Samsung’s annual Unpacked event once again provided a platform for the company to tease its newest flagship hardware. In addition to its latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, the computing giant also announced an update to their smart buds, Galaxy Buds+. Most notably, Samsung introduced the Galaxy S20 line, the second mass-market handset to feature Qualcomm’s 5G-enabled Snapdragon 865 … Read More
Computer vision specialists Scape Technologies snapped up by Facebook
Clifton Dawson, Principal Analyst Augmented Reality, Augmented Reality Intelligence Service, Devices & Technology, Insight Articles
Facebook, the Menlo Park, CA-based social media and technology giant and parent company of Oculus, announced this week that it is acquiring UK-based company Scape Technologies Ltd. (Scape) in a deal valued at $40 million. Scape is a computer vision startup, building the localization engine for city-scale augmented reality. About Facebook’s Augmented Reality Ambitions Facebook research teams have made extremely … Read More
Quarterly Virtual & Augmented Reality Financial Health Report
Quarterly Virtual & Augmented Reality Financial Health Report This report provides a deep dive into the health of 24 publicly traded companies in the virtual reality and augmented reality products & technology markets. Release Date: February 2020 $3,000.00Add to cart This report provides a deep dive into the health of 24 publicly traded companies in the virtual and augmented reality … Read More
The Growing Effects of the Coronavirus on the VR/AR Industry
Chui Yin Chau, Analyst Augmented Reality, China xR Intelligence Service, Devices & Technology, Insight Articles, Virtual Reality, VR/AR Coronavirus Research Center
Greenlight Insights analysts have been in constant discussion with the supply chain and vendors in China on the developments and impact of the coronavirus. Here is what we know so far. The latest toll of the coronavirus as of February 5th is as follows: Nearly 500 people have died worldwide and there are 24,600 confirmed cases. There are 147 confirmed … Read More
VR/AR Remote Collaboration & Visualization, 2020
This report offers a thorough survey of top providers of remote collaboration and visualization solutions using virtual reality and augmented reality, as well as critical guidance for those digital transformation professionals navigating this important technology sector.
Snap 4Q19 Results: Augmented Reality Lenses & Ads Engagement Rise
Clifton Dawson, Principal Analyst Apps & Games, Augmented Reality, Augmented Reality Intelligence Service, Insight Articles, Media & Entertainment
Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, reported fourth quarter revenues of $561 million, up 44% year over year. Additionally, Snap’s daily active users for the past quarter averaged 218 million, up 17% year over year. But as Snap’s key business metrics accelerate, how have its investments in its burgeoning augmented reality platform faired?
Spatial Raises $14 Million To Bring Immersive Collaboration To Enterprise
J.C. Kuang, Analyst Augmented Reality, Augmented Reality Intelligence Service, Devices & Technology, Enterprise Transformation, Enterprise xR Intelligence Service, Insight Articles, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A
AR startup Spatial recently announced the closing of a Series A round totaling $14M in funding for the San Francisco-based startup. The round was led in part by familiar AR investor Kakao Ventures, which has previously invested in hardware startups such as LetinAR and Mojo Vision. Spatial markets its solutions as a computing platform unlocking creativity and productivity, and has … Read More