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Here debuts enterprise XR- and 5G-ready 3D models of 75 major cities

Venture Beast

One of the world's top map and location platform companies is offering access to 75 cities worth of 3D models, accurate to a sub-meter level. Read More.

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The metaverse: Not dead yet

Computerworld Vertical IT

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate.

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We’ll All Probably End Up in Microsoft’s Metaverse

Gizmodo

Microsoft is rolling out some new virtual collaboration features designed to make working in a virtual office less terrible or something. In Microsoft’s metaverse version of the office, you’ll use a 3D avatar to… Read more. The company formerly known as Facebook isn’t the only tech giant trying to sell you on the metaverse.

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Nintendo's First 3D Console Would Have Been a Hit if It Was More Like This Custom Virtual Boy Handheld

Gizmodo

They’ve gone as far as squeezing a functional Nintendo Wii into an Altoids tin , but their latest creation turns the clunky Nintendo Virtual Boy into a slick handheld that… Read more. YouTuber ‘Shank Mods’ is a master at turning consoles into handheld portables by trimming down and miniaturizing their original electronics.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO Business Intelligence

If you’re skeptical about dipping your enterprise’s virtual toes into a metaverse, rightfully so. While some investors and developers pulled back , others kept forging ahead, developing chips for augmented and virtual reality, trialing advertising through augmented reality, and “stockpiling gaming content,” according to CBInsights.

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Will a “Google PhD” become as good as a university-granted PhD?

Trends in the Living Networks

Jordi Muñoz became President of prominent early drone company 3D Robotics at age 22, having made himself a world-leading expert in drone design and manufacturing, teaching himself through the universe of resources available through the web and his own experiments. I’ve totally met lots of people who have the equivalent of that degree.”

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How Can Digital Publishers Support Independent Learning?

Kitaboo

Traditional education practices have come a long way driven by the Internet and digital media. Empowered by smartphones and the Internet, they have access to all the information they need right at their fingertips. . The Internet offers a complete range of information on any subject, on any topic. In conclusion.

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