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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Deepak Chopra wants to guide your VR meditation and STRATA uses your biometric data as a control scheme. We also cover brain-machine interfaces with VR helping paralyzed people regain some control over their limbs, as well as the New York Times continuing to build out its VR plan. THE BODY AND BRAIN AS CONTROLLERS IN VR THERAPY.

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Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality VRX at IGS Europe 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Jason McGuigan, Head of Commercial for Virtual Reality , announced the news at his speech at the premier event in Madeira Island, Portugal’s Savoy Palace, which joined some of the world’s largest tech firms, including Google, Qualcomm, EndeavorXR, Varjo Technologies, and many others. Designed for the Enterprise.

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The best home security systems (and the one company you'll want to avoid)

Mashable VR

You'll control the latter manually or using a companion smartphone app. Most home security companies are also in the business of home automation these days, which means you'll be able to control your setup using smart assistants and connect it to other devices like smart locks , lightbulbs , and thermostats.

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How Is Virtual Reality in Online Education Used?

ARVR

Hardware Most of the VR systems available today incorporate a headset or a visor that takes up the user’s whole field of view, as well as optional accessories, such as controllers, gloves, and distance sensors. Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard.

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Digital Twins: XR Today Expert Roundtable

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Orlando’s digital twin could be viewed as a more in-depth version of Google Maps that allows decision-makers to experience a “flyover” of the region with overlays of relevant data points. This brings with it security and access control concerns. Canada, and Mexico.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

And to your point, by the way, what you mentioned — Google expeditions for the classroom — they started off by tackling that problem of bringing VR and synchronizing it across headsets. Alan: And it was funny, because it was Robert Scoble and myself at Curiosity Camp, which is put on by Eric Schmidt from Google.