AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Apple’s working on solving this problem, too, according to a report in Nikkei Asia. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Your best bet is Amazon and dealing with the international shipping charges. So even if we managed to entice a big vendor to come and sell their hardware here, we would still need to send our hardware back to US/EU/ASIA to get it fixed and/or checked out. It’s a royal pain to get hardware in Chile.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 29, 2022

Now, she seeks to do exactly that in her new Amazon Prime Video show, Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. Sydney Bell, Charity Holloway, Arianna Davis, Ashley Williams, Jayla Sullivan, Asia Banks, and Kiara Mooring. Credit: James Clark / Amazon Studios. Credit: James Clark / Amazon Studios. Credit: James Clark / Amazon Studios.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2017

Much has been made of the use of robots to increase efficiency in warehouses —with web retailers such as Amazon announcing significant investment in that area. Students from Georgia Tech are working with Microsoft and Walmart to increase efficiency in warehouses using Mixed Reality.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 7, 2016

The Chinese company is known for its cheap but mostly well-made products, and it has brought a few wearables and accessories to the US market, though the bulk of its sales remain in Asia. Xiaomi Teases Entry-Level VR Headset for $0.15 Called the Mi VR Play, Xiaomi’s device is smartphone-based, like the Samsung Gear VR$82.00

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

More info (Vive Cosmos Elite) More info (Amazon Prime Gaming) More info (Project Cars) More info (Steam Next Fest). AWE, one of the best worldwide organizations about VR, is organizing AWE Asia both as a physical and an online version. Some news on content. If you like game jams, have a look at this one!

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Most recently, they completed their World Tour across 10 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia earlier this year. Journey into the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, where humanity’s thirst for oil is pushing deeper into nature’s few remaining unspoiled fortresses. TOXIC TOUR, by BENJAMIN ROFFEE.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2023

Following the latest updates from Meta, Disney, Accenture Amazon, Google, and others, Apple could potentially delay the device again due largely to adverse market conditions. The restructuring would affect its operations in Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. Workers had until Friday to apply for new roles or face job cuts.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Just 6 hours after they were released on Amazon, they claimed the number one “bestseller” spot for the global marketplace’s Smart Glasses category. In the US, you can find them listed on Amazon and available through supermarkets like Walmart. So, what exactly can these innovative smart glasses do?

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EON Reality

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The UK is a key driver for these sectors within Europe, which is forecast to hold a 25% share of the global market behind only the US and the Asia-Pacific region. The innovative nature of British enterprises is critical as the technologies seek new use cases outside of the gaming industry.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Now, we have a good reputation in Asia , and since we provice a cutting-edge technology, we also collaborate with several famous western labs. Will it be available also on Western websites like Amazon? How does your tech compare to Tobii’s one? When are you going to release your first non-dev-oriented version of the device?

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VRWorld

MAY 10, 2017

In addition to instructor-led workshops, developers have on-demand access to training on the latest deep learning technology using NVIDIA software and high-performance Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 P2 GPU instances in the cloud. More than 10,000 developers have already been trained by NVIDIA using AWS on the applied use of deep learning.

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RealVision VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO… to independent platforms such as StarZ Play (Middle East) and the many in South Asia; SonyLiv, Eros Now… let this not be a missed opportunity. With newer Immersive eye-wear such as the HTC Vive Flow due out this month, OTT platforms are missing out. Enter… YouTube Immersive.

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RealVision VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In Asia, one OTT platform has had foresight and is testing the waters – Hotstar. They already have a limited version of the Hotstar app on the Samsung GearVR platform.

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HaptX

OCTOBER 21, 2021

and Asia, and now advanced to the ANA Avatar XPRIZE finals. The groundbreaking technology of the Tactile Telerobot has been described as “weirdly natural” by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who added, “The tactile feedback is really tremendous.” Converge robotics team and judges in Miami during semifinal testing stage.

