virtual reality

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal Pictures have partnered with the company holoride to create an in-car virtual reality experience at Universal CityWalk.  The experience will be offered to guests for a limited time Oct. 14-Nov. 9, powered by...

Immersive virtual reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology have started gaining traction over the last decade. An eclectic mix of start-ups and top technology brands such as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), and Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) are simultaneously...

The typical course of action investors take with new exchange traded funds is to wait for the rookie fund to accumulate some assets and decent trading volume before committing their own capital. Some new ETFs, however, do merit immediate consideration, particularly when the fundamentals for...

The Wearable ETF, which formerly traded under the ticker “WEAR” and focused on stocks with exposure to the wearable technologies theme, recently underwent some significant changes. The exchange traded fund is now known as the Tactile Analytics AR/VR Virtual Technologies Fund (CBOE: ARVR...

An exchange traded fund dedicated to the augmented and virtual reality investment themes is here. The Defiance Future Tech ETF (NYSE: AUGR) debuted Wednesday courtesy of upstart issuer Defiance ETFs. The Defiance Future Tech ETF is the first ETF from New York-based Defiance. What Happened AUGR...

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...

Artificial reality and artificial intelligence, growing themes from 2017, are likely to continue — which has many analysts scrambling to readjust their portfolio to add exposure to the trend. The Expert Loup Ventures' Lindsay Boyajian and Zack Kadish. The Thesis The buzz around AR and...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has bold plans for its new Oculus Go virtual reality headset, which could positively impact the entire semiconductor sector, according to Bernstein's Pierre Ferragu. Facebook's Oculus Go has a handful of notable characteristics that bodes well for the device's...

Technological innovations today transcend the wildest of all imagination. Breakthrough products such as smartphones engendered by science and technology have now become sine qua non for all demographics, so much so that people look lost and forlorn when separated from them even for the smallest 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...

Much has been made about virtual and augmented reality's potential to transform the human experience, from education and athletics to business and entertainment. And as physicians embrace more holistic approaches to medicine, VR appears particularly well positioned to disrupt the health care...

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...

In what could bring about a major upheaval in the virtual reality arena, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is working on an economy Oculus VR headset, which could hit the market as early as next year, Bloomberg said, quoting people familiar with the matter. The proposed gadget priced at $200 is aimed at...

Amber Engine — a Detroit startup that in January launched software intended to modernize the home furnishing industry — is hosting about 200 C-level executives from the sector at the SHIFT Tech Summit June 26-28. Companies who are attending include Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:...

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...