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ThirdEye Launches New Lightweight AR Headset for the Enterprise Market
The increasingly competitive enterprise augmented reality market is about to get even more crowded with the entry of yet another headset. ThirdEye has today launched a lightweight augmented reality headset,…
Coca Cola Soda Cans Trigger Animated Stories in Augmented Reality
Coca Cola is using augmented in its latest marketing campaign to animate Coke cans with some cute 3D animations. The AR-activated cans have been designed to give consumers a more…
Lindsey Stirling’s Live VR Violin Performance Attracted 400,000 Viewers from Across the World
Star violinist, dancer and singer-songwriter Lindsey Stirling performed her first virtual reality concert in the VR club The Wave. During this concert, Stirling was transformed into a lifelike avatar on…
UK Startup WaveOptics Closes $39 Million in Third Round Investments to Scale Up AR Display Technology
UK startup WaveOptics this week closed its third round of investment at $39 million in an oversubscribed series C round of funding. WaveOptics wants to build waveguide displays which are…
Time Mixed Reality App Sheds Spotlight into the Fast Disappearing Amazon Rainforest
Two months ago, TIME magazine’s AR experience Landing on the Moon immersed users into an augmented reality moon landing experience which recreated the historic Apollo 11 mission of half a…
Hulu Latest Partner to Discontinue Support for Google’s Daydream VR Headset
Popular US streaming provider Hulu has discontinued support for Google’s Daydream platform. Hulu was a launch partner for Daydream VR in 2016. Variety reports that this support has now been…
Next No Man’s Sky Update to Have Significantly Better PSVR Graphics
The free virtual reality mode space exploration game No Man’s Sky VR was launched in mid-August. The game has been highly traded and did quite well in the monitor version.…
Virtual Reality Standardization: Oculus Begins OpenXR Integration
Facebook has already incorporated OpenXR support for its Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S virtual reality headsets. OpenXR refers to the open standard API for virtual reality and augmented reality…
Disney Selling XR Studio Foxnet Games, No Longer Interested in Developing Games
In spite of its huge presence in the entertainment industry, Disney has been shy about plunging into gaming. The entertainment giant has published some games and even tried having its…
Vality Building Compact VR Headset with Ultra-High-Resolution Display
Germany-based startup Vality is developing lightweight and compact virtual reality headset that will offer users ultra-high near-retina resolution although the design compromises on the field-of-view. Vality wants to make the…