Tag: VR
Apple AR headset one step closer thanks to Vrvana acquisition
In the clearest sign yet that Apple is developing augmented reality hardware, the company has purchased Canadian AR start-up Vrvana.
While Apple has remained tight-lipped...
Oculus Rift for Business announced
In a long-awaited move, VR trailblazers Oculus have announced a professional Rift bundle created with business needs in mind.
OC4, the company’s fourth Oculus Connect...
CSAIL team pairs robots with VR for smart manufacturing
Telepresence robotics and virtual reality are two exciting technologies, and by combining the two in a relatively inexpensive way, engineers at MIT's Computer Science...
IoB Insiders: Time to contemplate the end of the smartphone?
IoB Insiders Rob Bamforth, analyst at Quocirca, asks: Is it time to contemplate the end of the smartphone era and if so, what will its replacement...
Nokia OZO: Where virtual reality and brain surgery meet
Virtual reality gets most coverage from its use in gaming, but it has many more applications, including some with the potential to save or...
Tobii Pro combines eye tracking with VR to understand human behaviour
Stockholm-based Tobii Pro is a world leader in eye-tracking technology, with its products and services used by businesses and academic institutions around the world....
EE unveils 4G ‘smart tent’ at Glastonbury Festival
Mobile network operator EE is to trial a 'smart tent' at Glastonbury Festival, currently getting underway in Somerset, UK, offering music fans a range of...
Digital Catapult explains why it’s backing immersive reality
Internet of Business unpicks the future in business for virtual, augmented and mixed reality – or VR, AR and MR – with Aurelien Simon,...
Start-up of the month: Chirp – turning data into sound to...
Internet of Business caught up with Moran Lerner, CEO of UK technology start-up Chirp, to talk sonic barcodes and how turning data into sound can...
Competition: Charities challenged to take advantage of AR & VR technologies
Virtual reality development company Showstorm has launched a competition this week challenging charities to take advantage of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)...
From VR to IoT, Samsung’s creative lab unveils tech of the...
Samsung's C-Lab Projects (Creative Lab) has this week demonstrated six new consumer-focussed spinoff projects it is fostering.
Each of the projects was designed by Samsung...
Lloyds is banking on Virtual Reality to attract top grads
Lloyds Banking Group is to use virtual reality (VR) headsets to separate the wheat from the chaff when recruiting graduates.
The first intake to face...