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

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Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. 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.

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A brief history of VR and AR

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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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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

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Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. It released a development framework utilizing image recognition and tracking, and geolocation technologies in 2012. Wearable devices such as Heads-Up Displays (HUD) and AR glasses are expected to be widely adopted with nation-wide 5G installations.