Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Apple’s significant impact on the market tends to draw attention from companies that might not have otherwise entered a specific product category—aka “The Apple Effect.” Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 So why Apple, and why now?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There were rumors circulating late last month that TikTok parent company ByteDance was set to spin down its China-based VR headset company, Pico Interactive. Acquired by TikTok parent company ByteDance in 2021, Pico was tapped to take on Meta with its growing line of standalone VR headsets.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Lumus is an Israeli-based company with offices all around the world. The company makes waveguide displays that it sells to military or enterprise developers or to AR glasses manufacturers that you might already be more familiar with. Though, the company does turn a profit, “unlike many startups.” AR Is a Team Effort.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies. Let’s see in the details what it is, why it is relevant for the market and what are its features.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

XR Terra was founded in 2019 as a way to train companies to be able to use the basics of XR programs so that they can more easily get started using XR technology in impactful and affordable ways. While the instructors may not all be teachers, XR Terra founder Hakan Satiroglu founded the company after having worked in immersive education.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

And every day I read articles about how AI can disrupt the metaverse, how ChatGPT and metaverse are the perfect match, and especially about how the fact that if your XR company doesn’t have an AI strategy, it is already old and ready to die a terrible death. You have also to keep in mind all the code policies and the company vision.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2023

The company announced in a press statement that Samsung will acquire all outstanding shares of eMagin common stock on a fully diluted basis for $2.08 The company announced in a press statement that Samsung will acquire all outstanding shares of eMagin common stock on a fully diluted basis for $2.08

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ARPost

JULY 7, 2022

However, one company – and only one company, as far as we know – is trying to fix it. It’s not every day that ARPost writes about a company that has no website. To be clear, the company has a website , but it’s just a landing page as the company prepares to launch its product. Hands-On Review.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2021

about her company and the Tokyo Game Show in VR! However, since we are a startup company, many of us are in charge of lots of different tasks, and speaking of TOKYO GAME SHOW VR 2021 (TGSVR2021), I myself also supervised the English translation of the application. Can you tell us something about your company ambr, Inc.?

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ARPost

JULY 14, 2020

Some XR companies are using their resources to help us move past coronavirus. This article will look at just a few of the XR companies that are using their resources to help healthcare providers, frontline workers, and even those of us staying at home. As a response to the pandemic, the company has created HoloPatient: COVID-19.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 29, 2023

Korea’s National IT Promotion Agency (NIPA) has selected 6 metaverse and XR companies to be featured at the K-Metaverse Pavilion at AWE Asia. We have a sneak peek. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

The post Google’s AR Ambitions Stymied as Company Guts Hardware Team appeared first on Road to VR. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting to hear about the XR headset being developed by Samsung, Qualcomm and Google ; Google is tapped to provide software services for the device, as Samsung and Qualcomm partner on hardware.

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ARPost

APRIL 26, 2022

This article will look at some of the companies rethinking positioning. NextNav is a navigation company “elevating geolocation” by giving positioning data a “third axis.” We’re not a big surveillance capital company, so we’re not married to that business model.”. Finally, it makes or breaks multi-user experiences.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ultraleap, a leading company focused on hand-tracking interfaces, this week announced it has secured a £60 million (~$82 million) Series D investment, with the goal of expanding its hand-tracking and mid-air haptic tech in the XR space and beyond. Last month the company released its latest revision.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As interest in the expanding Metaverse landscape continues to accelerate, companies are discovering a range of potential use cases for digital environments. Already, we’ve seen entertainment companies in the sports sector, such as the Fox Corporation, investing in extended reality tools and virtual platforms.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The company says it will use the cash to accelerate the rollout of its next-gen products. In addition to force-feedback, the company also touts its micro-pneumatic haptics which push against your skin to mimic the feeling of an object pushing back when you grip it. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2023

Mojo Vision, a company once noted for its work on smart contact lenses, has raised $22.4 The new Series A comes months after the company was forced to put its smart contact lenses on hold , which also included a 75% downsizing in the company’s workforce. That is exactly what we are doing at Mojo,” said Balram.

