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Apple confirms it bought virtual reality event startup NextVR

The Verge

Apple has confirmed it did indeed purchase virtual reality company NextVR, which specializes in recording live events like concerts and sports matches to be experienced in VR, according to Bloomberg. Photo: NextVR. The company’s confirmation arrives after 9to5Mac first reported the acquisition in early April.

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Sony announces PS5 event for June 4th

The Verge

Sony is officially confirming its next PlayStation 5 event will be held on Thursday, June 4th. The event will begin at 4PM ET / 1PM PT, and Sony is promising “a look at the future of gaming on PlayStation 5.” Recent reports suggested Sony would hold a PS5 event a day earlier on June 3rd, focusing mainly on games.

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It’s GeekWire Awards day! Here’s how to watch our one-of-a-kind virtual event at 4 p.m. Pacific time

GeekWire

In a few hours, we’ll bring the Pacific Northwest tech community together for the first-ever virtual GeekWire Awards — an epic celebration of the top innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists and non-profit leaders in the region. Hardware/Gadget of the Year , presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union. Pacific today.

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Zoom’s latest acquisition connects professional broadcast tools for large-scale events

The Verge

Liminal’s add-ons, ZoomOSC and ZoomISO , are built for creating professional virtual events, which Zoom will likely natively integrate into its software as part of the acquisition. The acquisition will help “bridge” the gap between “emerging” and “traditional” forms of event control tools.

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GeekWire Summit: Panos Panay, Microsoft’s chief product officer, to join our signature tech event

GeekWire

Panos Panay rose to prominence in the tech industry as the leader of Microsoft’s Surface hardware business, most recently overseeing the development and launch of the dual-screen Surface Duo , and engineering the company’s unlikely partnership with Google on the device. We hope to see you there, virtually. Register here or below.

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What to Expect From Microsoft's Big Surface Event

Gizmodo

Windows 11 is just around the corner, which means it’s also time for Microsoft to launch new Surface hardware to go with it. We’re expecting to hear all about the device lineup at the company’s big hardware event on Wednesday, Sept. ET, and it’s an all virtual one, so you… Read more. The show kicks off at 8 a.m.

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Google just announced its Pixel 6 event on October 19th

The Verge

Google traditionally holds an October hardware event to reveal its new Pixel phones. But the company clearly hasn’t said everything it wants to say publicly quite yet, because it just announced a virtual event for October 19th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. Image: Google.

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