2020
Kia Motors driving the future of car design with Varjo’s collaborative XR technology
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News September 23, 2020 – Varjo, a provider of industrial-grade virtual reality/extended reality (VR/XR) headsets, has today released a case study outlining how Kia Motors is implementing …
2020
Microsoft Teams now available on RealWear devices for firstline worker remote collaboration
In Augmented Reality News September 22, 2020 – Today at Microsoft Ignite, the company’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals, RealWear, Inc, a provider of rugged hands-free head-mounted devices for industry augmented reality (AR), …
2020
8th Wall launches ‘Curved Image Targets’ functionality to its WebAR platform
In Augmented Reality News September 22, 2020 – 8th Wall has today announced the launch of ‘Curved Image Targets’, allowing users of its development platform to create web-based augmented reality (WebAR) experiences that are activated …
2020
Surgical Virtual Reality training company FundamentalVR announces Allan May as Chairman
In Virtual Reality News September 22, 2020 – FundamentalVR, a provider of immersive technology (XR), haptics and machine learning solutions to enhance medical training and patient outcomes, has today announced Allan May as Chairman of …
2020
Vection Technologies signs first public hospital to trial its Augmented Reality healthcare solutions
In Augmented Reality News September 22, 2020 – Vection Technologies Ltd. (Vection), a provider of real-time augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) custom creations and software, has announced that it has signed its first public hospital …
2020
Surgical Virtual Reality training platform provider, Osso VR, raises USD $14 million in Series A funding
In Virtual Reality News September 21, 2020 – Osso VR, a provider of a virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, has today announced that it has raised USD $14 million in Series A …
2020
Inkron invests in Augmented Reality components development infrastructure
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News September 18, 2020 – Inkron, a Nagase Group Company and provider of siloxane-based, optically clear Nano-Imprint Lithography (NIL) materials, has recently announced that it has made a strategic …
2020
VirTra, Inc. awarded USD $1.5 million order from Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
In Virtual Reality News September 18, 2020 – VirTra, Inc., a provider of training simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets, has this week announced that it has received a USD $1.5 …
2020
VRStudios launches Virtual Reality sports platform to integrate players’ at home and LBE VR gaming experiences
In Virtual Reality News September 18, 2020 – VRStudios, a provider of commercial virtual reality (VR) systems, technology, and integrated VR attractions, built expressly for the location-based entertainment (LBE) enterprise, has this week announced the …
2020
NeXR Technologies launches Virtual Reality conference platform NeXR Seminar
In Virtual Reality News September 17, 2020 – Germany based NeXR Technologies has today announced the launch of its virtual reality (VR) ‘NeXR Seminar’ platform, which will enable companies to hold seminars, conferences and training …
2020
Music streaming platform TIDAL partnering with Oculus to bring immersive music performances to VR
In Virtual Reality News September 17, 2020 – Global music and entertainment streaming platform TIDAL announced yesterday that it is partnering with Oculus to bring live, immersive music performances straight into people’s homes via the …
2020
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Platform powering the Oculus Quest 2
In Virtual Reality News September 17, 2020 – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced on the back of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2 that its Snapdragon XR2 Platform is …
2020
Facebook partners with EssilorLuxottica to develop to consumer Smart Glasses
In Augmented Reality News September 16, 2020 – Facebook, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica have today announced a multiyear collaboration to develop the next generation of smart glasses. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg during this …
2020
Facebook Reality Labs unveils Project Aria to further development of wearable Augmented Reality devices
In Augmented Reality News September 16, 2020 – Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) has today unveiled Project Aria — a new research project that the company states will help it build its first generation of wearable …
2020
Facebook announces Oculus Quest 2 standalone Virtual Reality headset
In Virtual Reality News September 16, 2020 – Facebook has today announced the Oculus Quest 2 all-in-one virtual reality headset. The Quest 2 comes with redesigned all-in-one form factor, new Touch controllers, and the company’s …
2020
TRACLabs awarded Phase III SBIR contract for the provision of an Augmented and Mixed Reality training environment for First Responders
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News September 16, 2020 – TRACLabs, Inc., a provider of extended reality (XR) training solutions, has recently been awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by …
2020
University of Birmingham team creates Virtual Reality reconstruction of the Mayflower pilgrim vessel for 400th anniversary of sailing
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News September 16, 2020 – Experts from the University of Birmingham have developed a virtual reality (VR) reconstruction of the Mayflower, one of the earliest pilgrim vessels and a …
2020
XRHealth receives patent for incorporation of biofeedback into its XR therapy solutions
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News September 15, 2020 – XRHealth, a provider of extended reality therapeutic applications, has today announced that it has received a patent to utilize approaches that incorporate biofeedback into …
