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AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally

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Nreal Light has been on sale through telecoms in Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Spain, typically priced between $600 and $820 depending on the region. The company’s Series C comes at a time when Apple is clearly making preparations for its own XR headsets. A recent report holds that Apple is sourcing parts for its VR headset.

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Within Releases First In A Series Of CNNVR News Documentaries

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The last two documentaries are Iceland is Melting (June 20), which will allow users to tour the melting glaciers of Iceland, and Toro Bravo (July 6), which drops users into a live bullfighting pit in Pamplona, Spain. Users can download the Within app on most platforms that support stereoscopic video, including Google Android and Apple iOS.

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Nreal Announces Nreal Air Consumer AR Glasses

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While we have yet to see headsets in the US, they are available in Germany and Spain through partnerships with Vodafone and T-Mobile. According to the release, Nreal Air will be “the first AR device in the world to offer compatibility with Apple iOS devices,” including iPhones and iPads, as well as with most Android devices.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

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It has just selected Spain as one of the main worldwide hubs for working on the metaverse, and it plans to hire 2,000 people there. More info (F8 canceled) More info (Spain becoming a hub for Meta) More info (Zuck Buck virtual currency) More info (Meta custom chips). Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June.

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Samsung Partners with Google & Qualcomm to Release Android-powered XR Device

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MR headsets include Meta Quest Pro, HTC Vive XR Elite, and Apple’s rumored headset which is reportedly set to arrive sometime early this year at around $3,000. Samsung, Qualcomm and Google will all be present, so we may just learn more there when the week-long event kicks off in Barcelona, Spain on February 27th.

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HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Gains AI, Productivity Features – MWC 2024

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Continuing the large wave of announcements and highlights from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 conference in Barcelona, Spain, HTC VIVE also introduced new enterprise immersive services for its XR Elite Bussiness Edition product. Moreover, the VIVERSE platform has deep AI integration to enhance the platform.

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Meta, NBA Open 180-Degree Live VR Sports on Meta Quest

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However, Meta and Xtadium will only host the latter in the United States, and Horizon Worlds-based games in the US, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain. At the time, Silver told the media, “We’re working very closely with Apple. Meta will also host the matches on the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and now, Meta Quest 3.

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