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Snapchat Now Supporting Multiplayer AR Games
Snap announced new AR features for Snapchat and lens Studio at the in-house developer conference SPS 2021. The biggest announcement last week was the first fourth-generation Spectacles which are Snap’s…
Snap Acquires AR Waveguide Displays Maker WaveOptics for $500 Million
Snap has acquired the UK-based AR waveguide displays manufacturer WaveOptics for $500 million. The company builds augmented reality displays for its Spectacles AR glasses. This is Snap’s biggest deal ever…
Next Oculus Quest Update to Add Mixed Reality Overlay, Mic Recording and Much More
The Oculus Quest v28 update rolled out not too long ago bringing with it features such as 120Hz support and Air Link. Oculus has now revealed what we will see…
Snap Announces New Spectacles with AR Capabilities
Last week, Snap announced new Spectacles that have AR capabilities and which intends to push to eligible creators building AR experiences later this year. Snap already has three Spectacles branded…
VR Locomotion Device Deca Move Nets $350k in Preorder Campaign
The Singapore-based startup Megadodo Simulation Games which also developed the upcoming PC VR headset DecaGear announced last week that its hip-based virtual reality locomotion device DecaMove has so far generated…
Microsoft XR Boss Says HoloLens 3 Will be a Transformative Leap
The Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset targets the enterprise market. What does Microsoft’s next-generation mixed reality headset, the HoloLens 3, portend? Does it target everybody? Microsoft HoloLens 2 is…
Pico Announces the Neo 3 Pro and Neo 3 Eye Headsets for Enterprise Market
Pico Interactive announced two new VR headsets last week, the Pico Neo 3 Pro and Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye. Both of these headsets are geared at the enterprise market…
SightCall Raises $42 Million for AR-Based Remote Assistance Platform
The startup SightCall developed an augmented reality platform to assist field service teams, their companies, and customers to carry out technical and mechanical maintenance and repairs in a more efficient…
Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2 To Be Unveiled at VIVECON 2021
A lot of teases have emerged over the past two weeks that strongly lend credence to HTC’s plans at the VIVECON this week. At least two virtual reality headsets are…
HTC to Reveal “Game-Changing VR Headsets” at VIVECON
HTC’s approaching VIVECON event will be held online on May 11th and 12th. On its new website, the company has promised to reveal “game-changing VR headsets” as well as presentations…