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| Jan 28, 2015 | Meta grabs $23M to keep riding the wave of augmented reality excitement (thanks, Microsoft) | Last week, Microsoft got us all excited about, well, Microsoft (again), with the announcement of HoloLens, its upcoming augmented reality headset.
Now Meta has raised $23 million in new funding for a similar technology.
Meta’s headset is li... |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Israel VC Singulariteam Raises 2nd Fund, $102M Backed By Tencent, Renren Founders | Israel is racking up a growing list of startups that have either exited to big buyers or gone public, and this trend is driving yet more investment into the country. In the latest development, Tel Aviv VC Singulariteam is announcing that it... |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Meta grabs $23M to keep riding the wave of augmented reality excitement (thanks, Microsoft) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Last week, Microsoft got us all excited about, we... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Salesforce adds Oculus Rift, Jawbone, Epson devices to growing wearables platform | Lots of people are looking for the first killer apps for wearable devices. The people at Salesforce believe those killer apps will be found in the workplace, not in the consumer space.
They may be right. The step counters and dodgy heartbea... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Salesforce adds Oculus Rift, Jawbone, Epson devices to growing wearables platform | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Lots of people are looking for the first killer apps for wearable devices. The people at Salesforce believe those killer apps will be f... |
| Jun 10, 2014 | Augmented Reality Augmentation: Blippar Has Bought Layar | Some consolidation — or augmentation, if you will — in the world of augmented reality. Blippar — an image recognition platform used in digital advertising — has acquired Layar, an augmented reality platform used across different application... |
| May 20, 2014 | They’re No Google Glass, But These Epson Specs Offer A New Look At Smart Eyewear | Smart glasses are a peculiar segment of wearable tech. Unlike other slightly more established niches—wristbands that support fitness or health; smartwatches that channel smartphone notifications to the wrist—connected eyewear hasn’t quite f... |
| May 6, 2014 | Epson and Metaio Get Us Back On Track For Wearable Augmented Reality | One of the big promises of a smart-glasses approach to wearable tech was always augmented reality. Context-specific augmented reality was the most interesting though — meaning that the AR content was actually overlaid on the object you were... |
| Mar 30, 2014 | You’ll soon have 16+ different smart glasses to choose from. Here’s how to pick the right one | Smart glasses are expected to gain a lot of momentum as “wearable computing” takes root in the consumer market. A lot of the details, like how to protect privacy in a world full of smart glasses, still have to be worked out.
Sales of the de... |
| Mar 30, 2014 | You’ll soon have 16+ different smart glasses to choose from. Here’s how to pick the right one | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Smart glasses are expected to gain a lot of momentum as “wearable computing” takes root in the consumer market. A lot of the details, l... |
| Mar 19, 2014 | TC Cribs: Meta, The Sprawling Rural Ranch Where Augmented Reality Magic Is Made | A lot of tech employees say that they are at the office “24/7” as they “eat, sleep, and breathe” whatever new gadget or app they’re cooking up. But in this episode of TechCrunch Cribs, we toured a company where that is literally the case ev... |
| Mar 1, 2014 | Meta SpaceGlasses (YC S13) covered in Sydney Morning Herald, releases new prototype video of hand tracking | An Australian and Israeli who met in a university maths class in Sydney are taking on Google with augmented reality glasses they say is the computer of the future.
Google computer engineers on salaries of $US250,000 ($279,673) think the pr... |
| Feb 25, 2014 | Hands On With Meta Pro, The Augmented Reality Glasses With 16X More Screen Than Google Glass | Meta, the augmented reality technology company, has captured the attention of the gadget world with the launch of the Meta Pro, the $3,000 headset that aims to bridge the gap between fully immersive virtual reality tools such as the Oculus ... |
| Jan 31, 2014 | Viral Style: Space Glasses, Future Wheels, And Niko From Grand Theft Auto IV Gets A High Fashion Makeover | VIDEO GAME-INSPIRED STYLING OF THE WEEK
While video games may not be your first point of call for fashion tips (seriously. I mean, red top and bright blue dungarees? What was Mario thinking?), kudos to Complex for putting us onto this one--... |
| Jan 6, 2014 | Congratulations to the YC founders featured in Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ | Congratulations to the founders of Coinbase, Stripe, iCracked, Meta, Pebble, Parse, Watsi, Amicus, Prizeo, Humble Bundle, Clever, Panorama, Scribd and FarmLogs for being featured in Forbes as part of the ’30 Under 30′.
