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by Andrew Fenn
A new report from the User Experience Strategies service at Strategy Analytics has revealed some interesting consumer information regarding the virtual reality industry. “Virtual Reality: Who are VR owners and VR Intenders?” explores the …
Tags:AR/VR| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30
by Andrew Fenn
The Oculus “Summer of Rift” Sale that began last month has been extended by “a few weeks”. The sale was originally due to end around August 21st, but due to high demand, the company …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30
by Andrew Fenn
Vuzix, a leading manufacturer of Smart Glasses, has announced a new partnership with BlackBerry, to provide a head-worn wearable computing solution to enterprise. Using BlackBerry’s Unified Endpoint Management software, Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses will …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 30| Vuzix
by Andrew Fenn
A new VR study by Juniper Research estimates that standalone VR headsets and those tethered to smartphones will be consuming 650% more data over the next four years, hitting 21,000 PetaByts in 2021. Virtual …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Networks| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 29
by Andrew Fenn
The Broadgate Centre in London has collaborated with The Aspinall Foundation to create a technological animal exhibition called Wild Life. A three-metre-tall polygonal sculpture of a gorilla, named Gus, created by Anglo-Italian design house …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
A new mixed reality experience from Disney called Magic Bench is creating waves in the industry this week. Developed by Disney’s Pittsburgh R&D team, Magic Bench offers augmented reality without the need for any …
Tags:AR/VR| Disney| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
The team behind AltspaceVR, a VR-based social networking app has announced via the official blog that it will close down on August 3rd, due to ongoing financial difficulties. According to the post, the company …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| | | Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Bob Raikes
The BBC got invited to try out Facebook’s VR chat room which allow those that want to communicate using avatars. There is a video online here. In the Facebook virtual chatroom, gestures and facial …
Tags:AR/VR| BBC| | Mobile Display Monitor| | Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
The forthcoming 1.17 software update for Oculus will allow consumers to launch SteamVR games from Oculus Home. At the moment, Oculus users are required to launch SteamVR and Oculus Store titles from their respective …
Tags:AR/VR| | Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Alan Spencer
The Raiffeisenbank Straubing in Germany, is giving both staff and customers a “digital world of experience” with NCR’s Innovation Experience Room. Manufacturer NCR, provided the concept, coaching and the equipment for the digital experience. …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Bob Raikes
The UploadVR blog has had the chance to try a new VRHero headset from VRgineers that has a “5K” display which seems to mean that it has dual 2560 x 1440 LCDs (although OLEDs …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Alan Spencer
Vuzix has teamed up with Ubimax to deliver a hands-free smart glasses solution to WS Kunststoff-Service using the Vuzix M300. The solution is being used to reduce errors, optimise processes, and simplify new employee …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27
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