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VR Training Company Gemba Secures $18M Series A to Expand Enterprise Metaverse

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Gemba, the corporate VR learning platform, announced it’s closed an $18 million Series A funding round, which the company says will be used to continue expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Ford VR App Puts You Racing at Le Mans

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Once you’ve downloaded the app, you can use either your phone or a Google Cardboard headset to immerse yourself at the race through an eight-minute narrated video while sitting in the passenger seat of the GT, in the Ford Performance garage and on pit row. “We The post Ford VR App Puts You Racing at Le Mans appeared first on VRScout.

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Apple Drops Pegatron, Picks Luxshare for MR Headset

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Pegatron has recently moved its operations abroad to India and North America, among others, to diversify its production facilities globally. However, the firm withdrew from Apple’s AR headset development to focus on automotive tools and servers. It will also develop Apple Watches, iPhones, and AirPods.

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Vancouver’s VR/AR Global Summit Puts Content First

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One of the largest industry events in North America, the Vancouver-based conference will spotlight how tech giants and startups are creating new ways to visualize and interact with virtual worlds. That trend has been keenly anticipated by the VR/AR Global Summit. This is a signature component of future city development.

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How Big is the Augmented Reality market?

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For instance, in 2021, North America held the largest revenue share (33.9%) for the AR market, with the US representing a significant number of AR buyers. Platforms such as Meta’s Spark AR, as well as the AR APIs, SDKs and toolkits available from leaders like Google and Apple are opening the door to more innovation in the space.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

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More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Road To VR) More info (AI-powered Ray-Ban Meta — Upload VR) More info (TikTok influencers are using Meta smartglasses) The Samsung headset may be revealed soon According to a new rumor, the XR headset that Samsung is building with Google and Qualcomm may be revealed at the beginning of the new year.