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NextVR Raises $80 Million with an Eye on International Expansion

Road to VR

See Also: Live Boxing Match Shows Us the Sweet Spot for Virtual Reality Broadcasting. The VR broadcasts come through an app on Samsung’s Gear VR headset; so far the company hasn’t launched apps on other major VR platforms, or introduced any social functionality to allow viewers to watch events together with others.

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

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. Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches.