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Meta CTO Confirms Mixed Reality Glasses Project, AI Earbuds with Cameras & Cancellation of High-End Quest

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In an interview with The Verge , Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth confirmed a number of projects previously subject to speculation, detailed the company’s strategic shift toward AI, and confirmed plans to deepen its partnership with Ray-Ban parent EssilorLuxottica. Meta reorganized Reality Labs earlier this year to better focus on wearables, such as Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and AI-driven wearable tech, like the newer version of its wrist-worn controller revealed last month

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Vision Care & AR: Can One Display Tech Transform Two Intertwined Worlds?

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As shown by AR partnerships between Meta with EssilorLuxottica and Apple with Zeiss, the worlds of AR and vision care are intertwined. Where can display tech advance both? CREAL's Tomas Sluka tells us how. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Oculus Go Narrative Strategy Game Augmented Empire Returns Next Month On Quest

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Augmented Empire revives the Oculus Go narrative strategy game next month with mixed reality support on Quest, and we went hands-on. Developed by Coatsink, Augmented Empire is a 2017 turn-based strategy game initially developed for Oculus Go and Gear VR. Set in the cyberpunk city of New Savannah where people are divided by a citizen grading system, Augmented Empire sees you leading a team of misfits and criminals.

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The Greatest Threats and Opportunities for XR in the Next 12 Months

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The State of XR 2024 report, recently released by XR Today, consolidates expert insights and data from leaders in the immersive technology industry. The report indicates that while VR/MR headsets and AR smart glasses have not yet achieved widespread use, software and hardware adoption rates are steadily increasing. Professionals worldwide, particularly in the US (25%), India (19%), and the UK (16%), are embracing AR/VR/MR technologies. 72% of respondents also expressed higher business confidence

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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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XPANCEO Showcases AR Smart Contact Lens at GITEX Global 2024

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Recently, XPANCEO gave a glimpse into the future of XR wearables by showing another set of AR smart contact lens prototypes at GITEX Global 2024, following a heightened 2024 presence at technology shows worldwide. The Dubai-based XR technology innovators are not creating products for use today, instead creating a future-facing precedent for transparent immersive hardware that allows users to interact with augmented interfaces without needing a headset or smart glasses.

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Rony Abovitz Launches AI Startup SynthBee With $20 Million Seed Funding

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The founder of Magic Leap and before it MAKO surgical, annouced the launch of an AI start-up to tackle hard AI problems with ethical solutions.

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Quest 3S Is The Top Selling Device In Amazon's Video Games Category

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Quest 3S is currently the top selling device in the Video Games category of Amazon US, and Quest 3 is third. At the time of writing, the only other products in the category selling higher than the 128GB Quest 3S model are digital gift cards for PlayStation, Xbox, Fortnite, and Roblox. Of devices, PlayStation 5 Pro is #2, and Quest 3 is #3. Quest 3S Is Out Today, A New Phase For VR & Mixed Reality Quest 3S starts arriving in homes today, beginning a new phase for standalone VR and mixed reali

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Behind the Build: Bringing Connect 2024 to Life in Meta Horizon Worlds

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In 2022, we brought Connect to Meta Horizon Worlds for the first time. This year, we upped the ante and pushed the limits of what could be achieved using Horizon’s integrations with tools like Unity and Blender, while improving the live, stereoscopic 3D video broadcast of the keynotes in the event space.

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Maestro Review: Hitting A High Note With Hand Tracking On Quest

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Maestro ambitiously redefines VR rhythm gaming by placing you in the role of a conductor focused on actual orchestra management techniques. At the game's core on Quest is its bold and innovative use of hand-tracking. France-based development studio Double Jack went all in on the input method for Quest headsets, making Maestro into a rhythm game with a heavy focus on hand tracking in standalone.

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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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How to Create and Manage Reminders Without Ever Leaving the Calendar App on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac

Next Reality - News

Multitasking often seems like a good idea until you find yourself exhausted from all the back and forth between apps. In the latest software updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple has streamlined the process for its Calendar and Reminders apps making it easy to create and manage both calendar events and tasks from a single location. In the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia 15 updates, first released on Sept. 16, Apple has given the Calendar app Reminders integration.

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AES ’24: Taqtile, Hololight Showcase Flexible AR-Instructional Platform

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This week at the Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES) in Dallas, the world’s leading enterprise-focused XR brands and leaders are uniting to showcase the latest AR/VR/MR innovations that are changing workplaces today and tomorrow. At the event, two veteran XR firms showcased a collaboration to boost immersive workflows for frontline workers. Taqtile and Hololight announced a cooperation to boost the former’s Manifest AR-ready work instructional platform using Hololight’s RT3D data streaming frame

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11 Ways Apple's Reminders App Is Even Better with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15

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With iOS 18, you get better note-taking capabilities in the revamped Notes app, advanced features like conversions and results history in the more powerful Calculator, and interactive Math Notes, a feature in both apps that's a game changer for students and professionals dealing with complex equations. But Apple didn't forget about Reminders, which has become more than a simple to-do-list app.

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Watch Skydance's Behemoth Running Standalone On Quest 3

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Skydance's Behemoth provided a first look at standalone gameplay footage on Quest 3. While we've previously gone hands-on with both the PlayStation VR2 and PC VR versions of Skydance's Behemoth, we've been waiting to see how the upcoming VR fantasy action RPG looks on standalone hardware. While it's not as extensive as the recent Quest 3 gameplay footage for Metro Awakening , Skydance Games is offering a brief look at how combat, exploration, and two major bosses appear in the Quest 3 family ver

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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.