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Apachie Deal on Smartphone Holder

by Bob Raikes

Groupon has a deal at the time of writing for a very low cost Apachie smartphone-based VR headset – reduced from £59.99 to £4.99 ($6.50).

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Panono 360 Camera Maker Fails

by Bob Raikes

A Germany-based Indiegogo project being developing a 360º camera, that created 108MP images, has filed for liquidation, although the group raised $1.25 million back in 2013. The planned shipment date was in 2014, but …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 20

BT To Show Champions League Final in VR

by Bob Raikes

BT has said that it will broadcast the UEFA Champions League final in a number of 360°streams on YouTube and the new BT Sport Virtual Reality App, allowing viewers to choose between a 360°produced …

VESA Forms VR/AR SIG

by Bob Raikes

VESA has formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to look into standardisation for the fast-growing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets. The group said that while many developers are focusing on enhancing …

Samsung Still Leads VR Market

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS Markit said that competition in the VR market is hotting up with Google’s Daydream platform emerging to offer an alternative to the established market leader, Samsung’s Gear VR. According to the latest forecasts, …

Klitschko/Joshua Video Available on Sky VR App

by Bob Raikes

Sky in the UK has created a 12 minute VR film of the world heavyweight boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and Anthony Joshua. The film was captured with eight special VR cameras by Sky’s …

Facebook Shuts Oculus Content Division

by Bob Raikes

Facebook is shutting the Oculus Story Studio which was set up to create VR content and the company has said that it will concentrate instead on financing and promoting external VR content development. 50 …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Meta to Ship 10,000 Dev Kits in 2017

by Bob Raikes

The editor trying the Meta Headset at AWE in 2016We reported on Meta from the Augmented World Expo last year (Meta Misjudges the AWE Tone) and the company said that it started shipping its …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Immersive Technology Caucus Formed by US Congress

by Alan Spencer

At the beginning of the month, five US congressional representatives announced the formation of a congressional caucus on VR, AR and mixed reality. As these technologies continue to advance, the caucus will work to …

VR and the Future of Car Design

by Bob Raikes

design and innovation company Seymourpowell showed the new ways they’re using Virtual Reality (VR) to design cars at this year’s London Motor Show, with all the software coded from scratch, in-house. The core functionality …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Michelin-Starred Restaurant Launches AR Cocktails

by Alan Spencer

The Michelin-starred London restaurant and bar, City Social, is to launch this month, ‘Mirage’, claimed as the world’s first AR cocktail menu. Mirage, a purpose-built app, took 18 months to develop and was created …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17

The VR Venture Capital Alliance Sees Innovation Breakthroughs

by Alan Spencer

The VR Venture Capital Alliance recently held its fourth closed-door members meeting in the US with VR/AR start-ups from around the world. In total, ten teams from five different regions showcased their achievements to …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17