Virtual Reality – Page 25

Apple Wins Headset patent

by Bob Raikes

What They Say PatentlyApple reported that Apple has been granted a US patent for a mixed reality headset with a 3D display that can dynamically focus images directly onto the retina to correct for …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Patents| Virtual Reality

A Full Face XR Headset is Available from Spartan HUD

by Arthur Berman

Startup Spartan HUD (Toronto, Canada) has started to sell a product called the Spartan HUD Helmet (Flagship Edition). The Spartan HUD augments the user’s vision through overlays on a high definition LCD. The mixed …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Oculus Quest 2 Cumulative Sales Hit Record 4.6 mn as XR Headset Shipments Almost Triple YoY in Q1 2021

by Artem Alekseenko

The Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments almost tripled annually in Q1 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Global XR (VR & AR) Model Tracker. The Oculus Quest 2 success drove these volumes. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Market| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Oculus Quest 2 Cumulative Sales Hit Record 4.6 m Units in Q2

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported last week on Counterpoint’s view of the XR market last week and now it has released data on brand shares in Q1 2021, which was almost three times the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

DigiLens Deepens Partnership With Mitsubishi Chemical

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DigiLens said that it has done a deal with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to develop the DigiLens plastic waveguide technology. The approach is claimed to be the only approach to making plastic …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Materials| Optics| Virtual Reality

Xbox Eyes a Different Path to VR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say XBox chief Phil Spencer, speaking on the Kinda Funny Gamescast rated the Quest 2 headset as very good, partly because it works so well untethered. Microsoft still has no plan to …

Tags:Microsoft| Virtual Reality| xBox

VR Growth To Outstrip All Other Media By 2025

by Bob Raikes

What They Say VRFocus reported data from PwC that predicts that VR will see the highest revenue growth of all media from 2020 to 2025 going from $1.8 billion last year to $6.9 billion. …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Virtual Reality

Powersoft Mover Key to Illuminarium’s ‘VR, Without the Glasses’ Experience

by Artem Alekseenko

Illuminarium Experiences, a breakthrough global experiential entertainment company creating the next generation in immersive experiences, has opened its first Illuminarium in Atlanta, Georgia, with its debut spectacle, WILD: A Safari Experience. The immersive 8,000 …

Tags:Virtual Reality

Facebook will sell 8 million Quest 2s by October – Analyst

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Barrons.com reported research from Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney who said that Facebook is on track to sell more than eight million Quest 2 headsets in the the first year. He …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Market Data| Virtual Reality

Facebook Leads the VR Headset Market in Q1 2021 But There’s Plenty of Room for Others, According to IDC

by Artem Alekseenko

Global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual …

Varjo Wants to Develop the Metaverse

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We listened in to a webinar by Varjo last week and the company announced that it has acquired a BIM software company, Dimension10 and wants to use technology from the firm …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Kopin Outlines Material for Pancake Optics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kopin reported that it has developed an all-plastic ‘pancake’ optical lens system for VR, AR and MR applications. The lens system provides an image equivalent to a 250″ (635cm) diagonal display …