AR

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering acquiring the video service firm NextVR for $100 million, according to an unconfirmed report by 9to5Mac.  The company produces virtual reality video from special events and has partnerships with organizations including the NBA, Wimbledon and...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) has signed Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) to join Snapchat's Scan camera search technology, Adweek reported on Thursday. Snapchat users in the U.S. can scan a McDonald's logo featured on food or drink items to unlock three immersive...

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) shares traded higher Wednesday morning after speculation suggesting the company is benefiting from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stereo AR headset, but a company spokesperson denied the rumor. “We (Himax) are not working with Apple...

Algo.ai, a Troy, Michigan-based startup with a collaborative intelligence platform used by suppliers to major retailers, is joining NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)’s Inception accelerator program. The Nvidia accelerator provides Algo.ai with resources as it continues to develop deep...

Video content is picking up steam across the financial industry as online brokerages seek to move away from dreary PDF statements as the medium of choice for reporting results. The reason for the move to video can be captured in a single number: $30 trillion. That's the amount of money set to...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hosted its WWDC 2018 presentation Monday, and in Macquarie Research's view it was a "relatively low-key event" with "no big surprises."  The Analyst Analyst Benjamin Schachter maintains an Outperform rating on Apple with an unchanged $...

Legal teams at the world’s top tech companies are bracing for a new era — one that aligns the real world with an increasingly expansive virtual one. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)’s Oculus and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s Daydream already market virtual reality...

Will 2018 be the year that smart glasses finally take hold? As Vuzix Corp (NASDAQ: VUZI) unveils its Blade augmented reality smart glasses at CES in Las Vegas this week, one analyst is expecting big growth prospects from the company.  The Analyst Christian Schwab of Craig-Hallum Capital...

Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) is set to unveil its Blade smart glasses at CES 2018. Ahead of the conference, shares rallied about 24 percent as details of what would be discussed at CES emerged. The Analyst Chardan Capital analyst James McIlree called Vuzix one of the firm’s top picks for 2018 and...

With the emergence of 3-D holographic engine models and windshield-projected driving directions, industry as we know it is being upended. Technology is enabling technology that produces technology, yielding a new paradigm. “We are moving from a place to a pace,” Howard Heppelmann,...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has signed an exclusive supply deal with Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) for components that will make augmented reality and 3-D photography a central element of its upcoming of Apple iPhone 8, said Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang. "The deal is for the supply of...

Tigress Financial Partners said in a note Thursday Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) continues to prove it can monetize its users. The firm said the company's business performance continues to increase, driven by greater monthly and daily active users, which is fueling strong gains in advertising revenue...

From VHS to DVD to Blu-ray ━ to skin cells? The holding device of motion pictures has evolved to machinery less and less cumbersome, and last week, researchers from Harvard Medical School revealed a new method of video transfer: DNA encoding. The scientists embedded a film clip of a galloping horse...

For Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s WWDC keynote address only confirmed what he already knew: Apple’s future lies in augmented reality. The Monday talk highlighted a number of software and hardware updates that will enhance the AR experience for both...

Investors weren’t pleased by Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP)’s 1.2-percent daily active users miss posted in its Wednesday earnings release. But Loup Ventures’ Gene Munster sees a silver lining. “That’s bad news for Snap, but good news for the field of Augmented Reality [AR],...