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Virtual reality check: Futurists dissect Amazon’s new ‘Upload’ TV series, and its digital afterlife

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The new series “Upload” on Amazon Prime Video is set 13 years from now, depicting a future in which people can choose a virtual reality afterlife. Amazon Prime Video Image). He’s uploaded to a luxury hotel setting called “Lakeview,” with his in-VR credits paid for by the girlfriend he left behind.

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Amazon Glow makes video calls more immersive, with projected and interactive space for kids

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Amazon announced a device Tuesday that looks to go beyond the video call and make chats interactive. Amazon Glow — which looks a bit like a stretched out Viewfinder toy or vintage Polaroid camera — combines video calling with connected activities. that will work alongside Alexa at home and at Walt Disney World Resort hotel rooms.

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Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’

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Voodle puts a new spin on workplace communication with its TikTok-like app meant to replace long video calls or text-based notes with bite-sized selfie-oriented video clips. Many of its employees previously worked together at Pixvana, which built immersive video editing software and raised $20 million.

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2017 Expectations: 5 Areas Where Technology Will Continue to Revolutionize Business Processes

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Mobile tech allows them to connect with company computer from home, a hotel on the road, or a "working vacation" on the other side of the globe. Learning software can present interactive video and virtual reality to create an immersive experience that helps trainees learn and retain knowledge more effectively. Networking.

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Topgolf is officially bringing one of its high-tech sports and entertainment venues to Seattle area

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It will incorporate Topgolf’s new “skylit central atrium design,” with seating, yard games, and a giant video wall. area four years ago and first arrived in the Seattle area in January 2020 with its first-ever “Lounge by Topgolf” concept , an indoor facility that combines virtual sports with food and beverage offerings.

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Apple shares a look inside its first ever ‘floating’ store

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The store is called the Apple Marina Bay Sands, and is located in a luxury district of Singapore full of shops, restaurants, and the Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino. The store includes a video screen for presentations, tutorials, and talks. Underneath the dome and the surface of the bay is a lower level. Image: Apple. Image: Apple.

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Here’s the deluge of announcements from Amazon’s fall devices event

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The Echo Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games for kids. Amazon’s new Echo Glow is a video conferencing device designed for kids. Disney’s new “Hey Disney” virtual assistant is built on Alexa. Ring Virtual Security guard will let an outside company monitor your Ring cameras. The new Blink Video Doorbell.

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