2020
Bublar Group appoints David Logg as Deputy MD of its Vobling subsidiary
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News September 15, 2020 – Bublar Group subsidiary, Vobling, has announced that it has appointed David Logg as Deputy Managing Director. He joins Bublar from Gartner, where he most …
2020
Virtual Reality startup Nanome and Fujitsu to bring immersive drug design software to Japanese market
In Virtual Reality News September 14, 2020 – San Diego–based virtual reality (VR) startup Nanome, Inc. has today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fujitsu to bring its signature product—an immersive scientific …
2020
Iristick partners with Aviapartner and Air Cargo Belgium to introduce Smart Glasses technology to air freight industry
In Augmented Reality News September 11, 2020 – Iristick, a provider of industrial augmented reality smart glasses, has recently announced that it has joined forces with Aviapartner and Air Cargo Belgium in order to innovate …
2020
Ubisoft announces ‘Far Cry VR: Dive into Insanity’ location-based VR experience exclusive to Zero Latency VR locations
In Virtual Reality News September 11, 2020 – Ubisoft has announced Far Cry VR: Dive into Insanity, a new location-based experience developed in partnership with Zero Latency VR. The game will take a group of …
2020
Sensorium Creators Program announced for Unreal Engine developers to build the Sensorium Galaxy social VR world
In Virtual Reality News September 10, 2020 – Sensorium Corporation has today announced that it has opened its doors for Unreal Engine developers to create content for the Sensorium Galaxy, a social virtual reality (VR) …
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2020
NexTech expands its Augmented Reality e-commerce offering with acquisition of Next Level Ninjas
In Augmented Reality News September 10, 2020 – NexTech AR Solutions (NexTech), a provider of augmented reality (AR) for e-commerce, AR learning applications, AR-enhanced video conferencing and virtual events, has announced that it has acquired …
2020
Mercedes-Benz USA partners with Microsoft to launch Mercedes-Benz Virtual Remote Support solution across its entire US network of 383 dealerships
In Mixed Reality News September 10, 2020 – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has announced a collaboration with Microsoft for its Mercedes-Benz Virtual Remote Support solution, which the company states will help to redefine its automotive maintenance …
2020
Belgian Virtual Therapeutics provider Oncomfort raises EUR €10 million in Series A funding to develop its Digital Sedation VR solution
In Virtual Reality News September 9, 2020 – Oncomfort, a Belgium-based inventor of ‘Digital Sedation’ – a method for relieving patients’ pain and anxiety without medication, has today announced the completion of a EUR €10 …
2020
FundamentalVR adds multi-user virtual classrooms to its surgical Virtual Reality training platform
In Virtual Reality News September 9, 2020 – FundamentalVR, a company that uses immersive technology to improve the way surgeons are trained, has today announced the expansion of its educational platform, Fundamental Surgery, with ‘Teaching …
2020
BeBop Sensors and Talon Simulations receive Epic Games MegaGrant to develop immersive full motion VR training solution
In Virtual Reality News September 9, 2020 – BeBop Sensors, a provider of haptic glove technology, has partnered with industrial gaming simulation provider Talon Simulations to announce that they have received an Epic Games MegaGrant …
2020
Immersive Wisdom demonstrates solution for multi-user interaction within a 3D VR geospatial battlespace to US Air Force
In Virtual Reality News September 8, 2020 – Immersive Wisdom, Inc., a provider of a real-time geospatial collaboration platform compatible across augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR), supported by its implementation partner Entegra Systems Inc., …
2020
Sensorium Corporation unveils first look at ‘PRISM’ – Sensorium Glaxy’s VR destination for electronic music
In Virtual Reality News September 8, 2020 – Sensorium Corporation has today unveiled a first look at PRISM — the world of electronic music within the company’s ‘Sensorium Galaxy’ social VR platform, supported by Russian …
2020
Enterprise AR software provider Taqtile graduates from 5G Open Innovation Lab
In Augmented Reality News September 5, 2020 – Taqtile, a provider of enterprise software that leverages augmented reality (AR) for knowledge capture and sharing, has announced that after 13 weeks of development, testing, and collaboration …
2020
Floréal Films to reveal two new VR pieces at the Venice International Film Festival
In Virtual Reality News September 5, 2020 – From September 2-12, the Venice International Film Festival will showcase several virtual reality (VR) projects as part of its Venice VR Expanded selection. As part of this …
2020
BeBop Sensors selected to present its haptic Forte Data Glove as part of the AFWERX ‘Base of the Future’ challenge
In Virtual Reality News September 4, 2020 – BeBop Sensors, a provider of wearable smart fabric sensor technology, has this week announced that the US Air Force’s AFWERX program has selected the company from over …
2020
Street Smarts VR awarded USD $1.5 million SBIR contract by US Air Force for Virtual Reality training
In Virtual Reality News September 4, 2020 – In the latest of a number of US Air Force (USAF) awards announced this week, New York-based Street Smarts VR (SSVR), a provider of immersive virtual reality …
2020
VR collaboration platform Spatial launches on the Oculus Quest Store with new features
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News September 3, 2020 – Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) collaboration platform, Spatial, which turns any room into a 3D workspace to help connect remote teams, has today announced …
