Heading from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina, the plane experienced a bird strike just 3 minutes after take off which took out both the engines. Let’s face it, we all have daydreamed of sitting in a cockpit and roaming the wild, blue yonder. MORE

vGIS, a new geographic information system (GIS) visualisation platform from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) partner Meemim , is being used to view underground infrastructure while wearing Microsoft Hololens. MORE

For example, at one point I landed on the roof of some random building in New Jersey. Podwal agrees wholeheartedly with that sentiment stating that, “We’re truly standing on the shoulders of giants here as we develop this new platform. Podwal explained that this newly minted group will be working consistently to add new features, increase the visual fidelity and expand the already massive world. MORE

It has often been the so-called vice industries that have driven forward new technologies. Engaging a new audience. Virtual casino. Image courtesy Alea.). This will also be the case with virtual reality, where we are already seeing it shaking up the gambling sector. MORE

Virtual reality is creating new ways for universities to recruit students by integrating virtual tours into their admission marketing campaigns. The State of Florida authorized a new campus in 2008, and renamed the school University of South Florida Polytechnic. MORE

You don’t have to go to New Jersey. Last week we announced NextVR’s live coverage of the International Champions Cup (ICC) on Gear VR. MORE

Now add a helicopter, machine guns, enormous man-eating spiders tearing their way through a destroyed city and you have Six Flags coolest new attraction. The iconic franchise is using VR to bring us the future of amusement park rides. MORE

The AI interactive spirits bottles featuring NFC technology is said to be the first spirits bottle released in the US, and will be available from stores in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Georgia. MORE

“I’ve recently spent time testing out AirCraft, and I’ve quickly realized how fun and innovative the technology truly is,” said George Garcia, a New Jersey-based DroneBase pilot. Dronebase pilots can build their own AR race tracks in the sky. MORE

The two hilarious stoner dudes from the indie cult classic movie Clerks , spent their days loitering, spewing vulgarities, and harassing anyone walking past the Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey. MORE

42-year-old man (unnamed), April, 2016, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey, USA. A fitness tracker has more to offer beyond casting off weights. It collects data from your body stretching out to the point of saving your life. The fitness tracker is actually more useful than you think it is. Reports of cases where Fitbit performed it’s saving of life: Patricia Lauder, 73 Years of age, from Connecticut, USA. MORE

Aimfire, a seven-person firm in New Jersey, was founded in 2014 and received seed funding last September from two angel investors in the mobile industry. MORE