Upload VR

JUNE 16, 2023

Quest Store digital gift cards are now available in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, and Japan. Digital gift cards are a standard feature of almost every other platform, including Apple's App Store, Google Play, Steam, Xbox, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop. Meta launched digital gift cards in the US back in October.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2020

Google has taken its sweet time bringing its VR creation app Tilt Brush (2016) to PSVR, although having recently slimmed down the app to fit on the modest mobile chipset of Oculus Quest may have given the company needed incentive to finally launch on PSVR. Japan – CUSA18283_00. Europe – CUSA18231_00.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 5, 2022

Google Maps has your back. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google announced a handful of small new features that could actually make a nice difference for those who use Maps for their driving commutes. First, Google will roll out tollbooth tracking for navigation in the U.S., Japan, India, and Indonesia this month.

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GizModo VR

MAY 30, 2021

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has teamed up with Sony, Doshisha University, and toymaker Tomy to send a transforming rover roughly the size of a baseball to the Moon. What a time to be alive, amirite? Read more.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2018

Oculus recently announced the’ll be expanding their educational pilot program by donating Oculus Rift and Oculus Go headsets to a number of educational institutions across Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle. The post Oculus to Donate Rift & Go to Learning Institutions Across Seattle, Taiwan, & Japan appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

As Space Invaders turns 45, TAITO teams up with Google and UNIT9 to give its players an elevated AR gaming experience with Google’s ARCore Geospatial API. TAITO and Google partnered with global production and innovation studio UNIT9 to transform Space Invaders into an immersive AR game in honor of its 45th anniversary.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 14, 2022

With this in mind, Google has activated a new feature on Maps that shows you the cost of toll roads on your trip. SEE ALSO: Simple Google Maps tips and tricks that everyone should know. Google originally announced this feature in April , saying it would roll out later that month, but we had to wait a little longer for it to go live.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2018

Ahead of SID Display Week, researchers have published details on Google and LG’s 18 Mpixel 4.3-in ” The researchers attached to the project are Googl’es Carlin Vieri, Grace Lee, and Nikhil Balram, and LG’s Sang Hoon Jung, Joon Young Yang, Soo Young Yoon, and In Byeong Kang. Specification. Upper bound.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Seen a direct competitor to Meta Quest 2, Pico 4 still isn’t officially sold in the US; the headset is currently only available across Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most countries in Europe. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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VRScout

JUNE 3, 2019

A closed beta for Dragon Quest Walk launches in Japan later this month. Thanks to the initial groundwork laid out by Google Ingress and the unprecedented popularity of Pokemon Go, it seems as though every major franchise has begun toying with the idea of their own AR mobile apps. Image Credit: Square Enix.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Before its release in the US, Nreal has rolled out via telecoms in South Korea, Japan, Germany and Spain.

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Next Reality AR

JANUARY 4, 2019

on the App Store and Google Play on January 8, "David Bowie Is" packs a virtual recreation of the eponymous touring exhibit, which has drawn two million visitors in 12 cities to date. The app is collaboration between the David Bowie Archive and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.,

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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2018

VR180 makes its way to Japan as YouTube continues to expand its VR Creator Lab. YouTube has set their sights on yet another location for their VR production course, this time bringing their support to the talented creators of Tokyo, Japan. Image Credit: Google / YouTube / VRScout.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You can find a list of officially supported controllers here , although many other non-listed Bluetooth controller also work, like an old Google Stadia controller. Supported controllers include all Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers, PS4 and PS5 controllers, and some later-generation Xbox One controllers. So, what’s the big deal?

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 27, 2021

Almost a decade before the world finally realized how tedious April Fool’s Day pranks are, Google revealed a farcical 8-bit port of Google Maps for the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System. The prank was quickly forgotten, but not by one maker, who, nine years later, has made the NES version of Google Maps a reality.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2023

The Japan-based company accounts for nearly half of all global camera sales, putting it in a good position to look for ways to integrate its high-quality optics in service of metaverse immersion. And why Canon?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In the blink of an eye the world around me dissolves and the restaurants of East Fourth Street are replaced by the brilliant purple face of Japan’s Mt. This is Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR is a surprise project from Google’s Geo team that is being both announced and released today. This is not the real Mt.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. In a particularly interesting case, there is a business in Japan that offers first-class flights and vacationing to any location using VR. I am not the only one who has identified this trend.

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VRScout

AUGUST 21, 2019

Each of these effects are synched to the players in-game actions across 16 titles: Beat Saber, Fruit Ninja, Racket NX, Space Pirate Trainer, Angry Birds VR, Electronaut, Fisherman’s Tale, Job Simulator, Accounting +, Google Earth VR, Moss, SUPERHOT, Arizona Sunshine, Raw Data, Tilt Brush, as well as Windlands 2 , with more on the way. .

