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The New Google Daydream View VR Headset Has Arrived

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Available in stores today and coinciding with the release of Google’s Pixel 2 phone, Daydream View is an improvement—but you’re probably not going to notice until you actually put it on. In addition to a new top head strap, Google also changed up the materials. It’s not the outer materials where Daydream View really shines though.

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YouTube Joins Netflix In Not Making An App For Apple Vision Pro And Blocking The iPad App

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It's unclear why Google made this decision. It's possible YouTube will launch a visionOS app at a later date, or Google may be holding out for the Samsung headset it's developing the system software for. Watching traditional media on a giant virtual screen is a key focus of Apple's marketing for Vision Pro so far.

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Lenovo VR Classroom 2 Updates Aim To Simplify VR Education

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Henderson talks about how a virtual field trip has the ability to immerse students and expand their world view. Of course, moving classrooms into virtual environments comes with new concerns. One of the biggest is how do you keep student information safe?

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Why are Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality the Perfect XR Pair?

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Blending VR and AI in the New World For example, the travel, tourism, and healthcare sectors have leveraged AI virtual assistants to guide people in virtual environments. Dubai’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) began including virtual and real assistants on its metaverse healthcare portal.

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Reliance Jio Launches JioDive VR Headset for Cricket Fans to Watch IPL in Virtual Reality

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These headsets offer advanced features such as 6DOF (six degrees of freedom), which allows for more realistic movement and interaction within the virtual environment. These devices provide users with an immersive and engaging experience, allowing them to explore virtual worlds and experience content in new and exciting ways.

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Developer Uses VR To Build AR Experiences That Mimic Real-World Physics

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Having that type of control in a virtual environment opened up so many possibilities for Vermeulen. Why couldn’t they just use a simple voice assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home? “I nteraction has always been my main focus.” Unfortunately, most AR devices don’t offer the control that VR does.

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Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future

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Following a recent Christmas break where he says he studied a robot vacuum cleaner, tested all available voice-input devices for the home (such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers), and watched every Black Mirror episode, it was voice control that excited Sony’s head of Magic Lab the most.