VRScout

MARCH 31, 2022

Cix Liv , founder of VR fitness app YUR and mixed reality software LIV , and Bart Trzynadlowski , who won the 2021 OpenCV Spatial AI Competition for North America with his at-home VR laser tag experience , are launching a sports metaverse they hope will set the stage for a new generation of VR-powered spectator sports. Check out this teaser!

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ARPost

AUGUST 27, 2020

As the global health crisis continues to disrupt classes, we can expect NexTech AR to create other virtual learning solutions for schools across North America. RALE is compatible with most Android and Apple devices. As long as the smartphone has a rear camera, it should be able to access the virtual lab.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Specifically, the role is filling an XR Director gap at Samsung Research America as part of the division’s MPS (Mobile Platform Services), SRA, and Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Team. Moreover, OpenAI hired ex-Apple iPhone leader Jony Ive in 2022 to design an emerging hardware product that boosts the firms AI platform.

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VRScout

APRIL 20, 2020

“We’re thrilled to add some of the world’s most talented industry leaders and pioneers to our advisory board,” said Nils Wollny, CEO and co-founder of Holoride. “While breaking new ground, it’s critical that Holoride is equipped with experts that touch each key audience segment.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Daniel O’Brien, GM of HTC VIVE Americas, is now GM of HTC Americas. According to a report by China-based tech publication YiVian , five general managers, most of whom oversaw VR divisions in the company, will be taking charge of both smartphone and VR business moving forward in their respective regions.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The deal is available everywhere Pico 4 Ultra is sold, which still doesn't include North America. ByteDance's new focus appears to be making Pico OS a competitive spatial computing platform, and it's reportedly working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor. Pico 4 Ultra Hands-On Impressions: Better Than Quest 3?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At the event we expect to hear Luckey talk more about this project and what it means for XR tech in America’s military forces. An Immersive Experience, one of the first major productions to land on Apple Vision Pro. That includes the likes of the Vader Immortal series and Marvel’s What If?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“It was an amazing two decades starting with driving EV-DO technology adoption in Latin America to running Qualcomm’s XR business. The XR industry is at a critical juncture, with Qualcomm’s partnership with Meta and the competitive pressure from Apple Vision Pro shaping the strategic landscape.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2020

When it was announced last month that Greyhound , a WWII drama written by and starring Tom Hanks, had pivoted to Apple’s streaming service amid a movie release schedule upended by coronavirus, I couldn’t help but wonder what Hanks would make of Apple’s, uh, notoriously hands-on approach to its entertainment projects.… Read more.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 17, 2019

Alas, many can't afford the time or expense for such a major trip to the Big Apple to see one of America's true treasures. And if you're not lucky enough to be born in the city, you have to make a special trip to the monument as a tourist. Don't Miss: Snapchat Summons Dragons from Westeros to New York for Game of Thrones AR.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 17, 2019

Alas, many can't afford the time or expense for a trip to the Big Apple to see one of America's real treasures. And if you're not lucky enough to be born in the city, you have to make a special trip to the monument as a tourist. Don't Miss: Snapchat Summons Dragons from Westeros to New York for Game of Thrones AR Promo.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2019

News & Finance: NBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Sky News, Newsy, Cheddar News, RT America, Weather Nation, Crypto News, and more. Bigscreen TV enables VR users to access the content they can already access via a web browser, but with a user experience that’s like an Apple TV.”. Image Credit: Bigscreen TV.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Furthermore, the PICO 4 Ultra Enterprise edition, designed for workplace use, will be sold through official partners across Europe, Africa, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. To enhance the fidelity of augmented workspaces, PICO is introducing proprietary environment perception algorithms alongside its competitive hardware.

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GizModo VR

MAY 19, 2022

In light of efforts by its workers to form unions at two stores, tech giant Apple is allegedly turning to corporate tactics to try and prevent the employee unionization from taking place. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) filed a complaint against Apple for violating federal labor laws by interrogating… Read more.

