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Build to Last: VR Sales Figures You Can Count on

by Neil Schneider

A big stink is being made about HTC delaying the commercial release of their HTC Vive until April next year, and others are worried that Oculus has already missed the mark by delaying until …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 52

IHS: 2016 Will be Flexible Displays and Cheap VR

by Tom Allen

IHS has asked its analysts for their top predictions for the coming year, amassing them all in a new white paper (http://tinyurl.com/z2czht5). Many of the predictions revolve around China and the country’s future. Displays …

Paper Planes Become Cheap Drones

by Tom Allen

PowerUp FPV is a project that recently – and quickly – beat its funding goal on Kickstarter, by almost 300%. The toy, built in collaboration with drone maker Parrot, is a propeller and camera …

VR in the Soviet States

by Tom Allen

VoD service Megogo has launched its own VR app, Megogo VR. The service, which is available in 15 of the former Soviet states, is available on Android now; an iOS app will follow soon. …

VR and AR Head Mounted Displays – Sorry, but there is no Santa Claus

by Karl Guttag

There certainly is a lot of money going into VR and AR Head Mounted Display, I mean half a billion dollars here and $2 billion there, and pretty soon you are talking serious money. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 51

HTC Vive Recognized As Virtual Reality Revolution By Popular Science

by Tom Allen

HTC is thrilled to announce that its HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) headset and platform has been awarded two prestigious accolades by Popular Science Magazine; the 2015 Popular Science Best of What’s New Grand …

Tags:Awards| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Virtual Reality

Was this the Year of AR / VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we started 2015 we had high hopes for augmented and virtual reality to develop into the “next big thing” for the AV industry. With the year coming to an end, it is fair …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Flickr to Support Gear VR

by Bob Raikes

Flickr has said that it will support the Samsung Gear VR by producing an app for the Gear VR that makes it easy to see a range of curated 360º content. The content can …

Virtual Reality Leader Legend VR Announces Strategic Partnership with Littlstar

by Isaac Oburu

Industry-leading 3D Conversion, VFX and Virtual Reality studio Legend VR announced today its partnership with the global leader in 360-degree content distribution, Littlstar, to build the next generation of production and post-production tools for …

Tags:3D Content| Virtual Reality

Jaunt Studios and RYOT Announce Production Deal

by Isaac Oburu

Jaunt Studios, the leading producer and publisher of fully-immersive cinematic virtual reality experiences, and RYOT, the leading virtual reality production studio for docu-style storytelling, today announced a new production deal to produce the first …

Tags:Cinema| Virtual Reality

Jaunt Brings Middle East to VR

by Tom Allen

VR content producer Jaunt Studios is working with Ryot, a VR production studio, to produce a documentary series in – you guessed it – VR. Holy Land will be filmed and directed by David …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Video Editing & Production| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 50

VR Investees Rise in 2015

by Tom Allen

More and more investment is taking place in the virtual reality space, triggered by Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR for $2 billion. In total, $800 million was invested in VR last year – $540 …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 50