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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
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Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Meta's VR pricing, Apple's XR viability and Matthew Ball's new book. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
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