Students and faculty at the University of Glasgow will have access to top-tier XR technologies, the university announced on Friday last week. The institution partnered with EON Reality to build an EON-XR Centre on the campus explore learning experiences for students in emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR). The facility will provide […]
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Echo3D Raises $4M for XR Cloud Content Solution
US extended reality (XR) cloud delivery service Echo3D has finished a funding round valued at roughly $4 million. Konvoy Ventures led the funding round with participation from Space Capital, Remagine Ventures, Datadog, GitHub, and US tech giant Facebook. With the capital, Echo3D can extend its XR cloud service for smartphones and now expanded immersive experience […]
Canon Launches Dual Fisheye Lens For VR Video
Canon USA has revealed its first entry in the immersive filmmaking industry with its RF5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye camera lens, the company announced on Wednesday. The world’s first digital swappable dual fisheye lens will allow photographers and filmmakers to shoot virtual reality (VR) stereoscopic 3D images and video on the company’s EOS R5 camera […]
Valve Index VR Kit Review
While VR might not be reserved exclusively for gaming anymore, there are still a lot of opportunities for game companies to get involved with the development of new tech. Valve, for instance, is one of the market leaders not only in gaming software, but incredible hardware too. The Valve Index is the most recent comprehensive […]
Snapchat Announces New Creator Monetization Tools as it Seeks to Maximize In-App Engagement
Snapchat’s looking to boost its appeal to a broader range of creators, through new payment and brand partnership tools.
Twitter Removes Live Stream Guests Option in Order to Improve Broadcast Quality
You’ll no longer be able to add audio guests into your Twitter live-streams – but instead, your video broadcast quality may improve.
Instagram’s Testing Likes on Stories, Providing Another Engagement Option
The option would provide a simple way to respond to Stories content, without clogging the creators’ inbox.
What Influences a B2B Purchase Decision? [Infographic]
A new report from LinkedIn highlights the key elements that drive B2B purchase decisions.
Canon Made A $2K Lens For Shooting 3D VR Video
Canon will start shipping a dual fisheye lens with an estimated retail price of $1,999 in late December that can shoot 3D 180-degree video when paired up with the EOS R5 camera.
Jurassic World Aftermath: Part 2 DLC Review – Same, But Different
Jurassic World Aftermath: Part 2 is available now But almost a year later, is there enough dino action to make it worth diving into Part 2? Here’s our review.