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

Japan Display Inc. This Japan display had moving scenes and I couldn’t see the SDE anymore, even though it supposedly has lower PPI. Our friends over at UploadVR also have an interesting piece on Google And LG’s new 1,443 PPI VR display , also debuted at SID earlier this week. inch, 2,160 × 2,432 resolution TFT-LCD (120Hz).

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2020

Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Australia and Japan. You can download the free companion app via the Apple App Store and Google Play. FORM’s AR smart goggles are available now for $199 at formswim.com and on Amazon in the U.S., Image Credit: FORM.

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

As demand from Japanese companies alone may not suffice, Rapidus is looking for orders from international corporations like Apple, Google, and Meta. "We partner, and we have begun discussions with some GAFAM [Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft] corporations," Atsuyoshi Koike, chief executive of Rapidus, told Nikkei. "Specifically,

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

who first immigrated to Japan over 25 years ago. Between that, I worked on consumer cloud software with Google for five years… managing engineering teams for Gmail, Japanese mobile, Google Labs, and social (Blogger etc.) teams for Japan. Hello Eido, introduce yourself to my readers!

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 14, 2019

Perhaps not surprisingly, this idea originated in Japan, but over the past few years it has really gained popularity around the world. The idea of Escape Rooms originated in Japan, but over the past few years it has gained popularity around the world Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Learn about the m**averse in Japan. Mogura VR , one of the most important magazines about VR in Japan, has organized an event hosting a few important Japanese VR professionals to discuss the m**averse in Japan. Japan is a country always devoted to innovation, and at the forefront in some technological fields like robotics.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To celebrate the new service, Psychic VR Lab launched METADIMENSIONS on 15 October at Shibuya Scramble in Japan, where visitors can view artistic AR visuals via a smartphone camera. Psychic VR Lab uses ARCore from Google and Niantic’s Lightship AR software elopement kit (SDK) to enable its geotagged content.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure. Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2017

The move comes just a week after the company announced a mobile standalone Vive headset in partnership with Google. Curious still, the Link headset is only due to be released in Japan, HTC tells Road to VR. Meanwhile HTC itself has yet to offer a Daydream ready phone that would work with Google’s Daydream View headset.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Unsurprisingly, the concept first originated in Japan, but over the past few years it has gained massive popularity around the world. Scriptum is currently available to download on Google play and iTunes for free, but there is no doubt that a very attractive commercial market for a product such as this exists.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Canada and Japan, the feature is now being quietly deployed in seven new markets—meaning that the global crusade against spam calls will soon gain some key allies. One of the Pixel lineup’s best features is Call Screen, which seamlessly roots out spam and other unwanted calls. Previously only available in U.S., Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

The system also allows you to play SteamVR games, provided you download a software called RiftCat for mobile headsets such as Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard. Image courtesy Nolo VR. AntVR’s inside-out tracking for its Mix AR headset is provided by Nolo CV1. ” Zhang says.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. HTC has announced a mobile headset called Link — which will only be available in Japan, works with HTC’s new U11 smartphone, and is not affiliated with HTC Vive. If you’re confused as to what this means regarding the boundaries HTC and HTC Vive, well– I am too.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As part of a settlement with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Apple announced today that it would tweak its App Store rules to allow certain app developers to include a link to an external website to set up or manage accounts. This will be rolled out globally beginning in early 2022 and essentially allows developers… Read more.

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VRScout

JANUARY 1, 2017

With notable exceptions, these are often companies producing cheap replicas of existing mobile hardware like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear without any additional, unique features. As it turns out, investment is still flowing into the Chinese VR industry. million). So, no, the Chinese VR industry is not imploding or crashing and burning.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2017

This year the event will have dedicated tracks covering medical VR, VR development & content creation, VR for education, WebVR, location-based VR & Vsports, and feature regional pavilions from Japan, Korea, China, and Europe. The Once & Future Web – Google. Session Highlights: . What’s Next for Live Adult VR – CAM4VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The Google Maps-powered augmented reality experience has players tracking down digital monsters along the streets and walking paths in the real world. 5 highest-grossing iPhone game in Japan. Pokémon Go doesn’t top the Google Play Android app store. Most notably, Pokémon Go is only the No. Alongside China and the U.S.,

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Bytedance is trying to expand also in Japan , launching the Pico 4 with the support of many influencers. I discovered there is a website that records all the projects killed by Google. It has even created pop-up stalls to make people try the headset and eventually buy it. News worth a mention. Image by Nreal). Learn more. Some XR fun.

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