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Vision Summit 2017 Announces Award Winners Today

May 1, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

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Vision VR/AR Summit announced their 2017 ‘Best Of’ Award Winners today. Check out who made the cut below. We’ve included each winner’s synopsis, however it’s worth taking a deeper look at each piece; this year’s winners truly surpassed even the highest of expectations! Best Game: Superhot VR by SUPERHOT This first person action, fighting, shooter game is […]

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Apple Hires NASA AR Expert For Their Upcoming Glasses

April 25, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

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Jeff Norris, former Mission Operations Innovation Chief of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), is another fairly new hire to be added to the impressive employee roster at Apple. Bloomberg reported that Norris joined Apple earlier this year as a senior manager on the company’s augmented reality team. The team, run by former Dolby Labs executive Mike Rockwell is said […]

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Mark Zuckerberg Introduces Beta for First Augmented Reality Platform Today at F8

April 18, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

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This morning marked the opening of Facebook’s F8 developer conference where Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that they are making “the first mainstream augmented reality platform.” A closed beta version of this platform launches today for specific groups and individuals. According to Zuckerberg, people are moving away from text and embracing the camera’s benefit for social interaction. […]

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AMD Acquires Nitero Wireless VR Company

April 10, 2017 Alexandra Sedor

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced today that they have purchased wireless VR startup Nitero, a company that builds 60 Ghz wireless chips for streaming VR and AR content from desktop computers to headsets. According to Forbes, the company acquired the IP and acquihired all the employees of Austin-based Nitero. Nitero co-founder and CEO Pat Kelly has […]

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Avegant ‘Light Field’ Will Be A New Mixed Reality Platform

March 17, 2017 SJ Kim

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Avegant has recently announced the introduction to their patent-pending technology called Light Field. Essentially, its a new mixed reality platform for head-mounted displays that enables up close and personal interaction with vivid virtual objects. The start-up company has set out on a quest to solve a current problem in the mixed reality industry, which is […]

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Pokemon Go Has Just Passed $1 Billion In Revenue

January 31, 2017 SJ Kim

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Pokemon Go created something never seen before in the mobile gaming app industry (in terms of popularity). The world went into a frenzy where millions of people simultaneously went outside trying to catch the digital Pokemon. Hoards of crowds gathered in public areas from morning til dusk trying to catch rare Pokemon such as Charizard, Blastoise, […]

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Nike Releases An Augmented Reality Display On iD Shoes To Show The Customizable Options

January 19, 2017 SJ Kim

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Nike is a footwear giant that owns a majority of the market when it comes to sneakers. They have different types of shoes for different types of activities such as running, soccer, football, skating, and more. Their famous Air Jordan line (meant for basketball) is a multibillion-dollar business alone. They also have a line of […]

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What VR And AR Things To Look For In 2017

January 1, 2017 SJ Kim

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2016, what an eventful year full of excitement, sadness, innovation, and curiosity. Now that the year has fully passed we can look forward to what 2017 will bring us. In the VR and AR world, these are the things to keep an eye out for.   Xbox Project Scorpio Microsoft’s rival in the gaming world, […]

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