Cats and VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Effective today, both the YUR Oculus Quest app on Sidequest ( [link] ) and the YUR mobile companion app are released into beta. The mobile app syncs to Apple Health and Google Fit to give users the ability to track their activities while outside of VR.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

San Francisco-based startup Framework just announced a thin, lightweight productivity laptop unlike any other on the market right now. Sure, it looks similar to the aluminum options almost every other laptop maker offers, but this laptop can be upgraded, customized, and repaired in ways that others just can’t. Read more.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2018

vTime , the company behind the titular social VR app, today announced the studio is making a strategic expansion into North America with the opening of its San Francisco office. vTime now supports Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, as well as non-VR modes through Android and iOS.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. Triangulating Clues in Apple’s AR Roadmap.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for Apple may unveil RealityOS at WWDC. At the upcoming WWDC, Apple may unveil its operating system for XR glasses, dubbed RealityOS. More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy). or no reason?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

monthly connected headsets only on Steam (so this doesn’t consider Oculus Store users and PSVR users), and t he year-over-year growth is +75%. He said that only on Christmas day, people spent $5M on the Oculus Store , and we can expect that most of this money was spent on Quest. Image by Oculus). There is not enough market yet.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The legendary programmer and founder of Epic Games sat down with me after his keynote address at the VRX conference in San Francisco and, as conversations with Sweeney usually do, the topic quickly turned to the issue of open platforms. Sweeney’s ultimate example of a distressingly closed platform is Apple’s app store.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

The San Francisco, California-based firm demoed its Mobile Dock solution at the event; the immersive wearable allows users to stream media and gaming content to their device on a 120-inch virtual screen. VITURE also debuted a new device at CES 2022. Applications such as XR for immersive learning, virtual care, remote assistance, etc.,

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

San Francisco-based Occipital is one of the many companies that wants to bring inside-out tracking to mobile VR, but its means of doing so stands apart from others. Rather than modding existing headsets with extra cameras, Occipital today announced Bridge, its own mobile headset designed for use with Apple’s iPhone 7, 6, and 6s.

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AllThingsVR

MARCH 29, 2017

Weekly Funding Roundup: Lightform gets $26 million, Vive X is investing in 30 startups, Facebook hiring former Apple engineer, & Sliver VR raised $16 million in VC funding. Lightform is funded by Lux , Seven Seas , the National Science Foundation , and Steven LaValle (a former principal scientist at Oculus).

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It’s rumored that Oculus is working on getting Apple Health to track VR workouts , and a leaked HTC Vive concept shows that getting sweaty in VR is definitely something headset makers are thinking about. Virtual reality fitness games have become a thing. Now popular VR fitness game Supernatural is adding a new workout… Read more.

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InstaVR

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

But business impact has been substantial too — from Microsoft and Apple lowering financial projections to major conferences like Mobile World Congress and Facebook’s F8 being cancelled. . Companies like Apple and Microsoft are also having to look outside China for supply chain options now.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In April, we opened the doors to the first Upload Collective in San Francisco, a hub for VR and AR startups, development, co-working, education, meetups and even live broadcasting. With over 40 member companies in San Francisco, The Upload Collective has quickly grown both in size and in scope. December 2015.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. It reminded me of a speech by Mike Abrash , chief scientist at Oculus, speaking last fall.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We'll be talking about making an AR video with Will.i.am, creating art with Intel, and delivering on the promise of VR and AR with the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, YouTube, and more. He's kind of like the Spike Lee of San Francisco, is what a lot of people say, but he works mainly in documentary.

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VeeR VR

MARCH 5, 2018

We were deeply honored to have been able to sponsor their last events and we look forward to becoming more involved with the VR community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Meanwhile at the 360 VR Bay Area Film Makers meet-up we saw talks from Apple and Pixar. Culminating two exciting nights of going back to the future.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. And it really cannot be replicated in a vibe or an Oculus Rift or avoid I’m sure spaces is going to do this as well but using haptics and vibration plates and sent machines and spatial audio. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

I was flying from Toronto to San Francisco, and I just happened to sit beside a guy who we started talking about AR and I pulled out the North Glasses. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. Thanks for having me. I’m super excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

I was flying from Toronto to San Francisco, and I just happened to sit beside a guy who we started talking about AR and I pulled out the North Glasses. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. Thanks for having me. I’m super excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford. We have to be the best.”

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford. We have to be the best.”

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

I was flying from Toronto to San Francisco, and I just happened to sit beside a guy who we started talking about AR and I pulled out the North Glasses. And if you have a Bose AR-enabled device, you can download that for either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. Thanks for having me. I'm super excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it's just unbelievable just how far it's gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford. Alan: Since you lead into this.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford. We have to be the best.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. This expertise is also paid very well , with high salaries in cities like London or San Francisco.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Since its announcement at Google I/O earlier in the year, Daydream has been positioned as a potential usurper to the mobile VR throne currently occupied by Samsung and Oculus with Gear VR. It looks very similar to an Apple TV or Oculus remote but with a bit more heft to it. The Remote. The remote is View’s ace in the hole.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Through that journey around three years ago, spent about a year in San Francisco, starting with our innovation outpost that we have out there, looking at emerging technologies. Are you just using kind of Apple's framework for that? You talked about kind of working with startups to help get you where you need to be.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Through that journey around three years ago, spent about a year in San Francisco, starting with our innovation outpost that we have out there, looking at emerging technologies. Are you just using kind of Apple's framework for that? You talked about kind of working with startups to help get you where you need to be.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Game Developers Conference (GDC) - VRDC@GDC Date: March 19-23, 2018 Venue: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Check their passes and pricing for more information. IEEE Virtual Reality Conference Date: March 18-22, 2018 Venue: Stadthalle Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany Check here for pricing.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you're living in, let's say, Toronto and you're pitching somebody in San Francisco and you make VR, how do you put their head in there and make sure they're in there? They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. You have to put it on their face for them to experience it. And this, I think, is a problem right now.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you're living in, let's say, Toronto and you're pitching somebody in San Francisco and you make VR, how do you put their head in there and make sure they're in there? They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. You have to put it on their face for them to experience it. And this, I think, is a problem right now.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

If you're living in, let's say, Toronto and you're pitching somebody in San Francisco and you make VR, how do you put their head in there and make sure they're in there? They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. You have to put it on their face for them to experience it. And this, I think, is a problem right now.

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AR Insider

MAY 10, 2021

This week, Epic’s trial with Apple kicks off, Snapchat acquires Pixel8.Earth Let’s dive in… Week One of the Epic Games (Fortnite) v Apple App Store trial provided a gusher of information about the giant, opaque business of games. The post Spatial Beats: Apple, Adidas & Snapchat appeared first on AR Insider.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This is the idea that Apple piloted in its AR[T] walks, where digital works of art were placed around cities such as Tokyo, San Francisco and New York. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple Click To Tweet. One More Thing….

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

This is the idea that Apple piloted in its AR[T] walks, where digital works of art were placed around cities such as Tokyo, San Francisco and New York. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple Click To Tweet. One More Thing….

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