2020
Pixee Medical completes knee surgery using Vuzix M400 Augmented Reality Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News July 1, 2020 – Vuzix Corporation, a supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technology and products, has announced that Pixee Medical, a France-based medical company, in collaboration with Pr. …
2020
British theatre company Punchdrunk announces ‘major collaboration’ with Niantic
In Augmented Reality News June 30, 2020 – Punchdrunk, a British theatre company that provides interactive theatrical experiences, has today announced a major collaboration with Niantic, the developers behind the popular augmented reality gaming experiences …
2020
North acquired by Google and will no longer be shipping its Focals 2.0 Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News June 30, 2020 – North, the maker of Focals smart glasses – everyday smart glasses with direct retinal projection and prescription compatibility – has today announced that it has been acquired …
2020
Arvizio announces integration of Autodesk BIM 360 with its enterprise XR Platform
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News June 30, 2020 – Arvizio has today announced the integration of Autodesk BIM 360 with its enterprise XR Platform. The integration allows users to import models from BIM …
2020
Sansar announces long-term partnership with VRJAM to establish Lost Horizon as a long-term VR festival destination
In Virtual Reality News June 29, 2020 – Virtual live events platform Sansar has today announced a long-term partnership with VRJAM to establish Lost Horizon, a turnkey VR festival venue. Lost Horizon has been developed …
2020
SWEET FIT integrates MySizeID measurement solution into its Augmented Reality fitting mirror for virtual clothing try on
In Augmented Reality News June 29, 2020 – My Size, Inc., a developer and creator of smartphone measurement solutions, has today announced that SWEET FIT, a provider of an interactive virtual fitting mirror, has integrated …
2020
Varjo announces release of Varjo Base 2.4 with improvements for creation of advanced Mixed Reality experiences
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 26, 2020 – Varjo has announced the release of a new version of its headset companion software Varjo Base. The new 2.4 software release includes new features …
2020
TeamViewer Pilot app now integrated with Google’s ARCore Depth API for more realistic AR remote assist
In Augmented Reality News June 26, 2020 – TeamViewer, a provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, has announced that its augmented reality (AR) app, TeamViewer Pilot, now integrates with Google’s ARCore Depth API. The company …
2020
Google announces availability of its Depth API for more immersive Augmented Reality experiences on Android
In Augmented Reality News June 25, 2020 – Google has announced today that its Depth API is now available in ARCore 1.18 for Android and Unity, including AR Foundation, across hundreds of millions of compatible …
2020
HTC Vive announces seven new investments through its Vive X program for early-stage XR market investment
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 25, 2020 – Vive X, HTC Vive’s early-stage investment program, has today announced that it has nearly doubled the value of its investments in the …
2020
Librestream closes $24 million Series D financing round to expand market presence of its Augmented Worker platform
In Augmented Reality News June 24, 2020 – Librestream, a provider of augmented worker enterprise solutions, has today announced a new CAD $24 million Series D capital raise from new and existing investors. Today’s Series …
2020
Oculus announces it will end sales of Oculus Go, along with plans to open up app distribution on Quest devices starting 2021
In Virtual Reality News June 24, 2020 – Facebook owned company Oculus has this week announced that it will not be shipping any more 3DoF (3 degrees of freedom) virtual reality products – namely, the …
2020
ThirdEye and AVATAR Partners announce partnership to offer X2 MR Glasses to military personnel and first responders
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News June 24, 2020 – ThirdEye, a provider or augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) enterprise solutions, has today announced a new partnership with AVATAR Partners, a software …
2020
Ready At Dawn acquired by Facebook and to join Oculus Studios
In Virtual Reality News June 23, 2020 – Facebook has recently announced that it has acquired Ready At Dawn, the studio behind VR titles such as Lone Echo and Echo Arena, as well as popular …
2020
Apple announces ARKit 4 with new Depth API, Location Anchors and expanded Face Tracking support
In Augmented Reality News June 23, 2020 – Apple has announced its iPadOS 14, which introduces new features designed specifically for iPad, including made-for-iPad app designs, streamlined system interactions with compact UIs for Siri, …
2020
US Air Force’s 96th Test Wing looking for Augmented Reality proposals for geospatial information display solution
In Augmented Reality News June 22, 2020 – The 96th Test Wing, a unit of the US Air Force operating out of Elgin Air Force Base in Florida, has recently published a contract stating that …
2020
NexTech’s signs contract with Real Asset Media to provide its InfernoAR virtual events video conferencing platform
In Augmented Reality News June 22, 2020 – NexTech AR Solutions (NexTech), a provider of augmented reality applications for eCommerce, learning, and virtual events, has today announced that it has signed a one year contract …
2020
XR Association names Joan O’Hara as its Senior Director of Public Policy
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 22, 2020 – Today, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the technology manufacturers that power the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality industries, has …
