Augmented Reality Laptop Innovators Terminate Staff and Hardware Division
This week, Sightful, the immersive technology innovator behind the upcoming AR laptop device, “Spacetop,” announced that it is laying off 20 employees and disbanding its hardware division. The move...
View ArticleApple Ramps Up Vision Pro International Supply Chains
Last month, during WWDC 2024, Apple announced the long-awaited news that the Vision Pro will reach several new territories by early July 2024. As of Friday, June 28, Apple debuted its MR headset in...
View ArticleThis Major Partnership will Optimise Large Scale Immersive Display Tech
Scalable Display Technologies (SDT) recently improved its immersive display software and hardware solutions by integrating Realmotion’s real-time XR media server and software platform. SDT provides...
View ArticleArvizio Appoints New CEO Amidst Product Acceleration Push
This week, AR and MR enterprise solutions provider Arvizio introduced Taimoor Nawab as its new CEO in an effort to scale the firm’s marketplace opportunity. The move aims to boost Arvizio’s ability to...
View ArticleBig XR News from Meta, Apple, Sightful, and Arvizio
Gears are turning as the mid-year crossover is in full effect. Soon, Meta will host its Connect 2024 event, whereby the firm will announce innovations in its XR product portfolio. Meanwhile, Apple is...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Transitioning from an XR Hardware to Software Provider?
Microsoft is squarely at the forefront of the immersive technology race. Along with Lenovo, Apple, Pico, Meta, and XREAL, Microsoft has become a top player in the market. However, the firm’s approach...
View ArticleHTC VIVE Discusses XR’s “Impact” on the Financial Sector
A recent independent survey by HTC VIVE, titled “XR Applications in the Financial Industry,” involved around 400 financial services professionals to study the utilization of XR in the sector. The...
View ArticleMeta Quest Ditches App Lab Digital Storefront
This week, Meta announced that it would cease its App Lab storefront operations starting August 5th. This means users can no longer use the storefront to debut and test early access or experimental...
View ArticleAR/VR Headset Shipments Decline by over 60%, as Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest,...
In a recent report, IDC highlighted the sharp decline in global shipments of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets over the first quarter of 2024. The report showed that shipments dropped by...
View ArticleLenovo to Provide ThinkReality VRX Headsets to Elderly Patients
This week, Lenovo partnered with immersive healthcare solutions provider Rendever to distribute its VR elderly patient solution to individuals at the Carolina Caring facility. Jason McGuigan, Lenovo’s...
View ArticleVarjo to Boost Virtual Design and Engineering Opportunities
This week, enterprise VR/MR hardware vendors and solutions provider Varjo are officially introducing support for Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. This move aims to make the leading headset...
View ArticleWill AR Smart Glasses Over Take VR Headsets?
This week, ResearchAndMarkets released its “Smart Augmented Reality Glasses—Global Strategic Business Report,” which highlights the growth rates of smart glasses, the potential opportunity for...
View ArticleSamsung’s New XR Headset to Debut this Year
This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris,...
View ArticleMeta Release Cross-Platform XR Framework, for Quest, iOS, Windows, Linux
This week, following a series of moves towards building an open developer framework for its Quest headset portfolio, Meta announced “Ocean,” a new open-source, cross-platform framework for creating...
View ArticleBig XR News from Meta, Samsung, Varjo, Lenovo
What some may perceive as a quieter month for enterprise XR following a busier period that took not only the headlines of XR enthusiasts but also those produced by the mainstream channels is actually a...
View ArticleApple Vision Pro Debuts in United Kingdom
This past weekend, Apple debuted its Vision Pro mixed reality headset in the United Kingdom, marking the end of the firm’s international device rollout completion, which started at WWDC 2024 and...
View ArticleWill this Smart Glasses Vendor Enhance Healthcare Collaboration?
This week, leading smart glasses vendor Vuzix announced an official partnership with SimplyVideo to enhance remote training capabilities. The partnership allows M400 smart glasses users to leverage...
View ArticleLiverpool Public Invited to VR Walkthrough of £100m Baltic Merseyrail...
This week, Liverpool’s Mayor Steve Rotheram hosted a showcase event at the Baltic Triangle to highlight how the city is leveraging VR technology to advance the £100m Baltic Merseyrail construction...
View ArticleExploring Quest 3 and Vision Pro Growth Rates
Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Jay Wright, CEO and Co-Founder of Campfire. In this session, we discuss how Campfire is leveraging current headset growth rates to distribute its...
View ArticleFrontline AR Service Integrates Apple Vision Pro, genAI, and 3D Models
This week, Taqtile expanded its assistive reality work platform, Manifest Maker, with new features, including AI integrations, to improve its ability to display instructional AR visualisations. The...
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