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 comes shortly after the company …
Headsets
2020
HP unveils HP Reverb G2 Virtual Reality headset in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft
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 industry leaders Valve and Microsoft. The …
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 virtual collaboration software. Through the …
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 its ‘Pico Neo’ line – …
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 milestone of partnering with global …
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 bring “major advancements” to the …
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 form. In light of everything …
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. The company first announced its …
2020
Mozilla partners with Pico for release of Firefox Reality 10 Virtual Reality browser, which now supports WebXR
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News May 21, 2020 – Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox Reality 10 – the latest version of its XR web browser. In its last two …
2020
Kognitiv Spark partners with Mack Defense and Valcom to provide Mixed Reality remote support from Canada to Europe
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News May 20, 2020 – Kognitiv Spark, a provider of augmented and mixed reality applications for industrial remote worker support, has today announced that it has partnered with Mack …
2020
ThirdEye and NuEyes partner to introduce Pro 2 Smart Glasses for visually impaired
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News May 19, 2020 – ThirdEye, a provider of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) enterprise solutions, has today announced a new partnership with NuEyes, a provider of …
2020
Oculus announces several software updates, new VR remote work apps, and anniversary sale on the Quest and Rift platforms
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News May 18, 2020 – Oculus has today announced several updates to its Quest platform, including a new software update for hand tracking on Quest devices, increased apps to …
2020
Oculus announces the next phase of Hand Tracking on Quest
In Virtual Reality News May 18, 2020 – Last year Oculus released hand tracking on Quest as an Experimental feature, which allowed people to use their real hands to interact in VR without controllers. The …
2020
Oculus Quest users have spent more than USD $100 million on VR content in first year of device’s existence
In Virtual Reality News May 18, 2020 – Oculus is today celebrating the upcoming one-year anniversary of Oculus Quest and Rift S. In honour of the anniversary, the company has announced the latest updates to …
2020
Samsung announces ending of services for its web, mobile and headset XR applications
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News May 17, 2020 – Samsung has announced this week that it will be ending service for its XR applications across web, mobile, and headset platforms. The service will …