XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So, a business must ensure that deploying immersive hardware or software is worth both financial and learning investments. Using smartphones and photogrammetry software, users can create realistic simulations of products and environments to improve the design and development process.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. This also applies to companies like IKEA and Amazon, where customers can superimpose virtual furniture, electronics, and clothing stocks in physical locations.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 28, 2021

Though a lot of movie theaters are once again back to full function, the safer option for entertainment remains streaming, and fans who choose to stay home and take advantage are constantly rewarded with tons of new content. At the start of each month , most streamers— Netflix , Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max —do a… Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. This also applies to companies like IKEA and Amazon, where customers can superimpose virtual furniture, electronics, and clothing stocks in physical locations.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

The company is marketing its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses to both the enterprise and consumer markets, providing differentiated software solutions to each one. It offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Oculus has a few deals on both hardware and software for new and existing customers alike. Oculus Rift S – £349 GBP/$349 USD – Saving £50/$50 – Oculus Store , Amazon , Walmart. Oculus Go – 32GB £149 / 64GB £199 – Saving £50 – Oculus Store , Amazon , Walmart. Deal ends 31st January 2020.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

During Apple’s WWDC event, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering introduced ARKit , boldly declaring that “Apple will have the largest AR platform in the world.” This likely explains why you won’t see, apps like the Amazon app with its AR View, or Pokémon GO as part of the data.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

AR software development kit (SDK) providers like Apple, Xreal, Niantic, 8 th Wall, Unreal, and Unity give developers the tools to make and distribute custom AR content that naturally drives retention and engagement with new interactive experiences to “wow” potential buyers. However, the XR space is still emerging.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Just a few weeks ago, Apple was hiring brand new software engineers in Cambridge to help improve its Siri service. Sensing competition, now Amazon is pushing ahead with hiring some brand new tech specialists who can help revolutionise its rival Alexa service.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2019

The main specifications of the HP Reverb are: Display resolution : 2160 x 2160 pixels per eye Display type : LCD Refresh-rate : 90 Hz FOV : around 114° IPD Adjustment : only via software Tracking : inside-out with 2 cameras Connection : 1x USB 3.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.3 Audio : integrated speakers and microphone.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 22, 2024

Amazon, for instance, wowed the audience with new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, enhancing our interactions with voice assistants. BMW's introduction of new augmented reality features and software enhancements for its vehicles demonstrated the growing emphasis on immersive and interactive in-car experiences.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

The capable 3D interface also provides an open software ecosystem for developing and sharing bespoke apps. Additionally, Rokid has upgraded several features of its user experience research (UXR) software developer kit (SDK), which includes hand gestures, voice, projections, and other key input features.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Yesterday, at AWE 2023, Xreal – formally known as Nreal – introduced Spacetop, a “worlds-first” AR laptop, marking the firm expansion from entertainment to now include productivity tools. Xreal will soon make the Beam product available on Amazon for $109. Additionally, the Beam contains a 3.5

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 6, 2023

Xreal has a storied history of developing immersive media solutions, with the firm’s Air and Light products being commonly touted as entertainment solutions. The firm has also produced tools for enjoying immersive entertainment on the go in collaboration with Nio.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

This feature isn’t available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, or Hulu. Amazon was the most onerous, as there I couldn’t set restrictions by profile, but only by device – the assumption being that each family member would have their own. Reader, of course I couldn’t.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Just like any other VR headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) leaves plenty of room for improvement, and the company’s R&D division has a few ideas on where to take it on both a software and hardware level. “Imagine you could use that to actually talk to game characters, to actually have a dialogue,” he said.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

These have evolved rapidly thanks to the emergence of online giants like Amazon and Google, digitally-native niche players like AirB’n’B, Expedia and Netflix, and heavy investment by established industry leaders such as Walmart and Tesco. It has also fundamentally affected many traditional business models.

