Tue.Mar 26, 2024

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Where Do Spatial and Affective Computing Meet?

AR Insider

Spatial computing intersects with affective computing: “computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotions.” UX design specialist Stef Hutka tells us how. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Meta Reportedly Still Plans To Bring Cheaper Version Of Quest 3 To China Via Tencent

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Meta still plans to bring the upcoming cheaper version of Quest 3 to China via partnership with Tencent, The Information reports. Cheaper Version Of Quest 3? A Meta hardware roadmap meeting leaked to The Verge in March last year revealed the company planned to release a new headset after Quest 3 in 2024 "at the most attractive price point in the VR consumer market".

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Wolf Territories gets better hosting, now top grid by size and users

Hypergrid Business

A monthly social event on Wolf Territories Grid. (Image courtesy Wolf Territories Grid.) In a move that promises a faster, smoother, and more responsive virtual world experience, Wolf Territories Grid has migrated to a new server cluster at a data center in Frankfurt, Germany. The upgrade is expected to significantly enhance performance and reliability for the grid’s thousands of users, who can now enjoy lightning-fast teleports, quicker rezzing of objects, and an overall more responsive e

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Apple's WWDC24 Takes Place June 10 And Will Include A Showcase Of "visionOS Advancements"

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Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place on June 10 this year. WWDC24 will "spotlight the latest iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS advancements", Apple confirmed The main event will be a free online livestream, and there will also be "an in-person experience" that includes "special activities". visionOS 1.1 Is Out Now, Improving Personas And More visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro is out now.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Report: SK Hynix Mulls Building $4 Billion Advanced Packaging Facility in Indiana

Anand Tech

SK hynix is considering whether to build an advanced packaging facility in Indiana, reports the Wall Street Journal. If the company proceeds with the plan, it intends to invest $4 billion in it and construct one of the world's largest advanced packaging facilities. But to accomplish the project, SK hynix expects it will need help from the U.S. government.

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Report: China to Pivot from AMD & Intel CPUs To Domestic Chips in Government PCs

Anand Tech

China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based chipmakers and higher sales of China's own CPUs.

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UBT Elevates Educational Offering with EON Reality’s EON-XR and EON-AI Integration

EON Reality

Bridging the Gap: UBT Pioneers Next-Generation Learning with Advanced XR and AI Education Technologies IRVINE, CA – March 26, 2024 – EON Reality, the global innovator in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for education and enterprise, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the prestigious University for Business and Technology (UBT).

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Intel Announces Expansion to AI PC Dev Program, Aims to Reach More Software & Hardware Devs

Anand Tech

Today, Intel announced that it is looking to progress its AI PC Acceleration program further by offering various new toolkits and devkits designed for software and hardware AI developers under a new AI PC Developer Program sub-initiative. Originally launched on October 23, the AI PC Acceleration program was created to connect hardware vendors with software developers, using Intel's vast resources and experience to develop a broader ecosystem as the world pivots to one driven by AI developmen

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Some Assembly Required Can Build Kaiju Sized Robots In A VR Sandbox

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Some Assembly Required gets creative with mechs in a VR sandbox on Quest. Developed by Filament Games, Some Assembly Required previously appeared as flatscreen PC game RoboCo in 2022. You're tasked with building robots of varying sizes to help humans, swapping between pocket-sized creations to Godzilla-sized mechs in a resizable room. You can customize how robots move and operate, dress them with cosmetics like googly eyes and share those designs with other players through an online community wo

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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The DeepCool PX850G 850W PSU Review: Less Than Quiet, More Than Capable

Anand Tech

DeepCool is one of the few veterans in the PC power & cooling components field still active today. The Chinese company was first founded in 1996 and initially produced only coolers and cooling accessories, but quickly diversified into the PC Case and power supply unit (PSU) markets. To this day, DeepCool stays almost entirely focused on PC power & cooling products, with input devices and mousepads being their latest diversification attempt.

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Will Apple Debut the Vision Pro In China this Year?

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In a recent report , Apple’s CEO and spatial computing champion, Tim Cook , confirmed that the recently released Apple Vision Pro would land in China in 2024. The news comes as Apple plans to scale its investment into its Chinese regional partners that are already assisting the firm in creating device components and controlling supply chains. The CEO is visiting China due to a decline in iPhone sales.

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Grokit Update Lets You Pollinate Flowers With Mixed Reality Bees on Quest

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Multiplayer game Grokit lets you pollinate flowers with mixed reality bees in its latest update. Launched last year on Quest App Lab by 3lb Games ( Space Dragon ), Grokit received its third major update. Titled Spring Sting, these new minigames include Dragon Blast, a Space Dragon crossover that involves blasting asteroids & space mines. CHOMP sees you bombing fish and avoiding electric eels.

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EON Reality Transforms Maldives’ Education and Industry Landscape with Spatial AI and XR Center Launch

EON Reality

“Transforming Maldives’ Future: Empowering Education and Industry Through Immersive Spatial AI and XR.” IRVINE, CA, March 26,2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, announces its expansion into the Maldives with the inauguration of the country’s first Spatial AI and Extended Reality (XR) Center.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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TSA’s Innovation Hub: Mixed Reality in Action

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Back to Blog Page Innovation has become the cornerstone of progress across all industries, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is no exception. In a world where security challenges are ever-evolving, the TSA is changing the way it thinks about innovation by opening a new lab headquarters dedicated to pushing the boundaries of security technology.

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Meta Horizon Worlds v154 Release Notes

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v154 is here! This week, spring is entering the chat (a.k.a. Horizon Central). We also improved the hands-free drone camera by adding.

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EON Reality Unveils Groundbreaking VR and AR Initiative in Monaco with 10,000 Custom Courses and the Debut of a Spatial AI Center

EON Reality

“Elevating Monaco’s Future: EON Reality’s XR and AI Initiative Redefines Innovation and Education.” IRVINE, CA – March 26, 2024 – EON Reality, a global frontrunner in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) knowledge transfer for industries and education, is excited to announce its visionary expansion into the Principality of Monaco.

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