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Altair Semiconductor Renames to Sony Semiconductor Israel
Anand Tech
JULY 21, 2020
Today, after more than four years of being acquired by Sony, Altair Semiconductor is renaming itself as Sony Semiconductor Israel.
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Why Israel Is A Hotbed For The AR Industry
UploadVR
AUGUST 21, 2018
Sometimes dubbed “The Startup Nation,” today’s Israel is sprawling with technological innovation, especially when it comes to frontier technologies. My learning adventure in Israel included a couple of months of exploration and familiarization with the local innovative ecosystem, including VR/AR technologies. My observations suggested Israel has the potential to become one of the world’s largest hubs for Augmented Reality.
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Apple Reportedly Could Have Over 1,000 Engineers Working on AR in Israel
Road to VR
MARCH 2, 2017
According to UBS analyst Steven Milunovich , Apple could have over 1,000 engineers working on Augmented Reality technology in Israel, mostly at its major R&D centre in Herzliya. Within a research note from UBS analyst Steven Milunovich, he states “According to some industry sources, the company may have over 1,000 engineers working on a project in Israel that could be related to AR”.
Drone Makes It Rain Weed in Tel Aviv
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
green drone israel marijuana drugs weed drones technologyA drone over Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square dropped hundreds of bags of weed on Thursday, setting off a mad scramble by onlookers to stock up, the Jerusalem Post reported. Read more.
Join us Wednesday, September 9 to watch Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator demo day live
TechCrunch VR
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC, Israel Aerospace Industries North America and The Aerospace Corporation. The 2020 class of Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator is graduating with an official demo day on Wednesday at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m.
Snapchat Showcases Its Creative Chops at Cannes Lion with Marker Tracking & Landmarker AR Lens
Next Reality AR
JUNE 18, 2019
On Monday, Snap did just that by opening an augmented reality exhibit at the La Malmaison art gallery featuring the digital creations of innovative Los Angeles-based artist Alex Israel. Inside the La Malmaison, Snap and Israel have installed five "Snap-Portraits" that are brought to life via Snapchat's Marker Tracking. Influenced by Israel's passion for his hometown, the portraits host virtual palm trees.
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AR Drone Technology That Can Help Save Lives
VRScout
JANUARY 28, 2019
in funding) via HCL’s ETO Open Innovation Program in partnership with Consulate General of Israel to South India. Its First Response command and control system for professional drone users in emergency response organizations is already operational in over 70 organizations throughout the US, Australia, Europe, and Israel. First responders will be able to use drones equipped with augmented reality technology to better deal with emergency situations. .
Varjo Raises $54M Financing to Support Its Retina-Quality VR/AR Headsets for Enterprise
Road to VR
AUGUST 12, 2020
Since its founding in 2016, Varjo has expanded its global operations and reseller network to over 40 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with the launch of sales and direct shipping to markets such as Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
XRHealth Secures $7M Investment to Expand Its AR/VR Telehealth Platform
Road to VR
APRIL 22, 2020
The company announced the funding via a press statement today, stating that the new funding round was led by Bridges Israel, Flint Capital, and 20/20 HealthCare Partners. XRHealth , a Boston-based medical company, today announced that it’s raised $7 million in funding to expand its telehealth platform targeted at VR headset users.
EyeSight, VicoVR to bring gesture control to mobile-based VR
Hypergrid Business
MAY 19, 2016
Chinese technology conglomerate Kuang-Chi will invest in Israel-based provider of software-based machine vision and gesture recognition... News 3DiVi Inc. A startup that allows a smartphone’s own camera to be used to track hand gestures has received a $20 million investment. eyeSight gesture control VicoVR
DecaGear CEO Shares Details on Company Background, Future Plans
Road to VR
OCTOBER 26, 2020
On his own background, Kuntzman said he’s originally from Israel where he worked as a software developer, later founding an online ad business that he eventually sold to another Israeli ad company.
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Racket: Nx Is Coming To Oculus Quest, Supports Cross-Buy With Rift
UploadVR
APRIL 12, 2019
The developers, One Hamsa, filmed a new trailer for Quest in their home country of Israel. Racket: Nx, the game described as “racquetball meets breakout”, is coming to the Oculus Quest standalone VR system. They shot it playing outside in the desert and edited in a sci-fi background. It is just an advertisement but this is the first time we’ve seen Quest being used outside.
VR Project ‘The Enemy’ Tells the Story of Combatants like Never Before
VRScout
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Khelifa was particularly moved by the split between Israel and Palestine, who shared so much in common — including their fear for one another. As they walk through the gallery, they meet each of “the enemies” — combatants from one of three conflict zones: the Maras in Salvador, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in Israel and Palestine. Belgian-Tunisian war correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa and MIT show how VR can be a critical tool for empathy.
