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A Virtual Reality Experience of Ancient Jerusalem
Wars, modernization and gentrification are all factors that wipe off a city’s heritage ad treasures. Many of the world’s oldest cities have simply morphed into new cities as old buildings…
Experience the Horrors of WWII Lancaster Bombing in Virtual Reality
A great quality of virtual reality technology is its versatility and the fact that you can put into various creative use-cases. Oftentimes, virtual reality is used to create new realities…
Virgin Atlantic Introduces Augmented Reality into Virtual Reality Training
Airlines have been increasingly embracing immersive technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality to enhance the digital experience for their customers. In one of the rare cases so far,…
Apple Buys AR Display Startup Akonia Holographics
Tech giant Apple has acquired the 6-year old manufacturer of augmented reality glass displays Akonia Holographics LLC. This is coming at a time when the iPhone-manufacturer is ramping up its…
Epson’s Moverio Augmented Reality Glasses Let you Pilot Drone
Epson, the manufacturer of the Moverio AR smart glasses has announced the launch of the Epson Drone Soar AR app that will allow users to pilot drones using the platform’s…
Magic Leap and UK Startup in Talks for Augmented Reality Surgery Technology
Mixed reality startup Magic Leap is in talks with the UK medical technology startup Digital Surgery in a bid to develop new AR healthcare applications for the company’s futuristic mixed…
NASA Launches Two New Virtual Reality Apps For Taking Selfies in Cosmic Locations
NASA has launched two virtual reality apps that let users generate snapshots of themselves in various cosmic environments such as the Orion Nebula and the Milky Way (the earth’s home…
Walmart Applies for Patents for a Virtual Reality Shopping
Running errands in Walmart is not always a smooth experience and the giant retailer is exploring ways of simplifying this activity through virtual reality. According to documents filed with the…
Glückauf! Take a Guided Virtual Reality Tour Inside Germany’s Last Coal Mine
For generations, coal or the “black gold” powered Germany’s industrial pre-eminence. Generations of families and communities lived off the coal mines that also kept German industries humming along. Now the…
Samsung Preparing to Launch its New Odyssey+ VR Headset
As a result of a filing at the FCC, it has emerged that Samsung is planning on launching an updated high-end virtual reality headset for its Original Samsung Odyssey. It…