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Inside Ines Alpha’s World of 3D Makeup and Cyborg Beauty
Step into Ines Alpha’s world of 3D makeup, where AR, CGI, and emotion transform the face into a living canvas.
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Snap Bets on Qualcomm to Power the Next Wave of Specs Glasses
Snap subsidiary Specs Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies announced a long-term strategic agreement centered on future versions of Specs, Snap’s standalone see-through smartglasses.
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Apple Vision Pro Streams Full-Fidelity 3D Apps Directly From NVIDIA RTX Systems
NVIDIA and Apple brought CloudXR 6.0 into visionOS, enabling Apple Vision Pro to stream from RTX-powered PCs or cloud systems. Applications such as 3D design tools and simulations run on those machines and are streamed into the headset.
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8th Wall Opens the Technology Behind Its WebAR Platform
Nearly a decade of XR engine development at 8th Wall is now open-source and available to everyone. On February 28, the company shut down its hosted platform, retiring the login system, cloud editor, and web-based Studio. The technology now continues as a public project at 8thwall.org.
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Vuzix Rolls Out Enterprise Smart Glasses Kits With Native Teams and Zoom
Vuzix has launched Vuzix Solutions, a new portfolio of integrated enterprise smart glasses deployment kits designed to remove complexity from initial rollouts. Each ruggedized kit pairs either the company’s LX1 or M400 smart glasses with pre-configured software in a single turnkey package.
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VB Spine Signs Deal for Exclusive Rights to Augmedics’ xvision Spine System
VB Spine, the largest privately held spine company, has signed a definitive agreement for exclusive rights to the xvision Spine System from Augmedics. The transaction will add augmented reality to its growing visualization portfolio.
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XREAL Real 3D Brings Instant 2D-to-3D Conversion to AR Glasses
XREAL has introduced Real 3D, a feature that converts any 2D video into immersive 3D content without requiring apps, special software, or proprietary players. It’s powered entirely by the company’s in-house X1 spatial computing chip and works out of the box on the new XREAL 1S AR glasses.
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zSpace Secures $3 Million Investment from Planet One Education to Boost Global Expansion
zSpace has secured a $3 million investment from Planet One Education, a global provider of large-scale learning solutions. The company says the funding will be used to strengthen zSpace’s balance sheet, support working capital needs, and accelerate its international expansion strategy.
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Snap Spins Out Specs Inc. to Lead Smartglasses Launch
Snap Inc. has created Specs Inc. as a separate subsidiary to focus on its smartglasses platform. The company says this structure will provide operational clarity, enable new types of investment
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Vuzix and Avegant Collaborate on Compact Binocular AR Glasses Reference Design
Vuzix and Avegant have introduced a new binocular smart glasses reference design built to improve wearability, performance, and reduce costs for AR device makers.
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HARMAN’s Ready Vision AR HUD Now in Production Vehicles Across Europe
HARMAN’s Ready Vision AR HUD is now in production in Europe. The system projects augmented reality content across the windshield, placing information in the driver’s natural line of sight.
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RayNeo Secures Strategic Funding, Debuts First eSIM-Enabled AR Glasses
RayNeo has closed a new funding round backed by Unicom Innovation Capital and two China Mobile investment arms. The companies represent the country’s largest telecom operators, and the announcement frames this as their first direct investment in consumer AR.