FundamentalVR is teaming up with Haptx to create haptic-based surgical gloves that allow surgeons to use their hands and fingers as part of a VR demo.Read More Source: HaptX teams up with FundamentalVR to create VR surgery gloves
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LaunchDarkly raises $44 million to help software developers test new features
LaunchDarkly, a startup that provides a feature flagging framework for software development, has raised $44 million in a series C round.Read More Source: LaunchDarkly raises $44 million to help software developers test new features
Morpholio lets you walk into an AR sketch
Morpholio has released AR SketchWalk, an augmented reality application that lets you walk around inside the images you create.Read More Source: Morpholio lets you walk into an AR sketch
HTC Vive marketing exec leaves VR for Micron
Rahul Sandil, former marketing executive at HTC’s Vive virtual reality division, is jumping ship to Micron Technology, where he will run consumer marketing.Read More Source: HTC Vive marketing exec leaves VR for Micron
Luci debuts lightweight VR glasses with dual Micro-OLED displays for entertainment
Luci is unveiling an entertainment VR headset, dubbed the Luci Immers, that promises crystal-clear viewing of VR films via MicroLED displays.Read More Source: Luci debuts lightweight VR glasses with dual Micro-OLED displays for entertainment
Doctor Who headlines VR movies debuting at Tribeca
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 is coming up and the show is packing a host of VR premieres, with more than 30 experiences like Doctor Who: The Runaway.Read More Source: Doctor Who headlines VR movies debuting at Tribeca
AR is going to kill the map’s blue dot
AR can be used to guide us, literally, step-by-step through our favorite labyrinths of culture — malls, airports, hospitals, offices, and beyond.Read More Source: AR is going to kill the map’s blue dot
Lone Echo’s Olivia Rhodes is VR’s best character yet
OPINION: “Bulldogs are a symbol of the British spirit,” Captain Oliva “Liv” Rhodes tells you as you inspect her Union Jack-sporting dog ornament wearing a Churchill hat. “We don’t want to know when the odds are against us.” “Ah,” your character, an android named Jack, replies. “Sounds familiar.” In a few hours’ time, it will...
Microsoft: Consumer AR’s path is ‘measured in years’
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 reveal event last week made one thing clear: This is a device for the enterprise. If the multiple demos from business partners didn’t make that known, the $3,500 price tag certainly did. But consumer AR is an increasingly popular topic. We can all see a future where cheaper HoloLens units are giving us...
Valve loses VR engineers in recent layoff
Thirteen employees at Valve Corporation were let go recently, including people working in virtual reality at the Steam company.Read More Source: Valve loses VR engineers in recent layoff