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JULY 16, 2018

Amazon Prime Day is here; this year HTC’s latest VR headset Vive Pro is getting a special deal. From now until July 17th at 8:59 PM PT ( local time here ), US Amazon Prime Members can get a $50 Amazon gift card and $50 Viveport gift card with purchase of a Vive Pro VR headset. Amazon $50 Gift Card.

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JUNE 5, 2018

Now, Samsung has temporarily reduced the price of the latest Gear VR headset + controller combo to as low as $90 on Amazon. from Samsung , BestBuy , and Amazon , although it looks like Amazon has the competition beat at the lowest price of $90. the New 2017 Gear VR with Controller.

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APRIL 21, 2019

Back in 2017, Amazon launched their own augmented reality shopping feature which allows customers to preview certain furniture in their homes before purchasing. Currently, the platform hosts an astonishing 250 million images and videos. Image Credit: Shutterstock.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

In 2017, Gemba grew out of executive training company The Leadership Network, which was founded in 2013 by CEO Nathan Robinson and Chairman Victor Lewis. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

TPCast for Vive is priced at US$300, and is sold on TPCast’s website and online retail sites including Amazon and NewEgg. Originally slated for its US release on 9/25/2017 through the Microsoft Store , pre-orders were quickly refunded for no discernible reason. It appears Amazon’s link isn’t active yet.

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JUNE 11, 2017

Assuming you’re one of the more than 54 million people who own a PlayStation 4 console, that you’re looking to buy into the console’s PlayStation VR platform and that you live in the UK, here’s a new Amazon bundle which you might be interested in. appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 19, 2017

The Tick: Amazon is bringing a virtual reality escape room to Comic-Con for their upcoming original series. The post Your VR and AR Event Guide to Comic-Con 2017 appeared first on VRScout. San Diego Bayfront Lawn – Daily 10AM – 6PM]. 1st Ave Trolley Stop – Daily – 9AM – 6PM].

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Dollar-for-dollar, the best PSVR Black Friday 2018 deal so far is the new PlayStation VR Creed + Superhot bundle for $250 on Amazon (33% discount), which includes the newest PSVR headset, PS Move controllers, PS camera, and a copy of CREED: Rise to Glory (2018) [ our review (PC) ] and SUPERHOT VR (2016) [ our review (PC) ]. Out of stock?

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JULY 30, 2020

billion by 2023 , growing at a CAGR of 9.98% from 2017 to 2023. At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. The spread of AR-featured hearables and their opportunities are extending.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

If you missed out on the 2017 holiday deal season, this is your chance to score a similar discount on Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. Sony plans to hold a PlayStation VR bundle sale from February 18th (this Sunday) to March 3rd. The deal will see PlayStation VR bundles discounted by $100 across the board.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

This traces back to the principle’s origin in a 2017 landmark editorial by AR veteran and thought leader Ori Inbar. ” Google could be the knowledge layer , Facebook the social layer , Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer , and Amazon the commerce layer. Speakers’ opinions are their own.

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JULY 18, 2017

The Tick: Amazon lists a “virtual reality escape room” as part of its promotion of the live-actions version of The Tick. With more than 9,000 square feet of futurism and cutting edge innovation and immersive entertainment, the Futurism & Tech Pavilion hosted by VRCon is a must-see event at Comic-Con 2017! Panels To See.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

If CES 2018 is the starting gate for this year's race to release smartglasses, then Vuzix is already racing down the augmented reality track with its Blade smartglasses.After a "surreptitious" preview and a pre-order launch in 2017, Vuzix Blade will make its "official" debut at next week's CES event in Las Vegas (Central Hall Booth #17147).VuzixVuzix

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APRIL 18, 2019

Facebook is currently developing a voice assistant that could function similar to Amazon Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant. In March 2017, Oculus released its ‘Oculus Voice’ service, a basic voice input system which includes the ability to perform voice searches from Oculus Home to navigate games, apps, and experiences.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The best Oculus Go Black Friday 2018 deal so far is the Oculus Go (64GB) for $229 from Amazon (an 8% discount). The deal is eligible for fast & free shipping with Amazon Prime , and will last through Cyber Monday (November 26th). discount) [ available 11/23 only ]. The Wild Pack – $20 (50% discount).

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JUNE 13, 2017

Mallinson spoke about ‘natural language understanding’, which he compared to voice operated platforms like Apple’s Siri, Amazon Echo. As we’ve heard before , Sony seems very interested in artificial intelligence, and using it to create believable virtual characters.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

This week’s films include 3D versions of Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon (2017) and Ghost in the Shell (2017), and 2D versions of Star Trek (2009) and Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Image courtesy Bigscreen.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Remember: Fallout 4 VR launches on December 12, 2017, so the redemption code won’t be active until then. The company is also putting up to 75% off Vive Studios titles, including games like Virtual Sports, Arcade Saga, Remembering Pearl Harbor, Front Defense, Jams Studio, Amazon Odyssey and True Scale.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

value) in addition to the current Fallout 4 VR bundle, which launches on December 12, 2017. Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Shop on Amazon. Sold on Samsung and Amazon. Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset – $400 $350.

