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Amazon Launches Cloud-Based VR/AR App Builder

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon Web Services has announced Sumerian, a new service for building VR, AR and 3D applications for mobile devices, head-mounted displays, digital signage or web browsers. With Amazon Sumerian’s editor, developers can build virtual …

Tags:Amazon| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

YouTube VR Now Available on Steam Early Access

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube VR is now available for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows VR for free, via Steam Early Access. The app previously launched exclusively for Google Daydream last year, and for PlayStation VR in …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Barco Receives Technology Innovator Award at CineAsia 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Barco received the Technology Innovator of the Year award at CineAsia 2017 in Hong Kong. Barco now has a team of 3,500 employees, located in 90 countries. In 2016, the firm achieved sales of …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

CE Week 2018 Dates and New Venue Announced

by Andrew Fenn

CT Lab Global Media has announced that its mid-year conference and technology showcase, CE Week, will take place June 20th–21st at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The change in …

Tags:Back Panel| Consumer Electronics Industry| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48

AR Laser Tag Game Friend.IO Released on App Store and Google Play

by Andrew Fenn

Multiplayer AR laser-tag arena shooting game Father.IO has been released on the App Store and Google Play Store. Created by augmented reality start-up Proxy42, Father.IO uses an external peripheral called the Interceptor, available separately …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

AR Animated Lyric App Now Available on iOS 11

by Andrew Fenn

AR Lyrics is a new augmented reality app, available now via the App Store. Created by Plan8 using Apple’s ARKit, the app uses Shazam technology to recognise songs being played in the vicinity, and …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

T-Mobile Will Launch Its Own TV Service Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

T-Mobile has acquired start-up cable company Layer3 TV, and announced plans to launch its own TV service in the US in 2018. Layer3, founded in 2013, is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and currently available …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Regal and IMax Launch Virtual Reality Centre in Times Square

by Andrew Fenn

Regal, in partnership with IMax, has unveiled the new IMax VR Centre at Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX in Times Square, New York City. The new centre is one of only six in …

Tags:AR/VR| IMAX| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

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Toshiba LED Digital Signage Installed at Oracle Arena

by Andrew Fenn

Toshiba has installed new Ultra HD digital signage at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The company’s LED ribbon displays stream in-game team and player statistics in UHD, while the digital signage within the arena …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Sports and Stadiums| toshiba| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Scale-1 Portal Bringing Headset-Free VR to CES 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Scale-1 Portal is bringing its headset-free VR arcade solution Voxel to CES 2018. (Scale-1 Does VR Without a Headset) Voxel uses 3D glasses instead of a conventional headset, and surrounds users with dual 10′ …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Jaunt Branches into AR and MR with New Distribution Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Jaunt has announced its new XR Platform, a distribution solution available to media companies, brands, content aggregators and enterprise customers, designed to help them deliver immersive virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality content …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Airbnb Shows Off VR/AR App Prototype

by Andrew Fenn

Airbnb has revealed that it is developing AR and VR features for its service, and even showed off some early prototypes on its official blog. The app allows hosts to capture 360° VR video …

Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48