LucidPix has officially launched on iOS and Android as a 3D photo app after hitting a million downloads during its beta period. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Wave raises $30 million for superstars to stage virtual concerts
Wave, the virtual concert company that has teamed up to do live music in virtual settings with John Legend and others, has raised $30 million in funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Breakroom enables blockchain conference in a virtual world
EAK Digital and Sine Wave Entertainment have teamed up to created a blockchain technology conference in a virtual world using Breakroom. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Breakroom enables blockchain conference in a virtual world
EAK Digital and Sine Wave Entertainment have teamed up to created a blockchain technology conference in a virtual world using Breakroom. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is stepping down
Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz confirmed he has raised a new round of funding, and he also said that he will step down as the CEO. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
HP Reverb G2 virtual reality headset arrives this fall for $600
HP unveiled the HP Reverb G2 VR headset with high-resolution specs that the company hopes will make it appealing to enterprise users and consumers. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cirrus Logic’s sensors will bring better touch feedback to game gadgets
Cirrus Logic is launching new sensor chips that will bring better touch feedback, or haptics, to all kinds of gadgets including gaming devices. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
MeetinVR launches online VR meetings with ‘superpowers’
We can probably agree that Zoom meetings, while vital during the lockdown, aren’t thrilling. So MeetinVR is taking those meetings into VR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
8th Wall launches Face Effects tool for AR facial animations
8th Wall is launching Face Effects, a new cloud tool that enables devs to create facial effects that wrap around someone’s face using AR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Niantic’s latest AR features add realism to Pokémon Go
Niantic is adding augmented reality features to its Pokémon Go mobile game that will make the blending of animation and real world seem more realistic. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi