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Finland's Prime Minister Very Sorry for Going Clubbing Until 4am After Covid-19 Exposure

GizModo VR

The prime minister of Finland has apologized for missing a text notification instructing her to isolate after a potential coronavirus exposure and instead went clubbing until 4:00 a.m.,

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[DiRT Rally 2.0 VR] Tommi Mäkinen’s Lancer Evolution VI. Gr. A. Rally Finland. Kotajarvi moist.

VRGames

Rally Finland. Articles DiRT Evolution Finland Kotajarvi Lancer Mäkinens moist Rally Tommi[DiRT Rally 2.0 VR] Tommi Mäkinen’s Lancer Evolution VI. Kotajarvi moist. Perspective Reddit by VRacingVideo – Check out Resource.

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The Twin Dovetails Grief With Ancient Evil in a Horror Head-Scratcher

GizModo VR

the twin steven cree aleksi hyvarinen films creative works barbara marten tristan ruggeri witches anthony rachel cinema of finland nathan taneli mustonen teresa palmer elliotHorror fans all know the trope: when tragedy strikes , evil spirits try to prey on the survivors left behind.

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Varjo, an early mover in building XR headsets and software for enterprises, taps $40M

TechCrunch VR

Applications in the metaverse often feel like more of a marketing gimmick than something that a critical mass of consumers would use, let alone pay for. But turn to the enterprise and there appears to be a very lucrative opportunity that’s well into finding traction.

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Footage of the First Cruise Ship Roller Coaster in Action Looks Like it Will Make You Extra Sea Sick

GizModo VR

roller coaster carnival cruise carnival cruise lines six flags great america tourism draft2021 in amusement parks ships mardi gras cruise ships carnival cruise line meyer turku cruise lines carnival corporation plc hospitality recreation ships built in finlandThere was already incredible competition between cruise ship companies to lure passengers, resulting in gigantic ships with over-the-top amenities like go-kart tracks.

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Cooperation of Deep Tech SMEs and Global Giants Drive Opportunities in the Metaverse

ARPost

In Finland, the opportunities for cooperation between deep tech SMEs and large corporations have been proactively created by both the XR companies themselves and by private and public accelerators. Finland at the Forefront of the Metaverse.

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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

VRScout

Beginning March 5th, 2023, the 256GB Quest 2 will be available for $429.99 (previously $499.99) in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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New Partnerships and Products From Waveguide Manufacturer Dispelix

ARPost

The company’s headquarters are in Finland where Photonics Finland recently named Dispelix “Company of the Year.”. Finland has a very strong optics university. … That’s where a lot of strength in the optics industry in Finland comes from,” said Harju. “To

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Wing is live in Dallas, poised for drone delivery domination

Digital Trends

After successful pilot programs in Australia and Finland, Wing's drone delivery service is now live in Texas -- and preparing for further expansion.

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Hands-On: Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs Reinvents the Franchise for Mobile, but Smartglasses Are Its Destiny

Next Reality AR

Finland-based Rovio, one of the pioneers of mobile gaming, is now ready to break new ground in augmented reality with its Angry Birds franchise. Along with its AR development partner, Sweden-based Resolution Games, the publisher is following up Angry Birds FPS: First Person Slingshot for the Magic Leap One with a return to its mobile roots in Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs, which arrives on the App Store for ARKit-compatible iPhones and iPads on April 29.

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This Carved Snake May Have Been the Staff of a Stone Age Shaman

GizModo VR

Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered a remarkable wooden snake figurine that possibly belonged to a Stone Age shaman. Read more. snake vipera berus organisms geography of the united states satu koivisto serpent animals land of the dead

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Meta Re-lowers Quest 2 Price & Drops Quest Pro to $1,000

Road to VR

Meta says in a blogpost that pricing changes to Meta Quest 2 (256GB) will also update across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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Taser manufacturer Axon bolsters VR efforts

VRWorld

Public safety technology company Axon announced last week that it has hired an imaging engineering team that will work from a new R&D office in Tampere, Finland. The engineers will focus on improving Axon’s wearable and in-car products, in addition to building solutions that utilize AR, VR and AI.

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Dispelix and Avegant Partner to Enable Next-Gen AR Glasses

ARPost

Dispelix , a waveguide designer and manufacturer headquartered in Finland, unlocks great possibilities for innovative AR product designs with its patented DPX waveguides. Get ready to see the future of augmented reality with the next generation of AR glasses.

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Valo Motion Officially Launches Mixed Reality Playground ValoArena in the US

ARPost

Its Finland-based maker, Valo Motion , has announced the first two installations of the immersive arena at the RPM Raceway in New York and at Air Madness in South Dakota.

