2019
Calm app now available on Oculus Go and Gear VR
February 22, 2019 – Oculus has today announced the addition of ‘Calm’, Apple’s 2017 App of the Year and a Google Play 2018 Editor’s Choice Award winner. Calm offers a … continue reading
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2019
HTC Vive announces Vive Focus Plus standalone hardware for enterprise customers
February 21, 2019 – Vive has today announced its newest virtual reality standalone hardware for enterprise customers, the VIVE Focus Plus. The company has upgraded the existing six degrees of … continue reading
2019
Samsung announces new Galaxy S10 smartphone line with little mention of AR/VR functionality
February 20, 2019 – A decade on since the launch of the first Galaxy S, Samsung Electronics has today announced its new Galaxy S10 line of premium smartphones. The Galaxy … continue reading
2019
ViewAR to release a refreshed Furniture Live Template
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkzC0XiB55M February 13, 2019 – ViewAR has today announced that it is releasing a refreshed version of its Furniture Live template. Furniture Live is ViewAR’s product visualization application that utilizes … continue reading
2019
Samsung Launches Exynos 7 Series 7904 Mobile Processor, tailored for Indian market
January 21, 2019 – Samsung Electronics today announced its latest Exynos 7 Series 7904, a mobile processor with multimedia support that has been optimized to deliver high-end multimedia capabilities in … continue reading
2019
Vuzix announces the launch of consumer version of its Blade augmented reality smart glasses
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
2019
nreal announces ‘nreal light’ mixed reality glasses and USD $15 million in Series A funding
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
2018
Virtual Desktop app to come to Gear VR and Oculus Go this week
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
2018
BAE Systems announces £20 million investment into AR and AI technologies for future naval ship combat systems
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
2018
Samsung announces Exynos 9 Series 9820 Processor capable of on-device AI processing and object recognition for AR/VR applications
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
2018
Acer introduces the Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality headset
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
2018
Microsoft announces Project Kinect for Azure and demonstrates mixed reality capabilities at annual developer conference
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
2018
Samsung launches its ‘Pilot Season’ initiative for episodic VR content on Samsung VR Video service
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
2018
Walmart partners with Current Studios to create app for Marvel’s Black Panther
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
2017
Samsung partners with L’Oreal to launch VR makeup tutorial through Gear VR
December 11, 2017 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., in partnership with NYX Professional Makeup, today announced the launch of a virtual reality makeup tutorial Samsung through Gear VR. The ‘Impossibly … continue reading