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XR Talks: Follow the Money for AR’s Trajectory

AR Insider

For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff. And for Microsoft , it’s enterprise productivity. Continuing with the “layer” analogy, Google wants to be the information layer for the spatial web.

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Spatial Beats: 2020’s Top Ten

AR Insider

Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? B from Google, Disney, AT&T, Alibaba Group, JP Morgan, Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm, and other brand name investors to make see-through AR glasses, and the content, optics, chips, and AI that go in them. See his books here. The end of the movie theater?

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The Fire HD 10 is vibrant, fast, and affordable, but not great for work

Mashable VR

Looking for a quality tablet for streaming and e-books (without the Apple prices)? Amazon has pretty much cornered the market in that regard. The brand's Fire HD 10 is inexpensive and high performing, and ideal if you’re already invested in the Amazon ecosystem with a Prime membership or Alexa-enabled devices.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!

The Ghost Howls

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. Hope you enjoy!

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The 10 Best Metaverse Quotes Everyone Should Read

Bernard Marr

Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. Matthew Ball , Author, formerly Amazon AMZN -2.9%. Eric Schmidt , Google. Schmidt acknowledges that the future of the metaverse is far from certain.

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What is Spatial Computing in simple terms?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

You could see a virtual book on a table, but reaching out wouldn’t let you flip through the pages. For instance: Microsoft: A pioneer in metaverse spatial computing and XR technologies, Microsoft is one of the market leaders aligning the XR and spatial technology spaces. Amazon: Amazon is also highly invested in spatial systems.

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Big Tech Sold Out on Its Promise of an Open Internet

GizModo VR

Lawmakers , advocates, and scholars filled pages of books and held hours of hearing exalting what they viewed as an industry being strangled by a handful of players using anti-competitive practices to solidify their position as kings. 2021 was a bad PR year for Big Tech. Ironically, those exact same tactics were… Read more.

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