Media outlets have reported that Microsoft remains committed to the continuing development of its virtual reality platforms. Despite ongoing investment and improvement into Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) in the Hololens 2 platform, Microsoft has remained conspicuously silent on its overarching strategy, if any, for its line of fledgling OEM built VR devices. As others have pointed out, the original designs … Read More
Worldwide Virtual Reality HMDs Forecast, 2020-2024
Release Date: March 2019 $3,500.00Order this report The Worldwide Virtual Reality HMDs Forecast, 2020-2024 addresses:
Vive Strikes Back: New Cosmos HMDs Bring Improvements to HTC
J.C. Kuang, Analyst Consumer Insights, Devices & Technology, Head-Mounted Displays, Insight Articles, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Intelligence Service
Following the cancellation of MWC 2020, HTC Vive has made official announcements for new products in its VR hardware catalog. The Vive Cosmos line now includes three HMDs sharing a common hardware architecture and internal components but enhanced with different modular faceplate components that alter the tracking capabilities of the base Cosmos device. Cosmos Elite: Priced at $899, Cosmos Elite … Read More
Greenlight Insights Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display Taxonomy, 2020
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Oculus Gone: The Declining Value of 3DoF Interfaces
J.C. Kuang, Analyst Devices & Technology, Enterprise Transformation, Enterprise xR Intelligence Service, Head-Mounted Displays, Insight Articles, Interfaces, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Intelligence Service
This week, Oculus quietly eliminated Oculus Go from its lineup of offerings on Oculus for Business, the company’s portal for unified VR hardware and software solutions for enterprise clients. The move follows an apparent liquidation of stock as consumer MSRP for the device was permanently cut by $50. According to the company, “it’s clear that Oculus Quest, with its high-end … Read More
In 2019, XR Venture Investment Edged Off Record Highs
Clifton Dawson, CEO Augmented Reality, Augmented Reality Intelligence Service, Insight Articles, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Intelligence Service
Across the last decade, virtual and augmented reality (xR) has grown from a blip on the radar of investors to a robust sector receiving $10.4 billion in venture dollars invested since 2014. In 2019, 202 xR startups raised $1.8B. Though a new xR company entered the public markets in 2019, exits were a somewhat mixed bag, with M&A slightly above … Read More