New Lenovo research has outlined the positive impact virtual reality can have on our health, highlighting how VR is starting to be used in some hospitals in place of general anesthetics to alleviate pain for young patients. The new Lenovo film, premiered at the Denver Film Festival, showcases the groundbreaking …
Read More »Huawei’s 10 ‘megatrends’ for 2025: Living with bots, cloud AI and super sight
Huawei has unveiled its latest Global Industry Vision (GIV) report, revealing its predictions for technology and industry development up to 2025. Drawing from Huawei’s own quantitative data and real-world use cases of how intelligent technology is permeating every industry, this year’s report identifies 10 ‘megatrends’ currently shaping how we live …
Read More »VR streaming startup LIV raises $1 million in funding
VR live streaming startup LIV has raised $1 million, backed by investors including Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, Beat Games CEO Jaroslav Beck, early stage VCs Seedcamp, TechStars and Credo Ventures, VR behemoth VIVE, and mixed reality production specialist Splitverse. Founded in 2016, LIV says it’s the first of a new …
Read More »The future is now: The latest development in AR and VR
From training retail workers and increasing warehouse safety to making gaming more immersive, the advancements in augmented and virtual reality are seeping into many corners of our lives. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, there’s no doubt that at some point you’ll be interacting with augmented software or even donning …
Read More »Making the virtual a reality: Qualcomm’s Brian Vogelsang on the tech behind VR headsets
Whether it’s the Oculus VR headset range or Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality devices, most people are aware of AR and VR technology being used in both consumer products and within the logistics and manufacturing sectors. Known for its pioneering work in mobile technologies, Qualcomm has been at the heart of …
Read More »VR and AR can offer new ways of customer engagement
Kelly Goetsch, chief product officer of commercetools, outlines how AR and VR can offer entirely V new possibilities for brands and retailers to engage with their customers. Virtual reality and augmented reality have suffered from a bad dose of over-hype in recent years. The market for VR headsets has been …
Read More »Read PCR’s VR/AR Special online now!
PCR’s May 2019 issue has hit desks, and this month’s mag is our VR/AR special! In this issue: – The Big Interview: Qualcomm’s Brian Vogelsang talks about the various use cases for VR and AR headsets – The future is now: We delve deeper into how virtual reality is improving …
Read More »The classroom of the future: through the lens of VR
Richard Henderson, Director of Global Education Solutions at Lenovo, discusses why exposing students to working with VR and AR could be essential to their development. Digital transformation is happening across all industries, not least the education sector. Wrapped in this transformation is the growing role of Virtual Reality (VR) technology …
Read More »Feelreal’s sensory mask brings smell-o-vision to VR
The stormtrooper-esque mask is compatible with Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.
Read More »A brief history of gaming
We take a look at some of most exciting advancements in the games industry so far.
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