Twitter will be releasing live-streaming 360-degree video capabilities to a select number of its users. This is capable through a 360-degree camera that is attached to the phone. The development comes not long after Twitter added live streaming as an option for all users earlier this month. Twitter is following Facebook in its quest to pursue live 360-degree video streaming. Greenlight … Read More
Top VR News Topics in 2016
2016 was dubbed by many news outlets as the year of VR, though VR was not expected to hit mainstream until 2020. Although there wasn’t mass excitement for VR amongst consumers, the industry made leaps and bounds in new headsets releases, major marketing campaigns and releases of popular content in VR. Here are the top 3 industry news topics of … Read More
Top 5 Charts of the VR Industry in 2016
Virtual reality grew a lot in 2016 with the sale of headsets, investments and media attention. Greenlight Insights has focused on how this growth will aid the future in the 2016 Virtual Reality Industry Report and 2016 Virtual Reality Consumer Report. Here are the top 5 graphs from 2016: U.S. VR Hardware and Software Market to Hit $38B by … Read More
5 VR/AR Developments We Can’t Wait to See at CES 2017
Virtual and augmented reality made a major splash at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016. This year, CES 2017 will feature announcements from several prominent VR/AR companies. AR Debuts in Smartphones CES 2017 will set the stage for Google Tango applications on smartphones. Lenovo recently announced Phab 2 Pro will be one of the first smartphones with Google Tango AR sensors. ASUS is also … Read More
Oculus Adds Social VR Experience to Update
Oculus has released Oculus Rooms and Oculus Parties with the newest Gear VR update of Oculus Home. The newest features are the first social integrations coming from the Oculus/Facebook team. Oculus Parties will be familiar for console gamers. The newest social feature is a platform for users to host group calls while using the headset. This is similar to Xbox … Read More