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HaptX

OCTOBER 21, 2021

and Asia, and now advanced to the ANA Avatar XPRIZE finals. The groundbreaking technology of the Tactile Telerobot has been described as “weirdly natural” by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who added, “The tactile feedback is really tremendous.” Converge robotics team and judges in Miami during semifinal testing stage.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The reMarkable tablet is a strange device in this era of ultra-smart gadgets: A black and white screen meant for reading, writing, and sketching — and nothing more. Yet the company has sold 100,000 of the devices and now has attracted $15 million in series A funding from Spark Capital.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Nreal, the creators of the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced that shipments of its developer kit will be affected by the recent developments in Asia surrounding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). While the Coronavirus has spread to 24 other countries to date, 99% of cases have been confined to China.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Did you see the one they did with– I think it was South By Southwest. It was a huge one where you jumped out of a helicopter in VR and it was crazy. Hrish: Was that this year? No, I didn’t see that. Alan: It was crazy, you have to look it up. It was nuts.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Did you see the one they did with– I think it was South By Southwest. It was a huge one where you jumped out of a helicopter in VR and it was crazy. Hrish: Was that this year? No, I didn’t see that. Alan: It was crazy, you have to look it up. It was nuts.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Did you see the one they did with-- I think it was South By Southwest. It was a huge one where you jumped out of a helicopter in VR and it was crazy. Hrish: Was that this year? No, I didn't see that. Alan: It was crazy, you have to look it up. I'll out it in the show notes.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We’ve got a lot of users in Asia, a lot of users in Eastern Europe. Last week, Time Magazine released a story about the Amazon Forest, and they made 3D capturers to show which was impacted by the fire. We moved to the US after a year, so it was fairly fast. Is there any industry that won’t be impacted by this?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We've got a lot of users in Asia, a lot of users in Eastern Europe. Last week, Time Magazine released a story about the Amazon Forest, and they made 3D capturers to show which was impacted by the fire. We moved to the US after a year, so it was fairly fast. Alan: So let's dive into healthcare, because I've seen a few things on there.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Shadow Creator , one of the best AR/VR manufacturer in China, has teased at AWE Asia its new upcoming AR headset. In an article on Bloomberg that analyzes the failure of Magic Leap, it is cited a rumor that says that Magic Leap may partner with Amazon so that to exploit its famous Amazon Web Services.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

We’ve got a lot of users in Asia, a lot of users in Eastern Europe. Last week, Time Magazine released a story about the Amazon Forest, and they made 3D capturers to show which was impacted by the fire. We moved to the US after a year, so it was fairly fast. Is there any industry that won’t be impacted by this?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

After many delays, finally, we have some more info about when Nreal Light will come to Europe, after a successful launch in Asia this year. More info (Google shutting down Poly) More info (Sketchfab as an alternative) More info (Petition for Google Poly). Nreal Light launches in Europe in Spring 2021.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 26, 2018

The investment is part of a broader strategic partnership, which provides a global platform for project-level collaboration and will also allow Skydance to access Tencent’s expertise in Asia and gaming to further build out its presence in these markets.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 20, 2022

First launched in March 2021 (but not entirely as a new streaming service, we'll get to that), Paramount+ will also debut in Asia by launching in South Korea in June, with Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria set for late 2022, and India in 2023 in partnership with Viacom 18. The global expansion of the service outside the U.S.

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Steki Amusement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Through advanced dynamic platforms and multi-sensory special effects, you will feel the delicate wind passing through feathers, overlook the magnificent mountains and rivers, or shuttle between the dense canopy of the Amazon rainforest, and even pass by the clouds.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It offers tons of premium content covering over 500 million km² on earth, including the mysterious Amazon river basin, the bustling Manhattan, the grand canyon and the Swiss Alps. Can you image transit from Asia to America just in seconds? It provides you a free experience to the world from a totally new perspective.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 16, 2020

It will be available on Amazon soon. In China, well, in Asia in general, as I work also with Korea and India, you need a cultural translator, which often is not a local. The new version will have a different structure and it will have a lot of additions about social, gaming and even philosophy.

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