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Gizmodo's Wackiest Gadgets of 2002

GizModo VR

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.

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VR Developer Schell Games Donates $20K To Charities

VRScout

Jesse Schell founded Schell Games in Pittsburgh in 2002. Some of their clients include companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, The Walt Disney Company, The National Institute of Health , and Yale. The company has since grown to employ over 135 individuals and has created hundreds of amazing games.

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Where Are We in AR’s Lifecycle?

AR Insider

2002, A Spatial Analogy. But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 Apple , Google , Facebook and Microsoft are all on that list. Visual search a la Google Lens is also our top pick for potential AR killer apps.

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ARtillery Briefs: 3 Spatial Predictions for 2020

AR Insider

The first 2020 prediction involves the question on everyone’s mind: Apple AR glasses. Given Apple’s ability to mainstream emerging tech, the AR sector is hoping for some of that signature halo effect to accelerate things. That could come in the form of Apple AR glasses and their mainstreaming effect. Training Wheels.

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A History of Haptics: Electric Eels to an Ultimate Display

HaptX

When I started my doctoral work at NYU in 2002, I was trying to understand the contemporary, real-world applications of haptics technology. So we conceptualized ‘haptic media’ fairly broadly, enough that it includes devices like Apple Watch along with Q*bert arcade cabinets.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

VRScout

Head mounted display: Used during the Gibson hack attempt, Dade wears a Google Glass like headset with a drop down heads up display. Head mounted display: Fitting the mold of a headset that Apple would produce, Johnny dons a sleek chrome arc that covers from forehead to nose. Minority Report (2002). The Cell (2000).

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Delivering Digital Meatballs in AR, with IKEA’s Martin Enthed

XR for Business Podcast

And then the Apple guys came with a brilliant ARKit, and it worked beautifully. And then just recently now you might have read that we have made a new thing with the new Apple iPad, with the LiDAR stuff, adding functionality that wasn't possible before. And then Apple comes along and says, "No, here's a new format." Alan: True.

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