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Why You Should Ditch Google Chrome For Microsoft Edge

GizModo VR

The odds are good that you’re reading this right now in Google’s web browser, Chrome, which has become hugely popular since it made its debut in 2008. But Chrome has some issues, and now that Microsoft is back with a rebooted version of its Edge browser—based on the same Chromium code as Chrome—it might just convince… Read more.

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How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should)

Mashable VR

Google Street View offers up a window to the world in all its bizarre , intimate , and often raw glory. Specifically, you can ask Google to permanently blur your house out — leaving only a smeared suggestion of a building in its place. Google pulled the images down. Go to Google Maps and enter your home address 2.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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Top AR Smart Glasses Providers for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The technology has since been updated, to form the Glass 2 device, which features safety frames, a lightweight form factor, and instant access to software for collaboration capabilities. The Google Glass 2 smart glasses run on an Android open source project operating system, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.

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AR contact lenses are far away, but a new research is paving their way

The Ghost Howls

EN62471-2008). I have just mentioned that Microsoft suggested us that the DARPA could be interested in such kind of devices… what we knew from the DGA (French DARPA) already. HoloLens 2 are already used by the military in the US (Image by Microsoft). All our devices are compliant with ocular safety norms (e.g.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part IV: Bose

AR Insider

After examining Amazon , Microsoft , and Google , it’s time to zero in on Bose. Think of it like primitive iPhone apps circa 2008, before we got Waze, Foursquare and Uber. Head Start. But what’s everyone else doing? In Bose’s case, that’s a leading position in high-end audio hardware.

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XR Smart Glasses Market Map: The Top Providers for 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Latest ThirdEye News Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology, with the “Glass” headset. Read up on the latest RealWear news here. Latest RealWear News Microsoft Microsoft’s smart glasses are designed with a focus on the mixed reality landscape.