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HYPE GVA 2.0: Sport industry giants hand-pick startups for pilots

LONDON, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The much-awaited HYPE Sports Innovation Global Virtual Accelerator (GVA) 2.0 DRAFT Startup Selection LIVE sessions, took off with 52 top Sports Brands, Clubs, Leagues, Federations and Broadcasters, among them Under Armour, Bundesliga, the French Football Federation, leading soccer clubs across the world, DAZN, Rogers, Sinclair, and multiple teams from the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and NFL all total covering 14 countries and more than 10 sports.  All of them have chosen to transform the experience they provide to their stakeholders. Continue Reading HYPE GVA 2.0:

Sports gambling group Entain partners with Verizon Media to develop immersive VR and AR experiences for live sports viewing and betting

In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News December 29, 2020 – Verizon Media, a global media and technology company, and Entain plc, an international sports-betting and gaming operator (formerly known as GVC Holdings), have recently announced a global innovation alliance to develop new opportunities across interactive sports and entertainment. Entain brands include Ladbrokes, bwin, partypoker, and BetMGM in the US, which is co-owned with MGM Resorts. Verizon Media and Entain will collaborate to develop a highly immersive proof of concept virtual reality (VR) experience that will combine live sports viewing

Tilt Five Secures $7.5M Series A to Revolutionize Gaming Through 3D…

Tilt Five Promo Photo “While the tech giants invest billions in far-off solutions, this investment expands our ability to deliver on a proven set of technologies resulting in an affordable, social and wearable device,” said Jeri Ellsworth, Tilt Five CEO. SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) October 28, 2020 Tilt Five, an entertainment system provider that uses proprietary augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board, and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in 3D holographic environments, today announced that it has secured $7.5 million in Series A

SIP Global Partners Leads $7.5 Million Series A Funding For Tilt Five,…

NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 28, 2020 SIP Global Partners, a Japan-US headquartered VC firm that invests in transformative global technology, today announced it is leading a $7.5 million Series A round for Tilt Five. Tilt Five is an entertainment system provider that uses proprietary augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in 3D holographic environments. As part of the investment, General Partner of SIP Global Partners Jeffrey Smith will join Tilt Five’s Board of Directors. Other participants in

CompassIntel.com Announces the Award Winners of The 2020 IoT Innovator…

Innovation is not just tech, hardware, software...but can also come at the process or execution level. Innovation brings the NEW to the IoT Industry. SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) October 27, 2020 This year has been a banner year for Internet of Things (IoT) growth and innovation, and Compass Intelligence is proud to honor companies innovating and excelling in IoT. IoT innovative companies, organizations, products, platforms, and solutions are honored each fall by Compass Intelligence through incoming nominations to the IoT Innovator Awards program. Compass Intelligence recognizes 21 companies in distinct IoT

Tencent Holdings COO Mark Ren Highlights Four Key Trends at Tencent Esports Global Summit

Tencent Holdings is one of the biggest technology companies in the world, but its gaming business is undisputed as the top revenue generator in the empire. According to Tencent’s latest financial report for Q2 2020, the company recorded total game revenues of ¥46.9B RMB ($6.8B USD), representing 40.8% of Tencent’s total revenues in Q2 2020. In Tencent’s executive structure, there are two employees with the highest salary and directly report to Tencent President Martin Lau. One is Allen Zhang, who’s in charge of the businesses of Chinese social media WeChat,

Samsung Reveals Its Second Foldable Phone for $2000

Early last year, Samsung announced the original Samsung Galaxy Z Fold with an eye-watering $1980 price tag. Now that the Fold 2 has been announced, Samsung has rounded up, selling the second edition of its folding phone for an even $2000 (well, $1999 to be precise).The device was revealed at the recent Unpacked Part 2 event, as detailed by GameSpot sister site CNET, after first being announced at last month's event alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra. The new phone includes a number of improvements on its

Verizon Becomes 5G and 4G LTE Network Partner of Twitch Rivals

Verizon announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Twitch to become the official 5G and 4G LTE network partner of Twitch Rivals North America.  Financial terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. According to the announcement, Verizon and Twitch will work together to create media and broadcast integrations during official Twitch Rivals streams, activations at Twitch events (when events such as this can safely return), and other undisclosed initiatives related to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network including what it calls “5G concepts” that explore the “impact 5G can

Evening Reading – June 24, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] Crabs needs 6 friends to play @astroneergame with him...The Wide World of Electronic Sports: Episode 51 ?LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/lvdTdKPk8J — Shacknews (@shacknews) June 23, 2020 And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!! Shacknews. It gets you chicks! Saw some baby chicks and ducks at the farm store today. They are so fluffy. pic.twitter.com/ehAFWgwbgr — Mayor Captain Zork (@Captzork) June 24, 2020 Finally!