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David MacQueen
| Feb 25, 2021
For the last decade, AR has been solely in the domain of the enterprise. Google Glass and Magic Leap have both tried and failed to bring the tech into the hands...
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David MacQueen
| Dec 24, 2020
Travel and tourism have been sectors which have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Seeing how XR has transformed some other industries, accelerated by necessity ...
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David MacQueen
| Dec 11, 2020
After several companies showed smartphone-tethered AR at CES 2020, I predicted that we'd see that device category take off this year. Although I thought it woul...
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David MacQueen
| Nov 17, 2020
At the OPPO Inno Day 2020 event, the company teased its new AR glasses. Details on the product itself were few and far between, but there was enough shown to in...
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David MacQueen
| Sep 09, 2020
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the almost absurdly popular Mario franchise, Nintendo will launch one of the most innovative AR games I've seen - Mario ...
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David MacQueen
| Jun 30, 2020
As shown in the annual update of our VR & AR M&A Tracker, Niantic is one of the most active companies in terms of acquisitions. Having achieved phenomen...
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David MacQueen
| Apr 02, 2020
With the increased restrictions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and workers globally have been turning to remote working tools to maintain prod...
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David MacQueen
| Mar 09, 2020
Welcome to the world of tomorrow! It's 2020 and so far I haven't got my flying cars, but Mojo Vision's augmented reality contact lenses nearly make up for that....
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David MacQueen
| Jan 09, 2020
With CES 2020 rapidly drawing to a close, we've seen a number of new VR and AR glasses and accessories being launched, and I'll be writing a full report on thos...
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David MacQueen
| Jan 29, 2019
CES 2019 was a subdued show for new product launches in the AR and VR sector. HTC bucked this trend with not one but two new devices; the Vive Pro Eye (with eye...
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David MacQueen
| Aug 10, 2018
After nearly 8 years and more than $2 billion in funding, Magic Leap finally managed to launch an actual device. Reviewers universally panned the hardware. Afte...
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David Mercer
| Apr 11, 2018
VR headsets are not entirely absent from this year’s NAB show floor, and major vendors like Harmonic and Intel continue to promote VR technologies, if onl...
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David MacQueen
| Mar 23, 2017
There has always been a debate in this sector regarding the relative benefits of live training and simulation. With advancing capabilities, the defense sector i...
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David MacQueen
| Mar 21, 2017
Looking at the augmented reality space… the question I am wondering is “why are companies taking so long to get to market?” Apple acquired 3 ...
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David Mercer
| Sep 19, 2016
Technicolor recently opened its new Technicolor Experience Center in LA, where artists and technologists get to play with the latest gadgets in virtual and augm...
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David MacQueen
| Aug 05, 2016
As I type this, the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games is about to start, and the audience could top a billion viewers - the 2012 opening ceremony was w...
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David MacQueen
| Aug 04, 2016
Xiaomi has soft-launched a range of soft-touch, fashionable VR headsets, and although I haven't had the chance to try one yet, the look seems like a big leap fo...
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David MacQueen
| Aug 03, 2016
The Samsung Gear VR sold out online in less than a day on Amazon and Best Buy. Since then, 4,600 US consumers have reviewed the device on those two websites and...
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