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Augmented Reality Disappeared From Gartner’s Hype Cycle – What’s Next?

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Since 2005, enthusiasts have been following AR’s journey up and down the curve. With Google, Apple, and other tech giants heavily investing in the space, industry insiders debated whether 2020 would be the year things would finally enter the slope of enlightenment. Did it reach maturity within the last couple of years?

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Making the Physical World Clickable, Part II

AR Insider

In that way, Google is well-positioned because the spatial web will need to be parsed and indexed, similar to what Google has done for 20 years on the 2D web. Is Google Building an ‘Internet of Places?’ I see it as an expanding surface area for how people can ask questions and get information about the world.”

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AR Glasses You Can Be Seen In

Tech Trends VR

On the consumer side, the Vuzix Blade Companion App, which is available for download from the App Store or Google Play, connects the device to both Android or iOS devices. It offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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Replay: Matt Miesnieks, Dennis Crowley, John Gaeta (LivingCities) on Laying the Foundation for the Future of Social Expression (Part 2)

The AR Show

Dodgeball was sold to Google in 2005 and Foursquare is still thriving today as a location intelligence provider. Dodgeball was sold to Google in 2005 and Foursquare is still thriving today as a location intelligence provider. Both companies focused on using mobile phones to connect people to each other in the real world.

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Matt Miesnieks, Dennis Crowley, John Gaeta (LivingCities) on Laying the Foundation for the Future of Social Expression - Part 2

The AR Show

Dodgeball was sold to Google in 2005 and Foursquare is still thriving today as a location intelligence provider. Dodgeball was sold to Google in 2005 and Foursquare is still thriving today as a location intelligence provider. Both companies focused on using mobile phones to connect people to each other in the real world.

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AR Glasses You’d Be Happy To Be Caught Dead In

VRScout

On the consumer side, the Vuzix Blade Companion app, which is available for download from the App Store or Google Play , connects the device to both Android or iOS devices and offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, and support for both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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HTC Executive Vice President Jason Mackenzie Leaves After 12 Years

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Last week HTC lost its VP of Design to Google. Mackenzie came on board at HTC in 2005, having preciously worked as Vice President of T-Mobile USA. ” The news follows the reveal that Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, was moving to the Google Daydream team. It was a great run & I feel blessed.

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