Engineering
As UCF research associate Shane Reynolds guides his avatar over a virtual minefield using his iPad, small beeps and whistles reveal the location of the scourge of the modern war zone: Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs.
Dec 13, 2019
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Business
TV companies will need to radically adapt themselves to the fast-evolving world of online entertainment if they hope to survive, experts have warned.
Apr 7, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a version of itself in the metaverse, as a response to the existential threat of rising sea levels. Tuvalu's minister for justice, communication and foreign affairs, Simon ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Internet
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to stop promoting news content for people in three major European countries, the latest sign that the social network giant is trying to leave the industry behind.
Sep 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the fact his company doesn't have a virtual reality fitness app up doesn't keep him up at night, but acquiring it would boost competition and improve such applications.
Dec 21, 2022
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Robotics
Juries are seldom allowed to visit crime scenes. There are exceptions, usually in difficult, high-profile murder cases such as the O.J Simpson trial in 1995 in the US and the Jill Dando murder trial in 2001 in the UK. But ...
Aug 26, 2016
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Consumer & Gadgets
Eager customers lined up outside US Apple stores Friday to nab the first Vision Pro headsets, a $3,499 device that is the tech giant's biggest release since the Apple Watch nine years ago.
Feb 2, 2024
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Internet
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen warned Tuesday that the "metaverse," the all-encompassing virtual reality world at the heart of the social media giant's growth strategy, will be addictive and rob people of yet more ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track individuals' progress over ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Experts in virtual reality locomotion have developed a new resource that analyzes all the different possibilities of locomotion currently available.
May 12, 2021
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