- Tribeca Takes Audiences Inside Stories
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, April 29, 2019
I went to Tribeca Film Institute's Virtual Arcade to see the best in VR and peek around the corner at what's ahead. ...
- National Geographic Launching Antarctica VR Experience
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, April 26, 2019
The National Geographic Explore VR experience will be available on the Oculus Quest from Facebook this spring. ...
- 8% Of Households Own A VR Headset; Gaming Leads Usage
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 15, 2019
Consumer familiarity with VR technology has remained at approximately one-fourth of U.S. broadband households between 2017 and 2018, according to a new study. ...
- VR, AR Can Improve Brand Perception: Study
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 8, 2019
Consumers turn to virtual reality content for emotional connection and perceive augmented reality as a tool for useful additive learning. ...
- 100 Million Customers Projected To Shop Using AR Next Year
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Gartner suggests 5G will give AR and VR a major boost, transforming "not only customer engagement but also the entire product management cycle." ...
- 56% Have Heard Of Virtual Reality, Only 23% Can Explain It
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The latest forecast for the growth of virtual reality earlier this week may be a bit misleading, with the road to mass consumer adoption not a clear path. ...
- Google Voice Assistant Tied To Google Ads Caught In Oversight For Recommendations
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
A recommendation feature that fails to disclose that its voice search results are drawn from a curated database could land Google in hot water. ...
- 'Star Trek: Dark Remnant' VR Experience Launches
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The interactive, intergalactic experience is premiering at Dave & Buster's Entertainment locations nationwide. ...
- AR, VR Headset Shipments Projected To Grow 54% This Year
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 1, 2019
Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality headsets are forecast to grow 54% to reach 9 million units this year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). Strong grow ...
- Magic Leap One Headset Heading To AT&T Stores
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, March 28, 2019
VR using smartphones inserted into cardboard or plastic headset devices have been a main access point for consumers to check out the virtual world. ...
- Oculus Rift S VR Headset Set For Spring
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 22, 2019
Oculus pans to release its new Oculus Rift S for $399 with some updates, according to a new report. ...
- A Time Machine Documentary
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, March 18, 2019
In "Traveling While Black," Director Roger Ross Williams puts you in a booth in D.C.'s Ben's Chili Bowl and lets you travel through the decades. ...
- AI And Modern Conversational Etiquette
Media Insider, Cory Treffiletti - Wednesday, March 13, 2019
I have seen that when an AI-based assistant is present, people tend to slow down their speech and become clearer. ...
- 13 Employees Let Go At VR-Headset Company
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 8, 2019
The Valve Corporation, maker of a virtual reality headset, let go 13 employees, according to a new report. ...
- Nintendo Intros VR Kit For Switch System
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, March 7, 2019
The Nintendo Labo: VR Kit, launching on April 12, includes tools to make cardboard creations called Toy-Con. ...
- Microsoft Intros HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Headset At MWC
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Sunday, February 24, 2019
The new wearable has features that move beyond the original HoloLens introduced in 2016, and promises to take augmented reality to a new level. ...
- Iberia Airlines Launching Virtual Reality For Passengers
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 21, 2019
Headsets enabling viewers to experience 3D content in films, games and documentaries will be available for rent during flights. ...
- 'Batman' AR/VR Tapped To Showcase 5G at MWC
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 21, 2019
AT&T, Ericsson, Intel and Warner Bros. are collaborating to present a 5G, mixed reality demonstration featuring Batman at MWC19 in Barcelona. Using virtual and augmented reality, visitors can see h ...
- L'Oreal Launches AI-Powered Skin Diagnostic
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, February 20, 2019
L'Oreal has tapped artificial intelligence to create a digital skin diagnostic for consumers, which are being launched on the brand's websites. The new technology is based on an AI-powered algorit ...
- 5G Becoming Secret Advertising Weapon For AT&T, Verizon
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 19, 2019
5G, which will support augmented and virtual reality applications with faster speeds, will represent more than 3% of total mobile connections -- about 422 million global devices and M2M connectio ...
- Imagining Dragons, Walmart Makes VR Viewers 'Verklempt'
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, February 18, 2019
Developed by Walmart's digital innovation shop, the VR experience invites fans into the world of the latest "How to Train Your Dragon." ...
- Walmart, Dreamworks Team For Dragon Movie VR Experience
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Sunday, February 17, 2019
Walmart has teamed with Dreamworks Animation to create an immersive virtual reality experience to promote the upcoming release of a new dragon movie. The VR experience, tied to the relea ...
- Search And Assistants Slowly Become Vocal, Estimated To Hit 8B By 2023
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Gadget lovers tend to use voice-controlled devices for simple functions. Sixty-six percent use virtual assistants to play music or listen to podcasts, 56% use them to set an alarm ...
- McClatchy Studios Adds Virtual Reality Component To Series On Texas And Football
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, February 11, 2019
"All We Got" focuses on the football program at a state-run juvenile detention facility in Texas. The first episode is available on Facebook Watch, "The Fort Worth Star-Telegram" website a ...
- Retailers Deploy Virtual, Augmented Reality, Voice Assistants
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Sunday, February 10, 2019
Nearly a third (29%) of retailers plan to add augmented reality within the next thee years and 9% already use it, according to a study by BRP. ...
- Sony Launching 'Groundhog Day' VR Game
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality is launching "Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son," a VR game for PlayStation VR, Vive and Oculus Rift. The game is a sequel to the Bi ...
- Mindshare's 'Dystopia' Series Returns For Season Two
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, February 4, 2019
Topics tackled in the upcoming series include digital privacy, virtual reality, and brands being forced to take a side in the culture wars. ...
- Jackson Hole Brings Mountain To Target Audience Via VR/AR
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Thursday, March 14, 2019
It intentionally positioned the experience at the intersection of one of the busiest gates and the main corridor that leads to baggage claim so that a highly affluent audience ...
- Netflix Alters Sci-fi Fans' Ideas About Surprise
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Thursday, March 14, 2019
From self-aware AI and police interrogations using VR to bio-organic printers printing actual human flesh, its content sucked "Wired" readers into a world where immortality is possible. ...
- Samsung Files Patent For New-Type Of VR Headset
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, February 1, 2019
Samsung has filed a patent for a virtual reality headset that uses a display type different from the traditional flat screen. ...
