VR Hardware Sales Are Getting Stronger
SuperData, which is a division of Nielsen, claims that VR hardware sales should reach $2.1 billion USD by the end of this year (which is up 31% from 2018). The...
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Dec 22, 2019 | General Tech | 1
SuperData, which is a division of Nielsen, claims that VR hardware sales should reach $2.1 billion USD by the end of this year (which is up 31% from 2018). The...
Read Moreby Jim Tanous | May 13, 2019 | General Tech | 0
by Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 1, 2019 | General Tech | 2
The new HoloLens will set you back $3500, so the chances are slim you will convince your boss to buy one, and as it is an AR device to help with work…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Apr 5, 2018 | General Tech | 1
Mozilla is working on Firefox Reality, a browser with an interface specifically designed for AR and VR interaction. The source code for the browser is available already, you can follow the
Read Moreby Sebastian Peak | Mar 21, 2018 | General Tech | 0
We have recently covered news of Qualcomm's ongoing VR/AR efforts (the two terms now combine as "XR", for eXtended reality), with news of the Snapdragon 845-powered reference HMD and more...
Read Moreby Sebastian Peak | Mar 16, 2018 | General Tech | 1
Tobii and Qualcomm's collaboration in the VR HMD (head-mounted display) space is a convergence of two recent stories, with Tobii's impressing showing of a prototype HMD device at CES featuring...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 6, 2018 | General Tech | 3
Intel recently showed off a prototype of their Vaunt smart glasses, which have a significant advantage over Google's failed Glass, no visible camera. Instead these glasses fire a laser into your eyeholes,…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Nov 6, 2017 | General Tech | 0
The Unity Educator Toolkit was created by Unity3D to integrate learning game development into the K-12 public curriculum. Now zSpace, which we’ve mentioned a few times, is joining in...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 2, 2017 | General Tech | 6
Acer's new mixed reality headset, is now available from the Microsoft Store. The $300 price tag compares extremely favourably to the $3000 Hololens that Microsoft is selling. The two headsets will both…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 18, 2017 | General Tech | 0
Google Glass is back, but this time the users should be safely contained in manufacturing facilities and corporate buildings. The initial launch lead to what many felt was a breach of public…
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Jun 28, 2017 | Mobile | 0
Qualcomm has put forward steady work on creating the vibrant hardware ecosystem for mobile VR to facilitate broad adoption of wireless, dedicated head mounted displays. Though the value of Samsung’s Gear VR…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | May 28, 2017 | General Tech | 2
iStaging is virtual-, augmented-, and mixed-reality company that focuses on the real estate, interior design, furniture, and related industries. The news that lead to this post is that Yungching Realty…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Mar 30, 2017 | General Tech | 3
There’s a new sheriff in town! The jauntily named “CaptoGlove” promises to be a true game and VR controller in a handy glove. Originally developed some five years ago...
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Mar 29, 2017 | General Tech | 6
A few weeks ago, we posted about an education company that joined the Khronos Group’s OpenXR Working Group for VR and AR APIs. As I mentioned at the...
Read Moreby Sebastian Peak | Jan 4, 2017 | General Tech | 1
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc and ODG (Osterhout Design Group) have announced that the R-8 and R-9 smartglasses will be the first devices powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC. ODG is a…
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Aug 16, 2016 | Displays, General Tech, Processors, Shows and Expos | 3
At the opening keynote to this summer’s Intel Developer Forum, CEO Brian Krzanich announced a new initiative to enable a completely untether VR platform called Project Alloy. Using Intel processors and sensors…
Read Moreby Sebastian Peak | Jun 9, 2016 | Mobile | 7
Lenovo has unveiled the PHAB2 family at their Lenovo Tech World event today, featuring the PHAB2 Pro, a phablet-sized mobile device powered by Google's Project Tango (now simply Google Tango)...
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