Oculus Connect becomes Facebook Connect, goes virtual on September 16
Goodbye, Oculus Connect — hello, Facebook Connect. Following last week’s controversial announcement that Facebook accounts will be required to use all future Oculus virtual...
Facebook reveals holographic optics for thin and light VR headsets
Today’s virtual reality headsets are universally big — closer to goggles than glasses, and even then, larger and heavier than modern ski goggles. While...
Niantic’s latest AR features add realism to Pokémon Go
Niantic is adding augmented reality features to Pokémon Go that should make the blending of animation and the real world seem more realistic. While...
Nreal Light AR glasses add multi-user shared spaces and WebXR support
As excitement builds for the consumer release of Nreal’s Light augmented reality glasses this fall, the company is continuing to entice developers to support...
How could COVID-19 change AR/VR’s future?
COVID-19 is impacting the lives of billions. Early-stage technology markets like virtual and augmented reality are trivial by comparison. However, AR/VR companies are dealing...
Taking gaming in Southeast Asia to new heights
Presented by Singtel Already a well-honed pastime since the very first computers made its way into homes, our increasingly digital lifestyle and hyper-connectivity has...
Niantic acquires 6D.ai, which is mapping the world in 3D
Niantic has acquired 6D.ai, an augmented reality company that is building a 3D map of the world using only smartphone cameras. CEO John Hanke...
Digi-Capital: Over $4.1 billion invested in AR and VR in 2019
Digi-Capital’s AR/VR Analytics Platform tracked $4.1 billion in AR/VR investment in 2019, the third-highest virtual reality investment and augmented reality investment year on record...
Hired: AR/VR engineers replace blockchain programmers as hottest commodity
Augmented reality and virtual reality jobs are hot, with demand surging 1,400% in 2019, according to a new State of Software Engineers report by job...
Apple’s AR glasses deserve an Apple Watch-style ‘early access’ launch
When Apple revealed this week that its wearables segment “is now the size of a Fortune 150 company,” making over $20 billion in 2019 and...