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Expivi is Using AR to Change the Way We Shop
There is no question that virtual reality has struggled to break out of the gaming and entertainment mold into more mainstream uses such as retail. That has so far limited…
Steam Summer Sales 2020: Get Massive Discounts on Popular VR Titles
The 2020 Steam Summer Sale is already live and will run until July 9th at 10PM PT. Discounts are available across the whole of storefront on thousands of VR games…
Valve to Fully Rely on OpenXR Standard For Future SteamVR Features
Valve is transitioning full steam ahead from its erstwhile OpenVR standard towards the open standard OpenXR API. The company announced yesterday that new features on SteamVR will be come “on…
Apple is Hiring Magic Leap’s Laid Off Employees
According to a LinkedIn analysis by Protocol, many of former Magic Leap’s employees have been hired by Apple to help the tech company in its Augmented Reality (AR) ambitions. Magic…
Facebook Acquires Ready at Dawn, VR Studio Behind ‘Lone Echo’
One of the biggest VR developments early this week has been Facebook’s acquisition of the Virtual Reality studio Ready at Dawn. This the developer that is behind one of the…
Facebook Discontinues Oculus Go VR Headset Sales
The 3DoF era comes to and end. Facebook has today announced that it is discontinuing the sales of its cheap entry-level Oculus Go VR headset and will instead focus on…
Valve Has Now Added a 3D-Correct Camera Passthrough to Index Headset
The passthrough view feature has been in the Valve Index VR headset right from the beginning but now the company has released an experimental update that will make the camera…
Magic Leap Suit Against Nreal Falls Short
Magic Leap will have to retool its IP theft lawsuit against Nreal before it can proceed with pursuing claims against the Chinese startup, a California court has ruled. This is…
Bose Abandons ‘Frames’ Augmented Reality Project
Another AR project goes up the flames. The Bose Frames glasses were launched to establish sound-based Augmented Reality using sound-AR glasses. The project has now been abandoned but the immersive…
Anyone Can Now Purchase HoloLens 2 Directly from Microsoft Online Store
Regular (non-enterprise) customers in the can now purchase Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 directly from Microsoft’s online store. The Augmented Reality headset was previously only available for purchase for enterprise customers. Businesses…