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Apple's AR/VR headset faces delays, expected launch in 2023
Apple's AR/VR headset is expected to be delayed due to xrOS software bugs and changes
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Apple's first AR/VR headset might come with monthly subscription
Apple's AR/VR headset is expected to have a monthly subscription for software service and will release by 2023
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Netflix is releasing Stranger Things VR game by late 2023
Players can assume the role of Vecna and enact revenge on Eleven and Hawkins
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Female Avatar sexually assaulted in Meta VR
A 21-year old researcher experienced sexual assault in Meta Platforms by two male avatars present in Horizon Worlds
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Apple placing 14 cameras into its mixed reality headset
Apple's new upcoming mixed reality headset will reportedly have 14 cameras on to the device
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Apple to launch its first augmented, virtual reality devices soon
Apple has amped up its developments for the device in recent months
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Sony readies for metaverse revolution with cross-platform push
Sony aims to play a leading role in the metaverse or virtual worlds, which has been speculated to disrupt industries
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Snap CEO believes metaverse is “ambiguous and hypothetical”
Evan Spiegel believes the Metaverse is hypothetical and a VR space that doesn't exist, in comparison to AR
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Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
Meta Platform will charge creators 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside it's VR world, Horizon
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Meta to start testing money-making tools for its metaverse
Meta Platforms is going to start testing tools for digital assets and experiences within its VR platform, Horizon.
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Meta tells advertisers mixed reality could be a few years away
Meta told advertising agencies that virtual reality will become a reality for consumers very soon.
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What is Decentraland and how can you be a part of it?
The virtual universe, Decentraland, allows players to be a part of a platform allowing them to create and visit places
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Pandemic fuels travel boom in virtual reality
Data on VR travel usage is limited but developers have seen surging interest since the pandemic hit
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Swedish gaming group Embracer invests in virtual reality
Embracer CEO said that now is the right time to extend groups activities into the fast-growing VR market
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Virtually identical: Grounded Japanese try 'foreign' holidays with a difference
Travelers sit in business class seats in a mock airline cabin where they are served in-flight meals and drinks
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Women use VR to beat sexual harassment after Singapore #MeToo scandal
The VR technology is part of the Girl, Talk project which is aimed at helping women fight back against harassment
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Mother 'reunites' with departed daughter using virtual reality
In an emotional video, the mother and daughter are having a sad yet beautiful interaction
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Hajj made easy, by way of virtual reality
Startup comes up with a simulator to ease first time pilgrims’ anxieties and train them for their spiritual journey
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Virtual reality resurrects ancient Rome bit by bit
It is the first to show users over 7,000 buildings and monuments from the year AD 320
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Facebook unveils wireless Oculus VR headset
The standalone VR headset boasts the same quality experiences as the Oculus Rift but without wires
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Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses
The company has ambitions to make a wearable device that would superimpose digital information on the real world
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Nvidia forecast lags Wall Street as crypto demand evaporates
The company’s bleak outlook for cryptocurrency chips was a sharp reversal from the prior fiscal quarter
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French emergency room tests virtual reality path to pain relief
An immersive VR program created to relax patients and even increase their tolerance of pain without resorting to drugs
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Qualcomm develops chip designed for AR, VR devices
The chip will be somewhat cheaper for companies to build an entry-level version of the gadgets
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Coming to a screen: WCLA uses VR to showcase historic Lahore
Authority is developing new website with tours and information
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Swimming with dolphins in virtual reality to aid disabled
They also avoid use of captive dolphins
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Chinese video site offers virtual escape from 'boring' reality
Platform has attracted more than 150 mln Chinese users with its eclectic mix of user-generated videos and animation
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Lonely hearts seek virtual girlfriends at Hong Kong fair
For those who spend too long alone in their rooms, a new VR smartphone app offers some romantic solace
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Augmented reality gains led by Snapchat: researchers
Snapchat's growth will continue to contribute to AR users in the future
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Facebook's virtual reality unit Oculus shutters film studio
Oculus to allocate $50 million in fund to creators of non-gaming VR content
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Facebook virtual reality unit Oculus faces lawsuit over imaging patent
A technology licensing firm sued Facebook for infringing 3D imaging patent owned by ImmersiON-VRelia
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Virtual reality brings home horror of hospital attacks
The new virtual reality film has been launched to counter surging numbers of attacks on medical facilities
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This is the world’s first smartphone with a 360-degree camera
Studded with four diamonds & 3.08 grams of pure gold, Protruly’s Darling is one unorthodox long phone
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Facebook's Oculus cuts price of virtual reality set by $200
The price of the Rift VR headset was dropped to $499
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Facebook's virtual reality ambitions could be threatened by court order
An injunction would require Facebook owned Oculus to stop distributing their code to developers
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Xiaomi exec Barra joins Facebook to lead virtual reality business
Barra steped down as Xiaomi's vice president after three-and-a-half-years
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Sundance goes green as VR makers aim to save the planet
The 15-minute film takes viewers through the rainforest guided by a member of the indigenous Trio community
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Mark Zuckerberg denies Facebook’s VR-technology Oculus stolen
The founder of one of the world's largest companies faced hours of tough, public questioning
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You can now take a tour of White House with President Obama as your guide
The 360 video provides an immersive view of the White House including some of the most historic and non-public spaces
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Google pushes virtual reality harder with new phones from partners
Huawei recently announced two smartphones that work with Google's Daydream View VR headset
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Virtual reality seeks momentum at CES gadget gala
More than two dozen companies used CES to announce the creation of a Virtual Reality Industry Forum
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VR offers television producers 'Hollywood in a box'
Only restrictions on what VR can achieve for television is the limits of the human imagination
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Google Earth now lets you explore whole wide world in virtual reality
Google Earth VR is currently available on HTC Vive only
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Alibaba's new payment system lets virtual reality shoppers pay by nodding
VR Pay is part of Alibaba's efforts to capitalize on the latest technology in online shopping
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Sony enters virtual reality race with PlayStation VR headset
Sony's largest gaming rival Microsoft Corp plans to release a new Xbox One next year that may support VR headsets
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Virtual reality helps net last Auschwitz criminals
The VR death camp offers 21st-century fact-finding technology for the final Holocaust trials
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50% chance we’re living in The Matrix: Bank of America
If our world is an illusion, there’s no way we will ever find out about it, report reckons
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Berlin's IFA fair dons virtual reality headsets
Goldman Sachs predicts the virtual reality markets would reach $80 billion 2025
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Intel introduces VR headset called Project Alloy
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich introduces Project Alloy, a standalone VR headset powered by compnay’s RealSense cameras
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Oculus boosts Rift VR gear availability
"We want to apologise for the delays in getting Rifts to doorsteps," the Oculus team said in a blog post