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Coyote vs. ACME Could Now Find a New Home Outside ...

This entry was posted in Netflix Santa Claus VR on November 13, 2023 by Gordon Jackson and James Whitbrook

How’s that whole metaverse thing going? Well, according to one top analyst’s sales expectations for the Quest 3 mixed reality headset, not as well as Meta might hope. That, plus the news that Meta keeps firing people from its Reality Labs division resp...

Meta May Ship Far Fewer Quest 3 Headsets than Quest ...

This entry was posted in augmented reality Mark Zuckerberg qualcomm Virtual reality VR and tagged iphone on October 5, 2023 by Kyle Barr

The top aircraft regulator in the US says it’s experimenting with a pair of virtual reality helicopter training simulators to conduct safety research. While Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of a semi-dystopian metaverse VR-enabled future may have hit a snag or ...

The FAA Is Using VR Simulators to Test Helicopter Safety

This entry was posted in Mark Zuckerberg Virtual reality VR on July 17, 2023 by Mack DeGeurin

Apple still hasn’t quite given the world a great reason to spend $3,500 on its Vision Pro AR/VR headset, nor even released it, but BMW Motorrad, the automakers’ motorcycle division, believes it’s come up with a convincing reason for riders to wear smar...

BMW Launches Smart Glasses That Give Motorcyclists a Heads-Up Display

This entry was posted in Emerging-Technologies head-mounted display mixed reality VR on July 10, 2023 by Andrew Liszewski

Facebook spent more time than usual talking about their success with VR in their quarterly earnings call, taking time to note developer success and their own wins peddling their latest Quest 2 VR headset. One of the VR platform’s remaining quirks is a general lack of third-party support for apps that go beyond gaming. The […]

Facebook Messenger lands on Oculus Quest

This entry was posted in Messenger mixed reality Netflix Oculus samsung gear vr Social software Virtual reality VR and tagged facebook social media on February 2, 2021 by Lucas Matney

The coronavirus has displaced millions of workers across the country. In order to recover, companies must focus on re-skilling their workforces in a measured and sustainable way. However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. To Bharani Rajakumar, the […]

Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to ...

This entry was posted in Education Fundings & Exits Gadgets Startups TC Virtual reality VR on November 19, 2020 by Natasha Mascarenhas

Tech companies around the world are still identifying the “next big thing” enabled by 5G connections. Some, such as Oppo, are betting it will be augmented reality. The Chinese smartphone firm showcased its progress in AR at a Tuesday event swarmed by hundreds of reporters, analysts, and partners in Shenzhen. Green strobe light, the color […]

China’s smartphone giant Oppo ratchets up AR push

This entry was posted in AR Asia augmented reality China Developer Gadgets VR Xiaomi on November 17, 2020 by Rita Liao

There’s a joke* being reshared on chat apps that takes the form of a multiple choice question — asking who’s the leading force in workplace digital transformation? The red-lined punchline is not the CEO or CTO but: C) COVID-19. There’s likely more than a grain of truth underpinning the quip. The novel coronavirus is pushing […]

What does a pandemic say about the tech we’ve built?

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Apps broadband photo sharing privacy Social TC Virtual reality VR and tagged facebook google instagram social media on March 31, 2020 by Natasha Lomas

Remote collaboration tools like Zoom are gathering massive amounts of attention as people begin working from home en masse. But, as with most trends, virtual reality seems to be sitting out this boom. This should be surprising to absolutely no one, but the lack of widespread adoption is not for lack of trying. Virtual reality […]