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NOLO VR Completes $10 Million Series A Financing Led by BlueRun Ventures

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With the funding, Nolo VR says they will “continue to optimize the software, hardware, and content platforms,” and will also soon release their own 6DOF mobile VR app platform, dubbed Nolo Home. The Series A was led by the Menlo Park-based BlueRun Ventures , and included Nigeria-based Lotus Capital. Image courtesy Nolo VR.

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Wearing Apple Vision Pro With Glasses Works, But It's Risky

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I've been a bespectacled individual for a very long time, and back when I bought the Oculus Rift DK1 in 2013, it was arguably the only player in the game in terms of consumer level VR hardware. The gamble of scratching the lenses on such an expensive piece of hardware increases tenfold when you cram your own glasses into it.

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Apple Vision Pro Debuts for US Customers on Feb 2nd

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Apple is working with ZEISS to bring optional optical inserts to the product, with “Readers” soon available for $99 and prescription standard optics for $149. Apple will start the pricing of the Vision Pro at $3,499 for a model with 256GB of storage.

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Big XR News from Apple, Google, XREAL, and Meta Reality Labs

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Apple is working with ZEISS to offer optional optical inserts for the product, including “Readers” for $99 and prescription standard optics for $149. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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Apple Storms into Mixed Reality Space with Vision Pro Headset

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Also, the device leverages cutting-edge, catadioptric lenses and ZEISS optical inserts for unrivalled fidelity. Headset wearers can also access Apple’s growing number of Apple Arcade games while linking the device to select controllers. The features also enhance eye-tracking capabilities for full interactivity with the headset.

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Learn about Headsets

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Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. The former is connected to either a computer or a gaming console and delivers the most powerful VR experience.

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CES 2017 to feature more than 70 VR exhibitors

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The full list of those exhibiting in the gaming and virtual reality category can be found here and include new virtual reality headsets, 3D cameras, motion and eye tracking technologies and 3D imaging. It employs an inside-out tracking system — meaning there is no outside camera that does position tracking.

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