2020
PTC to offer its ‘Vuforia Chalk’ Remote Assist Augmented Reality platform for free to businesses during pandemic
In Augmented Reality News April 1, 2020 – Computer software and services provider, PTC, has announced this week that it is offering its ‘Vuforia Chalk’ remote assistance augmented reality platform for free to businesses, as …
2020
ASICS utilizes Virtual Reality to announce three new performance shoes from its ASICS Innovation Summit
In Virtual Reality News March 31, 2020 – Footwear and sports equipment company, ASICS, has today utilized virtual reality to announce three new performance shoes for athletes. The announcement was made through the medium of …
2020
Wikitude introduces its SDK 9.0 and brings advanced Augmented Reality features to developers
In Augmented Reality News March 31, 2020 – Wikitude has today introduced its SDK 9, a new way for developers to build more sophisticated and immersive augmented reality and solutions. With this release, Wikitude introduces …
2020
HTC Vive to launch a headset-only version of the Cosmos Elite VR headset & standalone External Tracking Faceplate
In Virtual Reality News March 31, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced that it will soon be offering an upgrade option for existing Vive owners (or those with base stations and controllers already). In the …
2020
Plessey and Facebook partner to prototype and develop new Augmented and Virtual Reality technologies
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 30, 2020 – Plessey, an embedded technologies developer which produces microLED technology for augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) display applications, has today shared news …
2020
EON Reality releases new remote AR and VR packages, and drops paywall on its AVR Platform
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News March 27, 2020 – EON Reality, a provider of augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, has recently announced its ‘Remote Classroom 3.0’ …
2020
Resolution Games announces its latest Augmented Reality game for Magic Leap 1
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 26, 2020 – Resolution Games has today announced ‘Glimt: The Vanishing at the Grand Starlight Hotel’, the company’s latest ‘whodunit’ game offering available today for …
2020
Manus VR unveils its Polygon Virtual Reality solution for multi-user collaboration
In Virtual Reality News March 25, 2020 – Manus VR has unveiled its latest product, Polygon, a full-body VR solution that comes with multi-user collaboration possibilities. Polygon uses 5 Vive trackers to generate natural body …
2020
HTC Vive to host webinar series for its GDC Developer Day Summit sessions
In Virtual Reality News March 25, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced that, as a result of the cancellation of this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), it will be hosting a number of live webinars …
2020
iQIYI announces presale of its Qiyu 2Pro VR ‘somatosensory game console’
In Virtual Reality News March 24, 2020 – iQIYI, Inc., an online entertainment service in China, has announced that it has launched the presales for its ‘Qiyu 2Pro VR somatosensory game console’ on e-commerce platforms. …
2020
Real-time 3D Augmented and Virtual Reality design platform, Mindesk, acquired by Vection Technologies Ltd.
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News March 23, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced that following the graduation from Vive X, HTC Vive’s global VR/AR accelerator, Mindesk has been acquired by ASX listed Vection …
2020
Aspiricx using AI and Augmented Reality in new FINIS LaneVision app to help swimmers train
In Augmented Reality News March 23, 2020 – Aspiricx – an artificial intelligence (AI) company with a mission to help swimmers reach their full potential – has today introduced ‘FINIS LaneVision’, an AI-powered performance tracker …
2020
HTC announces that Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset will ship with a copy of Half-Life: Alyx
In Virtual Reality News March 20, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced that the Vive Cosmos Elite will ship with Valve’s upcoming VR-exclusive Half-Life: Alyx. The Vive Cosmos Elite bundle, which launched globally on Wednesday …
2020
Apple’s new iPad Pro includes a LiDAR scanner, enabling a host of Augmented Reality-based features
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News March 19, 2020 – Apple has announced its most advanced iPad Pro, which features the A12Z Bionic chip, an ultra wide camera, studio-quality mics and a LiDAR scanner …
2020
RealWear announces Microsoft Teams integration for its HMT-1 Augmented Reality headsets for frontline workers
In Augmented Reality News March 19, 2020 – RealWear, Inc., a provider of hands-free head-mounted tablets for digital transformation in industry, has today announced that it is integrating Microsoft Teams for RealWear’s voice-controlled Android HMT-1 …
2020
Magic Leap announces ‘Collaboration Package’ for businesses and remote workers, in partnership with Spatial
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 18, 2020 – Magic Leap has announced that it has partnered with Spatial, a cross-reality collaboration platform which enables holographic meetings, to offer a new …
2020
Librestream to provide free Remote Collaboration software for companies impacted by coronavirus
In Augmented Reality News March 18, 2020 – Librestream, a provider of remote collaboration and communication solutions, has today announced a free program for enterprises facing business continuity and worker safety challenges related to COVID-19. …
2020
Magic Leap announces host of new features as part of Lumin OS 0.98.10 update
In Mixed Reality News March 17, 2020 – Magic Leap has today announced the release of Lumin OS 0.98.10, the latest version of the company’s spatial computing operating system. The latest software update provides users …
