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Google’s VR Headset Is Daydream View

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Following the reveal of the Daydream mobile VR ecosystem earlier in the year, Google has finally revealed the first headset to support it, Daydream View. The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today. Google claims it’s 30% lighter than similar headsets (read: Gear VR).

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New Estimate Suggests Samsung Approaching 10 Million Gear VRs Sold By 2018

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Before we dive into the numbers provided by industry analysis firm IHS Markit, let me be clear that all VR market analysis and projections we’ve seen are big guesses. To our knowledge, Google has released nothing to officially give any indication of Daydream’s performance in the market since it went on sale late last year.

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8i Lands $27M in Series B Funding and Reveals Tango-powered Mixed Reality App ‘Holo’

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Volumetric video specialists 8i have announced their latest series B funding round has netted them a further $27 while also unveiling Holo, a mixed reality video app, powered by Google’s Tango technology. SEE ALSO Asus 'ZenFone AR' Google Tango, Daydream VR Phone Launched, Specs Revealed.

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Metaverse needs to solve problems, not be the problem

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COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. Meta is however still struggling with adaptation to business / education use since it abandoned Oculus for Business solution and now you need to have one Facebook account per each headset. Content ?—?that’s

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Facebook frenzy: new 360 app + live streaming in VR + voice search, our Avegant future looks like Star Trek, ZeniMax and Oculus: the plot thickens, VR companies grew 40% in 2016, investment & funding wrapup, and more… FACEBOOK FRENZY: NEW 360 APP + LIVE STREAMING + VOICE SEARCH. ZENIMAX AND OCULUS: THE PLOT THICKENS.

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Three Reasons Higher Education Has Embraced Virtual Reality

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Cameras like the Insta360 One X and headsets like the Oculus Go have made VR affordable/easy to use, while InstaVR has made editing and publishing VR accessible to non-technical people. Students throughout the world, as far away as Asia and Australia, will have access to the same interactive VR learning materials as the students in Scotland.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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One of the more surprising announcements during the presentation, Spatial Anchors serve as a way to share three-dimensional images compatible with Apple’s ARKit as well as Google’s ARCore. Crucially, Microsoft has done this while maintaining their industry-leading pixel density of 47 pixels per degree of sight.

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