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MAY 22, 2023

” Since it exited stealth in 2014, Magic Leap has released two AR headsets, Magic Leap 1 and Magic Leap 2, which have been compared in functionality to Microsoft’s HoloLens AR headsets. The company has raised over $4 billion, with minority investors including Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, AT&T, and Axel Springer.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Trivia Crack , the trivia-based mobile game that blew up in popularity around 2014, is returning as a VR experience for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 3 headsets, according to an official release from Etermax’s gaming division. Compete against other players and share valuable knowledge in Trivia Crack VR.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

Here’s how Bye says it all started in 2014: The first Oculus Developer Kits (the Oculus DK1) were shipped in March of 2013, and I bought my DK1 on January 1, 2014. Kent Bye is officially prolific.

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MARCH 27, 2024

On March 25, 2014 the world learned Mark Zuckerberg purchased Oculus VR for over $2 billion. Facebook had around 10,000 employees when it acquired Oculus in 2014. I will offer my own anecdote to this answer, however, after 10 years of reporting on this technology full-time. A lot has happened in the decade to get us here.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” That might really be the case, as several innovations for example in the fields of displays, processors, batteries, sensors, miniaturization, and manufacturing technology will still have to be mastered before metaverse becomes a seamless part of our everyday lives in a way similar to our use of mobile phones and Internet.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Extended reality technology is a part of “ the metaverse ” – a materializing virtual/physical world that seems perpetually here and perpetually around the corner. InfiniteWorld is a digital content management and strategy company working on emerging technology solutions with emerging technology companies.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Meta has acquired Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup developing advanced haptic technologies for VR and other devices. Founded in 2014, Lofelt has garnered around €10 million (~$10 million USD) to develop both haptic software and hardware.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This vast network of virtual worlds is the stuff of science fiction brought to life with today’s technology. When talking about the metaverse, the term isn’t exactly referring to technology per se. It’s a space where you can use real-world technology, such as AR and VR, in digital worlds to augment reality. Virtual Real Estate

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JANUARY 17, 2017

ZeniMax, the former employer of Oculus Chief Technology Officer John Carmack, accuses the Facebook-owned company of stealing trade secrets and destroying evidence while also claiming ZeniMax as “the visionary developers of breakthrough VR technology.” “We are highly confident in Oculus technology. .”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meta Connect, formally Facebook Connect, is an annual online showcase event highlighting the firm’s technology updates and roadmaps. The event also saw Meta refocusing away from its social media foundations, moving the firm towards immersive Web3 technology and software. What is Project Cambria?

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2021

Apple Health , on the other hand, was announced all the way back in 2014 and has since developed into a robust fitness platform compatible with multiple devices throughout the Apple ecosystem. When combined with the Apple Watch, the app can be used to monitor a wide range of health metrics, such as heart rate, sleep, and walk steadiness.

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ARPost

AUGUST 5, 2022

The explosion in XR technology and applications in the last few years means that there are a lot of new terms gaining prevalence. Dr. Martine Rothblatt’s 2014 book Virtually Human explores the idea of “mindclones” – AI versions of real people trained from things like the living person’s social media posts. More Twins With XR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Further underling Facebook’s bet that immersive technologies are the future of computing, a report from The Information claims that the company is currently employing nearly 10,000 people to work on AR/VR. Facebook has been very forward with its intentions to own the space since acquiring Oculus in 2014 for $2 billions.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Perhaps this same technology could be used to deliver subtle vibrations to the user’s head to combat VIMS. . “Other studies have shown that mechanical stimulation of the mastoid region (Weech et al. 2018 ), pleasant odors (Keshavarz et al.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

” Game Technologies Engineers create the tools and capabilities which allow developers to make great games on Apple platforms. ” Game Technologies Engineers create the tools and capabilities which allow developers to make great games on Apple platforms.

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MARCH 1, 2024

"Our goal is to have a variety of advanced packaging technologies capable of responding to these changes. Making differentiated HBM offerings requires sophisticated packaging techniques, including (but certainly not limited to) SK Hynix's Advanced Mass Reflow Molded Underfill (MR-RUF) technology.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens. But the technology didn’t crack the mainstream in entertainment the way many tech observers had predicted. Onboarding in those capacities lagged behind. With Isolation Came Innovation.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The former pillar focuses on the company’s purchase of photo sharing site Instagram ($1 billion) and messaging app WhatsApp ($19 billion) in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The Commission alleges that Facebook sought to buy-out its competitors rather than compete with them directly.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet? ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out. That’s basically been the case from Game & Watch all the way to Switch and Switch Lite.

