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Amazon rolls out a new AR shopping feature for viewing multiple items at once
Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality shopping tool, Room Decorator, that will allow you to see furniture and…
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Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner
Home furnishing retailer Wayfair was among the first to adopt AR technology as a means of helping people better visual…
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Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down
While Apple and Microsoft strain to sell augmented reality as the next major computing platform, many of the startups aiming…
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Ultrahaptics acquires AR/VR pioneer Leap Motion for only $30 million
Leap Motion publicly established itself as a pioneer in VR hand-tracking controls and DIY augmented reality gear, but reportedly didn’t generate…
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Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform
The growth of augmented and virtual reality applications and hardware is ushering in a new age of digital media and…
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Realmax Qian is a light, fully wireless AR/VR headset with a 100-degree FOV
Realmax has officially taken its AR/VR ambitions from dream to reality, having evolved its Qian headset from an intriguing prototype…
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Niantic reportedly raising $200M at $3.9B valuation
Pokémon GO creator Niantic is raising a $200 million Series C at a valuation of $3.9 billion, according to a…
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IDC: VR headset market grew 8.2% in Q3 2018, led by Sony PSVR and Oculus
Months after predicting that the VR market would soon experience a rebound after a sharp drop in shipments, IDC today…
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Osmo Detective Agency taps AR to put kids in the role of globe-trotting gumshoe
Tangible Play, the Palo Alto startup behind the augmented reality Osmo game system, has sold its 11 educational games in…
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