2020
Red 6 receives investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures to further develop its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System for fighter pilot training
In Augmented Reality News June 19, 2020 – Red 6, a technology firm that provides military training applications, has announced that it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the strategic investment arm …
2020
MedCognition delivers Mixed Reality military medical training modules to US Army
In Mixed Reality News June 19, 2020 – MedCognition, a Texas-based start-up, has recently announced that it has completed a series of military medical education and training modules for the US Army, which have the …
2020
LlamaZOO awarded CAD $300,000 to further develop its TimberOps immersive visual analytics platform
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 18, 2020 – LlamaZOO Interactive has announced that it has been awarded CAD $300,000 in partnership with the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculty of …
2020
Augmedics’ Augmented Reality surgical guidance technology used in minimally invasive spine surgery
In Augmented Reality News June 17, 2020 – Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush announced today that Dr. Frank Phillips, Professor and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and the Section of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery …
2020
Immerse’s Virtual Enterprise Platform now integrates with Oculus Quest for employee VR training data capture
In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2020 – Immerse, a provider of virtual reality (VR) software for business, has announced that its Virtual Enterprise Platform (VEP) now integrates with the Oculus Quest and other standalone …
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2020
CDC intends to award Virtual Reality CAVE contract to Mechdyne Corporation
In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2020 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US has announced that it intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to Mechdyne Corporation …
2020
EON Reality announces US Air Force expands its VR and AR use of its AVR Platform
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News June 15, 2020 – EON Reality has recently announced that the US Air Force has expanded its virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) use of the company’s AVR Platform. …
2020
Augmedics raises USD $15 million in Series B financing led by its own US staff
In Augmented Reality News June 15, 2020 – Augmedics, a provider of augmented reality (AR) surgical image guidance solutions, has announced that it has raised USD $15 million in Series B financing, led by …
2020
Several XR works to be presented at Marché du Film’s ‘Cannes XR Virtual’ online event
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 13, 2020 – For its 2020 edition, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes’ XR program dedicated to virtual and augmented reality will become …
2020
Bublar Group partners with Dafo to create Virtual Reality fire emergency training solution
In Virtual Reality News June 12, 2020 – Bublar Group’s subsidiary, Vobling, has announced a new strategic partnership with Dafo, a Nordic supplier of fire suppression systems and fire safety equipment. Dafo will act as …
2020
Boeing to use Varjo’s Virtual Reality headsets to conduct astronaut training for its Starliner program
In Virtual Reality News June 11, 2020 – Varjo, a provider of industrial-grade virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) headsets, has today announced that its VR headsets will be used by Boeing’s Starliner program …
2020
HTC Vive makes its Vive Wave runtime available to all Qualcomm Snapdragon customers to accellerate XR and 5G experiences
In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News June 11, 2020 – HTC Vive has announced that it is working together with Qualcomm Technologies through an agreement to pre-integrate and optimize Vive’s Wave development platform for …
2020
U.S. Air Force looking to procure Virtual Reality production equipment to create its own aircraft maintenance training program
In Virtual Reality News June 11, 2020 – The 100th Maintenance Group (100 MXG), a division of the U.S. Air Force, is looking to procure virtual reality (VR)/video production equipment capable of recording, editing, and …
2020
CDC to utilize Georgia State University’s volumetric capture system to create Virtual Reality laboratory training courses
In Virtual Reality News June 10, 2020 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US has announced that it intends to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to Georgia State …
2020
Flowly launches immersive app to address chronic pain and anxiety using Virtual Reality
In Virtual Reality News June 9, 2020 – Flowly has today officially launched its interactive mobile app to address chronic pain and anxiety. The platform offers immersive experiences in picturesque and peaceful virtual reality (VR) …
2020
Augmented Reality educational app ‘Outside 3D’ launches on Android and iOS
In Augmented Reality News June 9, 2020 – Educational augmented reality (AR) app, Outside 3D, which brings immersive learning to mobile phones, has launched as of yesterday. Available on Android and iOS, Outside 3D is an educational app that provides immersive learning …
2020
Glastonbury Festival’s Shangri-La experience to be held in Virtual Reality as ‘Lost Horizon’ this year
In Virtual Reality News June 8, 2020 – The team behind Glastonbury Festival’s Shangri-La experience, in partnership with Sansar and VR Jam, has today announced Lost Horizon (July 3 & 4): a music and arts …
