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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

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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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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

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More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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The New Front Row: How VR Sports Change the Game for Fans

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Sports leagues such as the NBA , NFL and MLB have embraced VR technology. If you have the Samsung Gear VR, one of the hottest holiday gifts, you can get closer to the action right now; NextVR is producing one NBA game per week. “So it’s kind of Netflix meets virtual reality meets the University of Miami.

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Is Porn Leading Innovation for VR?

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Porn is a huge driving force behind early user adoption for emerging technologies. At XBiz Miami 2016 , a business to business convention for the adult industry, VR was one of the hottest topics that leaked its way into every conversation. XBiz Miami VR Panel. At the panel talk titled, “VIRTUAL REALITY: HYPE OR HOT?”,

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