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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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A brief history of VR and AR

TechCrunch VR

In 2014, the social media giant purchased Oculus for nearly $3 billion. Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene. The following year, Google introduced Cardboard, a super cheap and extremely clever smartphone accessory. Image Credits: Apple Magic Leap is far from alone in those struggles.

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Retraining for a Post-Retirement World with VRVoice’s Bob Fine

XR for Business Podcast

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Alan: Yeah.

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Retraining for a Post-Retirement World with VRVoice’s Bob Fine

XR for Business Podcast

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Alan: Yeah.

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Retraining for a Post-Retirement World with VRVoice's Bob Fine

XR for Business Podcast

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched -- what I love -- VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. I finally -- finally, after a year and a half -- I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience. Alan: Absolutely. Alan: Yeah.

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The Tantalizing Promise Of Augmented Reality Games

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

We’ve been investing in it since 2014. I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion.

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Creating a Dialogue Between Innovators and Educators, with VirtualiTeach’s Steve Bambury

XR for Business Podcast

My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. My background is in film.