Author Archives: Sam Ochanji
An Nreal Light 2 With a 30% Larger Field of View?
Nreal Light is launching in the on November 30. During the announcement, an interesting detail about its successor may have leaked out. On November 30, Nreal Light goes on sale…
Ghostbusters AR: Slimy Ghost Hunting Comes to Your Smartphone
Ghostbusting comes to augmented reality. Imprezario Entertainment has moved the battle against the impending apocalypse to augmented reality (AR). Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe is now on augmented reality and brings with…
Qualcomm: 10 Million Quest 2 Shipments Since Launch
In an investor event this week, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon claimed that its partnership with Meta (previously Facebook) had yielded more than 10 million Oculus Quest units shipments since the…
Japanese Social VR Startup HIKKY Raises $57 Million
The Japanese social VR startup HIKKY announced this week that it has raised $57 million in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by NTT Docomo, the Japanese…
New Meta Haptic Gloves Let You Feel Virtual Objects via Air Pockets
Meta, formerly Facebook, will be spending $10 billion on AR/VR and metaverse hardware in 2021. One of its projects is the haptic gloves prototype that leverages inflatable pads to simulate…
Nreal Light AR Glasses Coming to the U.S. Market on November 30 Through Verizon
Nreal has announced that its $599 Nreal Light augmented reality glasses will hit Verizon stores in the in two weeks’ time, on November 30. Previously, the company only sold its…
Ultraleap Raises $82 Million in Series D Fundraising
Founded in 2017, Ultraleap's (formerly Ultrahaptics) haptic technology uses ultrasound to simulate the sense of touch. Ultraleap's underlying technology built on the post-graduate research of its inventor Tom Carter who is…
Virtual Reality Arcades are Bouncing Back
Virtual reality arcades and other location-based entertainment centers (LBEs) were swept aside by the pandemic with some even declaring bankruptcy as governments moved to curb the pandemic with strict lockdown…
Resolution Games: There are Around 5 Million VR Gamers Worldwide
XR game studio Resolution Games estimates that there are about five million active virtual reality players worldwide. It isn't clear what the studio means by "active" but it is assumed…
EM3 Ether: Chinese Startup Unveils a 7mm Thick Virtual Reality Device
The Chinese start-up EM3 is showcasing an ultra-slim and light prototype of a virtual reality headset. EM3 Ether Prototype EM3 already made a name for itself with its EM3-Stellar kick-starter,…