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Apple Vision vs. Meta Quest: The New iPhone Vs. Android?

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Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012. We already have wearable personal computers and they're increasingly with us most of the day both inside and outside the home. I'll go so far as to wager it's probably game over for Magic Leap and HoloLens and some other optically transparent approaches.

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Google Confirms Glass Team is Not Working With AR/VR Team

Road to VR

” For me it was a sad confirmation that there’s almost certainly no secret Glass revival in the works; no new device to wow us with a forward thinking approach like the 2012 introduction of the headset ; no effort to bring the “One Day…” concept vision of Glass to life.

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

ARVR

So much so that it even got co-opted into the 2012 New York Fashion Week ; worn by Diane von Furstenberg and her models on the runway. Source: [link] The titanium band creates futuristic look on the device. The small crystal resting on one side blends seamlessly into the touchpad on one side and extends all the way to the end of the band.

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A brief history of VR and AR

TechCrunch VR

Steve Mann is commonly referred to as the “father of wearable computing” for innovations like the EyeTap, which combined computer processing with graphical design and textual overlays. But building a wearable general-purpose computer with wireless digital-communications capabilities was itself a feat.

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Put the Car of Your Dreams in Your Living Room, with ZeroLight’s Barry Hoffman

XR for Business Podcast

Barry: It started out of a project which we did in collaboration with IBM and Jaguar Land Rover in 2012 when Jaguar Land Rover was rebranding their whole setup. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. Alan: Yeah? How was it? Barry: It was great.

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Put the Car of Your Dreams in Your Living Room, with ZeroLight’s Barry Hoffman

XR for Business Podcast

Barry: It started out of a project which we did in collaboration with IBM and Jaguar Land Rover in 2012 when Jaguar Land Rover was rebranding their whole setup. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. Alan: Yeah? How was it? Barry: It was great.

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The YouTube of 3D Models, with Sketchfab CEO Alban Denoyel

XR for Business Podcast

Alban: Cedric started in 2011, I met him early 2012, and we officially launched in March 2012. And so I think the use is going to really increase once wearables support AR with our app, which should come sometime next year. Alban: Cedric started in 2011, I met him early 2012, and we officially launched in March 2012.