AR

20 stories about AR
מארק צוקרברג nמטא משקפי קווסט Quest

Meta ends global AR chip development, shuts down Israeli operations

04.09.24|Meir Orbach
The process of winding down its AR chip operations began in October of last year when Meta started laying off employees globally in this division. 
הלפטופ של סייטפול

AR laptop developer Sightful laying off a third of its employees

01.07.24|Sophie Shulman
After raising over $60 million, and a month after unveiling the Spacetop G1, the Israeli startup is parting ways with 20 of around 60 employees, announcing that it is shifting its focus from hardware distribution to software distribution
Sightful plane

Sightful unveils latest screenless laptop. Is spatial computing finally a reality?

30.05.24|James Spiro
The startup’s Spacetop G1 device offers a 100-inch AR workspace that helps boost productivity for on-the-go workers
מחשב spacetop

Looking good: Israeli startup Sightful takes on Apple in AR glasses race

07.06.23|Itai Smuskowitz
Sightful's Spacetop, a laptop with no physical screen that comes instead with augmented reality (AR) glasses, is being sold for $2,000, far cheaper than the $3,500 Apple is asking for Vision Pro. Calcalist shares a first look at the Israeli company's technology
הלפטופ של סייטפול

Israel's Sightful reveals its revolutionary AR laptop Spacetop

18.05.23|Sophie Shulman
The startup's new laptop has no physical screen and comes instead with augmented reality (AR) glasses
Metaverse

VR is hoping for a perfect world. Too bad for its creators, we don’t live in one

09.01.23|James Spiro
“Creatures in the metaverse are neat and obedient, leaving no room - or tolerance - for the messiness of real life.”
Hexa Founders

Israel’s Hexa partners with Microsoft to leverage Snap’s tech for 3D retail shopping

18.01.22|James Spiro
Hexa has an entire infrastructure that can support data needed to create and distribute 3D models, 360-degree experiences, and AR at scale
ZOOG Yoav Oren Matan Guttman

Israel’s Zoog partners with Snap to expand its AR services

02.01.22|James Spiro
Zoog has developed a children’s videobook creation platform to help bridge generation gaps for families
echoAR Founders

echo3D raises $4 million in Seed to stream AR and VR content

06.10.21|James Spiro
AR and VR devices are expected to rise from just over 7 million units in 2020 to a massive 76 million units in 2024
טמיר ברלינר ו תומר קהן מולטינאריטי  Multinarity

Revolutionary MR startup Multinarity emerges from stealth with record $28 million Seed round

30.06.21|Hagar Ravet
After raising the biggest-ever Seed round for an Israeli startup, the founders of Multinarity believe they can revolutionize the world of mixed reality with their secret product
טום בריידי עם גביע וינס לומברדי סופרבול 2021

Meet the Israeli AR startup that made it to the Super Bowl

08.02.21|Allon Sinai
Fuse.ar provides an extensive suite of seamless AR content creation solutions, used among others by American singing and acting star Nick Jonas in his Super Bowl ad
אבי שמעון מנכ"ל IMDT

Israel's IMDT helping bring sports in 3D to your living room

09.01.21|Allon Sinai
The startup founded by Avi Shimon and Arnon Tadmor is collaborating with VR company Condense Reality on the development of a new system for streaming hologram-style 3D volumetric video
משמאל בר סרף שמעון ויינר מייסדי RestAR הייטק רסטאר

RestAR acquisition by Unity a potential landmark for Israeli gaming

29.12.20|Amit Kling
“I'd really like to see a TripleA game being developed in Israel and it will be interesting to see how Unity's entrance into Israel will affect this," said RestAR co-founder Shimon Vainer
אנדריאס מונרוי הרננדז

Helping users express themselves is key to technological adoption, says Snap’s principal researcher

12.11.20|Viki Auslander
Dr. Andrés Monroy-Hernández is on a quest to understand self-expression and believes Augmented Reality can help it reach the next level
כנס Fintech 2017 ג'ון מדבד

Israeli startup TechSee raises $30 million for intelligent visual customer assistance solution

26.10.20|CTech
The Tel Aviv-based company has grown rapidly during Covid-19 pandemic by reducing customer friction points for enterprises
זיו בנימיני מנכ"ל Fortellix

Autonomous vehicle vision edging closer to reality with verification by Israel's Foretellix

19.08.20|Allon Sinai
As ADAS becomes standard, Israeli autonomous car tester is spoiled for customers, even during Covid-19
קאלום הודסון אודואי שחקן צ'לסי צעיר בן 18 לונדון גביע אנגלי

Chelsea FC unveils Perfect Play training app developed by Israel’s Coach-AI

13.08.20|CTech
The virtual coach in the heart of the application enables users to improve their football skills based on professional knowledge provided by the Chelsea FC Academy
פגי ג'ונסון מנכלית מג'יק ליפ הנכנסת

After Israeli founder’s departure, Magic Leap appoints former Microsoft exec as CEO

08.07.20|CTech
“We have come a long way, from starting up in my garage to creating a new medium and redefining the future of computing,” said outgoing CEO Rony Abovitz
משקפי Hololens מציאות מוגברת בבית החולים בלינסון לטיפול בחולי קורונה

Video: HoloLens AR helps older doctors go bedside with Covid-19 patients, without risking illness

25.06.20|Raphael Kahan
Senior physicians can virtually make the rounds with the interns, but without the prep time and contraction risk
נינטנדו אנימל קרוסינג Animal Crossing

Is Mobile the Future of Gaming? Twitter’s Head of Gaming Certainly Thinks so

31.05.20|Itamar Zigelman
Rishi Chadha gives Calcalist an inside look into what the social media giant is doing in the field of online games and where he thinks it is heading next