Road to VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Hot on the heels of Avengers: Damage Control , the next experience heading to VR attraction The VOID is Jumanji: Reverse the Curse , made in collaboration with the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality group. Grand Canal Shoppes in The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. This hilarious tweet thread by Nima Zeighami shows you all the worst uses that have been of the M-word on the Las Vegas showroom. — VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022.

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AR Insider

MARCH 29, 2021

But practically speaking, VR is doing just fine and is growing at a healthy pace for an emerging technology that faces practicality headwinds. –Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). General/Industry Milestones.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Consumer Everything Show as we call it, attracts more than 200,000 people from all over the world to Las Vegas each year. Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The company’s goal is to not build its own headsets but to instead provide its light field technology to other headset makers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2021

The story goes back to the end of 2016 when Sony proposed us to integrate their SED-100A, that is their holographic waveguide, into a pair of glasses suitable for prolonged use : comfortable, reliable, and light. We made a first prototype called “5.0”, presented in the 2017 edition of the CES , in Las Vegas. This is correct.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The company behind the eponymous web3 social VR world has released some teaser images of its upcoming device, inviting everyone to come and see it at the upcoming tech exhibition in Las Vegas. This shows the commitment that Sony has toward VR; The lineup for PSVR 2 is not complete. Vooiage Technologies. Jeremy Dalton.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 8, 2022

Every year at CES the convention centers and hotel-casino ballrooms of Las Vegas convert into a battleground for TV makers trying to prove their displays are brighter, more colorful, and slimmer than the others. This year at CES 2022 was no different: Top dogs Sony, Samsung, and LG, alongside challengers TCL, Hisense,… Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Instead of showing people how the “metaverse” is now with very rough images (that easily become memes) or how it may be in the future with some fluffy videos, Zuck has used the best technologies from the Meta R&D department: Meta’s Codec Avatars. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Facebook is being also very active in communication, and so Andrew Bosworth has participated in a Wired podcast where he talked about technology and privacy. Its sentence mimics a statement from PlayStation about the upcoming PSVR2, so it seems that now Facebook sees Sony as the only credible competitor. Header image by HTC Vive).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

More than 70 virtual and argumented reality companies will showcase their products, innovations and demos at CES 2017, starting this Thursday in Las Vegas. “ AR, VR and the Future of Content ” with CEO Emblematic Group Nonny de la Peña and Chief Strategist at VOKE VR , Intel Dr. .

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GizModo VR

MARCH 11, 2021

In the pantheon of tech shows, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is Athena-level—way up on the list but not quite as big or brash as the Zeus-like Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But now it’s acting more like the fun-loving Dionysus and claiming, this early in our post-vaccine world, that the show must go on. Read more.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The slashed projections’ biggest loser is Sony’s PlayStation VR, with unit sales predictions downgraded from 2.6M As the PSVR requires a PS4 or the PS Pro (and plays better on the Pro, which runs 4K), Sony is choosing to push consumers towards buying their recently-released Pro console.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Other influential figures in the XR industry support Android XR, including Qualcomm, Sony, XREAL, Magic Leap, and Lynx, an emerging player in the XR market. The acquisition agreement was signed with Carlyle Europe Technology Partners, part of the global investment firm Carlyle. 1E has an enterprise value of $720 million.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

The big news of the week is that CES 2021 won’t be physically held in Las Vegas, but will have just a digital edition. Considering that going from a prototypical stage (level 5–6) to a commercial product is a very complicated thing , I bet it means that we have still to wait some years before seeing them on a Rift/Quest.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

But practically speaking, VR is doing just fine and is growing at a healthy pace for an emerging technology that faces practicality headwinds. Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). - ndreams launched a $2 million fund for VR developers. -

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Last week, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 kicked off its yearly event by bringing leading firms and representatives together to discuss emerging technology trends and innovations. CES 2023 occurred between January 5 – 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. HTC VIVE Announce Major Meta Quest Competitor.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

To help promote the new film Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) has teamed up with location-based entertainment (LBE) specialist The VOID on an immersive experience called Jumanji: Reverse the Curse. Grand Canal Shoppes in The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. For further updates keep reading VRFocus.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Everybody in the world of consumer and entertainment technology has their eyes set on Las Vegas, where CES 2023 is set to open its doors in early January. Those known to be taking part include Google, Microsoft, LG, Sony, ASUS, Garmin, Panasonic, Nvidia, Intel, Hisense, JBL, and AMD.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 6, 2020

The PlayStation VR has proved to be a success for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) since its launch in 2016, so much so that the company releases sales figures from time to time. During Sony’s press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas today it was revealed that 5 million PlayStation VR’s have now been sold.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The enormous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicks off the year with major showings for both Oculus and HTC. A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. January 2016. August 2016.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With Facebook announcing its buy-in of virtual reality technology for a whopping $2 billion, Google has responded with its own VR system, a simple piece of cardboard that can turn your Android phone into a neat virtual reality headset. The casino game with the most to gain from VR technology would be poker.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 24, 2017

During the 2017 edition of CES in Las Vegas, we’re starting to see an appearance of new Virtual Reality applications, as businesses see VR as a new medium. Many technologies are vying to be the next big thing, and Virtual Reality is one of the new mediums that can deliver that message.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

In front of you will be two 8K Sony chips, I hear. So, if you want to build a Las Vegas Sports Book, or a room that has dozens of TVs, you will be able to do so. They will be better locked to the real world, and the devices will know where they are without using much of the camera or other battery-hungry technology.

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