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Meta/Apple A new study on virtual reality comfort suggests that some of the best VR headsets have a feature that can help prevent motion sickness. Also known as simulator sickness, the problem is due to a mismatch between what you see in a head-mounted display (HMD) and what your body feels in reality. It’s well known that gamers prefer higher frames per second (fps) to be able to react more quickly and aim with greater accuracy. According to a recent study, though, a faster refresh rate can also reduce the chances…

West Greenland Ice Sheet total ice discharge and surface melting for April 2022 to April 2023. Credit: Ing et al. 2024. Ice melting has become an ever-pressing concern in recent decades as climate change has brought evocative images of lone polar bears floating on unsustainable small blocks of sea ice. Yet, the consequences are far-reaching in terms of freshening of seawater altering marine ecosystems, sea level rise…

Open AI has blown everyone’s mind with its generative video model, Sora. However, it is not likely that the model will be available to try for free. Besides, it’s not available for the public yet, even if you are paying for premium access. But that’s okay because generative video will be big this year, and OpenAI is not the only player in town. Here are some options if you want to generate some videos of your own for free. Runway ML: Runway ML is possibly the best competitor to Sora out…

The Galaxy S24 series is chock-full of Galaxy AI features, some of which have not even been advertised. Nevertheless, these clever Advanced Intelligence technologies from Samsung exist and can open up new and interesting possibilities if you know where to find them. Here's one you might not be aware of. Samsung added a new AI-powered Gallery feature that can turn any Motion Photos captured with the Galaxy S24 into long-exposure photos. Here's all you need to know. Motion Photos can now be long-exposure photos When the…

The Galaxy S24 series smartphones come with One UI 6.1, which brings many useful features, especially related to the camera. One of those features is the ability to turn any frame from a Motion Photo into a 12MP still image. During the launch of those smartphones, Samsung said that it would offer that feature to older phones/tablets but it hadn’t specified to which devices it would offer the feature. Well, today we have information on the matter. Samsung could offer the upgraded version of Motion Photo to the Galaxy S22…

Scientists used a synchronized attosecond X-ray pulse pair (pictured pink and green here) from an X-ray free electron laser to study the energetic response of electrons (gold) in liquid water on attosecond time scale, while the hydrogen (white) and oxygen (red) atoms are ‘frozen’ in time. Credit: Nathan Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientists report the first look at electrons moving in real-time in liquid water; findings open up a whole new field of experimental physics.In an experiment akin to…

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Apple Vision Pro can cause motion sickness like any mixed-reality or VR headset. That’s why it’s worth having a good understanding of what you can do to prevent motion sickness when using Apple’s spatial computer and combat the feeling should you feel nauseous while using the headset.Apple Vision Pro unlocks the possibilities of spatial computing, allowing you to immerse yourself in technology in ways we could only ever dream of in the past. Vision Pro is a seriously capable device with the ability to mirror your Mac’s…

Atmospheric transmission at a wavelength of 500 nm as a function of time after impact. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5489 A research team has picked a side in the "Snowball Earth" debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past. According to their new study, these so-called "Snowball" Earth periods, in which the planet's surface was covered in ice for…

Ring has announced a refresh of its popular outdoor camera. The Battery Doorbell Pro is an upgrade in nearly every way, as is usually the case when companies slap “Pro” at the end of a name.Ring says this new model is its “most advanced battery powered doorbell” ever and that it’s packed with features that It boasts radar-powered 3D motion detection, which was also included with the company’s Otherwise called “Bird’s Eye View”, this technology tracks an object’s path through the camera’s field of view so you can…