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| Jan 6, 2014 | Congratulations to the YC founders featured in Forbes' '30 Under 30' | Congratulations to the founders of Coinbase, Stripe, iCracked, Meta, Pebble, Parse, Watsi, Amicus, Prizeo, Humble Bundle, Clever, Panorama, Scribd and FarmLogs for being featured in Forbes as part of the ’30 Under 30′.
See the full list on... |
| Jan 3, 2014 | Here’s the Scoop on Nimbus, the Downtown Project’s Stealthy Hardware Fund | Back in September, we heard that Romotive alum Jen McCabe was leading up an arm of the Downtown Project’s $50 million VegasTechFund called Nimbus. She planned to invest in hardware companies in industries like robotics, connected devices, s... |
| Dec 17, 2013 | Meta Unveils Meta Pro, Its $3,000 AR Glasses Now Available For Pre-Order | Augmented reality startup Meta has spent the past few years making prototypes of wearable devices featuring see-through optics and a wide variety of sensor arrays. Now it’s starting production on its first generation of units for developers... |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Internet of Things infographic offers some clues on trends in healthcare | Gesture technology is also a part of the Internet of Things. Google’s acquisition of Flutter last month underscored the fact that companies believe in the power of this technology. They are seeing useful applications from the subtlety of us... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Move over Google Glass, here comes $300 competition from France | Ars editor Cyrus Farivar tried a mockup of the Optinvent's ORA-S.
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| Oct 14, 2013 | Meta Raises Funding | Meta, a developer of augmented reality glasses, raised funding from Fenox Venture Capital.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Led by Meron Gribetz, CEO and founder, and Steve Feiner, a Computer Science professor at Columbia Universit... |
| Aug 20, 2013 | Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2: Meet Meta, Lob, Amulyte, Weilos And More | Just as the wheels of time continue to turn, the 49 new startups out of Y Combinator continue to churn.
Batch One is now behind us, and a new group of startups are taking the stage. As per usual, TechCrunch is here to bring you complete cov... |
| Aug 10, 2013 | Meta (YC S13) augmented reality glasses now available for pre-order, does what Glass can’t | Greg Kumparak at Techcrunch writes:
Over a year after the announcement Of Google Glass, many folks I talk to still seem to be misunderstanding what Glass can actually do.
“It’ll be great for Augmented Reality!” they say, assuming that Gla... |
| Aug 10, 2013 | Meta (YC S13) augmented reality glasses now available for pre-order, does what Glass can't | Greg Kumparak at Techcrunch writes:
Over a year after the announcement Of Google Glass, many folks I talk to still seem to be misunderstanding what Glass can actually do.
“It’ll be great for Augmented Reality!” they say, assuming that Gla... |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Meta, The Crazy AR Glasses That Aim To Do What Google Glass Can’t, Go Up For Pre-Order | Over a year after the announcement Of Google Glass, many folks I talk to still seem to be misunderstanding what Glass can actually do.
“It’ll be great for Augmented Reality!” they say, assuming that Glass can render objects directly into yo... |
| Кофаундеры PlayDisplay: давайте дополненную реальность показывать | Андрей Судариков и Александр Симаков — кофаундеры PlayDisplay, студии разработки проектов с дополненной реальностью. Они одними из первых начали заниматься AR-технологиями в России и внедрять их в рекламу, выставочную деятельность, а также ... |
| Internet of Things infographic offers some clues on trends in healthcare | Wearable tech accelerator/incubator Stained Glass Labs has taken a stab at breaking down the Internet of Things and wearable technology space in this infographic. It points out that three categories — Smart Security, Smart Networks and Smar... |