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EON Reality

APRIL 8, 2025

Irvine , CA April 8, 2025 EON, the global technology pioneer with 26 years of innovation experience, today announced the launch of its Comprehensive program for America of the EON AI for Income Academy , a revolutionary program designed to democratize access to the unprecedented economic opportunities created by artificial intelligence.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2023

Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset has faced new setbacks after it dropped its exclusive assembly partner, Digitimes reported on Tuesday. Apple initially tasked Taiwanese firm Pegatron with assembling its upcoming MR headset, but has recently removed the company from its supply line, the report said.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

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Digital Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Apple's investment in its M1 series of processors is paying off, as the company is now the third most popular laptop brand in the U.S.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Union drives are heating up at Apple. Workers at the Apple Store in the Atlanta area Cumberland Mall will hold a vote on whether to unionize, according to Bloomberg Law. This is the second report of union activity among Apple Store retail workers in a span of days.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 23, 2024

UK bank NatWest has announced that its retail banking app is now available on Apple’s Vision Pro. The launch makes it one of the first banks globally to feature on Apple’s VisionOS, NatWest said, marking a significant step in the adoption of spatial computing in the financial services sector.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 2, 2021

Wait, here I am, a black man in America. Though the majority of BTMP students are located in North America. We also have great representation from Africa, South America, and Europe. Globally, we span across 6 continents, 24 countries, and over 171 cities and counting. So here I am, an African-American.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Daniel O’Brien, GM of Americas at HTC VIVE, said the firm’s participation in the North Dakota initiative “fits perfectly with our mission of merging humanity and technology to unleash the imagination.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The GM of Americas at HTC VIVE, Daniel O’Brien , said the firm’s participation in the North Dakota initiative “fits perfectly” with the firm’s mission of “merging humanity and technology to unleash the imagination.”

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week. (PS Last week, people said January.

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EON Reality

APRIL 17, 2025

million initiative designed to address the critical workforce skills gap threatening America’s historic manufacturing revival. This manufacturing revival, catalyzed by strategic tariff policies and reshoring initiatives, is creating extraordinary opportunities for economic growth and national security. The post EON Reality Launches $6.55

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The firm is shipping the device this month and selling it through official partner members in Europe, Africa, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Apple and upcoming headset vendors such as Samsung have deep hardware ecosystems that may boost the capabilities and adoption of XR devices.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Facebook’s service will launch on the desktop web and Android, but not iOS due to what Facebook frames as usability restrictions outlined in Apple’s App Store terms and conditions.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

One of the largest industry events in North America, the Vancouver-based conference will spotlight how tech giants and startups are creating new ways to visualize and interact with virtual worlds. Peoples’ eyes are popping out, but these guys are going up against Apple and Microsoft, hoping to develop a third way.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

Bloomberg was first to report that Biden has plans this Wednesday to meet with the CEO’s from Apple, Microsoft and Amazon to… Read more. After over a year where the U.S. faced slews of cyberattacks hitting hospitals , banks , and just about everything else , President Joe Biden is turning to tech’s top players for some advice.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2022

New York City may be the Big Apple, but the Peach State may soon become home to the first Apple union. Workers at an Atlanta Apple Store filed for a union election Wednesday, the first in the country to do so. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Strivr also noted that an increase in XR hardware options, such as those available via Apple, HTC VIVE, Meta, and others, is creating a “resurgence” of enterprise interest in immersive training – painting another optimistic forecast for workplace XR in what may be a momentous 2024 for the industry.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most probably this announcement has been made to envision a future competition with Apple, bringing to XR the battle Android vs iOS (and Samsung vs Apple) that we already have on phones. Learn more Some XR fun In China I have found where the Apple headset is manufactured. Is this consortium going to succeed?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that in his view, augmented reality and not virtual reality holds the ticket for commercial success in immersive technologies in the future. As its largest competitors trail-blaze a particular path, Apple is content to be Apple and survey the chaos and decide to do things when it’s good and ready.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 16, 2022

Last week, I talked about Apple and crypto. This week, we’re talking about Apple clashing with Meta over their metaverse taxes. It goes to show that while they seek to use Apple’s platform for free, they happily take from the creators and small businesses that use their own.”.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In September, Shopify, one of the world’s largest eCommerce platforms, unveiled its latest integration—Apple’s iOS 17 Object Capture—for creating augmented reality (AR) 3D digital assets on-the-fly. Images from Shopify’s Apple iOS-based AR object-capturing application.

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ARPost

JUNE 17, 2021

The company PhotonLens was announced in November of 2020 to bring consumer AR to the world, specifically the Americas and Europe. President and Co-founder, Lisa Pan, similarly commented that too many people are waiting for an AR hardware offering from a giant like Apple or Facebook.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Mixed reality app installs will increase as digital assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri, become an integral part of the MR ecosystem. According to the Juniper Research white paper, the top three areas are the Far East and China, North America, as well as Western Europe.

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