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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

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Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? But not everyone agrees — particularly those who hope to build a business out of VR retail. ” Emperia’s platform offers tools brands can use to create virtual experiences, including stores in VR. Perhaps so.

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8 open source companies from YC Demo Day Winter ’22

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Here are all of the open source related companies presenting at Demo Day in the Winter 2022 cohort. What it says it does: Unai is developing a VR headset and virtual world that aims to help people feel connected to one another in the virtual world. Founders: Maxim Perumal built Relativity, an open source VR headset, at age 15.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

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Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day: Part 1.

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Founders: Connect with influential movers and shippers at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Your all-access pass includes panel discussions, 1:1 interviews, breakout sessions and networking, plus access to our indoor AND outdoor expo area — where you’ll find dozens of innovative early-stage startups demoing their latest and greatest. I got to drive the latest and greatest electric scooters, and I rode around in a VR/AR-enhanced car.

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Clench your jaw to skip a track: That’s the magic of Wisear

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Bite down on your own teeth twice to pause a track, or three times to skip to the next tune — without making a noise, hand gesture or much visible movement at all, the technology enables you to interact with your music players or AR/VR headsets without needing to nudge any switches.

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Founders: Connect with influential movers and shippers at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

Your all-access pass includes panel discussions, 1:1 interviews, breakout sessions and networking, plus access to our indoor AND outdoor expo area — where you’ll find dozens of innovative early-stage startups demoing their latest and greatest. I got to drive the latest and greatest electric scooters, and I rode around in a VR/AR-enhanced car.

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

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It was quite the demo (see the video below). Commenting, Tom Carter, Ultraleap CEO, said recent chatter about the VR-based “Metaverse” from companies like Facebook, as well as the shift to touchless interfaces brought about by the pandemic, had helped its fund-raising.

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