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JANUARY 11, 2020

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). Ghost in the Shell (2017). Think of the service like renting a movie from Amazon, but you watch virtually in a public theater in the style of the movie. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). Interstellar (2014). January 17th to 24th. Terminator Genisys (2015). Top Gun (1986).

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JANUARY 4, 2017

At CES 2017 today, VentureBeat reports that Samsung Electronics America chief Tim Baxter has officially stated during the company’s press event that they’ve officially sold 5 million Samsung Gear VR headsets, which are powered by the Oculus Home platform.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Sony’s PSVR Aim controller launched back in 2017 with Farpoint , but has since grown to support nearly two dozen games in total. To make it easy, here’s all of the available bundles, their current prices on Amazon, and the current prices of the bundled games: PSVR Aim standalone – $60.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

After announcing the company sold over 2 million PSVR headsets to date , Sony is now lowering the price of one of its latest bundles to just $200, which includes PlayStation VR, PS Camera, and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport (2017).

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JUNE 24, 2019

Six different companies have offered one or more Windows VR headsets—Samsung, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Asus, and Acer—since the introduction of the Windows Mixed Reality platform back in 2017. Previously, many of these headsets could be found at Microsoft’s online store and elsewhere.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

While B&H Photo Video has the edge on price, the following stores are offering the bundle at $350: Amazon (available for fast & free shipping via Prime ). In the UK the PlayStation VR Skyrim bundle can currently be found for £300 on Amazon.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation across industries is being inspired by emerging AR and VR software and hardware, a fact that was made clear today during the ASUS press conference at CES 2017. Other brands like Alibaba and Amazon are already making moves towards VR shopping experiences. Tagged with: ar , asus , Gap , google , shopping.

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MAY 20, 2019

MekaMon are available via Apple (in-store and online), Amazon among other retailers. According to Change the Equation , the number of STEM jobs will grow 13 percent, compared to 9 percent for non-STEM jobs between 2017 and 2027— computing, engineering, and advanced manufacturing are leading the way. Image Credit: Reach Robotics.

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JULY 3, 2019

During the 2018 conference, Amazon Studios set up a VR obstacle course in support of their new Jack Ryan original series, offering attendees the chance to zip line and repel from a helicopter while in VR. In 2017, US Networks partnered with VR app WITHIN to conduct a national simulcast of a 10-minute Mr.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Having recently announced a partnership in which users can buy VR apps through Amazon , HTC is now making good on the headset-agnostic promises made regarding the content platform. SEE ALSO Amazon to Begin Selling VR Apps Through New HTC Partnership.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

“We get to show audiences not only the beauty of nature but inspire support for pressing current issues, like firefighters taking on wildfires and Indigenous communities in the Amazon protecting their land from deforestation.”. The Amazon rainforest gives us air we need to survive and is our best hope in this time of climate change.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Amazon announced VR support for Lumberyard , their free of cost CryEngine-based game engine, at last year’s GDC, but this year the company is pushing the feature specs of the engine, maintaining that Lumberyard is the first game engine to directly integrate temporal anti-aliasing, specular anti-aliasing and order-independent transparency.

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APRIL 22, 2017

properties such as Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018) and a third project to be determined. million in revenue for Q1 2017. Movie theaters and the companies like IMAX that partner with them are scrambling in 2017 to keep customers motivate to spend an evening inside their walls. million for the quarter.

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” The free social VR platform has been available on the original PSVR since late 2017, bringing its user-focused maker tools alongside a host of first-party games and activities. In an ideal world we would love to bring RR to PSVR2, but we just can’t justify the cost based on the numbers. Sucks I know, but that’s the truth.”

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MAY 23, 2017

Following a recent Christmas break where he says he studied a robot vacuum cleaner, tested all available voice-input devices for the home (such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers), and watched every Black Mirror episode, it was voice control that excited Sony’s head of Magic Lab the most.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

CES 2017 will have around 2 million square feet of exhibit space. John Curran, managing director for communications, media, and tech at Accenture, has come up with his annual predictions of the prevailing themes at CES 2017. Roughly 177,000 people are expected to converge on Las Vegas next week for the Consumer Electronics Show.

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JULY 27, 2018

.” Very few major manufacturers have released sales data on their VR headsets, with Sony being the exception when they said that PSVR had already sold over 2 million units back in December 2017. Amazon does provide a good watermark for how any given product is faring, but it’s not everything, HTC says.

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JULY 25, 2017

San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2017 is one of the largest and most anticipated entertainment industry events on the planet. Hotels are taken over by large companies like Netflix and Amazon, large courtyards are converted to a series of exhibits. In reality, Comic-Con now extends to the entirety of the city of San Diego.

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