Executive summary
Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week:
Headline: AWE is jam-packed full of news (see below)
Events: Immersive Tech Week is looking for speakers.
London Event: The Immersive Wire is jointly hosting a networking event in London on 20 June (tomorrow!). Come for free snacks and drinks.
Tangents series: Why I like vegan food.
Majorca was fun, though I can see why 45% of its GDP is tourism. We played the G and B game together - spot the Brit and German. Sometimes they were indistinguishable.
Analysis
AWE USA is stacked full of news. Here is a selection, alongside bigger news stories over the last week. If I missed anything, email tom (at) immersivewire (dot) com.
Accedo announced a partnership with Qualcomm Technologies and HBS to accelerate the commercialization of XR sports services.
Apple added WebXR support to Apple Vision Pro.
Distance Technologies, a developer of glasses-free XR, emerged from stealth.
Draw & Code and 302 Interactive collaborate to launch FanPort, a social mixed-reality attraction for immersive and interactive fan and brand engagement.
Evercoast, a provider of end-to-end 3D spatial video software, announced the acquisition of Depthkit.
Factory 42, an independent studio, launched the Meta Quest version of Hold The World featuring Sir David Attenborough.
Freeaim Technologies announced that it raised £250K to boost R&D and scale production.
HaptX announced the HaptX Gloves G1. Deliveries are now underway to North American customers with shipments to Europe and Asia beginning later this year.
Hololight launched its first enterprise-ready XR streaming platform and app ecosystem.
Immerse closed a seven-figure education deal with a Saudi city.
Logitech introduced MX Ink, the first MR stylus for the Meta Quest platform.
Lumus Optical and AddOptics announced a strategic partnership. Lumus’ Z-Lens 2D reflective waveguide architecture will integrate into AddOptics' prescription lens.
MeetKai announced a collaboration with The Wall Street Journal to power its experiences, starting with the debut of the first-ever digital twin of the Journal’s event at Cannes.
Microsoft announced auto-generated avatars, an AI-powered solution that makes avatar creation more efficient.
National XR Day 2024 is happening on 3 July.
Niantic unveiled Niantic Studio, a visual interface to build immersive 3D and XR experiences.
ShapesXR announced the launch of ShapesXR 2.0, a cross-platform spatial 3D design tool.
Taqtile announced the release of Manifest for use on the ARGO smartglasses from DigiLens.
VoxelSensors announced PERCEPT, which delivers a combination of eye tracking and spatial awareness capabilities to wearable and mobile devices.
VRdirect announced VRXF - Virtual Reality eXchange Format.
Wilkins Avenue AR unveils an immersive musical in spatial computing, "Out There”
XRCC, an event for XR creatives, is coming up very soon.
XREAL will unveil XREAL Beam Pro, a new Android mobile device.
Zappar announced end-to-end support for WebXR across Zapworks and Zapbox (which now supports Open Brush).
Note: The Immersive Wire is run by Tom Ffiske, who also works within Accenture’s metaverse group. The contents of the newsletter should not be regarded as Accenture’s views.
