Author Archives: Sam Ochanji
Google Recreates a 3D Rendering of the Apollo 11 Cockpit
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is coming up in July and Google has lined up two augmented reality experiences that will immerse viewers into role of…
XRHealth Opens Up Platform to Third Party Development
Immersive technologies are now used widely in a variety of medical applications with virtual reality being at the vanguard of emerging innovations that are successfully being deployed in the health…
Valve Unveils New Steams Labs Section Which Lets Users View Experimental Projects
Valve has been doing lots of experimentation behind the scenes, tinkering with ideas many of which are terminated before they see the light of day. New concepts come to life,…
Samsung is Building Foldable Augmented Reality Glasses
Samsung’s early efforts at immersive technologies were mainly focused on virtual reality rather than augmented reality platform development. However, the company is just about to branch into AR according to…
Apple Has Reportedly Killed Its Augmented Reality Glasses Project
Apple’s plans to build Apple-branded augmented reality glasses had been treated with a great deal of enthusiasm and high expectations. Those dreams and anticipation have now come to naught as…
Register Now for the Minecraft Earth Closed Beta
Microsoft revealed several months ago that it was developing a Minecraft Augmented Reality (AR) title, a free mobile game that is expected to be a hit with the billions of…
Bigscreen TV Has Added More than 50 Free Live Channels to Social VR Platform
The Social VR platform Bigscreen TV has incorporated a series of updates over the past few months and dramatically expanded the scope and functionality of the app. It has grown…
Continental and Leia Partner for a New Glasses-Free Dashboard
Automotive technology company Continental has partnered with the Silicon Valley display technology startup Leia Inc to develop an innovative Natural 3D Lightfield Instrument Cluster, a cutting-edge and revolutionary cockpit solution…
Flixbus Partners with Inflight VR for Immersive Entertainment in Coach Travel in Europe
FlixBus has had a successful run deploying its virtual reality headsets in bus routes across the US and the company is set to introduce its immersive entertainment to coach travel…
Magic Leap Plans to Build Digital Overlays to Create Smart Cities
In theory, virtual reality experiences should be environment-agnostic, meaning it should be immaterial whether they take place indoors or outdoors. This is due to the fact that the VR experience…