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2024 Predictions: Vision Pro Propelled by Wearables

AR Insider

Given the installed base enjoyed by Apple Watch and AirPods, will they'll be enlisted to add utility and appeal to Vision Pro through several integrated use cases. We examine in our annual predictions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024

Road to VR

Somehow another year has come and gone. 2024 will mark the 13th year that we’ve been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. With an eye on that long-term perspective, it’s once again time to reflect on the biggest stories of the last year and to talk about what’s on the horizon. Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space.

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EON Reality Launches Trailblazing Suite of 24 AI Assistants: Revolutionizing the Interface Between Humans and Technology Across Industries

EON Reality

EON Reality’s Pioneering Frontier: Introducing The Complete Suite of 24 AI Assistants to Transform Professional and Personal Digital Interactions. IRVINE, CA – January 3 , 2024 – EON Reality, the leader in AI-powered virtual and augmented reality technologies, has reached a milestone in AI with the launch of its full suite of 24 AI Assistants.

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Groundbreaking UEVR Mod Injects VR Support Into Almost Any Unreal Engine PC Game

Upload VR

A new free tool injects VR support into almost any modern PC game made with Unreal Engine. If you've been in the consumer VR scene since the early days you may remember VorpX, a paid injector tool that promised to let you play hundreds of PC games in your VR headset. VorpX was a disappointment for many buyers, only offering 3D on a virtual screen for most games and primitive rotation-only headset tracking in most others.

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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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Rambus Preps Updated RCD for Server-Grade DDR5-7200 Modules

Anand Tech

Rambus has introduced its fourth-generation registering clock driver (RCD) chip for server-grade DDR5 memory modules. The updated RCD chip brings support for higher clockspeeds on DDR5 RDIMMs, allowing for future RDIMMs to run as fast as DDR5-7200, a step ahead of their current third-generation/DDR5-6400 RCD. Faster DDR5 RDIMMs will eventually go hand-in-hand with upcoming server platforms, with AMD, Intel, and others all eyeing significantly higher memory speeds for their next round of products

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UNDERDOGS Q&A: How One Hamsa Traded Rackets For VR Mechs

Upload VR

How does a studio go from VR racket sports to urban sci-fi mech brawlers? With UNDERDOGS releasing soon on Quest and PC VR, we interviewed developer One Hamsa to learn more. Revealed last year, UNDERDOGS marks an intriguing second game from One Hamsa following Racket: Nx. Set in the 22nd-century underground fighting pits of New Brakka, this physics-based brawler uses arm-based locomotion and a comic book-style presentation, finding two brothers making their way into the city.

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VESA Updates Adaptive-Sync Display Spec to 1.1a, Adds Dual-Mode and Overclocked Gaming Monitors

Anand Tech

Ahead of next week’s CES 2024 trade show, this morning VESA is releasing an update to their Adaptive-Sync Display variable refresh certification standard to accommodate some forthcoming “dual-mode” gaming displays. Under the new Adaptive-Sync Display 1.1a standard, display manufacturers will now be able to certify displays that have multiple resolution-dependent maximum refresh rates – chiefly, those displays offering high refresh rates at high-DPI resolutions such as 4K,

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I broke my wrist: Meta Quest 3 and Supernatural helped me through

TechCrunch VR

A few weeks ago, I broke my wrist (in a very stupid way, e-scooters are bad) and the prospect of a protracted recovery period with extremely limited mobility in that arm was really not something I was looking forward to. Generally, I’m an extremely active person who primarily enjoys weight training, and it’s a key […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Will Microsoft Claim the Metaverse Crown in 2024?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Microsoft spent the second half of 2023 championing what it coined as the industrial Metaverse, specifically an umbrella of multi-user XR services covering enterprise use cases such as collaboration, design procedures, and employee training. However, the new year is upon us, as is Microsoft’s industrial Metaverse roadmap, with the first of its products coming this month.

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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 New HR Playbook: Catalyze Innovation With Analytics And AI

Bernard Marr

Beneath the surface of every HR function, there lies a treasure trove of data. But if that data is going to be truly valuable, you need to transform it into insights. With high-precision analytics tools and advanced algorithms, HR professionals can mine data to mitigate challenges, enrich the employee experience, and address the most critical people-related inquiries.

