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Vuzix announces the launch of consumer version of its Blade augmented reality smart glasses

January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019 – Vuzix Corporation, has today announced that its Vuzix Blade AR Smart Glasses are now available for purchase by the general public at a price of USD$999.99 … continue reading

nreal announces ‘nreal light’ mixed reality glasses and USD $15 million in Series A funding

January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019 – nreal, developer of mixed reality (MR) glasses, has today announced nreal light, its first flagship ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. nreal light features a consumer-focused design that … continue reading

Blippar announces it is entering administration

December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018 – Blippar has announced that it is entering into administration. The company stated that over the last several months, the team at Blippar has been focusing the … continue reading

IOC and Samsung Extend Partnership Through to 2028

December 4, 2018

December 4, 2018 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Samsung Electronics today announced an extension to their global Olympic partnership through to 2028. The announcement was made in Seoul, … continue reading

Microsoft awarded USD $479 million US Army contract for supply of 2,550 ‘IVAS’ headsets

November 29, 2018

November 29, 2018 – Microsoft has been awarded a contract by the US Army worth USD $479 million for the supply of its HoloLens augmented reality headsets. The US Army … continue reading

Virtual Desktop app to come to Gear VR and Oculus Go this week

November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018 – Virtual Desktop will be coming to Gear VR and Oculus Go this week, according to the app’s creator. Virtual Desktop is an application that allows users … continue reading

BAE Systems announces £20 million investment into AR and AI technologies for future naval ship combat systems

November 22, 2018

November 22, 2018 – BAE Systems has unveiled a range of technology solutions that it states will modernise the capability of future combat systems on complex warships. A £20m investment … continue reading

Samsung announces Exynos 9 Series 9820 Processor capable of on-device AI processing and object recognition for AR/VR applications

November 14, 2018

November 14, 2018 – Samsung Electronics today announced its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 9 Series 9820, equipped for on-device Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. The Exynos 9820 features a … continue reading

Cineplex and VRstudios announce partnership for VR attractions across North America

September 13, 2018

September 13, 2018 – Cineplex has today announced a strategic partnership with VRstudios, Inc., a provider of turnkey, location-based virtual reality solutions. The agreement includes a commercial partnership and an … continue reading

Acer introduces the Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality headset

August 29, 2018

August 29, 2018 – Acer has announced the Acer OJO 500 during its next@acer Global Press Conference at IFA 2018 in Berlin today. The OJO 500 is a Windows Mixed … continue reading

Samsung’s 16Gb GDDR6 Memory Powers Latest NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics Solution

August 13, 2018

Aug. 13, 2018 ― Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today announced that its 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) memory is being used in NVIDIA’s new Turing architecture-based Quadro … continue reading

Microsoft announces Project Kinect for Azure and demonstrates mixed reality capabilities at annual developer conference

May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018 — Today at Microsoft Build 2018, Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Microsoft leaders showcased new technologies that enable developers to develop for AI on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 … continue reading

Samsung launches its ‘Pilot Season’ initiative for episodic VR content on Samsung VR Video service

April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., today launched ‘Pilot Season’, a new initiative aimed at infusing exclusive original episodic Virtual Reality (VR) content into the Samsung VR Video … continue reading

Walmart partners with Current Studios to create app for Marvel’s Black Panther

March 8, 2018

Marvel – Black Panther AR from Current Studios on Vimeo. March 7, 2018 – Marvel Comics and Walmart have partnered up with Current Studios to create a Black Panther … continue reading

Samsung part of healthcare collaboration to explore use of “Therapeutic VR” for chronic pain management

March 6, 2018

March 6, 2018 – The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced it is collaborating with Cedars-Sinai, Samsung Electronics America, Bayer and AppliedVR to explore the effectiveness of a digital pain-reduction kit … continue reading

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