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NBA is Broadcasting a Ton of Games This Season in VR on Quest

Road to VR

There’s also set to be plenty of opportunities to mess around in a stadium environment, unlock stickers, emotes, exclusive avatar wearables, and access to the VIP Lounge by attending immersive games or playing mini-games in NBA Arena.

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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The platform can facilitate purchases for sports clothing as wearables for avatars, generating additional revenues. Also, in a world-first immersive experience, XR firm MeetKai partnered with the Charlotte Hornets to open the latter’s NBA virtual store.

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How Augmented Reality Can Make Aviation Safer and Better

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Wearable AR systems can provide 360-degree situational awareness to drivers just like pilots and help them drive safer. 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. An AR follow-me car can guide a driver to their destination.

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An oral history of competitive meditation

Mashable VR

It was billed as the world’s first meditation wearable. The winner was Charlotte Fine, age 12, who strapped the Muse to her head while sitting in her family’s hot tub. The Muse app encouraged less noisy minds with the sound of birds: one bird for every five seconds of brain activity calmer than the baseline reading.

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Sex toys, meet Sephora: How the sexual (marketing) revolution affects where we shop

Mashable VR

Sex toys and the internet In 1998, Charlotte bought a rabbit vibrator at The Pleasure Chest in the first season of Sex in the City , and the sex toy market saw an impressive spike. Dame's first crowdfunded sex toy, a wearable vibrator called Eva. But an even bigger influence was yet to come by way of the internet. Credit: Dame.

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