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The non-existent Apple product is the third most recognized in its category

The non-existent Apple product is the third most recognized in its category

With Apple’s iPhone in trouble like never before, does the technology giant have something in its pocket to be its next big move? For years, a rumor has spread that the company is working on AR smart glassthat at least one analyst expects to be bigger than the iPhone. We could see the launch of a product like next year. The pressure on Apple is to offer something spectacular, and this appears in…

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[yourvirtualgame]

AR (mobile AR, smartglasses) could approach three and a half billion installed base and $85 billion to $90 billion revenue within 5 years. At the same time, VR (mobile, standalone, console, PC) might deliver 50 to 60 million installed base and $10 billion to $15 billion. That's a pretty big difference, and it all has

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Investment Hit Record $2.3 Billion in 2016 (Guest Blog)

Virtual and Augmented Reality Investment Hit Record $2.3 Billion in 2016 (Guest Blog)

“Virtual reality will be big, augmented reality will be bigger and take longer” has become accepted wisdom. But now that we have 12 months of real-world performance since the VR/AR market launched last year, it’s time to do a reality check on VC and corporate investors. VCs told us last year how they were to going to invest in VR/AR. Let’s see if they put their money where their mouths were.…

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VCs invest record $500 million in augmented and virtual reality in Q3

Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3 billion invested in the last 12 months, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital, said that half a billion dollars was invested in AR/VR startups in the third quarter. That was the […] https://goo.gl/dZerpO #Playistic

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Train2Game News Huge VR Investment

​Another half a billion dollars was invested into virtual and augmented reality startups in the third quarter of this year, with a record $2.3 billion dollars invested in the last 12 months. Q3 2016 saw the 9th straight quarter of investment trending upwards, as the money flowing into AR/VR is now being driven by major Sand Hill Road VCs and corporate investors. With check sizes averaging $9.3…

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Playtika deal drives game acquisitions to record $25 billion in July

July was the biggest month in the history of game acquisitions, with the total value of deals exceeding $25 billion, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. The $4.4 billion acquisition of Playtika by a consortium led by China’s Giant on Saturday was the clincher for the busy month. “This is yet another sign of late stage […] http://goo.gl/vumAu8 #Playistic

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Train2game News 2016 Q1 Games Report

Last year was the worst games deals ice age in a decade, but the topline numbers in Digi-Capital’s new Games Report for Q1 2016 (http://www.digi-capital.com/news/2016/04/games-deals-rebound-in-q1-but-rocks-below-the-surface/) make it look like there has been a thaw. However, the buoyant waters of the first quarter hide rocks beneath the surface, and games deal makers should look carefully before…

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Game deals rebounded in Q1, but mobile game investments plunged

Games deals rebounded in the first quarter of the year, with game startups raising more than $500 million, according to tech adviser Digi-Capital. But there are “rocks beneath the surface” of that good news as mobile game investments plunged, the report said. Last year was the worst in a decade for game deals, or the […] http://goo.gl/1g5y2l #Playistic