2020
Rony Abovitz to step down as CEO of Magic Leap
In Mixed Reality News May 28, 2020 – Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz has announced today that he will be stepping down as CEO of the company. The news … continue reading
Software
2020
HP unveils HP Reverb G2 Virtual Reality headset in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxp9xxgEfak In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 28, 2020 – HP Inc. has today unveiled its latest virtual reality (VR) headset, the HP Reverb G2, in collaboration with … continue reading
2020
Qualcomm and Ericsson begin over-the-air trials for Boundless XR over 5G
In Virtual Reality News May 28, 2020 – Qualcomm has announced that over-the-air trials for Boundless XR over 5G at both Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson campuses have been kicked off, … continue reading
2020
Varjo partners with MeetinVR to deliver photorealistic collaboration in Virtual Reality
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 27, 2020 – Varjo, a provider of industrial-grade VR/XR headsets, has today announced a commercial partnership with MeetinVR, creators of enterprise … continue reading
2020
Taqtile and 3D Media partner to optimize Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions for enterprise
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News May 27, 2020 — Taqtile, a provider of the enterprise software platform, Manifest, for frontline worker enablement, has today announced a strategic partnership … continue reading
2020
Facebook announces Spark AR updates to expand features and Augmented Reality capabilities for Instagram
In Augmented Reality News May 27, 2020 – After recently rolling out several new Spark AR features and capabilities, Facebook is today announcing the release of version 89 of its … continue reading
2020
Pico Interactive announces availability of its Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye Virtual Reality headsets
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 27, 2020 – Pico Interactive, a developer of virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions, has today announced the availability of headsets from … continue reading
2020
8th Wall brings Augmented Reality Face Effects to the web
In Augmented Reality News May 26, 2020 – 8th Wall has today announced the launch of 8th Wall Face Effects, meaning the web development platform now offers tools to develop … continue reading
2020
Scandit raises USD $80 million in Series C funding to help expand its AR business offering
In Augmented Reality News May 26, 2020 – Scandit, a technology platform for mobile computer vision and augmented reality (AR) solutions for enterprise, has today announced that it has raised … continue reading
2020
Qualcomm collaborates with 15 global operators to deliver XR viewers within the next year
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 26, 2020 – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has today at Augmented World Expo (AWE), celebrated the … continue reading
2020
Zappar launches SDKs for the release of its Universal AR platform
In Augmented Reality News May 26, 2020 – Zappar, a provider of an augmented reality platform and creative studio, has today announced that its computer vision libraries are now … continue reading
2020
PRG and XR Studios utilize Extended Reality technology to produce Katy Perry’s American Idol performance
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News May 25, 2020 – XR Studios, a Los Angeles-based production company dedicated to producing XR content in live entertainment, recently engaged Production Resource … continue reading
2020
NVIDIA announces NVIDIA CloudXR 1.0 software development kit for XR over 5G
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 23, 2020 – NVIDIA has recently announced its NVIDIA CloudXR 1.0 software development kit, something that the company states will … continue reading
2020
All you need to know about AWE Online – 2020’s Global AR and VR event
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 22, 2020 – In a few days, Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2020 will take place, but not in its usual … continue reading
2020
Oculus for Business enterprise Virtual Reality platform now available
In Virtual Reality News May 21, 2020 – Oculus has today announced that its ‘Oculus for Business’ enterprise virtual reality platform is officially out of closed beta and generally available. … continue reading