Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

The Israel-based studio has been teasing the update since late May, although fans have been asking for a level editor since it was released in Early Access on PC VR headsets back in 2017. Racket: Nx (2018), the VR sports game from One Hamsa , just got an update that includes the long-awaited addition of a level editor.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 21, 2023

Alongside developing a brand new fab complex in Germany, Intel has plans to extend its site in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The CPU giant is slated to invest some $25 billion into constructing and equipping this new Israeli fab, as reported by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2021

The Delta variant of the coronavirus may be substantially better than past strains at infecting fully vaccinated people, officials in Israel warned Monday. However, their conclusions have yet to be vetted by outside scientists, and vaccinated people still remain very well protected against more serious illness and… Read more.

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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. The IoT focused company over the last few years has been growing its success under the Sony conglomerate, and has deepened its integration with Sony’s other semiconductor businesses.

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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.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 22, 2017

“The stories come from: India, Israel, France, America, and beyond. . “This Year’s First Annual Virtual Reality Competition offers a wide range of subject matters and reflects the diversity of our world,” CFF Founder Ingrid Jean-Baptiste said in a statement.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2021

Boaz Peer, Senior Investment Director of Europe and Israel at Qualcomm, will join the studio’s board of directors. Malte Barth, founding general partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, will be a board observer.

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This week, Israel-based startup Moovit introduced a new AR navigation feature called Way Finder for its eponymous navigation app for public transit and ridesharing services. As helpful as it is, Google Maps isn't the only mapping app with augmented reality walking navigation anymore.

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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.

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2021

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IRF revealed it’s working with Israel-based developers One Hamsa to enter Racket: Nx into the new Olympic Virtual Sport Series program, but also as an eventual candidate for the Olympic Games.

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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.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 23, 2022

Israeli defense officials blocked an effort by Ukraine to obtain NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software over fears doing so could inflame tensions with Russia. Read more.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

When I last spoke to the team, they had left the poolside cocktails and tuxedos of Cannes and were back in their bunker in Israel, diligently patching their game, working with their community, and trying to keep up with the demands that come with a successful game release.

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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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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics since 2000. Quanta’s licensing and manufacturing of several of Lumus’ AR display modules stands to bring the total costs of AR headsets down into the consumer realm, Goldman says, which he suggests could cost less than a flagship smartphone.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“No justice, no peace, tech workers are in the streets!” Those words echoed through the air outside Google’s New York City office as workers left for the day on Thursday evening. Outside, they faced a street packed with dozens of Google and Amazon employees opposed to Project Nimbus , a $1.2 billion cloud computing… Read more.

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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.

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Everything VR & AR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Today we’re joined on the show by Shel Israel, a Partner at the Transformation Group and we are discussing Augmented Reality and the Future of Work. Shel co-founded TG in early 2017 by Shel and Robert Scoble, where they’re dedicated to helping big brands develop and implement Mixed Reality (MR) strategies.

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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.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

Israel, and a few other countries have done a decent job in rapidly vaccinating their residents against covid-19—but none hold a candle to the small Asian nation of Bhutan. In about the span of two weeks, the country was reportedly able to vaccinate almost of its entire adult population. Read more.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2017

To my knowledge, there is no more exact model of Auschwitz,” Brekertold The Times of Israel. “It The laser scans provided the basis of a more complete version, which was reconstructed to return the now crumbling buildings to their wartime state. “To It is much, much more precise than Google Earth.”

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ARPost

APRIL 23, 2021

They’ve been “flying under the radar” for the last seven years doing early-stage research and development in Israel. However, they have both recently come together in an exciting example of technology innovation and collaboration in XR research. Meet EyeWay Vision. EyeWay Vision isn’t actually brand new.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

New reports from the UK and Israel this week suggest that these vaccines… Read more. Covid-19 vaccines have been available to the general public for about two months now, though far too few people have been vaccinated. But the real-world data from these vaccines are starting to become clear, and the news is encouraging so far.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 26, 2021

New research from Israel offers some unsurprising but reassuring news on the safety of covid-19 vaccines. The study found that the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine was not associated with a higher risk of most potential adverse events. And for rare suspected complications such as myocarditis, the risk was still… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 30, 2016

The Fourth Transformation Book Signing with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. Opening Live Musical Performance by Lapa (Ilya Goldberg) followed by a celebrity DJ in The View (Full lineup announced Jan 2nd). House DJ Set by SUBPAC in The Moon. Mixed Reality Studio with an Audi VR Experience.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 5, 2022

A bizarre experiment from Israel suggests goldfish are capable of navigating environments far removed from their natural habitats. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

The study, based on real-world data from Israel, found that the vaccine wasn’t as effective against B.1351, Over the weekend, a new study involving the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine set off a wave of alarming—and at times misleading—headlines. 1351, the variant first found in South Africa, as it was against other… Read more.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 26, 2022

In a story originally reported by The Times of Israel , a software engineer in New York has created and developed an AI that scans through hundreds of thousands of photos to help identify victims and survivors of the Holocaust. 1914–1945), linking them to people living today.

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ARPost

AUGUST 12, 2020

Specifically, those regions are Japan and Central Europe, as well as New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, and Israel. “We’re quite keen to see a strengthening network and more friends in those regions.”. While the company is headquartered in Helsinki, their two largest markets are the United States and Japan.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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. AR is expected to become a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As surveillance controversies have raged in connection with Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, another, lesser known spyware firm from Israel has also apparently been hacking iPhones all over the world. Read more.

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VR Fitness

APRIL 21, 2021

When three gamers inadvertently met online last year and discovered that they were all from Israel, it led to the formation of a gaming community that provides support, encouragement, and opportunities for native Hebrew speakers.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

A team of researchers found 2,700-year-old eggs of parasitic intestinal worms under a stone toilet in what is now Israel. The team suspects the worms may have been responsible for poor health of some of the residents of the palatial complex. Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The flaws were brought to the market’s attention by researchers with Check Point, a cybersecurity company based in Israel, which says that fraudsters… Read more. OpenSea , the world’s largest market for NFTs, says that it recently patched security flaws that would have allowed bad actors to pilfer users’ digital crypto wallets.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A former housekeeper for Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz will spend three years in prison for allegedly attempting to infect the official’s computer with malware in exchange for cash from Iran-linked hackers. The cleaner, the BBC notes , agreed to a plea deal to avoid being prosecuted under espionage charges which… Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The findings, based on research from Israel and elsewhere, are good news for containing the pandemic… Read more. Real-world data is offering hope that mRNA vaccines are highly effective at limiting infection and presumably transmission of the coronavirus, in addition to their already-known ability to prevent symptoms of covid-19.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2022

Officials in Europe and Israel have reported similar… Read more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors to keep an eye out for mysterious cases of hepatitis that are affecting young kids in the U.S. and elsewhere. Two children in the U.S. have become so sick that they’ve required a liver transplant.

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