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Nuclear Power Plant Uses VR For Control Room Training

VRScout

This is why Fortum, one of the largest nuclear power plants in Finland, has started using VR as a way to train employees for a variety of potentially deadly situations that could happen in a power plant control room. Fortum’s VR training room is located at its site in Loviisa, Finland, where 90 percent of the employees have already completed the training. Fortum looks to VR to provide cost-effective training for its operators.

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Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

Road to VR

” Microsoft has also recently expanded HoloLens 2’s availability to Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Quest 2 Discounted for Limited Time, Includes Free Copy of ‘Resident Evil 4’ & ‘Beat Saber’

Road to VR

If you’re in Europe, look out for a similar deal at your typical retailers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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Quest Pro Price Cut To $1000 Just 4 Months After Launch

Upload VR

The 256GB Quest 2 price cut takes effect on Sunday in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.

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Experimental Nasal Spray Could Provide Temporary Protection Against Covid-19

GizModo VR

Researchers in Finland say they’ve created a novel nasal spray treatment that can provide brief but effective protection from the coronavirus and its many variants, including Omicron.

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XR Today’s Virtual Reality Guide for Enterprises

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The Helsinki, Finland-based firm’s latest headset provides industry-leading immersion for aviation professionals with such realism, they can earn credits for their pilot licence training.

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Varjo Teases Its “biggest announcement ever” Coming Later This Week

Road to VR

Varjo, the Finland-based company making enterprise headsets with industry-leading specs, is getting ready to reveal something big on June 24th.

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FOV Ventures Raises $18 Million to Fund European Metaverse Startups

Road to VR

Founding partners David Haynes and Petri Rajahalme announced this month FOV Ventures , a Finland-based early-stage VC firm through which the duo plans to focus on Europe-based metaverse startups.

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Director Renny Harlin's Essential Genre Films, Ranked

GizModo VR

These days, Finland-born director Renny Harlin is mostly known as Geena Davis ’ ex-husband who directed her in the infamous Cutthroat Island. But his long and occasionally strange career encompasses way more than that. For instance: super-smart sharks ! Read more.

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VIVE Hardware Energizes “Best-in-Class” Military Training From Street Smarts VR

ARPost

Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. Training has been a major use case for VR since its earliest days and the military has been there since day one.

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Varjo Raises $54M Financing to Support Its Retina-Quality VR/AR Headsets for Enterprise

Road to VR

Varjo, the Helsinki, Finland-based creators of high pixel density VR/AR headsets for enterprise, today announced it’s closed a $54 million Series C funding round.

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Here’s Every Country & Store Where Quest 2 is Officially Being Sold

Road to VR

Jump to: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Finland.

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XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: Varjo and MUJI

XR Today - Virtual Reality

According to the Managing Director of MUJI Finland, Miho Takagi, virtual reality technology allowed the brand to get even closer to their customers than ever before.

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Made in Europe: 5 European XR startups at the service of art that you should know about.

ARVR

Zoan (Finland) Launched in 2010, Zoan is the largest VR studio in Finland that specialises in 3D and VR storytelling. As a complement to this project, Zoan produced a VR event in Helsinki city centre for Finland’s National Party (May Day) that took place during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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These Are the Countries Where You Can Still Buy Quest & Rift S Direct From Oculus

Road to VR

Finland. ×. With a successful holiday season under its belt, Facebook was no doubt looking forward to resupplying its retail partners with more Oculus Quest & Rift S stock.

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The VR Job Hub: Rewind, Holoride, Varjo & More

Peter Graham

Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki, Finland. Every weekend VRFocus gathers together a number vacancies from across the virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) industry, in locations around the globe, to help make finding the ideal job easier.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in the Russian Federation, with both social media platforms now completely inaccessible to users in that country.

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Opera Beyond Creates Virtual Theater With Varjo and the FNOB

ARPost

They also use hardware from fellow Finland-based immersive tech company Varjo. Top-shelf VR headset manufacturer Varjo has been to space and designed cars. Now, it’s going to the opera.

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The Best VR Events and Concerts Planned for 2021

ARVR

In March 12 & 13 , the symphonic metal band Nightwish from Finland will offer its fans a unique two-nights VR performance within a tavern built in virtual reality world, as part of their upcoming world tour.

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HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

Road to VR

Now Microsoft is expanding the regions where it will sell HoloLens 2 to 15 new countries: Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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VIVE Hardware Energizes “Best-in-Class” Military Training From Street Smarts VR

ARPost

Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. Training has been a major use case for VR since its earliest days and the military has been there since day one.

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Oculus Go to Hit UK & European Retailers This Month, Pre-orders Now Available

Road to VR

UK and European residents have (mostly) been able to order Oculus Go directly through the Oculus website since it launched early last month, with the company delivering to many countries in the EU and Schengen Zone including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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