Magic Leap, a buzzy augmented reality startup privately valued at $4.5 billion, overhyped its technology, according to a report on Thursday. The article by tech news site The Information claimed that Magic Leap executives have overstated the quality of their still unreleased augmented reality device and that a prototype is inferior to that by rivals’...
Greenlight Insights and M2 Advisory Group are merging to form a larger market research firm focused on virtual reality, games, and other technology markets. Above: Clifton Dawson, CEO of Greenlight Insights. Image Credit: Greenlight VR The combined companies will focus on analysis and business resources for immersive and interactive technologies. San Francisco-based Greenlight Insights is headed...
The Venture Reality Fund has released its latest augmented reality landscape research, which shows dozens of companies that are developing the infrastructure, tools, platforms, and apps for the fast-growing AR ecosystem. The landscape helps to visualize all of the companies in the space, and it also helps categorize the competition. The fund has also a...
VR platforms still don’t have a lot of videos that take full advantage of modern headsets, but one company has introduced a new device to make it easier to produce that kind of content. Orah is now shipping its 4i camera. This device is available for $3,595, and it enables creators to instantly broadcast a 4K...
Niantic has revealed that it is releasing new creatures in Pokémon Go, but many fans are not satisfied with the developer’s latest addition to 2016’s biggest mobile game. The update, which is live now, only introduces a handful of new pocket monsters. In the eggs you find at Pokéstops, you can now hatch creatures like Cleffa and Igglybuff....
Pokémon Go is expanding — but it’s not getting as many extra creatures as some fans were expecting. Developer Niantic revealed today that it is introducing new pocket monsters to its popular mobile game. Starting today (December 12), trainers may collect Togepi, Pichu, and “select Pokémon” that first debuted in the Pokémon Gold and Silver (Gen 2) games...
Gfycat is launching Gfycat Loops for Android today to enable people to create simple high-quality animated GIFs. The company released the Gfycat Loops app for free on the Google Play store. It lets people create GIFs on the go. It can capture images from augmented reality games, such as Pokémon Go, or from screen recordings, gallery...
Pixvana is debuting its cloud-based virtual reality creation tool and delivery platform, Spin Studio. Seattle-based Pixvana said that Spin Studio lets VR developers stitch, edit, finish, publish, and play back — all in one seamless platform. The cloud-based, integrated platform makes it easier and less expensive for VR professionals to create immersive experiences, the company...
Microsoft is looking to unify manufacturers around using Windows to power mixed reality headsets, with a plan to support HMDs featuring a wide range of specifications. Next year, Microsoft plans to support headsets from manufacturers like Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo starting at just $300, and by the end of the year the tech giant...
Qualcomm Technologies is bullish on virtual reality and augmented reality, but it isn’t satisfied with the technology yet. The company is crafting its latest mobile processors and other technology so that VR and AR can become untethered, show imagery with higher resolution, use better displays, and be lightweight and energy efficient enough so that we’ll...
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