Spending on Augmented Reality (AR) technologies will reach $60 billion (€49m) in 2020 according to Michael Porter and James E. Heppelmann in their Guide to AR in the Harvard Business Review. This represents a lucrative market, as Europe has many strengths in research, engineering, training, and creativity that will allow it to play an active […]
Video games software/hardware combined could be in the $165 billion (€135bn) to $170 billion range this year (if mobile outperforms again), and reach between $230 billion and $235 billion by 2022 if strong performance continues. That might make games software/hardware bigger in 5 years than 150 countries’ individual GDPs today (somewhere between Vietnam and Finland). […]
Tata Communications, a global provider of network, cloud and security services, has been chosen by Ultracast to power the international expansion of the company’s 360° video and VR platform. Ultracast creates live 360° video and VR content in motorsports series such as NASCAR, FIA World Endurance Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has revealed it will be testing out virtual reality at some of its shows in 2018. The virtual reality experiences will be ten minutes in length and be available for free to fans on a new WWE channel within the NextVR app after each participating event. Fans will be able to […]
Tom Williams, CEO at digital video specialist Ostmodern, has given his predictions for the industry in 2018, including where the future of VoD is headed, the continued importance of sports rights and the rise of online VR. Technology 1.Voice technology won’t replace UI yet Content discovery remains one of the most difficult tasks for service […]
Pico Interactive, maker of ultra-portable VR headsets, has teamed up with The Dream VR, a VR technology and multi-device distribution platform, to bring The Dream VR’s premium original content to the Pico Goblin and Pico Neo all-in-one VR headsets. This partnership grows The Dream VR’s distribution channels and adds over 150 channels of video content […]
Excitement about emerging technologies and the resilience of historically leading categories will drive the US consumer technology industry to a record-breaking $351 billion in retail revenues ($266 billion wholesale) in 2018 – 3.9 per cent higher than 2017, according to research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The latest edition of CTA’s semi-annual industry report, […]
NBC Olympics has revealed it will provide more than 50 hours of live virtual reality coverage powered by Intel True VR during the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea, to authenticated users with Windows Mixed Reality headsets, Samsung Gear VR, and both Google Cardboard and Google Daydream, with compatible iOS or Android devices […]
At CES, Oculus has shared details about its partnerships with Xiaomi and Qualcomm Technologies, which the company says will deliver the next generation of VR products at accessible prices to people worldwide. Oculus is working with Xiaomi as its hardware partner for the global launch of Oculus Go and are also jointly announcing Mi VR Standalone—a VR headset based on Oculus […]
AR/VR investment records were broken last year as startups raised over $3 billion across 28 AR/VR categories (over $1.5 billion in Q4 2017). Perhaps the most surprising thing,