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NextVR to Deliver NBA Final Highlights Again in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

For the second consecutive year, NBA Digital and NextVR will offer fans free on-demand VR highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV. NextVR also announced the public availability of a new …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Apple’s ARKit 2.0 Supports Multiple Users

by Andrew Fenn

At yesterday’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is in the works, bringing improved face tracking, advanced rendering and 3D object detection, as well as support for multiple users. Apple …

Tags:Apple| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Oculus Go Now Available for Pre-order in the EU

by Andrew Fenn

Pre-orders are now live in the EU for Oculus’ new standalone headset, Oculus Go. The device is available online via the company’s website and other internet retailers, while customers in the UK, France, Germany, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Researchers Use Gaze-Tracking to Double the Size of VR Spaces

by Andrew Fenn

A group of researchers from Stony Brook University in New York, in collaboration with Nvidia and Adobe, have created a new eye-tracking technique designed to make virtual spaces feel more open and free. The …

Tags:AR/VR| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Pimax Confirms Pre-production “8K” Headsets Have Shipped

by Andrew Fenn

Pimax has confirmed that ten of its pre-production M1 “8K” headsets have been shipped to a chosen few backers and influencers, just within its latest self-imposed deadline. Following a spate of delays, the company …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BBC will Stream World Cup 2018 Matches in VR in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, a UK rights holder for this year’s FIFA World Cup, will stream its 33 licensed matches in VR via a special app designed for the occasion. The “BBC Sport VR – FIFA …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 22

WayRay Reveals Two New Automotive AR Products

by Andrew Fenn

Swiss augmented reality specialist, WayRay, has unveiled two new AR products for the automotive industry, a year after Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba invested in the company. The first is a hands-free holographic navigation system …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 21

New AI Solution Designed to Reduce Motion Sickness in VR

by Andrew Fenn

LG Display and a group of researchers from Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea, led by their professor Kang Seok-ju, have developed tools to measure and reduce motion-to-photon latency and motion blur in VR, …

Tags:AR/VR| Big Data/AI| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Motion Sickness| Vol 25 - Issue 21

New VR Playback Tech will “Set the Bar for Immersive Video Quality”

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus CTO John Carmack has taken to Twitter to announce a re-release of its Story Studio’s VR short Henry, using new technology to demonstrate 5K x 5K 60fps mobile VR playback, which Carmack says …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

NextVR Out Now on HTC Vive, Coming Soon to Oculus Rift

by Andrew Fenn

Live VR sports and entertainment broadcaster NextVR has launched its app on Viveport, HTC Vive’s storefront, and will soon bring it to Oculus Rift and SteamVR as well. The app has been made available …

Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Global Head mounted Display HMD Market 2018 2022

Technavio: Gesture Recognition will Boost HMD Market Growth

by Andrew Fenn

The global head-mounted display (HMD) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 37% between 2018 and 2022, according to a new market research report by Technavio. A major factor driving the …

Tags:AR/VR| Forecasts| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

ABI Research: Mixed Reception for AR in Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

by Andrew Fenn

Augmented reality will see major adoption in the retail sector, but not in the way many have predicted. According to ABI Research, AR will struggle to take root among customers in bricks-and-mortar environments. Instead, …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 21