Emerging Tech in Emerging Markets
Tech Trends VR
MARCH 17, 2019
He reveals he’s also in advanced discussions with various embassies from countries such as the UK,Canada,Australia,Ireland Israel about mutual exchange programs. As India’s first-ever Immersive Technology festival wraps up, it highlights how the market for making and consuming technologies such as Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality goes well beyond Silicon Valley.
The Chelsea Film Festival Showcases Diversity in VR
VRScout
OCTOBER 22, 2017
“The stories come from: India, Israel, France, America, and beyond. Chelsea Film Festival offers a VR lineup that is refreshing, intimate, and necessary. Over the past few years, VR has established a presence in “name brand” festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca or Cannes. In this growing landscape, how can niche festivals establish themselves as homes for important VR?
How to file for a piece of that $117.5 million Yahoo data-breach settlement
Mashable VR
JULY 16, 2020
or Israel, then you could have a cash payout coming your way. Hey, would you look at that? Yahoo accounts finally have some value — but only if you act quickly. The deadline is fast approaching to file a claim for a piece of the $117,500,000 settlement following multiple hacks of Yahoo's systems, spanning 2013 to 2016 , that affected 3 billion accounts. And guess what? If you had a Yahoo account between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2016 and live in the U.S.
Using drones for virtual reality – Or Lev-Cohen
Virtual Perceptions
MAY 25, 2020
I’m an industrial designer from Tel Aviv, Israel. It is one of the most veteran design firms in Israel, and it’s based in Tel Aviv by the beach. Well, actually, my day job isn’t so much related to XR, apart from it being in the leading firm for HMD design in Israel, but my link to the XR industry is from my work in school. On the first episode of The Immersive Wire is Or Lev-Cohen, a final-year Industrial Design student from Tel-Aviv.
The AR Drone That Can Help Save Lives
Tech Trends VR
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
in funding) via HCL’s ETO Open Innovation Program in partnership with Consulate General of Israel to South India. Its First Response command and control system for professional drone users in emergency response organizations is already operational in over 70 organizations in the US, Australia, Europe, and Israel. First responders will be able to use drones equipped with Augmented Reality technology to better deal with emergency situations.
Industrial-grade VR company Varjo picks up ~$52M in Series C funding
TechCrunch VR
AUGUST 12, 2020
This includes the launch of sales and direct shipping to “key markets” including Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Raptor AR Smartglasses Give Cyclists Essential Stats While On The Road
UploadVR
DECEMBER 7, 2016
Israel-based Everysight today announced Raptor, a new set of glasses designed specifically for cyclists. While VR is letting cyclists explore the world from the comfort of their homes , this new set of AR glasses could provide huge benefits for those that still venture outside. It reminds us a little of Google’s Glass project, or the upcoming CastAR.
Huge Promotion for 9D VR Chair Cinema/Simulator and VR Park
Steki Amusement
AUGUST 27, 2020
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Varjo Expands Roadmap With Funding Announcement
ARPost
AUGUST 12, 2020
Specifically, those regions are Japan and Central Europe, as well as New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, and Israel. This morning, Finnish XR headset manufacturer Varjo announced that they have cleared US$54 million in Series C funding.
Humaneyes Technologies Debuts The $400 Vuze XR, A Dual Camera That Captures 360° And VR180 Imagery
UploadVR
JULY 20, 2018
Founded in 2000, Israel-based Humaneyes says it holds more than 70 patents across the 3D spectrum. Humaneyes Technologies has announced a follow-up to its Vuze VR camera, one that captures both 360° (2D) and stereoscopic VR180 (3D) videos and photos. The Vuze XR camera, which will cost around $400 when it launches later this year, is basically two cameras in one. When it’s closed, it’s a 360° camera, but you can click a button to convert the device into a VR180 camera.
Apple Manufacturer Quanta Signs Deal to Mass Produce Lumus AR Display Modules
Road to VR
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics since 2000. Quanta, a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest original design manufacturers, has signed an agreement to mass produce AR display modules from Lumus , a company specializing in AR displays based on ‘waveguide’ optical technology.
Katy Perry Comes To Life in W Magazine AR Cover
VRScout
AUGUST 10, 2017
This includes a collaboration with artist Alex Israel, accompanied by a futuristic piece of fiction; a defiant take on fall fashion by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott; and a portfolio by photographer and artist Collier Schorr, capturing fashion’s obsession with gender fluidity. The fashion publication’s latest issue embraces augmented reality.
