December 31st, 2018
FlixBus, the low-cost tech-forward bus service out of Europe has reportedly added a VR experience to some long-distance routes to and from Las Vegas. The service launched in the US this year.
For now, the FlixBus VR feature, which includes about 50 virtual reality games and travel experiences, is limited to routes from Tucson,...
August 30th, 2018If one thing has become clear about virtual reality in the last two years, it’s that it’s going to take time to develop into what we all want it to be. Right off the bat VR was capable of some awfully impressive things, and it has definitely gotten better over the course of roughly two-and-a-half years of public attention. Even now...
July 19th, 2018Hyderabad based VR platform Foyr raises worth $4.2 million from SRI Capital, JLL partners & others. Foyr registered in Singapore as RBJ International Pte. Ltd used by interior designers, architects, and property developers to design the architect online and see it in 3D mode using Virtual reality.
SRI capital invested $2...
December 14th, 2017Start-up Village Collective, in association with Facebook, will partner academic institutions to train students on latest technologies developing globally, starting with virtual reality technology.
"Most of the companies work with US universities to reach out to students and build innovative product and application on emerging...
February 2nd, 2017A US jury has ordered Facebook and creators of its Oculus Rift to pay USD 500 million to gaming software firm ZeniMax in a lawsuit that claimed the virtual reality technology was stolen.
The Texas jury made the award yesterday in a trial in which Oculus was accused of basing its Rift headset on technology stolen from ZeniMax's virtual...
January 27th, 2017Social media giant Facebook has announced it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, as its new head of virtual reality.
"I'm excited that Hugo Barra is joining Facebook to lead all of our virtual reality efforts, including our Oculus team," CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his...
October 7th, 2016Zuckerberg said his company has invested $250 million to back developers building new games and other virtual-reality programs for Oculus, and is vowing to double that amount. The investment will make virtual reality more social as the industry gets more crowded.
Facebook's Oculus division is hoping to distinguish its offerings from...
April 18th, 2016Skills and talent development firm NIIT aims to train about 20,000 students this year on future technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and virtual reality (VR) to meet the changing skill set requirement of various industries.
The company will launch the new courses from next month to be offered from its centres and later...
April 12th, 2016Karbonn Mobiles, India's low cost smartphone brand launched it's first virtual reality (VR) enabled smartphones with free VR headsets. This the first VR set from the company which looks to be getting back in the competition with the new launches in India.
The two VR headsets are Karbonn Quattro L52 and Karbonn Titanium Mach 6, priced...
February 22nd, 2016BARCELONA– Pranav Mistry, VP, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd today Launched the Samsung Gear 360, a 360-degree camera that lets consumers easily create, view and share their favorite experiences through video and still image content.
Gear 360 is designed for travel, festive gatherings and every activity in between to provide an...
