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Apple Reportedly In Talks To Purchase VR Live Streaming Platform NextVR

VRScout

Another move towards the companies rumored AR/VR device perhaps? According to a new report by 9to5Mac , Apple is currently in the process of acquiring VR/AR live streaming platform NextVR for a modest $100M. Founded in 2009 by D.J. Back in 2018 reports began circulating that Apple was in development of a hybrid VR/AR headset.

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Report: Apple to Acquire Live Event Streaming Company NextVR for $100M

Road to VR

Founded in 2009, the Orange County-based startup broadcasts stereoscopic video of live sports and music to a wide swath of VR headsets, including Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift S. According to CrunchBase , the company’s total funding comes to $115.5

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NextVR Plans 6DOF, Increased Quality, and AR Support for Live VR Video in 2018

Road to VR

.” In addition, NextVR plans to “broadly support” AR devices in mid-2018. ” Launched in 2009, NextVR has many years of experience in live broadcast, transitioning from stereoscopic 3D content delivery as Next3D to a VR-focused platform.

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Is “Camera Marketing” AR’s Revenue Leader?

AR Insider

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” Bright Spot.

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Dark Slope Secures $1.5M to Bring Location-based VR to Toronto

Road to VR

Dark Slope, a Toronto-based VR/AR developer, today announced the studio has secured $1.5 Based on Nathan Jurevicius’ graphic novel Scarygirl (2009) and the various console & PC games that followed, Scarygirl Mission Maybee is a first-person action game that tasks players with saving the world from Dr. .”

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

The Ghost Howls

I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. Some customers require features that are beyond the capabilities of the commercial-grade headsets (i.e., And what about AR? What are the differences between working as a military technology provider and a civilian one?

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Acer & HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Dev Kits Now Available for Pre-order Starting at $300

Road to VR

The ‘Windows Holographic First Run’ application, a sort of pre-check to see if your computer can actually run one of Window’s headsets, revealed some surprisingly low minimum requirements for AR and VR on Windows compared to what we would call a ‘VR ready’ computer today.

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