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10 VR Sports Games To Keep Us Occupied At Home

VRScout

Stay active under lockdown with these fitness-focused games & apps. 2021 might be presenting a more optimistic outlook, but right now many of us are still confined to our homes. You don’t need me telling you how hard last year was. Depending on what part of the world you live in, your situation may vary, but for the more outgoing amongst us, COVID-19 has put a huge dampener on our hobbies.

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Unsung Augmentation: 3 AR Formats You May Not Know About

AR Insider

3 AR Systems that Only Hardcore AR Fans Know About. by Dr. Sirilsilp Kongsilp. A R is becoming part of everyday life, especially during COVID-19-inflicted lockdowns. Mobile AR is one of the most commonly recognized AR systems and many consumer brands are already applying the technology. IKEA Place is one of the most notable Mobile AR apps. It allows customers to virtually place furniture around their homes.

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Report: Apple Could Launch a Standalone VR Headset Sometime Next Year

Road to VR

According to a report by Bloomberg News , Apple may be planning to release a VR headset with limited AR capabilities as soon as 2022, which is said to be a precursor to its long-rumored, fully-fledged AR device. “As a mostly virtual reality device, it will display an all-encompassing 3-D digital environment for gaming, watching video and communicating,” Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. “AR functionality, the ability to overlay images and information

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New Release: Synth Riders VR Rhythm Game Gets New Tracks

ARPost

Do you love to dance? And are you a fan of virtual reality? Then you will absolutely love the latest release for the VR rhythm game Synth Riders , developed by Kluge Interactive. Launched on January 14, “Synthwave Essentials 2” is a music pack containing 5 paid and 3 free songs. The pack features tracks by Muse, NINA, Essenger, and other top-ranking house and nu-disco artists.

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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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11 Tools for Painting, Sculpting, & Animating in VR

Road to VR

Though gaming is likely VR’s most visible use-case so far, it’s capable of so much more. Creatives are using VR for a wide range of artistic endeavors including painting, drawing, 3D modeling & sculpting, animating and more. If you’re interested in exploring your creativity in VR, here’s 11 tools worth checking out. First, here’s a quick breakdown of the tools and their capabilities, so that you can hone in on what kind of creative tool you’re looking for

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Apple said to be creating beastly VR headset in its quest for AR dominance

Slashgear

Throughout the years, we’ve heard a lot of rumors about Apple’s VR and AR ambitions, but today, a new report is revealing a ton of new information. As it turns out, Apple is said to be pursuing a virtual reality headset first and is planning to take what it learned in creating such a headset and apply it to the … Continue reading.

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The digital workplace is facing the most significant change ever

ARVR

The digital workplace is facing the biggest change ever. The chance that we will still be using a keyboard and mouse in 20 years is… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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New Intel CEO Making Waves: Rehiring Retired CPU Architects

Anand Tech

We’re following the state of play with Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, very closely. Even as an Intel employee for 30 years, rising to the rank of CTO, then taking 12 years away from the company, his arrival has been met with praise across the spectrum given his background and previous successes. He isn’t even set to take his new role until February 15 th , however his return is already causing a stir with Intel’s current R&D teams.

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Apple AR?—?Will Apple Rewrite What We Expect from AR Glasses

ARVR

According to MacRumors Apple has been exploring virtual reality and augmented reality technologies for more than 10 years based on patent… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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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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Raspberry Pi Introduces a New $4 Board, and It's Own Silicon

GizModo VR

The Raspberry Pi is one of the smallest and cheapest mini computers you can buy. It has an HDMI port, USB ports, and runs Ubuntu or other open-source operating systems like a champ. The new Raspberry Pi Pico , on the other hand, is like the CPU of a more complex machine. By itself, it can’t do much but with a few… Read more.

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The best Android and iOS apps for learning Japanese

Digital Trends

Decided 2021 is the year to learn Japanese? Our pick of the best language-learning apps for iOS and Android can help you to master the language in no time.

