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The Apple Effect: Magic Leap Founder’s Previous Company Launches App on Vision Pro

Road to VR

Apple’s significant impact on the market tends to draw attention from companies that might not have otherwise entered a specific product category—aka “The Apple Effect.” Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 So why Apple, and why now?

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Facebook’s Quest to Kill the Smartphone

VRScout

Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. When Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, we didn’t have Android or iOS, but the mobile phone market was well established — think Blackberry, Motorola, and Nokia.

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Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD’s RTG?

VRWorld

First Intel – Nvidia deal happened in 2000, when Intel gave the best offer to Microsoft and won the deal for the first Xbox console. Imagination Technologies tried to sell themselves to Apple, who owns 8.5% The NVIDIA – Intel Deal. The AMD – Intel Deal. Acquiring the company could happen for approximately $1.0-1.5

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Visit the Ancient Rome in VR with Rome Reborn

The Ghost Howls

I gave a presentation of the first idea of a videodisc of the “ Plastico ” at a private conference held at Apple Computer in 1986 (my talk was published in 1998 here ). The digitization was accomplished in 2004 with generous support from the Andrew W. So the apps can be purchased in the stores of Apple and Microsoft.

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Mega-roundup of Facebook Connect 2: all the news in a single place!

The Ghost Howls

Yes, it is a game from 2004, but entering GTA in VR will be tons of fun ! It is very interesting that from these words, it seems that Facebook is not interested in releasing AR glasses for prosumers like Microsoft is doing with HoloLens, but it wants to enter the market with something already for consumers. Presence Platform.

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