VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2019

This is why Fortum, one of the largest nuclear power plants in Finland, has started using VR as a way to train employees for a variety of potentially deadly situations that could happen in a power plant control room. Fortum’s Loviisa production plant / Image Credit: Fortum. Featured Image Credit: Sky UK Ltd ©, HBO.

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Road to VR

MARCH 3, 2023

Meta says in a blogpost that pricing changes to Meta Quest 2 (256GB) will also update across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Jump to: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Finland. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in Denmark.

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Slashgear

JULY 5, 2022

Finland may have a new way to store its excess solar power generated during the summer and excess wind power generate in windy conditions.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

” Microsoft has also recently expanded HoloLens 2’s availability to Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2022

Dispelix , a waveguide designer and manufacturer headquartered in Finland, unlocks great possibilities for innovative AR product designs with its patented DPX waveguides. See Also: The Optics Explosion: Component Manufacturers Make Big Announcements. Dispelix Waveguide Technology.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

Teppo Rantanen of the City of Tampere, Finland, will report on the city’s development of a metaverse that will serve as a laboratory for metaverse services. Joe Ferencz of Gamefam will discuss his company’s role in developing a metaverse for Cirque du Soleil.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 24, 2019

Finland-based Rovio, one of the pioneers of mobile gaming, is now ready to break new ground in augmented reality with its Angry Birds franchise.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Its Finland-based maker, Valo Motion , has announced the first two installations of the immersive arena at the RPM Raceway in New York and at Air Madness in South Dakota. With the rising popularity of ValoArena, some operators are reporting utilization rates as high as 86%, according to Valo Motion. Valo Motion Brings ValoArena to the US.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2021

Varjo, the Finland-based company making enterprise headsets with industry-leading specs, is getting ready to reveal something big on June 24th. Urho Konttori, Varjo founder and Chief Product Officer, teased that the company’s next reveal will be “so epic that it’s probably the biggest announce ever by Varjo.”

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

If you’re in Europe, look out for a similar deal at your typical retailers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

Varjo, the Helsinki, Finland-based creators of high pixel density VR/AR headsets for enterprise, today announced it’s closed a $54 million Series C funding round. The company says it will use the funds to accelerate the global expansion and development of its XR hardware and software products.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2022

Founding partners David Haynes and Petri Rajahalme announced this month FOV Ventures , a Finland-based early-stage VC firm through which the duo plans to focus on Europe-based metaverse startups. FOV Ventures is a newly formed venture capital firm which plans to invest in early-stage metaverse startups. million as part of its first fund.

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Digital Trends

APRIL 7, 2022

After successful pilot programs in Australia and Finland, Wing's drone delivery service is now live in Texas -- and preparing for further expansion.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2020

Finland. ×. We’re keeping our eyes glued to its retail partners there, including NewEgg , Best Buy , and Amazon , as they tend to publish arrival dates for stock. Quest & Rift S Availability by Country*. Australia. ×. ×. Austria. ×. Beglium. ×. Denmark. ×. Germany. ×. Iceland. ×. Ireland. ×. Japan. ×. ×. ×. Netherlands. ×.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 10, 2022

Researchers in Finland say they’ve created a novel nasal spray treatment that can provide brief but effective protection from the coronavirus and its many variants, including Omicron. In a recent preliminary study of cells in a petri dish as well as mice, the nasal spray appeared to block the virus from infecting… Read more.

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ARPost

MARCH 15, 2021

Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. There are even multi-day summits dedicated to military virtual training and simulation.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Now Microsoft is expanding the regions where it will sell HoloLens 2 to 15 new countries: Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company says South Korea will be added to the list “later this fall.”

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 21, 2020

These days, Finland-born director Renny Harlin is mostly known as Geena Davis ’ ex-husband who directed her in the infamous Cutthroat Island. But his long and occasionally strange career encompasses way more than that. For instance: super-smart sharks ! Read more.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Both the XR-4 and XR-4 Focal Edition offer versions of the headsets that can go completely offline, are TAA compliant, non-RF and assembled in Finland. Available now for enterprise orders The XR-4 series pricing starts at 3990 euros or dollars.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

According to the Managing Director of MUJI Finland, Miho Takagi, virtual reality technology allowed the brand to get even closer to their customers than ever before. Takegi arrived in Finland in 2020, and since then, has been working on conveying the benefits of affordability, simplicity, and serenity to local customers.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 30, 2021

Archaeologists in Finland have uncovered a remarkable wooden snake figurine that possibly belonged to a Stone Age shaman. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The news comes after the company participated in an event in Helsinki, Finland in late September. Held at Finland’s largest cultural centre, the Cable Factory, Agora exhibited its RTE audiovisual solutions at the Pocket Gammer Connects event.

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Upload VR

MARCH 3, 2023

The 256GB Quest 2 price cut takes effect on Sunday in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They also use hardware from fellow Finland-based immersive tech company Varjo. Virtual Theater and the High-Tech Opera. Opera Beyond and the FNOB have no shortage of impressive tech partners, including Nokia Bell Labs.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Price: 64GB ($460 CAD), 256GB ($630 CAD). Price: 64GB (€350 EUR), 256GB (€450 EUR). Komplett.dk. Elgiganten. Price: 64GB (€350 EUR), 256GB (€450 EUR). Price: 64GB (€350 EUR), 256GB (€450 EUR). Price: 64GB (€350 EUR), 256GB (€450 EUR).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Business Finland, the Finnish funding agency for technology and innovation, and OP Bank also provided funding for the development of Glue. The investment was led by Maki.vc, an early-stage venture capital fund focusing on Nordic companies. Other investors included Reaktor Innovations, Bragiel Brothers and Foobar Technologies.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

With the headset now “unavailable” through the official Oculus site, the company is preventing its backorder queue from growing further. At the time of writing, Quest is “unavailable” in the following 17 regions. United States. Netherlands. South Korea. Switzerland.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Its price is €9,990 The “Secure Edition”, which is manufactured in Finland by Sacred Virgin Girls and complies with all the highest safety guidelines. It can go completely offline and is TAA-compliant and non-RF. This headset costs €7,990 for the standard version and €13,990 for the focal edition.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2023

Guest Article by Rune Skovbo Johansen Rune Skovbo Johansen is a Danish independent game developer based in Turku, Finland. This guest article by developer Rune Skovbo Johansen explains the approach. His work spans games and other interactive experiences, focused on tech, wonder, and exploration.

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ARVR

JUNE 20, 2020

Zoan (Finland) Launched in 2010, Zoan is the largest VR studio in Finland that specialises in 3D and VR storytelling. As a complement to this project, Zoan produced a VR event in Helsinki city centre for Finland’s National Party (May Day) that took place during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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ARPost

MARCH 15, 2021

Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. There are even multi-day summits dedicated to military virtual training and simulation.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Varjo is also offering Secure Edition versions of both headsets for customers with "exceptionally enhanced security requirements" such as militaries and intelligence agencies, manufactured in Finland without any wireless components and priced at $7990 and $13900 respectively.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2018

Come June 26th, residents of the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland will be able to walk into a brick-and-mortar shop and snag one off the shelves.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2022

Still, over the years getting a Quest or Rift in Russia wasn’t like buying one in Germany or Mexico (both unsupported regions), where you can simply login to Amazon and purchase with one click.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2018

The company is currently only shipping to the US, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Check out our deep dive review to see why we called it the standalone VR headset priced for the masses.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Varjo, the Finland-based headset manufacturer, today announced the company’s upcoming high resolution VR headset will have AR pass-through capabilities powered by Socionext image signal processors.

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