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RealWear acquires augmented reality headset startup Almer

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of augmented reality headsets for enterprise customers, acquired Almer Technologies, a Switzerland-based startup that developed… Read More

Industrial headset company RealWear names CEO

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based headset maker that serves frontline workers at industrial companies, named Chris Parkinson as CEO. Parkinson has… Read More

Industrial headset company RealWear and Seattle’s Cascadia Capital terminate SPAC deal

A SPAC deal to take Vancouver, Wash.-based industrial headset company RealWear public has fallen apart. Cascadia Acquisition Corp., the special… Read More

Industrial wearables maker RealWear acquires Genba and Seattle startup’s voice tech

RealWear, the Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of wearable assisted reality tech for industrial workers, has acquired Seattle-based Genba, whose software serves… Read More

RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted reality” smart devices used by frontline workers, closed a $23.5 million round.… Read More

Microsoft Teams gets walkie-talkie button on Zebra devices in broader push for frontline workers

Zebra Technologies, maker of mobile devices widely used in warehouses, stores, and manufacturing facilities, will devote a hardware button on… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Tableau sales chief Kelly Breslin Wright joins Gong; Slalom expands board; more

— Former Tableau executive Kelly Breslin Wright was named president and COO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Gong, an AI sales… Read More

Microsoft Teams integration helps drive demand for RealWear’s head-mounted industrial devices

As many tech startups scramble to cut expenses and find new revenue streams amid the COVID-19 outbreak, RealWear is dealing… Read More

How the coronavirus outbreak and supply chain slowdown are impacting West Coast startups

Matt McCormick always plans for the Chinese New Year. As the owner of Jet City Device Repair in Seattle, he… Read More

How the growing U.S.-China trade war is forcing tech and product companies to get creative

Months ago, long before President Donald Trump “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to find places other than China to make their… Read More

RealWear raises $80M from Teradyne, Qualcomm, others for industrial augmented reality headset

The concept of an augmented reality heads-up display didn’t quite catch on with consumers when Google Glass debuted six years… Read More

Industrial augmented reality smart headwear maker RealWear raises another $5M

Vancouver, Wash.-based startup RealWear has raised another $5 million in a round from existing investor Columbia Ventures Corporation to expand its global… Read More

Tech Moves: New CFOs at Crowd Cow, Echodyne, and Icertis; Olis Robotics taps scientist; and more

Crowd Cow, a Seattle-based marketplace for craft meat straight from farm to consumer, has added its first chief financial officer… Read More

Geek of the Week: After years as Navy nuke officer, RealWear CEO Andy Lowery finds a new connection

Relying on hands-free or voice-enabled tech in your kitchen or in front of your TV may be a modern convenience… Read More

RealWear raises $17M for industrial augmented reality headgear

Vancouver, Wash.-based RealWear this week announced a $17 million Series A investment round led by Columbia Ventures Corporation. The company’s $2,000… Read More

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