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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

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Hardware-wise, the business uses Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset with Oculus for Business, not the generic customer hardware available in stores. Transfr started as a mentor-based VR training programming play. He first saw virtual reality when he attended a gaming conference in San Francisco in 2017. “I

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch

It was way back in 2017 that the company that became Ultraleap (Ultrahaptics, as was) demonstrated at TechCrunch Disrupt a technology that pioneered ultrasound to replicate the sense of touch. For Ultraleap, this new era is not constrained to VR headsets. Here’s the 2017 demonstration:

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

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million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. Existing investors did not join this round.

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Anduril raises $450M as the defense tech company’s valuation soars to $4.6B

TechCrunch

“There has not been a new defense technology company of any scale to directly challenge these incumbents in many decades…” Anduril launched quietly in 2017 but grew quickly , picking up contracts with Customs and Border Protection and the Marine Corps during the Trump administration.

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How Much Does It Cost to Create a Mobile VR App?

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When looking at the future of the technology industry, virtual reality (VR) is seen as one of the leading fields. As a result, businesses are increasingly looking to hire virtual and augmented reality developers for new and innovative VR apps. The global virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market was expected to reach 18.8

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11 milestones in AR and VR in 2018

Agile Engine

Do you ever feel like the hype is strong for VR and AR? In early 2017, the analytics company projected a $4.9 billion revenue in consumer VR by the end of the year. Second, there are just too many forecasts in VR and AR, which makes it hard to separate noise from meaningful information. billion in 2012–2017.

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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

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Today, gaming has gone beyond consoles and PCs to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile devices. Top gaming trends and technologies In the near future, we may expect something truly extraordinary from both big and small gaming studios using such technologies as AI, VR, Blockchain, and others. billion by 2030.

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