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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. This week the platform is adding new section of environmentally-focused 360 short films in partnership with EarthXR, the interactive arm of EarthX, an environmental non-profit. Valen’s Reef.

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‘Bigscreen’ Brings Paid Movies to Social VR Platform, Showing Select 2D & 3D Films

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Bigscreen today announced it’s launched a new feature called Bigscreen Cinema , which brings a paid option to its free social VR platform that will let you buy a ticket to watch select 2D and 3D films each week. Image courtesy Bigscreen. Image courtesy Bigscreen. Up until now, Bisgscreen has been entirely free.

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Vudu App Brings 200K Movies & TV Shows To Oculus Quest

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Catch first-run theatrical releases like Ryan Reynold’s new film Free Guy in VR on Oculus Quest headsets. Facebook this week announced the arrival of Vudu from Fandango on Oculus Quest headsets, allowing you to enjoy over 200,000 films and television shows from the comfort of your own VR screening room. Image Credit: Fandango.

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‘Ready Player One’ Book Sequel ‘Ready Player Two’ Arrives This November

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Available for pre-order via Amazon , both hardcover and Kindle, R eady Player Two will serve as a direct sequel to the original 2011 novel, returning players to the OASIS, a massively-multiplayer online universe used by those the world over as an escape from their bleak realities. In 2018, Warner Bros.

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Reality Bytes: Amazon, Warner Bros & Digital Assistants

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We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Amazon’s Wondery purchase, Warner Bros’ new film release strategy and Alexa learns to text. Amazon plans to acquire Wondery, the popular independent podcast maker, in hopes it will be the steroid shot Audible (owned by Amazon) needs to take on Spotify.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.12): AI models generate 3D scenes, Samsung may unveil its smartglasses in January, and more!

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The combination of Quest 3 and Quest 3S sales on Amazon US was around 146,000 headsets, which is absolutely a good number, but it is 14% less than what Quest 3 and Quest 2 sold last year. The Quest 3S instead, did not have stellar sales number s.

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AR Smart Device Turns Your Favorite Goggles Into A Personal Swim Coach

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Enjoy your favorite TV/film and track your workout stats while you swim. ” Those interested in upgrading their training regiment can pick their own Vuzix Smart Swim AR device for $499 via Amazon or the official Vuzix website today. Feature Image Credit: Vuzix Labs.

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