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The Sacramento Kings participate in Xperiel $7 Million Series A to push their IoT and AR platform.

Cats and VR

Xperiel , inventor of the Real World Web (RWW) platform, today announced $7 million in Series A funding, which includes new investments from Scott Cook , Co-Founder of Intuit, Cyan Banister of Founders Fund, WTI and the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.

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NBA Will Live Broadcast One Game a Week in VR

VRScout

This is a first of its kind deal for VR, boding well for the future of virtual reality as a sports and entertainment medium. If you want to preview the experience before forking over the dough, the NBA will be offering a trial on October 27th during the game between the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings. There is one catch though.

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Funding Roundup: Intel acquires Voke VR, The Future Group Raises.

AllThingsVR

Series A, Drifter Entertainment (VR Game Studio) Raises $400K Seed Intel has acquired a startup called VOKE , which specialises in immersive sports video experiences, and counted both Intel and the Sacramento Kings among its investors. It’s a new form of entertainment.” and Kabaddi tournaments in India. “We

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The 14 best short-ass movies on Netflix

Mashable VR

If they’re even half as adorable as Condor and Centineo, the answer is no. * — Proma Khosla, Senior Entertainment Reporter Where to watch: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is streaming on Netflix. — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter How to watch: Shrek is now streaming on Netflix. Credit: Netflix.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

CryWorks, an immersive entertainment company formed by veteran VFX/CGI leaders (who have film credits like Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter), announced an undisclosed seed round investment led by 451 Media Group (aka Michael Bay’s IP development company), 500 Mobile Collective, and leading cross-border venture fund WI Harper Group.

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Making a Pair of Ray-Bans Act Like a HoloLens x50 with Edge Computing, with Verizon's TJ Vitolo

XR for Business Podcast

This is like-- all the things you guys are doing, from working with the accessibility team at Cornell Tech, to your acquisition of Riot, to working with the Sacramento Kings, Yahoo! It's going to make it highly functional, highly useful, and a lot more entertaining in that space. I'm so excited to have you on the show.

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Making a Pair of Ray-Bans Act Like a HoloLens x50 with Edge Computing, with Verizon's TJ Vitilo

XR for Business Podcast

This is like-- all the things you guys are doing, from working with the accessibility team at Cornell Tech, to your acquisition of Riot, to working with the Sacramento Kings, Yahoo! It's going to make it highly functional, highly useful, and a lot more entertaining in that space. I'm so excited to have you on the show.