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Biden Pick for Treasury Dept Role Worked as Advisor to Controversial Crypto Company Ripple

GizModo VR

President Joe Biden’s pick to be the new comptroller of the currency at the U.S. Treasury Department, Michael S. Barr, used to be an advisor to the controversial cryptocurrency company Ripple, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Read more.

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Fence in VR with a real sword

Hypergrid Business

(Image courtesy Boxglass.). Wouldn’t it be cool to fence with a real sword in VR? Russian VR studio Boxglass has released Fencer , a VR fencing trainer designed to help new players learn the sport of fencing while using a real fencing weapon. Fencer uses the Oculus Quest headset and controllers attached to a fencing sword, and the app walks users through a set of exercises aimed at improving reacting and attention, as well as for training attacking and defensive strategies.

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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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Amazon Doesn't Have to Restore Parler's Web Service, Judge Rules

GizModo VR

A federal judge on Thursday refused Parler’s motion for a preliminary injunction to force Amazon to immediately restore web services for the far-right social network. Read more.

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Apple said to be working a high-priced standalone VR headset as debut mixed reality product

TechCrunch VR

Apple is reportedly working on developing a high-end virtual reality headset for a potential sales debut in 2022, per a new Bloomberg report. The headset would include its own built-in processors and power supply, and could feature a chip even more powerful than the M1 Apple Silicon processor that the company currently ships on its MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, according to the report’s sources.

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This Startup Wants Vertical Farmers to Hire a Robot Gardener

GizModo VR

In recent years, vertical farming has emerged as a futurist’s solution to the world’s agricultural problems. The growing trend seeks to use controlled environments to boost food production, leveraging indoor labs where temperature, light, and nutrients can be mechanically controlled. Read more.

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Elon Musk announces $100M prize for carbon-capture technology contest

Digital Trends

With climate change on his mind, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced a $100-million prize for a carbon-capture technology contest.

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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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Researchers Say They've Found the Ancient Dens of Giant Carnivorous Worms

GizModo VR

Twenty million years ago, the shores of northern Taiwan were sandstone sediments at the bottom of the sea, where 6-foot-long worms lurked in their burrows, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass overheard. Now, a team of geoscientists have chronicled 319 trace fossils of those carnivorous marine worms, whose dens… Read more.

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How to care for your laptop’s battery and extend its life

Digital Trends

Understanding how to care for your laptop's battery will extend its life and keep it safe. Here are a few good ways to make your battery live that bit longer.

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Apple Reportedly Making a VR Headset Few Will Actually Buy

GizModo VR

It’s an open secret that Apple is working on some kind of augmented reality or virtual reality headset. Some, have been so bold as to predict sleek Steve Jobs-style smart glasses as soon as summer 2021. But now Bloomberg is reporting that before we get smart glasses, Apple is attempting a niche VR headset that will… Read more.

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How to change your Google background in Chrome

Digital Trends

Make Chrome more interesting! Here's how to change your Google background in a New Tab using themes provided on the Chrome Web Store, and using a custom image.

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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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OnePlus Joins Forces with Oppo and Realme for Research and Development

GizModo VR

One of the longest-running jokes in the smartphone industry is that anytime Oppo puts out a new phone, OnePlus will release something very similar a few months later. But now, the two companies along with Realme are making that kind of cooperation official by merging parts of their research and development. Read more.

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First Apple VR headset could be expensive and bulky

Hypergrid Business

(Image courtesy mohamed_hassan via Pixabay.). Apple’s first entry into virtual reality could be an expensive VR headset with limited AR capabilities, according to a Bloomberg report. “Apple Inc.’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer to develop, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” said the report.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Review: The Most Maxed Out Phone for the Money

GizModo VR

Last year, Samsung broke out the “Ultra” adjective for the first time on the Galaxy S20 Ultra. That phone was certainly ambitious, but between its $1,400 price tag and features that didn’t quite live up to expectations, Samsung’s super premium phone felt less like an Ultra and more like a Galaxy S20++. Read more.

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How to change file associations in Windows 10

Digital Trends

It's frustrating when Windows opens certain file types in the wrong applications. The best way to get around this is to learn how to change file associations.

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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?