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Amazon Launches ‘Prime Video VR’, Commits to Building up VR Video Library

Road to VR

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. Image courtesy Amazon.

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Chatting With The Recipient Of The SXSW 2019 ‘Best Interactive Experience’ Award

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Most notably, her production studio ( Double Eye ) won the jury award for ‘ Best Interactive Experience ‘ at SXSW 2019. Her first VR creation, Cardboard City , earned an award at the Samsung Gear Indie Milk VR contest in 2016. But that wasn’t her first rodeo by a long shot.

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Get a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S10+ for a fraction of its new price

Mashable VR

This Samsung Galaxy S10+ usually costs $849.99, but as of April 6 you can get a renewed model for just $274.69, which is a discount of 67% and a fantastic deal. Renewed models of the phone are on sale at Amazon for as low as $274.69 (with prices ranging to just $289 for different colorways). Credit: Samsung.

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Can Wearables Set the Stage for AR Glasses? Part II

AR Insider

That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others. Speaking of direct consumer touchpoints, Amazon blitzed the wearables market in 2019 as a delivery system for Alexa. Samsung has its own wearables play. This is all about triangulating product roadmaps based on tech giants’ financial motivations.

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Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy

Road to VR

patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. patents, which in 2019 tallied a total of 989. 2019 Grants. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

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Google Tried To Get Meta To Kowtow To Its Upcoming XR Platform

Upload VR

The Meta Quest operating system is a fork of the open-source core of Android (known as AOSP), a similar strategy to Amazon's Fire OS for its Fire tablets. But less than two years later in late 2019 Google abandoned the Daydream platform, and no other standalone headset ever used it.

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Amazon Prime Day to Offer big Savings on Insta360 Cameras

Peter Graham

The last couple of years have seen Amazon rollout some decent savings when it comes to virtual reality (VR) technology. Insta360 has built a portfolio of consumer and professional 360 cameras covering most users needs, and five will be on sale for the Amazon Prime Day event. GBP down to £335.99 (a saving of £84).

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