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Statistics & Forecasts
More Than 7 Million People Will See VR At Six Flags Parks In 2016 (UploadVR)
Device Announcements
First Casio smartwatch hits Google store (Android Central)
Oculus Rift starts shipping to consumers (The Verge)
Sony Playstation VR pre-orders went live (The Verge)
First HoloLens shipments begin to arrive (Windows Central)
Samsung debuts concussion measuring wearable BrainBand (Wareable)
Atheer and Xciel Partner to Bring Advanced AR Smart Glasses to Workers in the Oil and Gas Industry (PR Newswire)
Funding, Crowdfunding & M&A
LifeBeam has raised $16 million in a round led by Squarepeg Capital (MobiHealthNews)
Virtual Reality Storytelling Startup Visionary VR Raises $6 Million (Variety)
Eye-tracking virtual reality startup FOVE raises $11 Million Series A (TechCrunch)
Major Milestones
Palmer Luckey delivers first Oculus Rift personally to consumer in Alaska (Road to VR)
Sensics Partners With DAQRI, Adding AR to OSVR (PR Newswire)
Lightwave working with MindShare to provide bioanalytics for the NCAA (Mashable)
Never-released Google Glass Enterprise edition found on eBay (The Verge)
Microsoft shows new form of HoloLens-equipped communication dubbed “Holoportation” (ZDNET)
Hulu launches Samsung Gear VR app (The Verge)
Pornhub launches free VR porn channel (Fortune)
Pebble to layoff 25 percent of its workforce after raising $26 million over last eight months (BetaKit)
Tesla confirmed using Vuzix in its factory (9to5 Google)
Rumours
Samsung Charm rumoured to cost 29.99 euros (Android Headlines)
Microsoft patents a new ring for HoloLens (MSPower User)
Google may add AR to its camera (VentureBeat)
Apple tweaks its patent on head worn VR systems (Patently Apple)
LG 360 VR listed as $199 according to online retailer (Android Central)
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