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New AR Startup LivingCities.xyz Wants to Connect Real Places to Digital Twins
In the XR-verse, Matt Miesnieks is better known for his startup for AR cloud infrastructure which he later sold to Niantic. Now Matt and his “dream team” which includes Foursquare…
Meta Launches Experimental AR Room Setup Feature for Quest 2
A new Meta Quest feature allows you to import the surrounding real-world environment or merge it with the computer-generated virtual worlds. This is still an experimental function and it enables…
Singapore 3D Social Network BUD Raises $36.8 Million in Series B Round
Singapore-based startup BUD has raised million in Series B funding for its still-nascent app BUD. The app is a 3D social network where Gen Zers can play and interact. The…
New Horizon Workrooms Feature Adds Sticky Notes
The latest Horizon Workrooms update adds new virtual office features, including a brainstorming feature. Horizon Workrooms has had the fourth update that enables you and your virtual coworking teams to…
New 8th Wall Subscription Tiers Come With New Tools and Features
Niantic has taken a full plunge into the metaverse, providing subscription plans, monetization tools along with discovery functions in its 8th Wall Platform. 8th Wall was acquired by Niantic in…
Niantic Unveils Campfire, A Social App for Mobile AR Gamers
Following Niantic’s launch of Pokemon Go in 2016, meetups in the games, in-game raids, and the battles have been coordinated on platforms like Discord and Reddit. This week, Niantic unveiled…
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…