Today, I want to discuss one of the XR technologies that has been getting more hype lately: smartglasses. I want to start my analysis with what I’ve seen at CES and then go beyond that and discuss what I envision for the future of this technology. Smartglasses at CES In the XR area (and beyond),…
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Niantic, the company behind hit mobile game Pokémon Go (2016), announced the sale of its gaming division to Scopely for $3.85 billion, confirming a previous Bloomberg report. Furthermore, the company now says it’s focusing on advancing its AI-powered geospatial technology and AR tech. As a part of the deal, the Saudi Arabia-owned mobile game developer Scopely is taking…
MrBeast is YouTube’s most-followed creator with 372 million subscribers at the time of writing — but he actually makes more money from a side business. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, owns the chocolate brand Feastables, which generated $251 million in sales and more than $20 million in profit last year, per documents…
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Today I want to tell you about a little but very cute project I’ve developed for Pico headsets. It’s called PicotionAI and it is a game that includes mixed reality, camera access, and artificial intelligence! As I have done in other similar cases, I’m telling you this story hoping that it can inspire you to…
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the game Synapse and exploring the concept of embodiment and what makes it important to VR games. Editor’s Note: It’s hard to believe a whole year has passed since this piece was first published, but it’s insights are as relevant as ever…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Grandma calls them “role models.” Politicians call them “DEI hires.” We call them “rebel archetypes” — rogue, defiant and unstoppable pioneers revolutionizing systems, defining power and building the queendom for all. In the mind’s eye of these entrepreneurs, investors and leaders, every month is a celebration of…
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Once in a while, I remember that this is a blog, and so I like to tell you something about the lessons I’ve learned in my working life as a VR developer, entrepreneur, and blogger, hoping that they may be useful for other people who, like me, are facing similar challenges. Today is one of…
Pimax has two PC VR headsets in development: the ultralight Dream Air and the wide field-of-view Crystal Super. The company recently offered an update on the development progress of both headsets, including an update on the shipping timeline of Crystal Super. Pimax Dream Air Update Image courtesy Pimax Pimax Dream Air is the company’s first…
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 41, has joined forces with former rival Kevin Rose, 48, to revive Digg, a social and link-sharing website Rose founded in 2004 — it was divided up and sold for parts to Betaworks, LinkedIn, and The Washington Post in 2012. The two intend to infuse the new Digg with AI content…
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Today is the last day of the Carnival celebrations, and there are many people having fun in the streets here in Italy. On my side, I’ll just celebrate by eating some typical sweeties of this period. I actually have a second reason to celebrate: Feedspot has put me in 3rd place in its classification of the…
