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

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Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 billion in 2013, or just around three years after Magic Leap was founded by Abovitz in stealth mode. ” Palmer Lucker donning ML1 | Image courtesy Palmer Luckey There are a few more reasons ML1 didn’t fare well.

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The Official US Civil Rights Trail Book Adds AR Experience to Engage the Young Generations

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This idea inspired Lee Sentell, Alabama Tourism Department Director, to create the US Civil Rights Trail in 2004. History must be known by everyone, so we do not repeat its mistakes. To accompany the project, there’s also a book, and its latest edition includes a special feature to attract younger generations.

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Virtualware Inks Multi-Year VR Trainer Deal with US Energy Firm

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Founded in 2004 in Bilbao, Spain, the Spanish firm has been a trailblazer in virtual reality solutions across industry verticals and received acclaim for its products and services. Many use the VRaaS platform to build strategic projects for massive projects in defence, key infrastructure, training, and education, among others.

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Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy

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Virtual and augmented reality opens new, more intimate windows into user behavior though, with biometrical data obtained from VR/AR devices offering important vectors for understanding what makes each individual tick. .” There’s more, but the list is comically long. Let other companies scramble to keep up with us.”

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Facebook’s Quest to Kill the Smartphone

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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. That uncomfortable truth is why Facebook is staking its future on VR and augmented reality (AR) — tech which overlays digital imagery onto the real world.

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FORM’s Premium Goggles Introduce AR To The Swimming Pool

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I competed in two Olympic Games: 2004 and 2012,” added Scott Dickens, Director of Strategic Partnerships at FORM. “At Users will also be able to download the official FORM Swim app on iOS and Android which they can use to track and share their progress, view other swimmers’ metrics, and customize their in-goggle experience.

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MIKE HIGHLIGHTS // XR Artist, Founder and Community Leader Paige Dansinger

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How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. I’m an Art Historian that started in museums as a Security Guard, Museum Educator, Registrar, and Intern Curator at Minneapolis Institute of Art (2004–12). Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2. ExpiCulture?—?Developing