GizModo VR

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Swedish video game company known as Embracer Group has purchased Dark Horse Comics , the third-largest publisher of American comics behind Marvel and DC. Apparently, the Embracer Group has… Read more. The acquisition was announced earlier today, but don’t expect any major changes to come to the company anytime soon.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

How closely does Scraper’s inspiration come from classic cyberpunk thrillers like Blade Runner or (in the games industry) System Shock and Deus Ex? 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. What’s your outlook on VR as an emerging industry?

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I'm also host of the Haptics Club and board member of Haptics Industry Forum. The Haptics Industry Forum (HIF) exists for that. Hats down to Chris Ullrich from Immersion corporation to recognise the need for a space where industry players can exchange thoughts covered by a clear legal framework. And it works! ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Companies are beginning to incorporate the technology into solutions across various industries, including healthcare, sports, education, tourism, and the automotive industry. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And this isn’t beneficial just for Meta, but for all our industry. More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Road To VR) More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Upload VR) Amazon announces new Echo Frames Amazon has announced the new model of its Echo Frames glasses, which are smartglasses that connect you to Alexa.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. The tech industry is gearing up for a new paradigm shift. Almost everyone in the industry has “AR/VR” listed on their Twitter account. We are all wrong.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a pretty extreme pivot, and it is causing internal turmoil inside all the Meta group: the company is suggesting many people from Facebook and Instagram join Reality Labs instead , or it is promoting people working on social media to have also metaverse roles. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. Learn more.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

2019 started out slow as the industry waited with baited breath for the launch of the latest wave of headsets, but things started heating up once they finally hit the market. Here’s a look at the biggest headset launches of 2019 and what they’ve meant to the industry so far. Oculus Quest. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

Because of ongoing Covid lockdowns in China, Pimax were unsure if the controllers would ship with batteries (held at another warehouse location), so advised me to purchase them on Amazon and provided a link. A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We captured the transition from a couple companies shipping development tools to hobbyists into a fast-moving industry driven by some of the world’s largest tech companies, each of which is selling increasingly sophisticated systems directly to consumers. The transition for both the VR industry, and for UploadVR internally, has been enormous.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”. Alongside will come Standards to help speed development and interoperation.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Using my background in Industrial Design, years of experience in ergonomics, plus the past five years spent evaluating and hacking XR equipment, I decided to give it a good shot. Amazon sold me a moulded nylon grip for an AR-15 airsoft rifle… it was time to start work building my first development “Mule”.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

As XRSI’s Marco Magnano told me : if even we in the industry can’t agree on a meaning on the term, it’s impossible we are able to communicate it properly to the average consumer. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Oculus Quest used in industrial settings (Image by Oculus).

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