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School Opens World's First 'Hologram Studio' For Education In Westchester School Opens World's First 'Hologram Studio' For Education In Westchester
School Opens World's First 'Hologram Studio' For Education In Westchester A film school in Westchester is making history by opening the first-ever "hologram studio" for educational purposes, officials announced.  The grand opening for the world's first-ever hologram studio for youth and education was held on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the S.I.C. Film School located at 1 Larkin Pl., Yonkers city officials announced.  According to the school, the studio is the first to be made specifically for educational purposes and is part of the institution's focus on using virtual reality and the metaverse in arts education.  Students will be able to use the studio to…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Virtual Reality Arcade Opens In Westchester County Virtual Reality Arcade Opens In Westchester County
Virtual Reality Arcade Opens In Westchester County A new virtual reality arcade has opened in Westchester County. According to an announcement from the business, 5th Dimension VR opened in White Plains on Thursday, Feb. 10. The 5,000 square-foot facility features 18 virtual reality booths and two party rooms. “What makes VR amazing is the shared experience,” said Andrew Szczeszynski, co-owner of 5th Dimension VR. “Playing against a computer or strangers pales in comparison to interacting with your friends. You come in and play VR paintball or fly around in Skyfront and then laugh about it for hours after.” The arcade has more than 30 dif…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World
Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a name change and a new logo for the company. Facebook is being rebranded as "Meta," according to an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 28.  Zuckerberg said the company's mission remains the same, and the apps and its existing brands aren't going to change with the company's new branding. However, he said all the company's products now share a "new vision." "From now on, we will be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first," he said. "That means that over time you won’t need a Facebook account to use our other services. As our new brand starts showing…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Here's How Tech Will Make Sex, Intimacy Both Better And Worse, Report Says Here's How Tech Will Make Sex, Intimacy Both Better And Worse, Report Says
Here's How Tech Will Make Sex, Intimacy Both Better And Worse, Report Says The future of sex is technology and we’re likely going to see “sextech” creeping into bedrooms everywhere in the next 10-20 years. Justin Lehmiller, a social psychologist and research fellow at the Kinsey Institute for sexual behavior studies, recently sat down with the host of “The Future of Everything” podcast to talk about how advances like virtual reality and robots may become regular components of sex. Sextech has the potential to improve people’s sex lives, Lehmiller said, as well as breach privacy and consent standards. Among current sextech on the market are sex robots, hands-fre…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales
Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales Now that more than 80 percent of American adults own smartphones, tech industries are developing the next big thing. Prompted by a drop in smartphone sales over the past two years, many technology companies - including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon - to get back to research and development, CNBC reported. So what will the next big thing be, according to tech companies? Augmented reality or AR is otherwise known as mixed reality. Here is a still from a video by Apple showing how its new AR (augmented reality) platform will display on a smartphone.Apple This isn’t the…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Westchester's Lasdon Park Home To Dinosaur Garden Westchester's Lasdon Park Home To Dinosaur Garden
Westchester's Lasdon Park Home To Dinosaur Garden It is often said that some 280 million years ago, Dinosaurs ruled the Earth.  Movies like "Jurassic Park," documentaries and educational books promote the evolutionary claim that dinosaurs dominated our planet for well over 100 million years.  But, at Westchester County’s Lasdon Park in Katonah, Dinosaurs are alive and well. Footprints, plant specimens and life-sized replicas of a Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor and Brachiosaurus are just some of the features boasted by the Dinosaur Garden at Lasdon Park, dating back hundreds of millions of years.  The Westchester County Parks Depar…

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by Jon Craig