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XR Chipmaker GravityXR Completes pre-A Fundraiser

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Investors such as Gaorong Capital, Sequoia Capital, Jinshajiang Venture Capital, and IDG led the funding round along with Lenovo Capital & Incubator Group. Funding raised in the pre-A round will secure research and development (R&D), market expansion, and talent recruitment, among others.

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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The Ghost Howls

In particular, Samsung, which is one of the best smartphone brands, and has also always produced good VR hardware, is positioning itself to become also a leader in immersive headsets and challenge Apple in this field, too. My candid opinion is that the project Starline as is will be abandoned and will enter the Google Graveyard.

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Netgear Launches ‘World’s Fastest Router’ Nighthawk X10 for Streamers and VR Fans

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San Jose, Calif.-based It] also provides approximately one-tenth the latency, as compared to 802.11ac, which is absolutely critical for applications like virtual reality or augmented reality,” said Michael Thelander, president of Signals Research Group. The router combines a 1.7-gigahertz

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China watches and learns from the US in AR/VR competition

TechCrunch VR

Xu, now chief executive of Nreal, one of China’s highest-funded AR startups , is among a group of entrepreneurs uniquely positioned to build world-class hardware. The young generation is well-versed in both worlds, with work experience in Silicon Valley and often an Ivy League degree. Image Credits: AMY OSBORNE/AFP/Getty Images.

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What to Expect at Oculus Connect 5 This Week

Road to VR

Now in its fifth year, Oculus is expected to update the world on what’s next from in VR content and hardware. Taking place this week on the 26th & 27th, Oculus Connect 5 will be hosted in San Jose, CA. Here’s a look at what we expect to see this year.

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SVVR 2017: For Trailblazers, by Trailblazers

VRScout

This year’s conference takes place March 29-31 at the San Jose Convention Center. Bye will be delivering a keynote at SVVR, as will Nonny de la Peña, CEO of Emblematic Group, Tony Parisi, Head of VR and AR at Unity Technologies, and Rikard Steiber, SVP of VR at HTC.