Can We Have the Metaverse Without the Goggles, Please?
If we can replicate in person interactions in the metaverse without the goggles, it might just tip the "worth it" equation to the virtual experience side. Continue reading........»»
Heineken launches virtual beer in self-mocking metaverse "joke"
Brewer's "launch" highlights the extent businesses will go to to join the latest bandwagon......»»
Is the Metaverse Even Feasible?
If you ask Meta, or its peers, whether the metaverse is possible, the answer is confident: Yes—it’s just a matter of time. The challenges are vast, but technology will overcome them. This may be true of many problems facing the metaverse: Better.....»»
Cure for Zoom fatigue? Animal avatars, of course
Zoom launches new animal avatars into the virtual meeting metaverse to help curb Zoom fatigue......»»
Samsung doubles down on NFTs with digital metaverse adventure
Samsung wants to reward metaverse adventurers with a custom NFT......»»
I Spent 80 Minutes Inside Vitalik Buterin’s Brain. Here’s What I Learned
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, talked to TIME about reducing fees, World of Warcraft and gender equality A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to th.....»»
The NBA aired an entire game using volumetric video tech that renders players in 3D in real-time
Last night, the NBA became the first organization to broadcast an entire game in a format it calls "NBA CourtView" or "Netaverse." The latter nickname plays off the term metaverse because it delivers content in a virtual 3D environment, but its techn.....»»
Stephen Colbert has some thoughts about metaverse weddings
With all this talk of the metaverse, the world is starting to look more and more like Ready Player One each day.The latest thing to go virtual? Weddings, apparently. And Late Show host Stephen Colbert has some thoughts."That's so romantic," says Colb.....»»
Even Heineken thinks its new metaverse "beer" is a dumb publicity stunt
Heineken wants to have its metaverse beer and drink it, too.The brewer is the latest company, and second beer manufacturer, to jump on the metaverse bandwagon with its Thursday release of Heineken Silver — a "virtual beer" that the company insi.....»»
HSBC Buys Virtual Plot of Land in Digital Push
HSBC is buying a plot of virtual real estate in an online gaming space called The Sandbox for an undisclosed sum, the bank's first major foray into the metaverse as it shrinks its UK branch network. From a report:The digital push will enable HSBC to.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs will land on Instagram in the "coming months"
The news isn't too much of a surprise. NFTs have always been a part of Facebook's/Meta's metaverse plan, and January brought reports that teams at Instagram (and Facebook) were preparing a feature that will allow users to display NFTs as profile pict.....»»
Meetings in the metaverse? 52% of employees are open to it
The metaverse may be coming to a workplace near you, and a majority of workers are OK with that. Here's who is open to the metaverse and who is not......»»
Beloved former Nintendo prez craps all over Facebook and the metaverse
Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse.At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunit.....»»
Leaked Email Shows Microsoft Expects Its HoloLens-like Goggles To Disappoint Soldiers
An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft won a contract worth up to $22 billion to build HoloLens-like goggles for the US military. The contract has had delays and quality problems amid strategic confusion in its mixed reality unit. Microsoft i.....»»
Reggie Fils-Aimé thinks Facebook"s vision for the metaverse will not succeed
Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé is not a big fan of the metaverse—at least not in the way that the company formerly known as Facebook envisions it. During a session with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on Saturday, Fils-Aimé was ask.....»»
Facebook"s Metaverse Vision Questioned by Gaming Veteran
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is among the most vocal proponents of the future of the metaverse, but one gaming industry veteran is particularly skeptical about its vision. From a report: Like the cloud five years ago and even the internet of 20 y.....»»
Why Most Crypto Backers Are Excited That the Biden Administration Is Wading Into Digital Currency
“I am pretty darn optimistic about it,” says Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit who is now a major investor in crypto technology A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe fo.....»»
Dive head-first into the metaverse with a $29 online course bundle
TL;DR: As of March 9, The 2022 Metaverse & AR Developer Bundle — worth $1,800 — is just $29, which makes it 98% off.The metaverse is calling. And the hyper-real alternative world could present a lot of opportunities for you to thrive, rat.....»»
E-Lead remains wary of metaverse in automotive: Q&A with chairman Hsi-Hsun Chen
E-Led Electronic has patented a 3D AR head-up display (HUD) technology, which can be used to achieve holographic displays in the metaverse. Even though the popularity of the metaverse has reached the automotive industry, Hsi-Hsun Chen, chairman of E-.....»»
Exclusive: How Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Is Using Crypto to Fight for Equality
A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. You can find past issues of the newsletter here. Nadya Tolokonnikova has held many titles over the past.....»»
HTC Pivots From Blockchain To the Metaverse for its Next Smartphone Gimmick
HTC's slow-motion fall from smartphone grace is reportedly set to continue in 2022, with the company said to be working on a new "metaverse"-focused phone in April as the remnants of the once-flagship smartphone company continues to desperately cling.....»»