2020
NexTech AR to acquire virtual events and webcasting software company Jolokia
In Augmented Reality News March 17, 2020 – NexTech AR Solutions, a provider of augmented reality solutions for eCommerce and AR learning applications, has announced that it has signed a binding Letter Of Intent to …
2020
Oculus introduces new system experience for its Quest VR headset
In Virtual Reality News March 16, 2020 – Oculus has today unveiled a major update to the Oculus Quest system experience that the company states will make virtual reality on its standalone device more flexible, …
2020
Vuzix and Librestream announce integrated hands-free thermal imaging Smart Glasses solution
In Augmented Reality News March 13, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation and Librestream, an augmented reality enterprise solution provider, have announced an integrated hands-free thermal imaging smart glasses solution for frontline workers to monitor body temperatures …
2020
Vuzix enters into agreement with “Major US Defense Contractor” to develop a customized Waveguide-based optics engine
In Augmented Reality News March 13, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has today announced that the company has …
2020
Varjo introduces real-time green screen and marker tracking feature for its XR-1 Developer Edition headset
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 12, 2020 – Varjo, a provider of industrial-grade VR/XR headsets, has introduced real-time chroma keying and marker tracking as early access features for its XR-1 Developer Edition …
2020
Blue Hat issued a U.S. Patent for its ‘Interactive System Based on Light Intensity Recognition’ for Augmented Reality toys
In Augmented Reality News March 11, 2020 – Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology, a producer, developer and operator of augmented reality (AR) interactive entertainment games, toys and educational materials in China, has today announced that …
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2020
AppliedVR partners with VHA Innovation Ecosystem to support US Veterans using Virtual Reality programs
In Virtual Reality News March 11, 2020 – AppliedVR, a provider of therapeutic virtual reality (VR), has today announced its commitment to supporting U.S. Veterans through a partnership with VHA Innovation Ecosystem, a division of …
2020
Oxford VR launches ‘Social Engagement’, a Virtual Reality mental health intervention tool
In Virtual Reality News March 10, 2020 – Oxford VR (OVR) has today announced the launch of ‘OVR social engagement’, the company’s new mental health intervention tool, which uses virtual reality technology to help individuals …
2020
How Extended Reality technology can help during a coronavirus outbreak
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 10, 2020 – It has been dominating the headlines since January and with new cases continuing to emerge across the globe daily, the outbreak of …
2020
HTC Vive’s VR technology used in Penumbra’s REAL System for stroke patient recovery
In Virtual Reality News March 9, 2020 – HTC Vive and Penumbra, a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, have today announced that Penumbra’s new solution for stroke recovery, the REAL Immersive System (REAL …
2020
Nagarro and A1 Telekom announce ‘A1 Connected Worker’ Smart Glasses and Assisted Reality solution
In Augmented Reality News March 6, 2020 – Nagarro, a provider of software engineering and technology solutions, and A1 Telekom, an Austrian fixed and mobile network operator, have announced today that they have together implemented …
2020
Vuzix Smart Swim Smart Glasses now shipping for USD $499
In Augmented Reality News March 5, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation has announced that its Smart Swim Smart Glasses product, has launched for sale on the Vuzix website and on Amazon for USD $499. Developed by …
2020
AMTRON and EON Reality announce Augmented and Virtual Reality Center in India
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News March 4, 2020 – Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON) and EON Reality, a provider of Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge and skills transfer for industry and education, …
2020
Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses now supported by PTC’s Vuforia Engine industrial AR software
In Augmented Reality News March 4, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, has announced that its Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses are now supported by PTC‘s …
2020
XRHealth to provide Virtual Reality telehealth services to help coronavirus-exposed patients in quarantine
In Virtual Reality News March 3, 2020 – XRHealth, provider of extended reality and therapeutic applications certified has today announced it will be providing virtual reality (VR) telehealth services to the Sheba Medical Center in …
2020
Iristick and Rods&Cones partner to create Surgery Assistance Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News March 3, 2020 – Iristick and Rods&Cones have today announced their partnership to create a technology solution aimed at real-time collaboration in the operation theatre (OT) between surgeons and product experts: …
2020
Network Rail looking at what Extended Reality can offer to assist with staff training
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News March 2, 2020 – Network Rail, which owns and runs the UK’s rail infrastructure, has recently issued a periodic indicative notice (PIN) in order to gather …
2020
NexTech lands four new WebAR customers
In Augmented Reality News February 28, 2020 – NexTech AR Solutions has announced that it has landed four new WebAR customers; SpenceUp, Dhana Inc., Lotuk and WallKicks. All of the 3D WebAR experiences will be …