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JULY 25, 2023

David Fattal is the founder and CTO of Leia, a company dedicated to revolutionizing visual experiences through light field display technologies. David spun the company out of HP in 2014 and has been the chief innovator since. David spun the company out of HP in 2014 and has been the chief innovator since.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, there were an incredible 171 million users of VR technology recorded in 2018. A massive increase from the 200 thousand recorded in 2014. The Popularity of VR Technology. Similar to many other groundbreaking technologies, VR didn’t have the best starts in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Number of VR Headsets Sold.

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MAY 31, 2023

The original Leap Motion was a desktop hand tracking accessory launched in 2014 that could be mounted to the front of early modern VR headsets like the Oculus DK2. Leap Motion was acquired in 2019 by UK-based haptic technology firm UltraHaptics, merging to become Ultraleap.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2021

Founded in Massachusetts in 2014, Vicarious Surgical has been developing what it calls “human-like surgical robots” connected to VR headsets, which is said to transport surgeons inside a patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. billion valuation. billion, making it another VR unicorn company. billion valuation.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2020

According to a recent poll by ARtillery Intelligence, most AR users (51%) are familiar with the technology thanks to augmented reality features implemented in non-AR apps, such as Snapchat and Instagram. Specific filters and games may go viral, but not the technology as a whole. How is this possible? Probably not.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Using emerging AR technology, this new feature virtually transforms a space before picking up a brush,” said Meghan Vickers, Sherwin-Williams e-business marketing director in a press statement. Instant Paint provides a fast, seamless way for homeowners and professionals to build confidence during color selection.”.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

And he put his money where his mouth was by dropping more than $2 billion in 2014 to buy Oculus, a small startup that precipitated a grassroots resurgence of virtual reality technology. In fact, we saw Apple hiring people with “VR/AR development” expertise in 2014 , the same year Zuckerberg bought Oculus.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014. This is the main reason why we separated VR from our game industry media and started to focus on VR and AR industries in 2014 and registered our brand in 2016.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

Since the introduction of devices such as the Fitbit back in 2009 and the Apple Watch in 2014, the smart wearables market has gone from fantasy to reality, offering consumers a brand new, more convenient method for connecting with their digital lives. That’s where the FORM Swim Goggles come in.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

Wolf3D has been developing 3D scanning tech since its founding in 2014. Six years later, the company is now making its avatar scanning technology available for small and mid-sized developers, as well as providing it to select companies for free. ” Image courtesy Wolf3D. SEE ALSO Kat VR Secures $1.6M

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jarvish was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts Click To Tweet. The company was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts and members of the former Advance Technology Division (ATD) team at Foxconn. And that’s exactly what Jarvish has set about doing.

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Anand Tech

JULY 5, 2023

It has simultaneously been accompanied by additional technological innovations on top of it. The Google Twinkie (developed in 2014) was the original USB-PD Sniffer. The last few years have seen an increase in adoption of the Type-C connector.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2019

Guido Makransky, Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, has been actively studying the benefits of VR technology in the education sector since 2014, conducting numerous studies that tested hundreds of highschool and university students’ cognitive and emotional learning processes.

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MAY 8, 2023

This Sunday, reports revealed that leading immersive technology firm Meta Platforms Inc. is paying roughly $725 million in a class action lawsuit to its social media users. Cambridge Analytica is a controversial data analytics company which faced various scrutinies over the past decade.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Jason Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 and has been a key figure in guiding the company’s content investments and strategy. Rubin brought significant games industry experience to Oculus when he joined in 2014. There were some internal changes but nothing that impacts how we work with our various developer and creator communities.”

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

While it’s possible the headset could feature a redesigned physical controller, the term “Jedi” could be indicating the use of hand-tracking technology à la the Force. Along with several references to Oculus Touch and GearVR controllers, there’s also mention of an additional “Jedi” controller.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2018

One of the main reasons companies have doubled-down on their use of this immersive technology is its unarguable cost-effectiveness. According to a 2014 report from the Association for Talent Development (ADP), businesses with at least 100 employees spent roughly $1,200 on training exercises per employee.

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JANUARY 11, 2020

That’s the crux of why his company acquired Oculus back in 2014 for some $2.4 Instead of having devices that take us away from the people around us, the next platform will help us be more present with each other and will help the technology get out of the way.

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