VR
Augmented and virtual reality markets to grow to $150B by 2020, forecaster says
Posted in Software on 7th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Digi-Capital estimates that the combined markets will reach $150 billion by 2020.
Facebook buyout ended Oculus and Valve's Cooperation
Posted in Hardware on 20th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Previously Valve had said that it didnt intend to release a VR product, and would be support Oculus itself. Smiths story suggests that the buyout turned this situation around.
NASA teams up with smartglasses maker on augmented reality goggles for space missions
Posted in Science on 11th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Astronauts could one day get access to advanced computing and visualization technologies via smartglasses.
Google is reportedly working on a virtual-reality version of Android
Posted in Business on 7th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Google has tasked a group of engineers with developing a version of Android to power VR applications.
The MindLeap virtual reality game system runs on your brainwaves
Posted in Hardware on 4th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
MindLeap closed an $8.5 million funding round, which it will use to build on efforts in the medical field, where its technology helps recovery in patients with neurological deficits.