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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
Facebook plans to launch a mobile VR headset in 2018, according to a report on Bloomberg earlier this week. Bloomberg didn’t name its sources, but cited “people familiar with its development”. The product is …
Tags:AR/VR| | Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 27
by Bob Raikes
Digi-Capital has published an interesting blog that suggests that there will be an ‘epic battle’ between Facebook, Apple, Google, Tencent, Snap, Alibaba, Baidu, Samsung, Huawei and more after Mark Zuckerberg’s comment in April that …
Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| | Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 22
by Norbert Hildebrand
During the Facebook’s F8 developers conference Mark Zuckerberg announced the closed beta release of an AR platform that seems to be modeled on the Snapchat augmented reality app, ‘Lenses’. Facebook admits that it wrongly …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Cameras| | Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 15
by Bob Raikes
We reported on Facebook’s move into video a couple of weeks ago and now the company has confirmed that the app will initially be rolled out on Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and on …
Tags:| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 06
by Alan Spencer
Facebook is developing a video-centric app for TV set-top boxes and is already seeking publishers to create exclusive content for it. The app is part of an effort by Facebook to compete for TV …
Tags:| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 05
by Norbert Hildebrand
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently been defending the company against allegations that Oculus / Facebook stole intellectual property from ZeniMax Media Inc, a game and content developer headquartered in Washington, DC. The law …
Tags:| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02
by Norbert Hildebrand
December 27 was the last day the Facebook VR roadshow was open to the public in New York City. This was the perfect time to spend some time in the city and enjoy NYC …
Tags:| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 51
by Norbert Hildebrand
GVRA, the Global Virtual Reality Association, was formed by industry leaders in the VR field to “promote the responsible development and adoption of virtual reality globally”. So far the association includes Acer, HTC, Facebook …
Tags:Acer| | Google| GVRA| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49
by Bob Raikes
The Blippar augmented reality app has been updated to allow the recognition of faces as well as objects. The company has created a database of 70,000 ‘public figures’ and users will be able to …
Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| face recognition| | Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48
by Norbert Hildebrand
According to 01Consulting (01), Sony is the early winner in the VR race. In their latest market study 01 researched the sales of the top 30 VR suppliers, which includes hardware, software and content …
Tags:| HTC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48
by Tom Allen
Facebook and Unity have announced the Facebook PC Gaming Platform: a competitor to platforms such as Steam and Origin. According to TechCrunch, it is an evolution of the Facebook Games Arcade, a beta of …
Tags:| | Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33
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