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10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

VRScout

has been invested in the VR/AR industry according to Digi-Capital. Despite the fact that a mere 6% of Americans will own a VR headset in 2016, future-looking venture capital firms have invested $500M in the VR/AR industry in Q3 of 2016 , with an average investment of $9.3M. Moscow-based VR/AR game developer Luden.io

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

The Ghost Howls

Another feature that has been praised by many is the RGB color AR passthrough, which has some warping and not the same depth as the Quest Pro’s one, but it features a very detailed resolution. Resolution and color are very good in VR, and also in passthrough AR. Many people were impressed by this.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I think that HTC will do something with them regarding AR or VR too. There are many hints about this. Exactly what AR/VR features are going to come with these phones, I don’t know… maybe you will be able to connect this new headset to your phone so that to exploit 5G and so cloud rendering?

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Varjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution

The Ghost Howls

After some time, Varjo also expanded into the mixed reality sector, offering also here a passthough AR vision with unprecedented quality. The controllers have been made in partnership with Razer Integrated Audio Varjo finally tuned in in 2023 and understood that this year shipping a new headset without integrated audio is a huge WTF.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

The Ghost Howls

On November, 30th, finally, Nreal has launched its Nreal light AR glasses in the US with the support of Verizon. The glasses are now available in some selected Verizon stores and also online. According to Upload that has reviewed them, the glasses are not bad , but they, of course, carry all the problems of present-time AR (e.g.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.05.07): Apple Vision Pro is used by Fortune 100 companies, its cheaper version may come in 2025, and more!

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One of my biggest highlights has been that my article about Social AR has been featured in the famous New World Notes blog that I usually read… I’ve felt very honored about this! In my opinion, it will be the latter: Apple’s goal is still winning the AR race among the masses. This week has been quite cool for me.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

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Titles on the Meta Store are still going well and now 40 titles have grossed more than $10M on the Quest Store alone. More info (Razer accessories’ price revealed) More info (Razer accessories’ review) How does ChatGPT works? Upload VR went hands-on with both and found them good. A very cool experiment.

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