Amazon enters the AR glasses race, Apple goes deeper into audio AR, and Anthropic raises a monster round. We have these and other items from XR and AI realms, through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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Spatial Beats: Apple, Amazon & Anthropic Make Moves
Can Xpanceo Bridge the Vision Care Gap?
Xpanceo and Intra-Ker recently announced the first working prototype of an implantable device designed to restore vision for patients with corneal blindness. How does this evolve vision care from biology to engineered solutions?
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‘I Expect You to Die’ Studio Announces Free-to-Play Skydiving Party Game ‘Project Freefall’
Schell Games, the studio behind the I Expect You to Die series and Among Us VR (2022), announced they’re developing a new free-to-play online party game for Quest and PC VR headsets that’s all about a high-falling game of tag. Called Project Freefall, the game pits you against seven friends as you plummet towards Earth, leaving only […]
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XR Glasses Maker VITURE Secures $100M Investment as Wearable Segment Heats Up
San Francisco-based XR glasses company VITURE announced it’s secured $100 million in Series B financing, which the company says will aid in global expansion of its consumer XR glasses. Viture initially announced in October 2024 it successfully secured a Series B, however now the company reveals its most recent tranche has brought the Series B […]
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Amazon Reportedly Developing Smart Glasses with Display to Rival Meta
Amazon is reportedly developing a pair of consumer smart glasses which is slated to rival Meta’s rumored ‘Hypernova’ smart glasses with display, according to a report by The Information. Citing two people with direct knowledge of the plans, The Information maintains the glasses, internally codenamed ‘Jayhawk’, are set to include include microphones, speakers, a camera, and […]
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Can Amazon Bring Visual Search to the Next Level?
Amazon has it built on its existing Lens tool with Lens Live. This adds a real-time component by letting users point their cameras at physical items to activate dynamic product information and overlays. How does this reduce friction in the promising ar… AR Insider & Mike Boland
VR Tennis Game ‘Tennis Esports’ is Hosting a $100,000 Live Tournament Today in Las Vegas
The International Virtual Tennis Federation (IVTF) announced it’s hosting its first World Tennis Esports Championships today, which is set to bring together the world’s top 16 Tennis Esports (2023) players to compete for a $100,000 prize pool. Those competing are either champions of their respective regions (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, India, Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada, USA), […]
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‘Star Wars: Beyond Victory’ Mixed Reality Game Comes to Quest 3 in October
ILM and Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset is set to launch next month, coming exclusively to Quest 3 and 3S. The studios released a new trailer for Star Wars: Beyond Victory, revealing the game’s release date of October 7th. Set during the Reign of the Empire, this time around the studios […]
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Snap is First to Market with Generative AR
After several steps in this direction of what we call generative AR, Snap this week became the first major AR player to bring it to market. It’s new Imagine Lens lets end-users speak AR animations into existence.
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Mojo Vision Secures $75M Investment to Commercialize Micro-LED Displays for XR Glasses
Mojo Vision announced it’s secured a $75 million Series B Prime investment round, which the company says will support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform for XR glasses. The round was led by Vanedge Capital, and included investments from current shareholders Edge Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Fusion Fund, Knollwood Capital, […]
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