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North Korea Debuts ‘New’ Augmented Reality Education Tool

VRScout

It seems the DPRK is stepping into augmented reality ed tech—but is their latest contraption a copy? North Korea has unveiled a “new intelligent playground equipment for children” that seems to be an AR sandbox, according to a video out last week from the state-run TV news broadcaster, NK News reports. “It

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Kim Jong Un Visits China: Tries Virtual Reality

VRScout

Kim Jong Un experiences new realities outside North Korea. Overnight, North Korean and Chinese media confirmed a meeting took place between the countries’ leaders, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping at the Chinese Beijing capital. Back in 2016, we reported that North Korea potentially had a VR lab of their own.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This proves how the attention towards virtual events is rising , and this kind of entertainment medium is becoming always more popular. Real concerts and public events are not possible anymore, so most of the singers are finding a new way to express themselves and are so experimenting with digital and virtual reality events.

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Can Virtual Reality Be TheBold New Frontier of Journalism?

WITHIN

Can Virtual Reality Be The Bold New Frontier of Journalism? Like so many news outlets, our latest partner , CNN has paid attention to these trends, and in 2017 it announced the launch of a virtual reality unit called CNNVR, which produces 360-degree news stories. Within’s Catalog of News Docs Aims to Find Out.

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Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple

TechCrunch VR

Every year for the last six or seven years, it’s just always been an awful time for them to start monetizing their virtual reality play. Record crypto hack was perpetrated by North Korea-linked group. officials disclosed that they had linked the hack to North Korea state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus.

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Daily Crunch: To complicate Musk’s attempt to swallow Twitter, board approves ‘poison pill’ strategy

TechCrunch VR

A propos podcasts – Found , the TechCrunch podcast where founders talk about the stories behind their startups, is nominated for a Webby for best technology podcast! links North Korea to latest crypto hack : The U.S. If you want to pitch, it’s your last chance to get your applications in. Cast your vote before April 21 !

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Smart Nations Powered By Augmented Virtual Reality

EON Reality

Advances in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are reshaping the way we learn and interact with our world. The future is here, with EON Reality’s Augmented Virtual Reality (AVR) technology. The future is here, with EON Reality’s Augmented Virtual Reality (AVR) technology.