TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It Early versions of the Austin, Texas hardware startup’s product were on writer Ernest Cline’s radar well before the film’s pre-production began. It was actually Warner Bros.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. People tend to focus on headsets sales, which remains largely speculative as only Sony ever publicly discloses numbers. Oculus proved that VR was more than a product when they officially released numbers about their ecosystem last September at Oculus Connect 6.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, Fils-Aimé took the opportunity to completely unload on Mark Zuckerberg's social media conglomerate, now known as Meta, while speaking with Emily Chang of Bloomberg. ” It doesn't end there.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. If you already have an Oculus Rift and Touch controllers, you can join the early open beta and dial in your parents via Facebook Messenger.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The story of the IP centers around a distinctly futuristic version of Austin, TX in the year 2076, after humanity has willingly given itself over to AI entities called the “Humechs”. Sony has done an amazing job with the PSVR and is headed towards 4 million units sold. Right now, we still need more killer content for VR to take off.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2017

First launched back in September of 2016, Viveport is the app marketplace exclusive to the HTC Vive– almost HTC’s answer to Oculus Home, if you will. AMD has acquired Austin, TX-based wireless chip maker Nitero — their IP as well as their team. DID OCULUS GET SUED (AGAIN)??? AMD Wants To Go Wireless.

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