VRScout

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Take to the skies this Tuesday on SteamVR headsets. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is having one hell of a month. Since launching on PC this past August, players have so far logged an astonishing 3.5 billion miles over 50 million flights ; not a bad number considering the game has been live less than 6 months. This past week the game also took home the award for “Best Sim / Strategy 2020” at The Game Awards 2020.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Congressional leaders have reached a bipartisan deal on an almost $1 trillion covid-19 economic relief package Sunday afternoon that would establish a temporary $300 per week bump in unemployment benefits and send $600 stimulus checks to most Americans, the Associated Press reports. Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

It's easy to question why anyone would spend $5,000 on an e-bike. Ride the new Serial 1, and your questions will be answered.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Besides the official reports from states, the federal government , and entities like Johns Hopkins , there’s always been another, unorthodox way to gauge the severity of the pandemic: Apple Store closures. The company was one of the first major retailers to close its stores during the pandemic and has been opening and… Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

NASA wants to collect a sample of the Martian rock and soil and to bring it back to Earth. Bringing rock from Mars to Earth is no easy matter, however.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

A strange signal has been detected coming from a nearby star, Proxima Centauri, but experts are skeptical that it is evidence of intelligent life.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

If you, like me, were addicted to Netflix’s The Crown and didn’t leave the comfort of your couch for many hours because you were binging it, you might also gasp in delight at this news. On Christmas day, you’ll be able to have your own The Crown moment with the real Queen Elizabeth II, courtesy of Alexa. Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

No matter how long you've used Apple's iOS, it's common to find surprising, obscure, and quite handy functionality that may have been buried under the radar.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

If you’ve ever wondered why you still have to pay your internet provider rental fees for a modem even after you bought it, I have some good news: A new U.S. law is shutting that s**t down from here on out. 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.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Ben Affleck (no, no that one) is an engineer. So when his 100-year old grandfather lost his ability to read, he flexed his engineering muscle to develop a fix.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Peter Lamont, a veteran of the film industry, was one of the most respected and accomplished production designers and art directors around. Now, the Oscar-winner has passed away. Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Convection ovens are powerful, quick, and can produce incredible cooking results. But you have to know how to use them properly. Learn how with our guide.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Discounted Razer Kraken headsets and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War a lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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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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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

China's Chang'e 5 mission to the moon has succeeded in bringing back nearly four pounds of lunar rock, which has been handed over to scientists for study.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Steliron Automatic Hand Sanitizer Mist Dispenser | $19 | SideDeal Read more.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Smart plugs can make regular devices controllable through an app on your phone or through voice commands.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

There are moments when as a blogger I have to sacrifice myself for the good of the community, moments when I think that there is hard work to do and it is my duty to do it. So when Totem Entertainment, the developers of VR Paradise, the virtual strip club simulator , asked me to review their product, I understood it was one of these moments: it was my duty to do it for the good of all of you.

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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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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

News of another Cyberpunk 2077 bug has emerged, one that involves the possible corruption of save files when they exceed 8MB.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

SpaceX wrapped up 2020 with a successful spy-satellite mission on Saturday. Check out the awesome footage of its final launch and landing of the year.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 38mm) with space gray case and black sport band is on sale at its lowest-ever price on Amazon.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Dell Vostro 15 3500 laptop is on sale now for just $649 -- one of the best deals we've seen all year.

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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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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Knowledge is power, so we've broken down exactly what a pressure cooker is, how to use one, and what you can make with one of these great time-saving devices.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s Solar Orbiter will be swinging by Venus this Christmas on its first gravity assist flyby.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Stream your PS5 endeavors to Twitch or YouTube to show off your skills and kickstart your streaming empire. Here’s how to get started and set up your console.

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Digital Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Dell has a red-hot deal right now on the beefy Precision 3550 mobile workstation, saving you more than $1,200.

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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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