A pioneer in virtual reality has left Facebook because of internal dissatisfaction

An influential video game designer who oversaw Facebook's entry into virtual reality has resigned from Facebook's parent company due to dissatisfaction with the direction the technology is being taken.

With a letter of resignation dated this past Friday, John Carmack severed con...

Impact Of 3D Printing On UAE Residents

According to a poll, UAE people believe 3D printing technology will become prevalent in the country and will have the most positive influence on society. YouGov conducted an online poll of over 1,000 UAE people, asking them for their thoughts on 16 upcoming technologies. According to YouGov, amon...

NEW VR CENTER GAINING POPULARITY IN CHENNAI

HIGHLIGHTS

• The new VR center (VRC) is gaining popularity in Chennai.
• DICV opened this center few weeks ago.
• The increasing popularity of VRC is spells bright future for VR in India.

Amid lots of buzz, Daimler India Commerc...

ACER PLANS TO EXPAND MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL OPERATIONS IN INDIA

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• Acer is planning to expand manufacturing and retail operations in India.
• Taiwanese Electronics Company will develop most advanced personal computer products and lifestyle products.

A giant in the market of hardware and ele...

VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY HELPS MEDICAL STUDENTS OF TO LEARN SAFELY IN UK

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• The virtual reality technology helps the medical students of United Kingdom to learn safely
• The technology lets them to learn how to explain plans for the diagnoses and treatment

The rural county of Somerset located in th...

UPGRAD AND EYEWAY VISION BECOME PARTNERS

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• upGrad and AR pioneer EyeWay Vision have forged a partnership.
• The two partners intend to create one-of-a-kind AR learning experience.
• This partnership places upGrad and EyeWay on the forefront of incorporating MR to enhance the ...

NEW VR-BASED THERAPY MAY HELP AUTISTIC CHILDREN

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• A new VR-based therapy called Auticare has been developed.
• The new technology can help autistic children to develop critical skills.

With many countries observing April as the Autism Awareness Month, Auticare, a Virtual Re...

S. KOREA TO BOOST CIVIL-MILITARY TIES IN 2021 BY INVESTING $182 MILLION

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• S. Korea to boost civil-military ties in 2021 by investing $182 million.
• The South Korean government plans to carry out more than 200 projects centered around state-of-the-art technologies.
• The government increased the bu...

MICROGRAVITY TO INTRODUCE ADVANCED AR AND VR IN INDIA

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• Microgravity is planning to bring advanced Virtual Reality experiences and Augmented Reality experiences to India.
• Microgravity has launched India’s foremost innovative gaming facility in Gurugram.

Very soon, Microgr...

FACEBOOK’S OCULUS QUEST 2 VR DEVICE TO BE LAUNCHED BY SK TELECOM CO. IN S. KOREA

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• Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR device to be launched by SK Telecom Co. in S. Korea.
• The company is set to offer the device in the country on Tuesday.
• The device will support games co-developed by SK Telecom.

CONSTRUCTION SITES IN EUROPE GET A BOOST WITH THE AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY

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• The construction sites in the continent of Europe has got a boost with Augmented Reality
• The company Vuzix smart glasses are going to be bringing the Augmented Reality or AR technology in Europe

The company Vuzix smart gl...

Virtual Reality in Enterprise Training Market is expected to Reach US$ 2186.21 Mn by 2022, owing to the Increasing Adoption across Healthcare Sector, says Absolute Markets Insights

Virtual Reality in Enterprise Trainings is primarily preferred by the optometrist’s trained medical professionals, and ophthalmologists in order to monitor the diagnosis of diseases, the progression of diseases, or in the screening programs. Increasing incidence of Age-related Macular Degen...

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2020

Highlights

• Tackling of huge amount of data is a concern
• A trend in manufacturing is a shift towards sustainable production 

The year 2020 is likely to observe the below technology trends

To tackle the huge amounts of d...

Augmented reality may soon surpass Virtual Reality

Virtual reality? How about the possibility of augmented or mixed reality, a fad that has taken in more and more people by the year. What may have started out as a an interesting idea is about to evolve into a reality that will quite literally change our perception of things.

In the prev...

With the help of this brilliant device, PS5 could take the upgrade and make virtual reality gaming to the next level

Information regarding Sony's PS5 has gone out since Mark Cerny, a lead system architect, was interviewed by Wired in April, but we do not know much. For instance, while Cerny confirms that all current versions are compatible with the next-genre console of the PlayStation VR headset, we do not...

5G: An industry gamechanger

Probably, we would not be all be putting on AR glasses tomorrow or investing all of our time in virtual realities, however, we might be way far from this.

Undoubtedly, 5-G has the potential of revolutionizing the way by which we interact with the virtual, as well as, physical world. Yet...

Changing paradigms of history through technology

The world today is excited by the use of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, and it has been used in various forms to convey and regarding the status of something brilliant. The rise of virtual reality-based gaming and the experience is a premium in its own domain and has led the growth ...

Tokyo - the key leader in the re-jigged pact

The BBC invited Charles, a pupil at the Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, to participate in the recording of his Richard Dimbleby lecture: The World Wide Web–A Mid-Course Correction, which will be shown on BBC One on Sunday (17 November) at 10:30 p.m.

In it, Sir Tim addresses his h...