Tagged: virtual reality

October 23, 2023 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Even as the initial hype around AI-specific stocks cools off, investors are still buying into the technology as a market-driver. New data from the latest Retail Investor Beat survey from trading and investment platform eToro finds “that one in four (26%) American investors consider digital… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank is marking this year’s “World Earth Day” with an innovative activity at its “all in one” centers in Ibiza, Burgos, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. All customers visiting these centers will be able “to participate in the metaverse in a memorable experience on caring for… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 10:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Indian bank ICICI Bank this week announced the launch of Home Utsav, a virtual property exhibition that digitally showcases real estate projects by developers from cities across the country. The exhibition offers convenience to prospective home buyers as they can select a home by browsing… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is reportedly the first financial services company to introduce virtual reality (VR) training in almost 4,300 financial centers nationwide. As mentioned in a release, this training tech will allow around 50,000 workers to practice “a range of routine to complex… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Scottish firm HOKO this week revealed their national and international expansion plans along with a new £500,000 crowdfunding campaign. Their goals include 30 new studios as part of plan to be UK’s largest homeowner architect. Not too long ago, Hoko raised £400k from individual investors… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Asian virtual event management company EventX has closed a US$10 million Series B funding co-led by HTC, a virtual reality (VR) company, and Gaocheng Capital, a Chinese private equity fund focused on enterprise software and technology-enabled services sectors. EventX supports in-country and cross-border events with… Read More

June 22, 2021 @ 4:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Metahero’s new 3D scanning solution for personalized avatars and virtual items provides an entry into a market currently worth $50 billion and growing That technology is blended with NFT smart contracts to create unique, ultra-HD avatars and meta-objects which can exist forever on the blockchain…. Read More

October 14, 2019 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

5G (fifth generation cellular network technology) is expected to significantly improve several key sectors of society. The newly developed 5G tech offers 10 times faster speeds compared to 4G networks.  5G also enables higher network connection density in terms of the number of online devices… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Theta Labs, a subsidiary of VR live streaming service SLIVER.tv, announced on Monday the launch of its blockchain-based video delivery service. The company describes itself as a decentralized video delivery network, powered by users and an innovative new blockchain. “Theta is an open source protocol purpose-built to… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. announced on Monday it has launched the third round for its SoftBank Innovation Program, which is a program that seeks a wide range of innovative solutions and technologies from around the world to consider for commercialization. SoftBank stated that the innovation program aims… Read More

July 23, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MVR, a virtual reality system developer that is seeking to turn existing console and PC games into tether free virtual reality, is seeking to raise £500,000 on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company’s device, Ascend, reportedly been designed to give game developers an easy and… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to continue its creative development in virtual reality (VR), Kickstarter success Oculus announced it was shutting down its Story Studio. According to the company, Story Studio has created a series of VR shorts, which includes Lost, Henry, and Sea Angelica. Sharing details… Read More

January 4, 2017 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creators of the virtual reality headset, FOVE, is set to ship the Kickstarter-funded to backers as early as next week. The product successfully secured $480,650 from 1,480 backers. The description of FOVE reads, “Immerse yourself in virtual worlds that react to your eyes and emotions. Experience precision… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based creative technology and visual content agency, Happy Finish, announced on Monday it is expanding its virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) operations in Asia. The company revealed it intends to maximize the growth development of the… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter-success Oculus hit the streets of Brooklyn to visit the crowdfunding giant’s headquarters and brought over its famous project, Rift. The company successfully securing $2.4 million on Kickstarter nearly three and a half years ago. Last week, CEO of Oculus, Brendan Iribe, announced on Twitter that the… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Virtuix, creators of the Omni platform that pairs with VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift, immediately topped $2.5 million from approximately 500 investors in 24 hours as it raised capital via a Reg A+ equity crowdfunding round. Vortex is offering Series A preferred shares… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, CEO of Kickstarter success Oculus, Brendan Iribe, announced the company has officially started to ship its Rift virtual reality headsets. Iribe shared in a tweet: The first Oculus Rift has shipped, deliveries begin Monday 3.28.2016. pic.twitter.com/C0MMKmezun — Brendan Iribe (@brendaniribe) March 24, 2016 Earlier… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 9:48 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Virtuix, a virtual reality motion platform that may transform the gaming industry with a previously unheard of sense of immersive gameplay experience, is preparing to raise capital under Regulation A+ on SeedInvest.  The company has generated over $19 million in indicated interest to date.  The… Read More

February 5, 2016 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vision VR/AR Summit 2016, an inaugural industry event that is geared towards furthering the knowledge base of anyone developing VR or AR content, announced on Thursday its lineup of keynote speakers. Set to take place next Wednesday and Thursday  in Hollywood, CA, the Vision VR/AR… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Oculus creator Palmer Luckey sat down to chat about his experience on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and career decisions. During his interview, Luckey revealed that his career was never motivated by salary: “This may sound – everyone says this – but it’s not about the money…. Read More