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WayRay’s AR Car Display Could Change Driving Forever

VRScout

In-car AR technology is closer than you might think. Earlier today, holographic AR (augmented reality) company WayRay released a new video showcasing its True AR HUD in action on actual roads, signaling what could be the beginning of a new era in AR guidance and safety. Throughout the roughly four and half-minute video, we see WayRay’s Deep Reality Display® technology being used to project a variety of useful information directly to the drivers’ windshield in real-time, includingR

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Snap’s Lion of a March

ARPost

Sometimes, things move so fast at Snap it can be difficult to keep up. This month has been like that. So, whip off your lens, switch to your world-facing camera, and let’s jump in. The Milestone Archives With DC and Ally. At SXSW , Snap launched a full AR experience created in partnership with DC Comics , Warner Media , and Ally. No, it’s nothing to do with “The Batman” – it’s “ The Milestone Archives.”.

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When Will AR Jump From Hand Held to Head Worn?

AR Insider

After covering 5G's role in accelerating AR last week, we switch gears to the outlook for AR glasses. When and how will mainstream AR make the jump from mobile to glasses? We break down the drivers 7 dynamics. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Veteran VR Studio of ‘Fracked’ & ‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Raises $35M to Expand Development & Publishing

Road to VR

nDreams, the veteran VR studio behind titles like Fracked (2021) and Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , today announced a $35 million investment from Aonic Group. nDreams was an early adopter of VR, starting with early VR tech demos in 2014, followed by small titles for headsets like Gear VR by 2015, and a larger title, The Assembly , which launched alongside the original Oculus Rift in 2016.

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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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Spatial Beats: Snap, Qualcomm & the NFL

AR Insider

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Qualcomm's new fund, Snap's mind-reading play and the NFL enters VR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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There Is No Metaverse Today, But Be Prepared

Forrester VR

Look Beyond The Hype To Uncover The Real Opportunities The metaverse has been a source of much promise, confusion, and speculation. Media headlines tout any extended reality (XR) experience as “the metaverse,” but it’s misleading: The metaverse doesn’t exist today; only a few precursors do. And we’re years away from the actualization of the internet’s […].

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The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Release Date Delayed Beyond 2022 Window

Slashgear

"Breath of the Wild" fans have been waiting years for the sequel, which makes Nintendo's latest update on the game particularly disappointing.

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15 of the best Squarespace templates for bloggers and beyond

Mashable VR

If you’ve listened to any podcast ever , you already know the spiel: Squarespace is an all-in-one website builder that makes it easy to create a professional-looking online presence. Numbers-wise, it’s the second most popular web building and hosting service out there (after Shopify), supporting more than 2.9 million live websites across the internet at the time of publication.

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Why SpaceX Stopped Production Of The Crew Dragon Astronaut Capsules

Slashgear

Elon Musk's SpaceX will discontinue production of Crew Dragon capsules in favor of other instruments to carry crew and cargo into space.

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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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What if Blade Runner's Unicorn Was a Metal T-Rex?

GizModo VR

Few sci-fi movie props are as unique as the origami unicorn from Blade Runner. Not only is it very specific in form, it’s crucially tied to the overall plot, which is why artist Matt Ferguson has always been obsessed with it. A few years back, he turned that image into a unique collectible ornament. Now, he’s at it… Read more.

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Samsung's New Budget Rugged Phone Could Keep The Much-Loved Removable Battery

Slashgear

Of all the smartphone design trends, the end of user-replaceable batteries has been one of the most controversial. It sounds like Samsung isn't ready to let go.

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Grimdark Space Survival RPG Death in Space Is Ready for Planetfall

GizModo VR

Following a successful Kickstarter, the Death In Space tabletop roleplaying game is finally on its way. Free League announced a publishing partnership with Stockholm Kartell, aiming to bring Death in Space to a global audience. The PDF is available to purchase and the full physical game will be sent out in late April. Read more.

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Amazon Glow, The Smart Screen For Kids, Gets Widespread Launch In US

Slashgear

Amazon's smart screen for kids, Glow, has finally launched across the U.S. for anyone to purchase. In addition to its screen, Glow has a built-in projector.

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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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On Being Trans and Watching Everything Everywhere All at Once

GizModo VR

“Wait,” Everything Everywhere All at Once ’s Jobu Tupaki (an interdimensional being of unrivaled cosmic power and chaos , covered in blood and glitter, having just killed three men) says to her mother. “In this universe, you’re still hung up on the fact that I like girls?” Read more.

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Did AI Ignite The Chris Rock Eye-Pad Conspiracy Theory?

Slashgear

A viral tweet contains an image seemingly showing a cushion on Chris Rock's cheek, fueling conspiracies about the Oscars slap. Is AI to blame?

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A Common Arthritis Drug Can Help Alopecia Patients Regrow Hair, Large Trials Find

GizModo VR

An experimental treatment for a condition that can cause widespread hair loss is close to the finish line. Recently published data from two Phase III trials has shown that baricitinib can help substantially regrow the hair of some patients with alopecia areata. The findings will likely pave the way for the Food and… Read more.

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Elon Musk Social Media Comments Have Everyone's Attention

Slashgear

Elon Musk's love-hate relationship with Twitter could boil over into a brand new social network, but is the Tesla and SpaceX CEO really up to the challenge?

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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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YouTube TV Is Finally Bringing Surround Sound to More Devices

GizModo VR

No home theater is complete without music and effects booming at you from every direction, which is why it’s relieving to hear that YouTube TV is finally testing its long-awaited 5.1 surround sound ability on more devices. Read more.

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Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G Review: Baby Steps Forward

Slashgear

Xiaomi is back with another Redmi Note 11 Pro model, this one offering a "plus" experience with 5G connectivity. Here's what the global variant has to offer.

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Choose Or Die Looks Like an 8-Bit Horror Version of Jumanji

GizModo VR

If the idea of Jumanji got combined with the violence from Saw , then filtered through a stand-up arcade machine , you’d have the new Netflix film Choose or Die. From director Toby Meakins and writer Simon Allen, Choose or Die stars Iola Evans ( The 100 ) and Asa Butterfield ( Ender’s Game ) as two people who stumble upon… Read more.

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What Europe's Digital Markets Act Really Means For Tech Giants

Slashgear

The European Parliament's legislation is aimed at leveling the playing field and allowing for competition on the internet.

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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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Amazon Rainforest NFTs Put Greenwashing on the Blockchain

GizModo VR

Good news for crypto buffs: You can now buy NFTs that are linked to specific tracts of land in the Brazilian rainforest. While the company claims that it’s a bold new vision for conservation, it’s in reality a harbinger of a wave of problematic crypto-driven greenwashing. Read more.

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Don't Believe These Verizon Spam Messages

Slashgear

Verizon customers report being sent spam messages seemingly from their own phone numbers, each with "gift" links leading to Russian media sources.

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Why NASA Will Be Keeping Many Details of This Weekend’s Megarocket Test Secret

GizModo VR

A critical test of NASA’s upcoming Space Launch System rocket starts this Friday, but the live broadcast of the wet dress rehearsal promises to be a dull and silent affair owing to security concerns. We live in uncertain times, no question, but some experts say this muzzling is over the top and unhelpful. Read more.

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NASA Has A New Plan For Getting Mars Samples Back To Earth

Slashgear

The American space agency is changing its plans or bringing samples from the red planet back to Earth.

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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?