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Report: Apple to Acquire Live Event Streaming Company NextVR for $100M

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9to5Mac posits that the acquisition may center on NextVR’s patented video streaming technology. Founded in 2009, the Orange County-based startup broadcasts stereoscopic video of live sports and music to a wide swath of VR headsets, including Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift S.

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VR Docu-Series Explores The Lives Of Chimps Freed From Research Labs

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In 2009, two chimpanzees originating from the New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, were ‘leased’ to Stony Brook University in New York. via the Condition One app on the Oculus GO and Samsung Gear VR. Project Chimps is available now for $1.99 Image Credit: Project Chimps.

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NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference Officially Announced

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NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), a world leader in AI computing technology, will host its eighth annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on May 8-11, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Attendance has grown fourfold since the first event in 2009. The expectations for the conference are quite big, with the focus on A.I.

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

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Founded in 2000 by legendary game designer Tim Schafer, this is a storied studio known for games like Psychonauts (2005), Brutal Legend (2009) , and many more. Founded in 2009, Compulsion Games is best known for We Happy Few (2018). The studio hasn’t talked about future VR plans following Rhombus of Ruin.

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WWE and NextVR to partner on bringing the action and drama of pro wrestling to VR.

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In some ways, it is kind of custom-made for what we do and I think as the technology improves it will get better and better,” said Triple H during a recent tech conference. Launched in 2009, the company has patented technology that delivers an unparalleled VR experience providing fans extraordinary access and profound immersion.

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NextVR’s Latest Tech is Bringing New Levels of Fidelity to VR Video

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NextVR , a company specializing in live VR broadcasting of sports and entertainment content, has debuted its latest broadcast technology this week at CES 2018. Attitudes toward 360 video content among high-end VR users are generally quite bad. End to End Approach. Photo by Road to VR. Photo by Road to VR.

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Kortex Pairs Sleep And Stress Neurostimulation With VR Headsets

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“In 2009, we performed a 392-subject study with the Fisher Wallace Stimulator at Phoenix House, the nation’s largest non-profit drug rehab center,” Roman says. This all sounds wonderful in theory, but what do the studies say?