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Google Earth VR Adds Search and Oculus Rift Support

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It was six months ago when Google launched a VR version of Google Earth for the HTC Vive. And still to this day, Google Earth VR remains one of the best, if not the best, app experiences available in VR. An app with such a mass appeal like Google’s Tilt Brush, Earth VR lets you visit locations around the world in 3D.

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Google Adds Famous Monuments & Iconic Buildings to Augmented Reality Search Feature

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That being the case, Google can now bring those landmarks to you in augmented reality. Even with unlimited resources and a serious case of wanderlust, its unlikely that you or I will be able to see all of the most famous structures in the world in person. The 3D models are built.

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UNAIDS Launches Educational 360-Degree Series Ahead Of World AIDS Day

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UNAIDS partners with Google & Makhulu Media for a series of VR films about HIV testing. South Africa alone currently has 7.2 The program is currently being implemented in schools, clinics, and communities all across South Africa. million people living with HIV — the highest amount in the world.

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Man Proposes In Zero Latency’s VR Zombie Arena

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It was then that Kelly was transported to a painstakingly recreated version of her favorite place in the world, her grandparent’s home in South Africa.

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This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR

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Each female founder has been paired with complementary women leaders from companies such as Google, Magic Leap, Norwest Venture Partners, and Warner Bros., Women and allies from Canada to Latvia to South Africa joined in on the festivities. This program provides strategic alliances and entrepreneurial guidance over 10 weeks.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.26.11): Half-Life: Alyx revealed, Oculus Link out, XBox not considering VR and much more!

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South-Africa startup Eden Labs has created an interesting design for VR headsets needed in public installations to show 360 videos. Google announces The Relightables. Google has just invented a new system to shoot volumetric videos of avatars. I really can’t wait…. News worth a mention. Image by Eden Labs).

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Tesla’s data advantage. Can Apple, or others, keep up?

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I do too, and go even further than she does in studying this industry (I had the first ride in the first Tesla with Elon Musk and had the first video on YouTube of Google’s self-driving car, and have interviewed many in the industry, and also have a Twitter list of people and companies building autonomous cars ). Can Google match this?

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