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by Andrew Fenn
A woman says she has been cured of her fear of heights using new VR technology funded by Oxford VR, a spin-out from Oxford University. Fay Nugent, a 48-year-old malaria research project manager working …
Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
Digital Surgery, a health tech company which claims it’s “shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology”, has announced it has developed a real-time, dynamic AI system designed for …
Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
HTC Vive has been experiencing stock issues in the US throughout the month of July so far. A company spokesperson informed Road to VR that this is due to a shortage of a key …
Tags:AR/VR| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
Microsoft has announced it will host free demonstrations of its HoloLens technology across the US and Canada, and provided a full schedule of upcoming events. The demonstrations will be run on an appointment basis …
Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28
by Andrew Fenn
HTC has agreed a new partnership that will allow VR applications for its Vive hardware to be sold on Amazon.com. App developers will have the option to make their software available for sale on …
Tags:Amazon| AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
A trademark filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office suggests that Samsung is developing a new VR headset display, designed to eliminate the so-called “screen door effect”, where lines are visible between pixels. …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
Pokémon Go and Snapchat have been the epitome of AR for the masses, though many users are unaware of the AR technology and further use-cases available to them. Strategy Analytics recently found that familiar …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
The Mi Hiepa Sports (MHS) VR training and cognitive development system for football players launched earlier this year. MHS uses sensor data collected from trackers worn by players during real-life football matches and enables …
Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Arthur Berman
At the recent Augmented World Expo 2018 held in Santa Clara, California, an AR headset was exhibited by start-up company nreal Technology Co., Ltd. (Beijing, China). It is pictured in the figure below. The …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
Emirates has launched a new VR experience for customers booking a seat on one of its flights. Using a VR app accessible via the company’s website or mobile app, users can explore the plane’s …
Tags:AR/VR| Aviation| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 27
by Andrew Fenn
Valve’s Head of Business Development, Jan-Peter Ewert, revealed at last weeks’ White Nights St. Petersburg 2018 conference that Steam’s monthly active users with a VR headset have grown 160% year-on-year. Ewert didn’t provide a …
Tags:AR/VR| | Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 26
by Andrew Fenn
It has come to light that Microsoft filed a patent back in December 2016 for technology to widen the field of view (FOV) of its HoloLens augmented reality headset. The documentation details a microelectromechanical …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 26
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