VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Reality Engine is designed to make sure you are able to access AR content easily by managing all of the mappings needed for you to properly view, interact, and engage with the immersive content regardless of your current location or situation. Image Credit: 8th Wall. New users can sign up for a 14-day free trial of the 8th Wall platform.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. Their wand-style hand-tracking controllers “Playstation Move” and gun-adapting “aim controller” make game play more natural and more immersive, while the PlayStation Camera aims to reinvent the ways in which we experience movement in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 29, 2023

Immersive experiences are having a transformative impact on everything from collaboration and communication to productivity and efficiency in businesses. However, that doesn’t mean the value of XR in the gaming space has reduced. Here are just some of the top vendors in XR focusing in the gaming landscape.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel. That’s because VR is capable of creating such immersive, interactive, and social experiences. According to a PwC report , businesses are likely to become “metaverse power users.”

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

AR|VR|MR 2024, apart from other emerging technology, shows its focus display and waveguide solutions – the hardware and software that powers immersive visualisation on MR headsets, AR smart glasses, and more. While some firms are immature today, the same firms may take over the immersive industry tomorrow. What sets SPIE?AR|VR|MR

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Rumors earlier this year suggested Sony, the company responsible for making Apple’s OLED displays, can only produce up to 200,000 displays per quarter. The bad news is that the Apple Vision Pro release date for the cheaper wearable could be further away.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 24, 2021

But TCL’s NXTWEAR G Wearable Display Glasses aren’t about giving context to the world around you. They’re meant to help you stay immersed in your… Read more. It feels like every consumer electronics company is attempting to make a pair of smart glasses right now. For the most part, those efforts are focused on augmented reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Additionally, since the Vision Pro is a standalone headset, all the computing technology used to power the device is located within the wearable itself. However, the weight and size of a wearable can contribute significantly to “ VR sickness ” and general user discomfort. Is the Apple Vision Pro Too Heavy?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. We wanted to help facilitate lightweight, wearable glasses with comfortable form factors, allowing people to use them for longer periods of time.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

As extended reality experiences continue to gain popularity in virtually every industry, solutions are constantly emerging to help developers and companies design their own immersive experiences. Sony Mocopi As one of the current gaming and entertainment leaders, it’s little surprise that Sony would want to introduce its Mocap technology.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

flying not included) While the XR industry has mostly focused on displays and headsets, bHaptics released two new wearable vests that are designed to maximize the feels with multiple feedback points on the wearer’s torso. Image courtesy bHaptics?—?flying I’m definitely looking forward to trying this out.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2022

Considering humanity and ethics in the extended reality (XR) and Metaverse landscape affects many immersive firms and thought leaders. Apple currently enables immersive content creators to design AR experiences without prior coding knowledge. Additionally, Tim Cook praised the work of Chinese immersive application developers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2023

These will focus on avatars, 3D web interoperability, wearables, digital fashion, networks, cybersecurity, privacy, and others. Some of the top members of the Forum include IKEA, Alibaba, rooom , Adobe, Huawei, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Sony, Unity, and many others.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 3, 2023

Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers around the time it hosted WWDC 2023. Moreover, Apple is working with other major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro debut.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder and CEO of the Immerse Growth Network and Founder and President of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) , discussed with XR Today the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Europe , an industry-leading event set to take place in Madeira Island, Portugal, which will allow tech firms to showcase their efforts to reach such a milestone.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

Latest forecast by analyst firm CCS Insight paints an optimistic picture of Immersive Tech adoption. The research shows that nearly 70 percent of customers who own a dedicated VR headset such as an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Sony PlayStation VR have bought games for it, and more than half of smartphone VR owners bought games for their device.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2016

The Augmented World Expo, one of the longest running immersive technology events, is back for a 7th year and it’s bigger than ever. AWE 2016 is also the venue for the annual Auggie Awards , an event that aims to highlight and celebrate luminaries and industry leaders in the AR, VR and wearable tech space across 11 categories.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Beyond the haptic motors you find in your phone and gaming controller, haptics come in many other forms, including wearables, surfaces, pin-arrays, mid-air, and tool-based. Like what you’ll find embedded in an Apple iPhone, Sony Playstation or Quest 2 controller. What else is out there and how can it make the world more immersive?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. Various carnivals and VR gaming rooms around the world are experimenting with the flexible and immersive interface VIVE has to offer.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