Beyeonics Raises $11.5M to Further Develop AR/VR Surgical Visualization Platform
Road to VR
JUNE 20, 2018
Elbit Systems , an Israel-based defense company, recently announced that its medical technologies subsidiary Beyeonics Surgical successfully concluded its first funding round of $11.5 million, which the company says will be used to expand product development and accelerate commercialization of its surgeon-centric AR/VR technologies.
Lumus Showed Off New AR Glasses With 55-Degree Field Of View
UploadVR
JANUARY 5, 2017
Rehovot, Israel-based Lumus makes the optical engine that empowers AR solutions. Lumus, an Israeli startup that just raised a $45 million funding round , is unveiling new augmented reality displays for smartglasses that offer a wider field of view. The company showed the Maximus prototype for AR glasses with a 55-degree field of view at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. AR is expected to become a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital.
UploadVR’s 2016 CES Party Brings All The VR Goodness To Vegas
UploadVR
DECEMBER 30, 2016
The Fourth Transformation Book Signing with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. 2016 was rough. A gorilla died, trolls ruled the earth, and we lost more than our fair share of icons and legends. But, thankfully, every year eventually comes to a close and as this one prepares to wind up we can turn our attention to the bright (slightly denial-fueled) promise of 2017 — and it’s kicking off with a bang for VR.
Edgybees Mashes Up Video games and Real Drones for a Futuristic New Racer
UploadVR
JUNE 4, 2017
Edgybees in fact draws from Amazon’s talent pool; Menashe Haskin, a former manager at the Amazon Prime Air office in Israel, helped cofound it in 2016. While Amazon is busy figuring out infrastructure for its Prime Air drone empire, augmented reality startup Edgybees has launched Drone Prix AR, an AR racing game for drones. Fellow founders CEO Adam Kaplan and vice president for research and development Nitay Megides come from data virtualization and robotics backgrounds respectively.
Hour One Wants Synthetic AI Characters To Be Your Digital Avatars
Upload VR
AUGUST 23, 2020
So the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it raised $5 million in seed funding this week from Galaxy Interactive via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund, as well as Remagine Ventures, Kindred Ventures, and Amaranthine.
Creating remote MR productions
ARVR
JUNE 13, 2020
While sheltering in place, four hi-tech companies, located in 2 continents, worked together to create a historical AR experience for Israel President Reuven Rivlin, that was accessible to anyone with a smart phone or tablet. Source: YouTube Screengrab Although Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for the masses were once considered science fiction.
View Conference 2018: National Film Board of Canada offers us interesting VR storytelling tips
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 22, 2018
So, for instance, in Israel, they interviewed a man of the Israeli army and a man of the Palestinian warriors. Today I’ve attended my first lecture at View Conference : the Masterclass “Artist-Driven Immersive Work” by Eloi Champagne and Martin Viau, of the National Film Board of Canada. The talk has been interesting: they presented some amazing work of theirs and gave us some pieces of advice from their experience.
Meta Debuts Groundbreaking Interactive AR at Sundance
VRScout
JANUARY 20, 2017
And now, by bringing Daniel Lazo and Eran May-Raz, directors of the short film “Sight” (which showcased augmented reality) from Israel to work at Meta, the company was able to express these interests in a storytelling mode. Meta let me and a partner interact with the same hologram in, “The Journey to the Center of the Natural Machine.”
MIT made a movie screen that brings 3D to all seats – without.
AllThingsVR
JULY 25, 2016
Teaming up with Israel’s Weiszmann Institute of Science, CSAIL managed to put together a prototype called ‘Cinema 3D’ that uses a complex arrangement of lenses and mirrors to create a set number of parallax barriers (think of Venetian blinds that show a slightly different set of pixels to each of the viewer’s eyes to simulate depth) that can address every viewing angle in the theater based on seat locations.
Valve Confirms $450 DecaGear 4K SteamVR Headset Is Real
Upload VR
OCTOBER 26, 2020
He was educated at Tel Aviv University in Israel and now he wants to expedite the growth of VR. .
Byond Will Help Enterprises Build AR, VR, And 360-degree Experiences
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
Byond has been working on the tech for two years in Los Angeles and Israel, and it has been testing it for six months with brands and media companies. Byond is launching a publishing platform that allows companies to create augmented reality, virtual reality, and 360-degree applications. It’s one more set of tools designed to encourage enterprises and brands to take the plunge into promising new technologies.
‘Nazi VR’ Documentary Shows How VR is Helping to Convict Nazi War Criminals
Road to VR
DECEMBER 15, 2017
To my knowledge, there is no more exact model of Auschwitz,” Brekertold The Times of Israel. “It More than 6,000 German soldiers worked at the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz. Now on the cusp of 2018, the ones that are still alive are in their 90s and 100s, so there’s very few left to actually pursue.
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