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Global Gaming Reenergized: Augmented Reality, Location Based Gaming and Connected Toys Fuel Mobile Gaming, finds Frost & Sullivan

by Isaac Oburu

The mobile gaming market seems to have reached an impasse with increasing saturation, heavy consolidation, and steadily declining unit shipments. In recent years, strong game development companies such as Supercell and Mixi have also …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Cloud Gaming| Game Playing| Virtual Reality

Vuzix and Amimon Announce Joint Sponsorship of International Drone Racing Team

by Isaac Oburu

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company is partnering with Amimon, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vuzix

Sky Will Launch VR App This Summer

by Isaac Oburu

During its full year results announcement, Sky said that it will launch its VR app this summer.

Tags:Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Merge VR Goggles Now Available in Best Buy Stores

by Isaac Oburu

Merge VR announced today that its soft Merge VR Goggles are now available in U.S. Best Buy stores. The comfortable virtual reality headset works with both Apple and Android smartphones. In recent weeks, the …

Tags:Android| Apple| USA| Virtual Reality

Eurostar Shoppers Travel ‘Virtually’

by Isaac Oburu

Eurostar, an international rail service, has installed a pop-up promoting its new trains and destinations at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, UK. Installed by Hyperactive, the pop-up uses virtual reality that lets shoppers …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Actions Semiconductor Develops 360° Chips

by Tom Allen

Chinese fabless semiconductor company Actions Semiconductor has released two new 28nm chipsets for VR, through its subsidiary Actions Technology. The S900VR is designed as an all-in-one solution for 360° panoramic VR devices. It has …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 29

AMD and Nvidia Compete in Video Stitching at Siggraph

by Tom Allen

Computer graphics event Siggraph is ongoing at the time of writing, and several announcements have been made by both AMD and Nvidia. Unlike previous years, virtual reality was a focus of the 2016 show. …

The World’s First Consumer Virtual Reality Glove Enters Production Featuring Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc.’s Bend Sensor® Technology

by Isaac Oburu

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received the initial production order from the go-to virtual reality data glove company, Manus VR (https://manus-vr.com/). Our sensor solution will help power their exciting …

Tags:Sensors| Virtual Reality

ISTE 2016 Conference Roundup

by Len Scrogan

The ISTE 2016 educational conference held in late June, with over 16,000 in attendance hailing from 76 countries, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. This year’s ed-tech extravaganza left me dizzy …

Eyefluence Knows When You’re Bored in VR

by Tom Allen

A company called Eyefluence has developed software that can tell if someone becomes bored while using VR content. The software tracks eye movement while the user is ‘in’ the virtual environment. It is able …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Insta360 Nano Offers Perfect Peripheral Vision on the Go

by Isaac Oburu

Insta360 Nano is the first HD camera to shoot and live-stream high definition virtual reality and panoramic stills and videos directly from an iPhone. The Apple MFi-approved Insta360 Nano simply clips onto an iPhone …

Tags:Cameras| iPhone| Virtual Reality

Audi Uses VR in New Showroom

by Isaac Oburu

Audi has opened a new showroom at Munich airport dubbed “myAudi Sphere”. Visitors to the Customer Private Lounge can configure their dream Audi, thanks to a VR application called “Audi Walking VR experience”.

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 29