Thu.Aug 08, 2024

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Reality Bytes: Google, TikTok & Microsoft

AR Insider

This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss the unofficial TikTok Olympics, Google's antitrust ruling, and Microsoft's call for AI deepfake regulation. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Kiwi Design RGB Vertical Charging Stand for Quest review

The Ghost Howls

Today I’m going to review the RGB Vertical Charging Stand that Kiwi Design sent me for evaluation. I think it’s a great addition to my desk, let me tell you why in this post. Unboxing and setup The RGB Vertical Charging Stand comes in a nice box, where it is disassembled in a few pieces. The user has to set it up by following very simple instructions.

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Beyond Fun & Games: 5 Ways XR Can Advance Society

AR Insider

While most people associate XR with gaming, it is also emerging as a powerful tool for social impact and change. How is this playing out today? We break down 5 examples. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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PSVR 2 Discount More Than Doubled Usual Sales Volume, But Quest Still Leads

Road to VR

PSVR 2 got its first big sale the other week which resulted in a large lift in sales volume for the headset in the US. At $550 MSRP, PSVR 2 is actually more expensive than the PS5 console that powers it, at $500. That’s made it a tough sell for some, especially with Quest 3, its nearest competitor, priced at $500 and not requiring a tethered console.

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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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Meta’s Horizon OS to Debut on Third-Party VR Headset

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, telecoms giant Reliance Jio announced that it partnered with Meta to debut the Horizon OS platform on a new Jio-brand XR device, moving the Quest-based framework to a third-party VR headset. The move comes after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reintroduced the Horizon platform as an open service for promoting VR content creation on third-party headsets outside the Quest ecosystem.

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Intel Postpones Innovation 2024 Event, Cites Poor Finances

Anand Tech

As Intel looks to streamline its business operations and get back to profitability in the face of weak revenues and other business struggles, nothing is off the table as the company looks to cut costs into 2025 – not even Intel’s trade shows. In an unexpected announcement this afternoon, Intel has begun informing attendees of its fall Innovation 2024 trade show that the event has been postponed.

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Microsoft Orders Mixed Reality Displays from Samsung

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week, Korean news outlets reported that Microsoft is attempting to purchase OLED display panels for an unreleased MR headset/device. Interestingly, Microsoft is ordering the OLED panels from Samsung Display, a sub-division of Samsung, which aims to debut its own XR headset later this year or early next. The quantity of Microsoft’s order of OLEDs is currently unknown, but the Korean outlet Elec claims insiders are suggesting the order is in the hundreds of thousands.

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Texas Instruments Introduces ‘Smallest-Ever’ Controller for AR Smartglasses

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Texas Instruments (TI) has released the ‘smallest-ever’ DLP controller that can enable interaction on AR smartglasses and 4k ultra high-definition (UHD) projectors. Veteran VR Developers Reveal How Gaming Influences Enterprise XR Services This Major Partnership will Optimise Large Scale Immersive Display Tech LG Targets Apple for XR Display Partnership Despite the display controller measuring only 9mm by 9mm, it is capable of powering a 100-inch diagonal display with crystal clear quality and ul

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Microchip Demonstrates Flashtec 5016 Enterprise SSD Controller

Anand Tech

Microchip recently announced the availability of their second PCIe Gen 5 enterprise SSD controller - the Flashtec 5016. Like the 4016, this is also a 16-channel controller, but there are some key updates: PCIe 5.0 lane organization: Operation in x4 or dual independent x2 / x2 mode in the 5016, compared to the x8, or x4, or dual independent x4 / x2 mode in the 4016.

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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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Pico Tease MR/VR Headset Launch, Amongst Meta Quest, Connect 2024, HTC VIVE Rumours

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week, headset vendor Pico quietly teased a new device announcement for August 20th at 14:00 China Standard Time. The firm posted an elusive image on its social media channels with the quote “reality, amplified.” No further details surround the post. However, the launch date carefully places the announcement ahead of Meta Connect 2024.

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Western Digital Previews M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Client SSDs

Anand Tech

Western Digital's FMS 2024 demonstrations included a preview of their upcoming PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs for mobile workstations and consumer desktops. The Gen 5 client SSD market has been dominated by solutions based on Phison's E26 controller. The first generation products launched with slower NAND flash, while the more recent ones have exceeded the 14 GBps barrier by utilizing Micron's 2400 MT/s 232L 3D TLC.

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Pavel's Gulag Getout Is A Penguin-Themed VR Climbing Game

Upload VR

Pavel's Gulag Getout is a "rage-quit-inducing" penguin-themed VR climbing game coming to Quest and Steam. Co-developed by VR content creator Brandon ' ChubbierSnail ' Smith and Mindway, who previously released its namesake VR meditation app , Pavel's Gulag Getout is the tentative name for its upcoming release. Inspired by Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy , you play as Pavel Pinguinovich, a penguin kidnapped and imprisoned by agents for top-secret experiments in Cold War-era Siberia.

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Imec Successfully Demonstrates High-NA Lithography for Logic and DRAM Patterning for First Time

Anand Tech

Imec and ASML have announced that the two companies have printed the first logic and DRAM patterns using ASML's experimental Twinscan EXE:5000 EUV lithography tool, the industry's first High-NA EUV scanner. The lithography system achieved resolution that is good enough for 1.4nm-class process technology with just one exposure, which confirms the capabilities of the system and that development of the High-NA ecosystem remains on-track for use in commercial chip production later this decad

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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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Top Developers to Debut New Meta Quest VR Games at the Inaugural ‘VR Games Showcase’ on August 15

Oculus

The first-ever VR Games Showcase debuts next week on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 9am PT, streaming live on the showcase’s brand-new YouTube channel. There.

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Silicon Motion SM2322 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Native Controller: Extended QLC Support for 8 TB PSSDs

Anand Tech

Silicon Motion's SM2320 native USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 controller for USB flash drives and portable SSDs has enjoyed great market success with a large number of design wins over the last few years. Silicon Motion proudly displayed a selection of products based on the SM2320 on the show floor at FMS 2024. The SM2320 went into mass production in Q3 2021. Since then, the NAND flash market has seen considerable change.

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Buckle Up for Wacky VR Racing in ‘Galaxy Kart,’ Out Now for Meta Quest

Oculus

Galaxy Kart is making its way to the official Meta Quest store today and bringing along its unique brand of wacky, fast-paced, and fun casual racing.

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Blast into the Chaos of a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland in ‘The Burst,’ Out Now for Meta Quest

Oculus

Enter the dystopian post-apocalyptic world of The Burst, a new and explosive action VR game for the Meta Quest platform from developer GoRapid Studio. In.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.