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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

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But HTC’s focus has increasingly shifted over the years from mobile to VR, and it evidently sees Hexa as aligned with its current — and perhaps even future — lines of business. But he later pivoted the business into a general-purpose tech stack for VR, AR and 3D-model-viewing experiences. So what differentiates Hexa?

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

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

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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 Labster, which offers schools VR simulations of science class, had product usage grow 15 times since March.

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Why more funding equates more peace of mind for TRIPP and its users

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This includes AR smartglasses and VR headsets, but also smartphone apps — collectively referred to as XR , or extended reality. Reeves expects mobile, AR and VR to eventually converge, “in the same way as lots of devices came together into our phones.”

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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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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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Live VR Streaming with React JS, React Native, and Unity

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As of 2017, more than 2.1 Our latest client has powered many of the largest and highest-profile live VR streaming productions in history. We will use React JS, React Native, and Unity for building the UI, as well as the VR functionality. The emotions you experience while watching the match are hard to describe.

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