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XR Chipmaker GravityXR Completes pre-A Fundraiser

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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. MicroLED firm VueReal earned $14.4

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Google Bringing WebVR Support to Android Chrome in JanuaryWebVR.

AllThingsVR

Just a few weeks ago, major forces collaborating on the WebVR Spec gathered in San Jose, CA for the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality, a two-day conference where the likes of Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Oculus, The Khronos Group, and many more hashed out the latest developments and directions for the WebVR ecosystem.

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Google Launching WebVR Support for Android Chrome in January, Desktop to Follow

Road to VR

Just a few weeks ago, major forces collaborating on the WebVR Spec gathered in San Jose, CA for the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality , a two-day conference where the likes of Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Oculus, The Khronos Group, and many more hashed out the latest developments and directions for the WebVR ecosystem.

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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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NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference Officially Announced

VRWorld

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), a world leader in AI computing technology, will host its eighth annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on May 8-11, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. We will cover the conference extensively. GTC is a great opportunity for developers and data scientists to sharpen their skills.

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Mark Zuckerberg and I are confusing the market about VR and AR and the future of all computing: here’s why we need to stop doing that

Robert Scoble

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. You can see this in today’s AR products (and despite what Microsoft or Magic Leap call their devices, they really are augmented reality devices that you wear on your face).

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Adding VR to a Filmmaker's Toolbox, with XR filmmaker Kevin Kunze

XR for Business Podcast

We'll be talking about making an AR video with Will.i.am, creating art with Intel, and delivering on the promise of VR and AR with the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, YouTube, and more. Alan: I actually recently did an interview with a group at a Toronto and they were using stereoscopic 180. Kevin: Sure.