Metaverse
The @Metaverse Dotted: How real life immerses in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), 3D virtual worlds and engaging gamification.
Collection by Gerrit Eicker
nwn.blogs.com
New World Notes
2 min read · · We saw some signs last February that this was coming and now it's here: Facebook just unveiled its new social VR world, called Horizon: Starting with a bustling town square where people will meet and… · Shared by 8, including Gerrit Eicker
VentureBeat
Oculus Quest will get hand-tracking, Oculus Link to play Rift PC games
1 min read · · Oculus is bringing hand and finger tracking capabilities to its VR headsets, providing a more natural input alternative to using controllers. · Shared by 14, including Gerrit Eicker, John Koetsier
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 29, including Gerrit Eicker, Chris Messina, jalak jobanputra, Matt Navarra, pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ, John Koetsier
Quartz
How 5G will reinvent "working from home"
4 min read · · Basic internet access lets us work remotely, but 5G will let us work truly virtually. · Shared by 130, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Gerrit Eicker, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, zoeamar, Nige Willson, Thomas Power, Chris Isak , Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Bertrand Maltaverne, Shelly Kramer
TechCrunch
Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box
8 min read · · Facebook wants to take over your television with a clip-on camera for video calling, AR gaming, and content co-watching. If you can get past the creepiness, the new Portal TV let you hang out with… · Shared by 44, including Thomas Power, Gerrit Eicker, Jon Loomer, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Matt Navarra, John Koetsier, Mari Smith
9to5Mac
iOS 13 GM and latest iOS 13.1 beta continue to reference Apple’s Stereo AR headset efforts
2 min read · · As 9to5Mac’s Gui Rambo first shared back in April and detailed more specifics just last week, Apple is working on bringing Stereo AR to iOS and has been testing it with two Apple headsets and one… · Shared by 11, including Gerrit Eicker
The Verge
Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera
3 min read · · They’re $380 and go on sale in November · Shared by 33, including Elena Neira, Matt Navarra, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Gerrit Eicker, ❤️ Umair
WIRED
Google Lens, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Learning
3 min read · · Why take a boring selfie in front of the Mona Lisa when you can use AR to dive deep into it? · Shared by 56, including Tom Connor, Ines Bieler, Gerrit Eicker, 瑞拿頭, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jacob Morgan, Thomas Power, Ward Plunet, Steven Sinofsky
The StartUp
The End of the E-Commerce is just around the corner
5 min read · · How Augmented Reality will change E-Commerce into A-Commerce · Shared by 37, including Lelio Simi, Zain Fathoni, Gerrit Eicker
Mashable
Instagram now lets anyone make their own AR effects
1 min read · · Get ready to see a lot of new augmented reality effects in Instagram. · Shared by 21, including Merkstatt, Rosh Sillars, Gerrit Eicker
Gizmodo
The VR Revolution Is Alive and Well, It's Just Not Ready For Your Living Room (Yet)
5 min read · · When HTC and Oculus launched their first-gen virtual reality headsets back in the spring of 2016, it felt like the beginning of a revolution. These headsets were immersive and sophisticated, unlike… · Shared by 18, including Stephan Woodtli, Gerrit Eicker
WIRED
Want to Know the Real Future of AR/VR? Ask Their Devs
3 min read · · A new survey of 900 active devs provides some surprising clarity into the technology's constraints. · Shared by 30, including Gerrit Eicker, Chris Schultz ✌️
The Wharton School
The Impact of Social Media: Is it Irreplaceable?
10 min read · · The impact of social media over the last 20 years has been significant, but current trends indicate that the sector's future will include more oversight. · Shared by 53, including Jonathan Kogan, Chris Messina, Katja Evertz, Stephan Woodtli, Mark Kaigwa, Thomas Power, Chris Schultz ✌️, Gerrit Eicker
vectary.com
VECTARY
1 min read · · Free, browser-based 3D modeling tool and sharing platform. · Shared by 120, including Mike Taylor, Bilal Aslam, pizza.fig 🍕, Herbert Bay, Benny Schudel, Gerrit Eicker, Shane_potter, Jacob Jarnvall, Stephen C Sanders, Florian Hanke 🍎, Meng To, Cameron Yick, Kam, Mo Schuster, Dominik Grolimund, Philipp Laurim, Niklaus Gerber, Vlad the Inhaler 😈 (AlgoCompSynth by znmeb), James Young, Scott Williams
The Verge
Google Maps AR walking directions arrive on iOS and Android
1 min read · · Available in beta this week · Shared by 37, including Tom Connor, Thomas Power, Matt Navarra, Gerrit Eicker
IEEE Spectrum
Facebook Closer to Augmented Reality Glasses With Brain Implant That Decodes Dialogue From Neural Activity
3 min read · · The project is the first to decode question-and-answer speech from brain signals in real time · Shared by 34, including Mark Hasebroock, Tom Connor, Gerrit Eicker, George M 🇪🇺, Chris Messina
