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The AR Space Race, Part VIII: Startups

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. ” But it’s not alone. First on that list is Gowalla.

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Can Gowalla Reinvent AR (and Itself)?

AR Insider

” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. That includes Google Lens and Live View , Niantic’s Real World Platform , Apple’s Geo Anchors , and Snap Local Lenses. Foursquare — which has since reinvented itself as a B2B data powerhouse — launched an audio AR app.

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The AR Space Race, Part VIII: Startups

ARVR

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. Google Cloud Anchors , Apple GeoAnchors , Microsoft Spatial Anchors ?—?that

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Q&A With Matt Bell: How Matterport Started Capturing The Real Estate Market In VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Bell and I discuss what it was like founding the company, building the prototype and looking forward to Google Project Tango. MB: Back in 2011, my co-founder Dave [Gausebeck] and I were very interested in the idea of creating the 3D equivalent of the camera. MB: Funny enough, we were founded in 2011 and so VR was not on our radar.

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Report Predicts AR and VR Headsets Shipments to Approach 100 Million by 2021

Road to VR

In a new report from IDC (International Data Corporation), the market research firm predicts a near 10 fold increase in the shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets in the next 4 years, bolstered by a plethora of new devices and “expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprise users.”

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Can Gowalla Reinvent AR (and Itself)?

ARVR

It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. That includes Google Lens and Live View , Niantic’s Real World Platform , Apple’s Geo Anchors , and Snap Local Lenses. which has since reinvented itself as a B2B data powerhouse?—? But now it’s back for more SoLoMo action….this this time with an AR focus.

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The Best Smart Watches In 2023 / 2024: From Blood Sugar Monitoring To AI Personal Training

Bernard Marr

Funded via a Kickstarter campaign in 2011, it was one of the first watches to pair with a smartphone to deliver notifications to your wrist. Google Pixel Watch 2 Rumors have it that the second iteration of Google's smartwatch will feature an enhanced version of the Body Response stress detection system featured in the Fitbit Sense 2.