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AWE Asia-2023 Conference in Singapore from August 30-31

XROM

The Augmented World Expo Asia announced that it will host its 2023 conference in Singapore from August 30-31. 2023 will mark the first time that AWE Asia is hosted in Singapore. AWE Asia looks forward to hosting the conference in Singapore for the first time," said AWE Asia Executive Director Ryan Hu. "We

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Report: TikTok Parent Lays Off Hundreds at VR Subsidiary Pico Interactive, Tencent Scraps VR Plans

Road to VR

Seen a direct competitor to Meta Quest 2, Pico 4 still isn’t officially sold in the US; the headset is currently only available across Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most countries in Europe. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

TechCrunch VR

Companies that focus on opportunities in the so-called “metaverse” have been growing as part of a next-generation approach to building viable business models in areas like virtual and augmented reality, and all the hardware and software and new tech that are being built for them.

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Four XR Developer Insights on Apple’s Vision Pro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Apple’s Developer Labs allow individuals to leverage the firm’s hardware, software, and resources to create applications across the Apple OS ecosystem – including visionOS, iPadOS, or iOS. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “great fear” when Apple releases new products.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

VRWorld

investment arm of Singapore’s government. ” The post Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net? Magic Leap Inc. , a Florida-based startup that’s raised more than $1.3 billion to build a wearable computing device, is trying to raise even more cash as it readies a long-awaited debut product.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And the price of the wireless add-on is even more suspicious: speaking with a hardware manufacturer, they told me that ONLY THE ANTENNAS of a Wi-Gig connection for VR streaming (like the one of the Vive Pro) costs around $100… so how can the whole wireless streaming device cost just $50?? HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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The World of Mobile VR After Pokemon Go

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Either way, hardware like the Rift or the Vive, Google Cardboard and GearVR ushered us into a new era of entertainment. Unsurprisingly, this title has leapfrogged to the top of the iStore and Google Play’s app list. The casino game with the most to gain from VR technology would be poker.