article thumbnail

Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

Road to VR

Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Microsoft gained a great early start, but now the Redmond-based tech giant is positioned to play catchup, which historically hasn’t worked out that well. If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

Strategy 320
article thumbnail

Why AR/MR for Education?

ARVR

Part 3— An Immersive Transmedia Storytelling Design & Cross-cultural Educational Strategy. 2006–2020) Combining activities for different learning styles: Auditory, Sensory, Kinetic, Visual and Writing/Reading to allow kids to experience various types of media, choose and understand which media they prefer to reach their goals.

Education 286
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Elon Musk's new master plan includes scaling Tesla to 'extreme size'

Mashable VR

In 2006, Elon Musk revealed his " master plan " for Tesla, a long-term strategy on how the Tesla CEO envisions the company developing over the next decade or so. Roughly 10 years later, he revealed the second part of the master plan. And now, another five years on, he's working on the third instalment.

Texas 98
article thumbnail

TSMC to Build Japan's Most Advanced Semiconductor Fab

Anand Tech

Intel was getting ready to introduce its first 65nm chips in early 2006 and all of a sudden Panasonic said that it had started volume production of the world's first application processors using a 65 nm technology, which it co-developed with Renesas, putting Panasonic a couple of months ahead of mighty Intel.

Japan 124
article thumbnail

Sinespace launches VR beta

Hypergrid Business

“We’re just finessing the user interface,” said Sean O’Callaghan, the company’s head of strategy and partnerships. In about a month, the company plans to release a two-dimensional, non-VR client for smartphones. A mobile VR version is six to twelve months away, he told Hypergrid Business.

Unity 81
article thumbnail

EON Reality Establishes Distribution Partnership with Accuteque for Australia and New Zealand

EON Reality

Since rebranding under the Accuteque name in 2006, the Melbourne-based company’s thirst for expansion has only been outdone by its desire to bring complete technological packages and solutions to its clients. Accuteque is professional services firm that provides strategy, planning and organisational planning. About Accuteque.

article thumbnail

Meet Global VR Creators at The Inaugural VeeR Creator Conference

VeeR VR

He is Alibaba's senior operations specialist also a core member of Alibaba's family strategy project. They are trying to bringing industry-leading strategy and design together with advanced technology to create award-winning, innovative solutions across a broad range of media. Sandman Studios. Jonathan Winbush.