadcopter joins Snapchat's high-tech specs in the company's product lineup.
Slashgear
MAY 1, 2022
Tesla is the biggest name in the EV market, but there's no guarantee it'll stay that way. Volkswagen has big plans to take on its competitor.
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
MAY 1, 2022
In this week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope, you can see an unusual type of galaxy called an ultra-diffuse galaxy.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
Even though I'm a passionate home cook , I'm not ashamed to admit that Postmates rises to the occasion when I'm in a cooking rut and don't have it in me to whip up a unique meal. Recently, though, I became aware of Caraway , a line of cookware that fuses non-toxic materials with non-stick surfaces to create modern, well-designed products. Their aesthetically pleasing cookware was enough inspiration to get me back in the kitchen and get my creative juices flowing again.
Digital Trends
MAY 1, 2022
New research suggests that Titan's seasonal cycle could be responsible for forming features like sand dunes and plains.
Mashable VR
MAY 1, 2022
TL;DR: As of May 1, the BLJ-111 Mini Portable Projector is on sale for $119.99, which is 38% off its usual price of $196. Looking for a way to spice up your movie nights? Check out this miniature projector on sale — it’s 38% off and ships for free. The BLJ-111 Mini Portable Projector is a little larger than a smartphone, but projects a full HD picture on any surface.
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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