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Virtual Reality, App-Based Tools to Transform India’s Auto Sector: Umang Kumar, CEO, CarDekho.com

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Virtual Reality, App-Based Tools to Transform India’s Auto Sector: Umang Kumar, CEO, CarDekho.com

India's leading online automobile portal CarDekho.com has partnered with World Auto Forum to present the Thirteenth India Vehicle Marketing and Sales Summit 2016, themed on 'The Balancing Act'. The event held discussions over the future roadmap of the Indian automobile sector. It was attended by several industry stalwarts such as marketing and sales heads from prominent auto OEMs, CEOs and MDs of big dealer groups, heads of marketing agencies and representatives of companies of cloud computing as well as social media experts. The summit showcased gradual inclination of the industry towards a more digitized approach using tech tools for customer relationship management, big data for effective business operations and apps for inventory management to reduce costs. With an enhanced fo...

VR Firm Wevr Raises $25 Million From Samsung, HTC, and Others

Virtual reality company Wevr raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 170 crores) from investors including HTC Corp and Samsung Ventures to fund the launch of a new platform for VR creators to distribute content, executives said on Friday. The platform, called Wevr Transport, is available now to a limited number of users in a test phase. It is designed to run on various virtual reality headsets through an app and on a website. Virtual reality video offers a 360-degree view that immerses people in fantasy settings. The technology has been touted for decades but never reached mass adoption. This year, Facebook Inc's Oculus unit, Sony Corp and others plan to introduce modern VR headsets. Wevr and other companies are making VR videos to lure audiences to the medium. Wevr Transport features ...

Google’s new YouTube video shows you more stuff as you move your phone around

Google "Special Delivery" 3D, virtual reality video is now on YouTube Google has released an interactive video called "Special Delivery" that shows you more of the film as you move your phone around.It's the first of Google's new "Spotlight Stories" which showcases new kinds of interactive 3D videos. While anyone can view the short YouTube cartoon on any PC or device, this video comes to life by viewing it on the YouTube app on a smartphone or tablet. That's because it's full of "Easter Eggs," i.e. special hidden things you can only see on the YouTube app, as you move the phone. It's particularly designed to work with Google Cardboard, the cardboard box that turns a smartphone into a 3D virtual reality device. But you don't need the Cardboard to see the film in 3D mode...