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Niantic Launches City-Scale AR Location Mapping Software
Niantic is releasing an Augmented Reality map for other apps along with a location-based social network known as Campfire. Niantic’s AR mode is far from perfect. It still needs some…
Niantic Does a Major Pokémon Go Upgrade with the Visual Positioning System
Through its Visual Positioning System (VPS), Niantic aims to beam its Augmented Reality Experiences onto the real world with high-level precision. Niantic Visual Positioning System Niantic says its VPS location…
Korea’s RECON Labs Raises $4.4 Million for 3D-AR Shopping Visualization
South Korean Augmented Reality startup RECON Labs has raised $ million for a 3D product visualization platform that enables shoppers buying products online to preview products via 3D models before…
Report Explains Apple Mixed Reality Headset Development Challenges
Apple’s quest to build a mixed reality headset began in 2015 but the project has been plagued by a series of challenges that have occasioned the endless delays and consistently…
Survey: Metaverse Marketers Tilting More Towards Virtual Reality than NFTs
A new survey shows that marketers who have the metaverse in their sights tend to tilt more towards virtual reality while still giving NFTs a shot. The study was done…
Apple Board Shown Demos of AR/VR Headset
Bloomberg ran an exclusive story last week describing how Apple executives showed demos of the upcoming AR/VR headset, which has been under development for some time, to the Apple board…
Cannes XR to Showcases 18 Free VR Films and Experiences
The Cannes Film Festival is entering its second week and this year, like last year, there is a big metaverse play with the Cannes XR 2022 festival, a metaverse film…
CannesNFT Summit: Cannes Brings the Metaverse to the Film Industry
The Cannes Film Festival is going all-in in its dalliance with the metaverse. The festival is set to host its first NFT summit bringing together media, the film industry, and…
Zero Latency Getting Rid of Backpack PCs
Location-based VR company Zero Latency is getting rid of the backpack PCs and replacing them with streaming to Vive Focus 3. At the moment, Zero Latency’s product offering features an…
First NFT and Crypto-Enabled Luxury Fashion Store Opens Doors in London
Germany-based fashion designer and entrepreneur Philipp Plein launched a crypto concept store in late April on London’s Bond Street, allowing its customer to make payments in its brick-and-mortar store for…