- Hands on with Microsoft’s HoloLens: Augmented reality gets more refined but is still a little clumsy Link
- Microsoft starts shipping its HoloLens augmented reality development kits Link
Oculus Riftが出荷されたことで始まった感のあるVR・AR関連ですが、Microsoftも話題のARグラス、HoloLensの開発者向けキットを配布開始したようです。ARはVRと違って現実の世界、つまり私たちが普段生活している風景に情報を重ね合わせることで、世界を拡張してくれるものです。この手の話題で必ず参考にされるものにマイノリティ・リポートがありますが、ホロポーテーションなんかはそのまんまですね。
あと、そういう比喩で言えばVRはマトリックスでしょうか。
調達の話題は多めでした。
調達関連
- Whistle’s ‘Fitbit for dogs’ acquired by Mars Petcare Link
- 500 Startups launches $30M micro-fund in Canada Link
- Blispay, the financing program for SMBs, raises $12.75M in seed funding Link
- Playbuzz scores $15 million in funding for sponsored social content Link
- Investors pour $70 million into Juicero, a smart kitchen appliance maker Link
- Viral publisher Playbuzz just raised $15 million from investors including Disney (DIS) Link
- Airware snatches $30M to sell complete drones to the Fortune 500 Link
- Garena scores $170m funding from Malaysian government Link
- Marketing startup Verticly lands $1.1 million to expand internationally Link
- With $340 million in revenue, Nest is underperforming, and its future at Google is at risk Link
- Game engine maker Unity Technologies reportedly raising money at $1.5B valuation Link
- Inside sales companies have raised only $150 million this year and may soon face consolidation Link
- IBM to Acquire Cloud Consulting Firm Bluewolf for About $200 Million Link
- Branch.co raises $9.2 million to bring financial services where banks don’t go Link
- Blockchain Development Platform Stratumn Raises €600k Link
- Chinese eco-sports company LeSports raises $1.2 billion Link
- Expa raises $100 million to build more companies, launches startup accelerator Link
- Asana raises $50 million from Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and others Link
- The Facebook cofounder that warned about ‘polluted’ VC deals has raised $50 million for his own startup Link
- Ride-hailing startup Careem acquires local company to take on Uber in Pakistan Link
- Nvidia backs GPU-powered data analytics tool MapD in $10 million round Link
- Scentbird raises $2.8 million so you can try luxury perfumes before buying them Link
- Frichti grabs $13.4 million for its full stack food delivery service Link
VR・AR関連
- This augmented reality app let’s you try on makeup without ever touching your face Link
- New app for the HTC Vive makes sure your family knows you’re still alive Link
- Mayo Clinic might have the cure for VR motion sickness Link
- Microsoft’s HoloLens partnerships show that augmented reality can be boring, too Link
- Why the Oculus Rift won’t go the way of Google Glass Link
- How the nascent VR industry parallels film advances in the 1890s (NPR) Link
その他の話題
- 92 Biggest VC Failures Link
- Instagram debuts 60-second videos for all users — here’s why that benefits everyone Link
- Here’s everything you need to know about Snapchat’s latest update (FB) Link
- 15 top-funded startups in India (INFOGRAPHIC) Link
- Choking on pollution in China? Buy fresh air online Link
- What’s trending in the IoT space Link
