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☆ Extended-reality workouts usher in an immersive era of virtual fitness on VR headsets
  + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Diana Umana | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Business Insider spoke with leaders at the fitness brands Puma, Les Mills, FitXR, and Supernatural about leveraging extended reality to provide tech-driven workouts. Shifting perceptions of fitness technologyPuma this year partnered with Meta Quest 3 to launch immersive mixed-reality workouts in the metaverse. He recalled seeing people's perceptions of VR workouts change at a launch event for Puma and Meta Quest's partnership earlier this year. Lisa Edwards, Les Mills' digital innovation director, said the game's development required the company to adapt to connect "a global community of fitness enthusiasts." Three years ago, when Les Mills met with developers, the technology was more rudimentary; putting time and resources into extended-reality services was a risk.
Persons: —, Rachel Z, Les Mills, Ivan Dashkov, I've, Dashkov, Kathryn Przybyla Dashkov, there's, Lisa Edwards, Lisa Edwards ​, ​, Les Mills Edwards, Sam Cole, Cole, Achilles, FitXR Cole, Leanne Pedante, Lindsey Byrnes, Pedante Organizations: Service, Puma, Meta, aha, Les Mills, VR Locations: FitXR, Les
☆ Funny highway signs are banned starting this week. Womp, womp.
  + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewSome highway signs crack jokes, use puns, or riff off Taylor Swift lyrics to remind drivers to be safe. A New Jersey Department of Transportation roadside safety sign features a pun about cannabis. Use Yah Blinkah" on highway signs in Boston. States including New Jersey, Ohio, and Massachusetts have leaned into crafting quirky, funny, or holiday-themed messages. Courtesy of the Ohio Department of TransportationThe Arizona Department of Transportation even holds an annual competition for new traffic safety messages.
Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Michael Dwyer, “, Elise Riker, Sam Cole Organizations: Service, Business, Federal Highway Administration, New Jersey Department, Transportation, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, State, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Transportation The Arizona Department of Transportation, Street Journal, Colorado's Department of Transportation Locations: Boston, New Jersey , Ohio, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado
☆ Move over teenage gamers – women wanting to get fit are the new frontier for VR headsets
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Some women wanting to get fit are turning to VR headsets, one firm told The Washington Post. VR headsets have received mixed reviews from consumers amid "underwhelming" sales for some devices. Back then, VR headsets were mainly marketed to young men, but some women in their mid-thirties and older are now taking an interest in the gaming headsets, Cole told The Washington Post. In March, Meta announced it was slashing the price of its VR headsets after "underwhelming" sales. Influencer Clarke Peoples, who's known for lifestyle and beauty content, shared her own VR workout recommendations to her nearly 500,000 followers in August.
Persons: Sam Cole, Cole, FitXR, —, Influencer Clarke Organizations: Washington Post, Apple, Post, VR, Meta, Influencer Clarke Peoples, Bloomberg, Vision Pro
☆ Risks of Tupperware and other plastic containers
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
Figuring out the answer to that question for any type of reusable plastic food storage products — not just Tupperware — often comes down to understanding what they’re made of. Risks of container wear and tearPutting stress on plastic food containers by washing them in the dishwasher or with rough scrub brushes “increase the ability of that plastic to leach whatever it was made out of,” Vandenburg said. The “microwave safe” label on some plastic containers doesn’t mean the product is totally safe from a health standpoint, she added. “Some of the plasticizers and chemicals can transfer from the plastic containers into the food during heating,” Rogers said. “If you can’t afford to replace everything all at once, replace them one at a time.”Glass food storage containers are a safer option.
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