Campfire spurns platform play, offers XR-as a-service
The VR and AR startup has developed a new headset, projector, and smartphone link to help enable design collaboration.
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Magic Leap jumps from office collaboration to smart cities
Magic Leap aims to combine the AR worlds of ubiquitous Glass-like cues and HoloLens-like rich visuals in a bid to build a digital overlay onto our cities. For now, its demos span entertainment and collaboration.
Hi-res VR headsets reignite enterprise mixed reality battle
VR headsets are back on the attack -- with new models that offer higher resolution for precision work and gaming. However, the long-promised convergence between virtual reality and augmented reality appears no closer to becoming market reality.
Vendors face the tough reality of affordable VR
The demise of the Oculus Go is but the latest in a line of frustrated attempts to bring virtual reality to the mass market.
Smart glasses carve a lighter path forward for extended reality
The Lenovo ThinkReality A3 is a forerunner to a wave of lighter-weight but still session-driven category of viewers that Qualcomm hopes to foster with its XR1 reference design.
For pros and consumers, VR makes price-performance leaps
Following the improved graphics at a $100 price cut of the Oculus Quest 2 consumer headset, Varjo is reducing the price of its latest pro headset generation by $1,000 as it claims leadership in resolution and field of view.
Cinemood 360 is a child-focused projector with VR business potential
The new projector shows games and other media through a small projection that you can follow around a room. But this kids' meal of VR has broader applications for affordable, portable shared experiences.
Tragic Magic: How Magic Leap is repeating General Magic's act
The augmented reality startup is trying to escape the handcuffs that trapped another ambitious company fomenting a computing revolution.