Varjo, a Finnish startup developing virtual reality and mixed reality tech for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
Google rolls out earthquake detection and new in-car features for Android
Google announced updates heading to Android, including new Android for cars features and a Bedtime mode that reminds users when it’s time to sleep. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Nreal Light AR glasses add VR lenses, launch August 21 in South Korea
The long-awaited consumer release of Nreal’s Android phone-ready AR glasses will happen first in South Korea, including cellular carrier subsidies. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
How PR agents teach game developers to protect themselves
How Games Make Money invites on PR professional Stephanie Tinsley to discuss how her job works. She explains how to keep developers out of trouble. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Virtual Disneyland? Someone is remaking rides in Dreams on PSVR
Dreams’ PSVR support is resulting in re-creations of Disneyland rides like Space Mountain and Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
This HoloLens 2 app is helping doctors learn how to ID coronavirus
A new HoloLens 2 app uses volumetric capture of a COVID-19 patient, that this is helping doctors and nurses in the U.K. safely identify symptoms. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jamie Feltham, Upload VR
GamesBeat Decides 158: Fall Guys, Nintendo financials, and Suicide Squad
It’s GamesBeat Decides 158, and Jeff and Mike packed this episode full of opinions about video games — like why State of Plays are destined to disappoint. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Hitman III gets PSVR support for first-person assassinations
Hitman III gets PSVR support with a new mode that puts you in the perspective of a deadly assassin. Murder simulators are real. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Researchers show holographic AR control system for autonomous drones
A Hong Kong-based team is using Microsoft’s HoloLens to create spatial 3D maps for live control of flying drones, replacing PC and joystick controls. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
The AR/VR ecosystem — Are we there yet?
Digi-Capital’s AR and VR forecast is for global revenue to grow from over $13 billion this year to more than $67 billion by 2024 — is it an ecosystem yet? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Tim Merel