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This Week In XR: Snap Raising For More AR, Apple-LEGO Not...
Forbes reports: "Apple selling AR-enabled LEGO sets at its stores. The LEGO sets are like any other themed block building set, this particular set...
Google officially ends support for Daydream VR
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Google has officially withdrawn from the mobile virtual reality market, confirming it is no longer supporting Daydream."
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Sony Wins 30% of VR Hardware Revenues as Demand Fades for...
VentureBeat reports: "The market for virtual reality hardware is officially shifting away from budget-priced, low-performance headsets, Strategy Analytics said today, as demand has evaporated...
Facebook will begin beaming advertisements into virtual reality
TechCrunch reports: "Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they’re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon."
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AR’s Not Dead: Augmented Reality Entertainment Growing 24.4% Annually
Forbes reports: "The location-based augmented reality entertainment market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 24.4% annually, according to a new report from Greenlight...
HTC co-founder reveals new VR headset and social platform
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "The virtual reality space has a new contender with a reveal this week from XRSpace, a VR hardware and software company headed...
Apple’s Rumored AR/VR Headset Might Rely on a Nearby iPhone or...
The Verge reports: "Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset is designed to rely on another device, and may have to offload more processor-heavy tasks to a...
‘The Lion King’ “Virtual Production” Could Be a Game-Changer for Filmmaking
Hollywood Reporter reports: "Disney's digital remake points to a future where VR could reduce the time (and money) it takes to make even the...
Khronos Releases OpenXR 1.0 for AR/VR, Backed by Epic, Microsoft, and...
VentureBeat reports: "Four months after the Khronos Group debuted a provisional OpenXR specification for AR and VR platforms, seeking industry input, it’s kicking off...
AR Startup Ubiquity6 Launches Displayland, an Instagram for Photogrammetry
Variety reports: "San Francisco-based augmented reality (AR) startup Ubiquity6 publicly launched its Displayland mobile app for iOS and Android Monday, giving everyone the ability...