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GizModo VR

MAY 4, 2022

It’ll exist as an alternative to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which are already… Read more. Sonos is preparing to launch its anticipated voice control functionality in June, an exclusive leak from The Verge claims.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

GDC (Game Developers Conference) March 20-24, San Francisco The Game Developers Conference is definitely a worthwhile event to attend for content creators and entertainment brands, but anyone with a love of XR can get involved. The speeches and sessions cover crucial topics related to content development.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Holoride, the Audi-backed startup that’s creating an in-vehicle virtual reality entertainment system designed for passengers, has begun publicly selling its Ride cryptocurrency token.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

According to Marcus Olssen, Director of Software Partnerships, Varjo , the ray-tracing upgrade was “the holy grail of 3D visualisations.” However, the new platform will produce them in the cloud, accessible to all connected firms, organisations, and others collaborating on the platform.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

I hope that at least they will keep the software infrastructure alive even if the officially dedicated hardware has been abandoned. Amazon announces Echo Frames smartglasses. Amazon has just announced that it is going to release Amazon Echo Frames, the first official smartglasses by the e-commerce giant. YUR gets $1.1M

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Getting closer to the Holidays, it’s expected that all of the big names would be putting together some bundles to highlight some of the best parts of their software ecosystems to get the VR devices into homes. HTC Vive’s blog reveals that their partners have collaborated to do just that and Amazon has also put together an Oculus Rift deal.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2021

In response to the waves and waves of copyright claims fired at Twitch streamers for more than a year , one developer has come up with a clever workaround for gamers who want to play copyrighted jams on the Amazon-owned streaming site. Read more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Media apps such as Amazon Prime VR and Fandango’s new VR streaming service, FandangoNow. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond – Respawn Entertainment and Oculus Studios’ highly-speculated collaboration has finally been revealed. The Oculus TV update and Media Studio are available now to all users and creators. .

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 10, 2023

Most people will have first come across the term in science fiction, where, for over 100 years, we’ve been entertained by stories involving intelligent robots – sometimes friendly, sometimes not so. In reality, when we use the term AI today, we are usually referring to a technology known as "machine learning."

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With the free-to-use DreamGrid software, anyone can easily create virtual worlds through a graphical interface and one-click install feature on their home computer. Learn here how to create and host a new Dreamgrid on your home computer using the software. We are keeping the mobile app purely for gameplay, roleplay, and entertainment.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

May's PlayStation Showcase didn't highlight Firewall Ultra , the only Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) published PSVR 2 game released since February. Software sells hardware, and it's hard to have faith in a platform with no clear roadmap. First Contact later shut down , just four months after Ultra's launch.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

The show's organizer, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has also had its share of troubles. Electronic Arts has been doing its own event near E3 but not at the show itself since 2016. Other major names like Nintendo and Microsoft have also scaled back their presence in other ways.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry. Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore are Software Development Kits (SDKs) that standardized the development tools and regulated mobile AR creation. In this article I’ll describe the 6 most important AR trends to watch in 2020. A major competitive advantage.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. He’s someone who has worked on games early in his career at Lucas Arts and has always been tied to the entertainment industry. Max Preussner was a senior software engineer for Epic Games.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 25, 2023

Some are digital natives, like Amazon, and some switched to e-commerce models or adopted them to augment “traditional” retail models, such as Walmart and Tesco. Today, a wide spectrum of businesses, from social networks like Facebook to software services providers like Google, generate revenue by displaying advertising to their users.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Finally, text-to-speech (TTS) software produces translated speech. Embedded Software.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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VRWorld

MAY 28, 2018

VR is certainly the next big thing when it comes to entertainment and, while not strictly mainstream yet, it is well worth keeping an eye on a number of firms in the stocks and shares as they tunnel deeper into the market. Playtech are also making moves with VR and have several offerings including VR Roulette, and VR Shoot.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More info Holoride announces Holoride Cinema Holoride is now offering a new service to the users of its in-car entertainment system. Aero is not so small as BigScreen Beyond, but it features a higher resolution and supports eye tracking. It’s good to see the price of pro headsets coming down!

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