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The Latest on Meta’s VR Headsets in 2024

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Meta and others in the industry are ramping up for a busy 2024. Last year, the firm doubled down on MR headsets and AR smart glasses over previous ambitions towards the consumer Metaverse. Recently, the firm unveiled new details covering its approach to its hardware lineup, including its Quest and smart glasses immersive portfolio. Following from its Connect event last year, Meta is working to introduce MR gaming and productivity experiences to consumers.

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LaCie Rugged Mini SSD Review: Power-Efficient Flash Storage at 20 Gbps

Anand Tech

LaCie's portable storage drives have enjoyed a fan following, particularly among creative professionals valuing both performance and product design / appearance. After Seagate's acquisition, the brand has continued to cater to this segment with new products. The company has both USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 SSDs under the LaCie brand, and is adding a new 2 GBps-class Rugged Mini SSD today.

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The Evolution Of Data-Driven And AI-Enabled HR

Bernard Marr

The pulse of any organization lies not just in its products or services but in its people. At the heart of managing, developing, and retaining people is Human Resources (HR), a function that has grown far beyond its rudimentary beginnings. HR now acts as a compass, guiding businesses through the shifting landscape of the corporate world. Based on my new book ‘ Data-Driven HR: How to Use AI, Analytics, and Data to Drive Performance ’ (2nd edition), let’s explore the evolution of HR — focusing on

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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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How to Use Unity Software Development to Build Effective Training Modules for Your Workforce

Program Ace

Why choose Unity software development to build training modules for your workforce? Learn the answers from an experienced Unity development company Program-Ace.

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The 8 Major AI Moments That Defined 2023

Bernard Marr

I feel confident that 2023 will be looked back on as a major turning point in the adoption of AI into society. Largely thanks to the emergence of generative natural language interfaces, including ChatGPT, AI has become an increasingly omnipresent aspect of our everyday lives. From what we know of earlier technological and industrial revolutions, the arrival of AI is as much about societal change as technological change.

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The Rise Of Generative AI In Design: Innovations And Challenges

Bernard Marr

Artificial Intelligence has been used in design and manufacturing for some time, since the deep learning revolution of the early 2010s at least. However, designers, engineers, and architects are finding that the power of newly emerging generative AI – such as the foundation models that power ChatGPT – is potentially even more transformative. The principle is simple.

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The Biggest Banking And Financial Services Trends For 2024

Bernard Marr

2024 promises to be a landmark year in banking and finance, marked by significant changes and transformations. The influence of AI will be pivotal, permeating every aspect of the sector—from revolutionizing customer service to reshaping financial management tools and streamlining back-office operations. This article offers an insightful overview of the key trends poised to drive these shifts over the coming year and beyond.

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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.

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AI-Enhanced Employee Onboarding: A New Era In HR Practices

Bernard Marr

Onboarding new employees has always been a pivotal part of HR’s responsibilities. An organization’s onboarding process can significantly shape an employee’s journey — and with the infusion of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), the onboarding process is currently undergoing a transformation. By leveraging these digital tools, businesses are offering a tailored, engaging onboarding experience that creates an immediate sense of belonging and optimizes efficiency within HR.

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Coca-Cola’s Latest Generative AI Initiative Is All About Festive Customer Engagement

Bernard Marr

Generative AI is transforming the way that brands engage with consumers. A recent example can be found in Coca-Cola’s innovative Christmas Card campaign. This isn’t the first generative AI initiative launched by the soft drinks giant. Previously, it produced the impressive Masterpiece advert, which brought some of the world’s most famous works of art to life in front of our eyes.

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The Eight Biggest HR Trends In 2024

Bernard Marr

For those working in employee and people management, the focus in 2024 will be on managing the human implications of digital transformation. In many organizations, this will mean tackling the challenges created by AI’s increasingly omnipresent and disruptive emergence. It’s true that no one yet truly knows what impact AI will have on the human workforce, but for HR professionals, 2024 is going to be spent working it out.

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World Leaders Weigh Tech’s Use Of ‘Good Or Evil’ At AI Summit

Bernard Marr

Was the first international summit on AI safety an important stepping stone toward ensuring safe and productive AI for all? A political opportunity for U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to position his government as a global leader in the field? Or a show put on to convince us all that international tech giants can be trusted to act responsibly as they roll out increasingly powerful AI tools?

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Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

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The 6 Most Important Web3, Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Trends In 2024

Bernard Marr

As we move deeper into the AI era, many questions about data privacy and control remain unresolved. By now, most of us are fully aware that everything we do online causes personal data to be generated and shared. The centralized nature of the companies and government agencies it passes through means they have total control over who sees it and what can be done with it.

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