Display and Sound Quality Until now, many AR Glasses have struggled to offer a truly immersive experience. The glasses feature Micro OLED panels, created by Sony, with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels per eye. Every experience was deeply immersive, with a vast viewable area that felt natural.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2023

RayNeo Air 2 Design and Comfort Compared to a standard VR or mixed reality headset, the RayNeo Air 2 glasses are some of the most comfortable wearables on the market. They feature next-gen Sony Micro OLED displays that can effectively create a “virtual screen” up to 201 inches wide, with a 1080p resolution.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With the proposed smart glasses, Apple fans may tether the devices to their iPhones similarly to others like its Watch and AirPods wearables. The enterprise firm aims to enter the immersive tech market as a premier provider of XR solutions. This comes amid growing rivalry with Meta Platforms, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and others.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. NVIDIA is working to leverage OpenXR in its CloudXR Suite that enables flexible delivery of sophisticated immersive experiences to a broad range of devices.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 27, 2023

Our co-founder, Sander Schouten, was on a panel this morning, along with our @NHL & @Roblox partners, breaking down immersive experiences, in a full house audience! The announcement comes after Japanese tech giant Sony acquired Beyond Sports to leverage its real-time 3D (RT3D) animation technologies. Excited for @SportsPro Live!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

Apple has already experienced exposure to the immersive technology space, a firm that has minor AR integration for its iPhone and iPad devices. However, with its immersive device debut, Apple is looking to make a big splash. Last week, Apple debuted the Vision Pro headset, the firm’s first dive into the XR space.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 14, 2023

The Los Angeles-based firm boasts a team of veteran technologists from SONY, Apple, Disney, Marvel Studios, and others. Qualcomm and the Snapdragon AR2 Platform The news comes after XR Today interviewed Vogelsang on the sidelines of the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami. Mirrorscape also plans to demo it at conferences in the future.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. More recently, the use of wearable augmented and virtual reality devices by airport and airline technicians to train, perform maintenance, and receive remote support has gained traction.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Jay Hedley, HeadVantage Co-Founder and Chief Executive , said in a statement, “Sports fans all over the world want more immersion, and we can bring that to the table, especially because of the integration with Tobii’s eye tracking technology. Comments, Accelerators, and Updates on Tobii’s Tracking Tools.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 15, 2022

Sony is currently producing the MiroLED displays for Apple’s initial headset. Reports suggest Sony is competing in the second-generation device display race, although LG appears to be leading. LG also supplies its silicon solution to military groups employing XR for personal training.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Today, the market for smart glasses is growing at a CAGR of 10.3%, expected to reach a value of around $12.76 billion by 2030.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 17, 2024

This week, amidst rumours stemming from CES 2024, multi-national hardware provider LG is slated to enter the XR device marketplace following a tested period of developing components for immersive industry giants, including Meta and Apple. The partnership enabled Apple to leverage LG’s unique microOLED displays.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. The demand for smart glasses in the AR space is accelerating at an incredible pace.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, the foundation is being laid by various immersive industry firms, and with new devices coming left and right, 2024 will remain eventful. Throughout the three-day event, other XR speakers from firms such as Digilens, Sony, General Motors, MicroOLED, Microsoft, and EndeavorXR presented expert insights into the XR and display market.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This would allow Apple to release cheaper designs of the premium-priced device, which currently leverages Sony’s microOLED displays. To date, Sony cannot release over one million units, where each heads-up display (HUD) needs two to function.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. While visual forms of AR communicate with screens or glasses, smart hearables as a subset of wearable technology introduce audio augmented reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Today, the market for smart glasses is growing at a CAGR of 10.3%, expected to reach a value of around $12.76 billion by 2030.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 7, 2023

That innovation still exists, of course, although, following a slow first half of 2023 for the immersive industry, a breakout AWE 2023 and Apple Vision Pro announcement brought new life to the market. Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers when it hosted WWDC 2023.

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