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360º Experiments with Media Companies

by Chris Chinnock

This session at the NYC event focused on what some leading media companies are doing to develop and distribute mostly VR content. For example, the NY Times started doing 360º VR news stories about …

Advertising and Marketing Panel Looks at Advertising

by Chris Chinnock

This panel explored how VR and AR are being used by advertisers today. The first conclusion: no one is making money in this area right now and there is no good way to measure …

The Business of VR Will Grow

by Chris Chinnock

This session featured a summary of market data for VR presented by Justin Hendrix of the NYC Media Lab. He started by showing the famous Gartner hype cycle chart that currently places AR near …

This panel focused on how VR/AR will change the world. In this session, leading AR/VR developers discussed how they have been impressed with this new medium and provided examples of content that had an …

NYC Media Lab Hosts “Exploring Future Reality” Workshop

by Chris Chinnock

This was a one day event hosted in Manhattan that featured a number of panel discussions, AR/VR exhibits and a series of five minute technology pitches. It was quite a good event and cast …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Media Lab 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

NAB Show NY: HDR and VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The NAB Show New York was held at the Javits Convention Center on November 9 – 10 and focused on broadcasters and content creators in the New York region and beyond. The show is …

IMax Gets VR Investment from Acer

by Bob Raikes

We have reported several times on the developments by Imax of its VR event plans (Acer Jumps onto Gaze for Monitors & PCs). Now the company has announced a $50 million fund to finance …

MicroVision and STMs Collaborate on MEMs

by Bob Raikes

Microvision and STMicroelectronics are working together to develop, sell, and market Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) technology. In addition to the pico projection and heads-up display (HUD) markets that both companies are currently addressing with …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Orbi Prime 4K Camera Glasses Have 360º Video Functionality

by Norbert Hildebrand

Meet Orbi Inc, a new start-up from Berkely, California that has taken a new type of video glasses to IndieGoGo. The Orbi Prime, as it is called, has four FHD cameras with no direct …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 46

LeEco Cash Flow, Business Plans and Products

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I attended an analyst’s luncheon for LeEco (formerly LeTV and before that Le.com) on November 9th in New York. In addition to the analyst’s luncheon, the company had a showcase of their products including …

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TPCAST Reveals World’s First Tether-less VR Upgrade Kit for HTC VIVE(TM) Devices at Alibaba’s Tmall 11/11 Global Shopping Festival

by Isaac Oburu

HTC Corporation (“HTC”), a pioneer in innovative, smart mobile and virtual reality (VR) technology, today is proud to support the unveiling of a breakthrough tether-less VR upgrade kit (preview edition) for VIVE™ VR system …

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YouTube VR App is Re-designed for Daydream

by Bob Raikes

YouTube has redesigned a new VR app that has been designed to work with the Daydream VR headset. The new app works with the Daydream-certified Pixel phones from Google. Early content includes a tour …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 45