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Meta Is Reportedly Launching Multiple VR Headsets By 2024

VRScout

Project Cambria will supposedly release this September followed by a new Quest in 2023. A new report by The Information states that Meta (formerly Facebook) is currently in the development of four new headsets that will release by 2024. The website claims to have seen an internal roadmap outlining the company’s next steps, revealing an ambitious plan to dominate the VR/AR space.

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Dispelix and Avegant Partner to Enable Next-Gen AR Glasses

ARPost

Get ready to see the future of augmented reality with the next generation of AR glasses. Dispelix and Avegant have teamed up to create an advanced optical solution for augmented reality viewing. The two companies combine their technologies to bring us the next level of AR experiences through state-of-the-art augmented reality and mixed reality wearables.

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AR Technology Tees Off At The PGA Tour

VRScout

Immersive technology invades professional golf. COVID-19 has affected seemingly everyone over the past two and half years, from small families to multinational conglomerates. Very few have remained immune to the incomprehensible damage caused by the global pandemic. This includes the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) Tour, which saw a decrease in viewers as a result of the government-mandated lockdowns.

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3 Examples of Web AR in Action

AR Insider

Picking up where we left off in examining Web AR opportunities and strategies, what are proof points for the technology? To show rather than tell, we dive into 3 mini case studies for web AR marketing campaigns. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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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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A Dating App for Meeting Avatars in VR Aims to Build Very Real Relationships

Road to VR

Flirtual is a dating app designed to match VR users together and to facilitate dates in social VR applications. The creators say it’s a codification of a trend that’s already happening—people meeting in VR and going on to form real-world relationships. Finding real relationships through online games is nothing new. For at least a few decades now, players in virtual worlds like Runescape , World of Warcraft , and Second Life , have formed virtual friendships and partnerships that oft

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How To Retrieve Deleted Text Messages On Your iPhone

Slashgear

You have three options for retrieving deleted text messages from your iPhone. Two depend on the software you use, and you probably won't like the third.

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Drew Barrymore gleefully crashes Jimmy Fallon and The Roots' freestyle song game

Mashable VR

Freestylin' with The Roots, a Tonight Show segment which sees The Roots improvising songs about audience members based on a few simple questions, is already wholesomely entertaining enough. But when you add in a surprise guess appearance from a semi-disguised Drew Barrymore, the whole thing goes up a notch. Come for the music, stay for how genuinely excited Fallon is to have Barrymore on the show.

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What Happens To Time And Space Inside A Black Hole?

Slashgear

Black holes are as fascinating as they are terrifying. Nothing is quite as strange as what happens to space and time in these celestial bodies.

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'Twitter Circle' is here for all your trash-talking needs

Mashable VR

Look, not everyone needs to see all of your tweets all of the time. On Tuesday, Twitter announced a new feature which lets users tweet exclusively to pre-selected followers. Dubbed "Twitter Circle," the limited test is being run globally and appears designed for instances where users explicitly don't want their content to go viral. SEE ALSO: How to download all your tweets from Twitter.

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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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Why Don't Airplane Tires Explode?

Slashgear

Airplanes are massively heavy and hit the tarmac at blistering speeds, putting their tires under immense loads. There's a good reason those tires don't explode.

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10 Online Resources for People Seeking Abortion Care

GizModo VR

On Monday, a leaked draft opinion revealed that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to soon repeal Roe v. Wade. If finalized, the ruling would reverse nearly five decades of nationwide legal abortion access. Read more.

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Apple Patents A 2-In-1 MacBook-iPad Hybrid With macOS And Pencil Support

Slashgear

Apple could be planning to combine two of its most popular items into one mega-product -- if a new patent and imagery are any indication.

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The CDC Bought Access to Your Location Data

GizModo VR

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly bought access to people’s location data from a private date company that was banned by Google, according to documents obtained by reporters at Motherboard through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The public health agency was planning on using… 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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2023 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate First Look: Fully Loaded

Slashgear

GMC's Yukon gets the Denali Ultimate treatment, combining distinctive styling, a unique interior and high-tech features like Super Cruise. We take a closer look.

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A Post-Roe World Is One Where More People Die

GizModo VR

Yesterday, Politico broke the news that the U.S. Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v Wade, the long-enduring legal decision that enshrined a constitutional right to abortion—news since confirmed by the conservative-leaning Court. Much has been said about the factors leading up to this planned decision and the other… Read more.

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Is Lava Really Forming Dunes On Jupiter's Closest Moon?

Slashgear

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, rules the outer orbits with its many moons, including Io, which may be shaped by lava and frost.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Reflects on Somehow Becoming the MCU's Elder Statesman

GizModo VR

Doctor Strange has always been a peculiar character, whether it’s on the big screen or in the comics—the world of magic is so often far removed from the typical grand superhero events that populate our strips and our adventures on screens big and small always pigeon Stephen into something more befitting of a… 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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Why You'll Hardly Find Any Hennessey Venom GTs On The Road

Slashgear

The Hennessey Venom GT was crafted with such extreme attention to detail that the company only ever ended up making seven units, one of which was a prototype.

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Reggie Fils-Aimé on turning happy accidents into magic at Nintendo

Mashable VR

"My name is Reggie. I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games." Reggie Fils-Aimé's unforgettable introduction at Nintendo's E3 2004 showcase marked a turning point for the famed console maker. At the time, we simply saw a bold and brash new attitude from the traditionally reserved company. But as Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo , his new book, reveals, the conscious construction of that line came to reflect the rebirth that was

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3 Smart Ways The Ford F-150 Lightning Tames EV Range Anxiety

Slashgear

Ford reveals ways in which F-150 Lightning features like Intelligent Range and Onboard Scales allow the vehicle to become more efficient over time.

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15 Amazing Pieces of Park Memorabilia From an Upcoming Disneyland Auction

GizModo VR

For die-hard fans of Disney’s theme parks, the rides and attractions are just part of the experience. Learning what goes on behind-the-scenes in the parks can be just as thrilling, as is the opportunity to acquire park souvenirs and memorabilia that you definitely won’t find in any of Disneyland’s gift shops. 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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Samsung PRO Endurance Memory Cards Are Made For Security Cameras

Slashgear

Samsung has introduced a new line of ultra-durable, long-lasting microSD cards for security cameras, dashcams, doorbell cameras, and other IoT devices.

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Rocket Lab Helicopter Catches Falling Rocket Booster, Then Drops It

GizModo VR

Private aerospace company Rocket Lab just pulled off a mid-air capture of a rocket booster as it plunged its way back through Earth’s atmosphere, hooking it with a long rope attached to a helicopter. The mission, dubbed “There and Back Again,” also deployed 34 satellites to orbit on Monday. Read more.

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The Forgotten Concept Car That Volvo Found Hiding In Their Museum

Slashgear

Volvo (re)discovered a prototype powered by alternative fuel and a hyper-efficient engine -- one that never made it to the production line.

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DC's New League of Super-Pets Trailer Is as Cute as It Needs to Be

GizModo VR

In the new trailer for DC’s animated League of Super-Pets , Krypto the Super-Dog (voiced by Dwayne Johnson ) has to team up with a rag-tag group of newly-empowered shelter animals to save Superman from the clutches of an evil. alien (maybe?) who has kidnapped the Justice League. 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?