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ARPost

JUNE 4, 2021

The company used artificial intelligence to create a unique lens formula, which offers the ultimate high contrast experience. The company takes pride in the high quality of its lenses, which offer optimal protection from UVA/UVB rays and help users see everything with great clarity. Why are these sunglasses so special?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2023

Gemba, the corporate VR learning platform, announced it’s closed an $18 million Series A funding round, which the company says will be used to continue expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2022

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO , the Lightship AR SDK, and more, announced this week that it has acquired 8th Wall, creators of AR development tools designed to run through web browsers with wide reach across devices. Neither company disclosed the price of the acquisition, though 8th Wall had previously raised $10.4

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2021

HaptX, the company building VR gloves with advanced haptics, this week announced that is has raised $12 million in a Series A-1 investment which will be used to open a new headquarters based in Redmond, WA, and expand its team. The post Haptic VR Glove Company HaptX Raises $12 Million in New Funding appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With the reveal of the DecaGear headset last week we wanted to learn more about the company behind the project. Road to VR spoke with the founder & CEO of Megadodo Simulation Games, the company building DecaGear, to learn more about the company’s development process and how it plans to deliver on its promises.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Microsoft has announced plans to acquire American video game holding company ZeniMax Media, owner of numerous high-profile game publishers, for a reported $7.5 I think Microsoft has been a good parent company for gaming IPs, and they don’t have a grudge against me, so maybe I will be able to re engage with some of my old titles.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2021

Barra announced the news in a Facebook post , saying that May 17th was his last day at the company. Iribe allegedly left the company due to Facebook’s decision to shift focus away from the PC VR Rift platform and towards standalone VR. Exactly where that will land him isn’t clear for now.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2023

And yes, as far as we can tell, they’re serious—and a real company. While we doubt the company will actually manage to sell any of these headsets, Caviar claims only 24 will be made, and they are expected to launch in Fall of 2024. ” Because clearly the $3,500 headset wasn’t expensive enough.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2020

Promising up-and-coming AR and MR company ThirdEye just announced a partnership with NuEyes to use smart glasses to help the visually impaired. So, let’s walk through it from XR company to partnership, to preorder. So, let’s walk through it from XR company to partnership, to preorder. The company has two main software packages.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

HUSH , a company designing innovative ways to connect digital technology with physical spaces, has created an AR filter for Instagram that leverages a collection of data composed of experiences and nostalgia from its own employees to deliver a really cool interactive experience that employs both sound and physical motion.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

ThirdEye, the innovative XR company, has recently forged a new partnership with 3D Media. The AR and MR company debuted its first model at CES 2018. The company claims to offer the lightest MR glasses on the market. 3D media is a company that ARPost hasn’t run into much in our coverage. A Run Down on ThirdEye.

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ARPost

MAY 28, 2020

The packed day, despite some technical difficulties, featured more talks from XR experts and more announcements from XR companies. Since then, speakers have talked about how XR fits into the future as well as the future of XR companies, specifically during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. XR Companies in the Time of COVID-19. “

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 26, 2022

It might be an online environment but its impact expands and stretches into the real world insomuch that it includes a virtual economy that is dependent on actual money – in many ways, providing early inspiration for big tech companies now building out the metaverse. Lessons Big Tech Companies Can Learn from the Immersive Game of Second Life.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 6, 2024

Now well in the midst of executing its plan to divide itself into separate hard drive and NAND businesses, Western Digital today offered a fresh update on the state of that split, and what the next steps are for the company. As a result, in late 2010s the company become a media-agnostic, vertically-integrated storage technology company.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Microsoft today announced that it’s entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of game studio Bethesda Softworks. I think Microsoft has been a good parent company for gaming IPs, and they don’t have a grudge against me, so maybe I will be able to re engage with some of my old titles.

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ARVR

JANUARY 24, 2023

In India, fintech is a rapidly growing industry, with many companies vying for a piece of the market. In this blog post, we will take a look at the top 3 fintech app development companies in India. Quytech: Quytech is the leading fintech app development company in India.

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2020

The company has come a long ways since it initially launched the platform on Samsung Gear VR in 2015, amassing over 40 patents and strategic broadcasting partnerships with the likes of the NBA, NHL, WWE, FOX Sports, Live Nation, and the International Champions Cup, and significantly upping its video quality in the process.

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2020

Companies looking to get a little more out of meetings though, namely the ability to virtually chat face-to-face with colleagues, might be surprised to learn that HTC will soon be offering its own social VR platform soon. The post HTC to Offer VR Event Spaces to Companies Looking to Go Virtual appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

That’s why it’s important to collaborate with top virtual reality companies that not only provide services for developing custom apps for VR, but also consider all the specifics of an individual enterprise and satisfy their needs. You can find a ranking of reliable B2B companies and honest reviews on each of them. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2021

Last week Microsoft became the first major tech company to host a keynote presentation fully in virtual reality. Despite many moving parts, the company managed to delivery a seamless, immersive presentation that could mark the future of this sort of marketing communication. trillion market cap—is surely the largest company to do so.

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