Spatial Scores Additional Funding To Fuel Growth
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Spatial, the cross-platform 3D collaboration platform got another jolt of adrenaline closing a 14 M series A. The round, which brings the total amount raised to date to $22M, was led by White Star Capital, iNovia and Kakao Ventures with continued participation from Silicon Valley notables including Instagram Co-founder Mike Krieger, and Zynga founder Mark Pincus. Spatial’s system uses a proprietary AI algorithm to automatically create a fully dimensional, recognizable avatars for each participant from a simple 2D photo. Users can share web pages, media content, 3D objects, and write on whitebo ..read more
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The Overview Effect and Virtual Reality
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by Tom Wickens
4y ago
While working with the Space Studies Institute in the late 70’s and early 80’s, Frank White had long been thinking about the implications of living in outer space permanently and what a space settlement of the future may look like. “One characteristic of a living space settlement would be a constant view of earth from outer space”. Frank developed the idea of the Overview Effect when he was travelling on a cross country flight and noticed from above the interconnected nature of our planet. “Space settlers will always have an overview of the planet” he realised, and the term ‘Overview Effect’ c ..read more
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Review: Limina Immersive | Bristol’s Virtual Reality Theatre
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by Thomas Wickens
4y ago
Limina Immersive, located on Bristol’s Harbourside, is a relaxing space designed to show people a variety of virtual reality experiences in groups of up to twelve. Limina has organised the small-scale space intelligently and has created a futuristic feel to the place — something you’d expect from a company looking to exhibit the mostly uncharted territory of VR experiences. After dropping our coats and bags off at the reception, we were encouraged to relax in the designated ‘decompression zone’ with a programme for the evening. The experience was to be in four acts, each its own short document ..read more
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Mojo Vision Reveals XR Contact Lens
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Science fiction has again become science fact as Mojo Vision, a stealthy Silicon Valley startup that’s raised over $100 million dollars, revealed this morning that it is making an XR contact lens, The Mojo Lens. The company hopes that its wearable XR contact lens will become an all-day-every-day method of doing ubiquitous, invisible, visual computing. Today the company also announced it is doing a pilot with Vista Vision Center of Palo Alto which will be the first to use its technology. The first application will be helping sight impaired people navigate low light situations. Meet the new plat ..read more
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Scope AR Adds To SaaS Platform With WakingApp Acquisition
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Company Doubled Revenue in 2019 Scope AR continues to expand its enterprise AR offerings after today announcing the acquisition of Tel Aviv based AR studio WakingApp. The acquisition will bolster the Scope’s AR development capabilities, as six of the WakingApp team’s founding members join the Scope AR mothership in North America. Using AR at Lockheed saves millions. LockheedFounded by CEO Scott Montgomerie, David Nedohin and Graham Melley in 2011 with a mission to build AR applications for business, Scope AR has since developed into one of the leading providers of hardware-agnostic AR solution ..read more
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HaptX Scores New Capital and Strategic Partner To Commercialize Haptic Data Gloves
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Comprehensive partnership with Advanced Input Systems features development, manufacturing, and go-to-market collaboration. HaptX Inc., the leading provider of realistic haptic technology, today announced it has raised an additional $12 million dollars and made a significant deal with AIS to scale its production and marketing. HaptX Gloves allow professional VR users to develop simulations with realistic touch feedback and natural interaction. HaptX has been pivoting toward this moment since it was founded in 2012 by Jake Rubin and Dr. Bob Crockett with the ambition of being a full-body motion ..read more
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Magic Leap Reveals Enterprise Strategy And The Magic Leap 2
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Enterprise solutions, The New Magic Leap One And The 2021 Roadmap Experiencing Spatial Computer on Magic Leap One Creators Edition at The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit in Dallas, September, 2019. CHARLIE FINKIn the spirit of the season, Magic Leap dumped a news cornucopia on our desk this morning, brushing off doubters and negative news stories, as it focuses on the next two years. First, the headlines: The Magic Leap Enterprise Suite, Now available on the Magic Leap website. The Suite includes everything a business needs to efficiently roll out spatial computing to employees, manage d ..read more
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Frontdoor Acquires XR Start Up Streem
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
Frontdoor (Nasdaq: FTDR), has acquired venture backed Streem, Inc. in a cash and stock deal. Founded in 2017 by Ryan Fink (no relation), CEO, and Sean Adkinson, CTO, Streem is a Portland-based XR startup which empowers home service repair personnel and consumers to use see-what-I-see technology, to diagnose malfunctions remotely and to support repair personnel in the field, turning low-skilled workers into high skilled ones. Last year Streem acquired the UK start up Salerio to add a spatial component to their platform. Streem raised over 10M from influential VC s General Catalyst, Flying Fish ..read more
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Qualcomm Converges XR Tech With New Snapdragon XR2
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
XR2 enables low latency camera pass-through to unlock true MR This morning Qualcomm introduced its next-generation Snapdragon XR2 platform, powered by a powerful new chip set (not a single chip), the Snapdragon 865. The company’s prior generation, the 835/845 Snapdragon, powers every major XR device on the market (except Magic Leap’s), including the Microsoft HoloLens and Facebook’s Oculus Quest. Those devices will be underpowered compared to the new Snapdragon XR2 powered devices, which will allow 5G under the hood to power AI innovations, and enables many more powerful cameras and sensors. R ..read more
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The State Of LBVR Revealed At IAAPA 2019
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by Charlie Fink
4y ago
75 VR Attractions Vie For Attention At Amusement Show Now over 100 years old, the International Association for the Attractions Industry (everything from the major theme parks to local arcades) concluded its sprawling annual expo and conference in Orlando. This year’s edition was the largest ever, with over 26,000 registered buyers, 42,000 attendees, and 1,146 exhibitors. According to the latest IAAPA Global Theme and Amusement Park Outlook Report (2019–2023), theme and amusement parks worldwide are expected to entertain more than 1.16 billion people in 2019 and generate $52 billion in revenue ..read more
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