The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 1, 2018

On the one year anniversary of the introduction of ARKit, Apple is planning to reveal major updates its augmented reality toolkit for mobile apps at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California next week. Citing sources close to the matter, Bloomberg reports that ARKit 2.0,

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 1, 2018

On the one year anniversary of the introduction of ARKit, Apple is planning to reveal major updates its augmented reality toolkit for mobile apps at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California next week. Citing sources close to the matter, Bloomberg reports that ARKit 2.0,

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2018

According to a recent Reuters report, Apple is set to unveil some new features in its supposed release of ARKit 2.0, the company’s augmented reality toolkit for iOS 11 devices. Google says it discards raw mapping data after a week. Apple is said to unveil ARKit 2.0 The post Report: Apple to Unveil ARKit 2.0,

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2018

A new open source file format is helping pave the way for augmented reality. Apple announced earlier this month they would adopt the new USDZ file format for 3D content across its AR-enabled iPhones and iPads, which can display illusory, animated images placed in your real surroundings. Image Credit: Adobe.

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2018

Between 360 video, virtual reality, and augmented reality, I think augmented reality has much bigger opportunities,” Asher said. The San Jose-based company isn’t the first big fish to gush about AR. “It’s not as bulky. “We will definitely be there.”

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

At an event in San Jose, California, Facebook introduced its plan for augmented reality glasses, where users will be able to pull up a visual display on top of what’s actually in front of them. Microsoft won the PC era and now has a tablet business, while Apple and Google have the dominant mobile operating systems.

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