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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

Road to VR

Nreal, the Chinese startup behind the Nreal Light AR glasses which made a splash back at CES 2019, has now expanded to the United States, making the smartphone-tethered device available through select Verizon stores starting today. That’s the value proposition at least, as Nreal Light goes on sale in the US today for $599.

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AutoVRse secures $2 million in funding from Lumikai

XROM

AutoVRse, a leading virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) startup, has recently announced the successful closure of a $2 million seed funding round led by Lumikai. This investment will fuel the expansion of AutoVRse's enterprise product, VRseBuilder, and support its growth in the United States market.

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Track The Global Spread Of Coronavirus Using This Terrifying WebXR App

VRScout

Just one month into the new year and already 2020 is proving to be another turbulent year for the United States as well as the rest of the world. As the epidemic continues to spread, reports are now coming in of cases outside mainland China, including both the United Kingdom as well as the United States.

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The Metaverse & the pursuit of Happiness

ARVR

Will this be our reality? My experience in 2020 In December 2019 I bought myself the VR headset from Oculus Quest. Gameplay from Superhot The Metaverse will be huge It will combine multiple elements of technology, including VR, augmented reality within a digital universe that can expand infinitely. Do we want this?

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Augmented, virtual reality see uptake during pandemic

Hypergrid Business

Virtual Reality health simulation with Arch Virtual. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the use of virtual reality and augmented reality, experts say, especially in retail, education and health. Some of these schools are turning to virtual and augmented reality to help address the needs of these students.

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John Hopkins Adds VR & AR To University Curriculum

VRScout

For years the school has prided itself in its ability to progress with the times, especially in its Film & Media Master of Arts program which currently features the United States most diverse graduate group across gender, race and ethnicity.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Zuck has defined them as “A stepping stone towards full augmented reality glasses”, even if they will be nothing more than smart glasses that enhance the functionalities of a phone. So he said that if you want to attach to it an Oculus Quest, technically you can. In Japan, the number is around 80K. News worth a mention.

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