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Chinese Video Streaming Company iQiyi Releases New VR Headset
The Chinese video entertainment company iQiyi has launched a new virtual reality headset, Qiyu 2S, which is an affordable version of the 4K VR integrated headset which the company launched…
Chinese AR Glasses Marker ‘HiScene’ Has Closed a $17.5 Million in Series B+ Round
Chinese augmented reality glasses maker HiScene has secured $ million in Series B+ round according to a statement on the company’s website. Participating in this funding round included investors such…
BBC is Showcasing Virtual Reality Across UK Libraries
BBC is planning to do a countrywide tour where it will be showcasing demo sessions of virtual reality across UK libraries in a bid to introduce virtual reality to people…
Nike’s New AR App Measures Your Feet to Help You Find Sneakers that Fit
Nike is introducing a new augmented reality tool known as Nike Fit to its app which measures the size of your feet to help you find sneakers that will fit.…
Google’s ‘Weird Cuts’ Invites Users to Cut Out Pieces of Reality to Make Collages and Assemblages
The Google Arts and Culture Lab has partnered with the artists Zack Lieberman and Molmol Kuo to help users get artsy in augmented reality. By leveraging augmented reality, the team…
Sony Has Two New PlayStation Bundles for May 2019
Sony has just announced that two new PlayStation bundles will be hitting the shelves this month. The bundles will feature some of the hottest VR titles on PlayStation so if…
High Fidelity Lays Off 25% of Staff, Pivoting Towards the Enterprise Market
High Fidelity, the open-source virtual reality platform and startup is laying off about 25% of its staff this week. That amounts to 20 staffers. In a blog post, the company…
Google’s New AR Feature for Maps Coming to Pixel Phones First
During last year’s I/O developer conference, Google promised to introduce AR in Google Maps and it has finally made good on that promise. The new augmented reality walking directions feature…
Epson Launching New $499 Smart Glasses Powered By Your Phone
Epson has a new pair of augmented reality glasses that can plug into users' phones. The smart glasses, the Moverio VT-30C, are a new version of Epson’s Moverio series and…
Google Adds Augmented Reality to Search Results
Enter search term and get transported into an augmented world! During the I/O developer conference today, Google announced a new search functionality utilizing augmented reality (AR) and Google Lens. The…