As February comes to a close, the rapidly growing XR for enterprise space still shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Every day we’re seeing new immersive technologies emerge that are drastically changing the way businesses communicate. As well as improving operational performance while driving down costs, new enterprise XR products and services allow teams to collaborate in revolutionary ways from all corners of the world.
Last week, we brought you the biggest XR news and insights from industry leaders like Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, and more. We also gave our summary of the best enterprise smart glasses available in the marketplace today.
As ever, XR Today works around the clock to bring you the best VR news, AR news, and MR news reports from around the world, and if you missed any of it – don’t worry! Because here are our five biggest headlines from the last seven days!
The best AR smart glasses for Business in 2021
Throughout February, XR Today explored the role augmented reality smart glasses and wearables had to play in the future workplace. These technologies are creating new opportunities for organizations to grow, learn, and deliver better products and services to their customers every day.
According to many reliable sources, smart glasses will supersede the smartphone as the comms tool of choice for consumers and enterprise users alike within the next 5-10 years. Considering this, our list of the best AR smart glasses for Business in 2021 demonstrates just how quickly technology is evolving.
XR in the future of work
Following the theme of XR as a leading technology for the enterprises of tomorrow, we caught up with Charlie Fink, XR expert and author of “Charlie Fink’s Metaverse – An AR Enabled Guide to VR and AR.”
During this interview, XR Today and Fink explored the role of XR in the Future of Work and how augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality are changing the way businesses produce, collaborate, and engage in the modern age.
Lenovo explains the value of enterprise AR
One of the biggest highlights at CES 2021 this year was Lenovo’s announcement of its next line of AR smart glasses for the enterprise, the ThinkReality A3.
To learn more about what smart glasses can do and why businesses will benefit from them, XR Today invited Nathan Pettyjohn, Commercial AR/VR Lead for PCs and Smart Devices, to share his insights and predictions for enterprise augmented reality in the year ahead.
Touchcast closes $55 million Series A funding round
Touchcast, a leading virtual experience company, also made XR Today’s headlines last week with a recent announcement claiming they’d raised a massive $55 million in Series A funding from Alexander Capital Ventures, Accenture, Saatchi Invest, and various other providers.
As well as playing a crucial role in scaling the Touchcast platform for virtual events, this funding proves how many investors are confident XR technologies will heavily influence the future of the events industry.
Hewlett-Packard Endorses Manchester-based Business
As a UK company, XR Today was happy to report on the recent news that Hewlett-Packard, a world-leading tech company, had endorsed Uvisan, a Manchester-based business supplying UV light sanitation solutions for VR headsets.
According to HP, the UV-C light solution is the only reliable and entirely safe way to disinfect headsets in the current landscape, and they believe Uvisan is a world-leader at developing the technology that keeps healthcare professionals safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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