XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 4, 2023

US automaker Ford Motor Company recently had one of its patents for an augmented reality (AR) image-generating unit granted. Published on 9 November with the serial number 0360331, Ford is predicted to use the multiplane AR system for future vehicles from the US auto giant. Currently, this stands at 1,770 deaths in 2013 alone.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2019

At over $1.5M, the Kickstarter is on track to set a record for the most-funded AR platform. These games were (and still are) the incubators for concepts that have gone on to define game design, and helped shape how we as a society have come to understand what makes an experience fun. Tilt Five is looking to change that.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

There are some typical questions that arise in the mind of the AR enthusiasts of the world: how is it? HoloLens or Magic Leap One ), but to create a headset that is: Affordable; Completely open, both from a software and hardware standpoint. And while I love assembling hardware, personally, I also think. Is it good?

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2017

According to a report from Polygon , augmented reality company CastAR is heading for a shutdown, laying off staff from the Palo Alto headquarters and its internal AR software development studio in Salt Lake City. CastAR’s consumer hardware was due to launch this year.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Apple is developing an AR headset; so much is clear from its many AR-specific job listings and even its latest version of iOS, which includes a stereoscopic renderer. The questions of what, how, and when are all patently up in the air though, making any shred of evidence—or in this case, rumor—something to highlight.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Now Google is allowing its third-party hardware vendors to sell the headset direct to developers. Glass had a rocky start in the world when it was first introduced in its 2013 Explorer Edition targeting early adopters and developers. SEE ALSO The Difference Between Smartglasses & AR Glasses, and Why Everyone is Confused.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2017

. “There’s more Meta 2 pre-orders than there are HoloLens headsets in the world,” Ryan Pamplin, VP of Sales & Partnerships at Meta, told me during a recent visit to check out the latest changes to the company’s AR headset. SEE ALSO Exclusive: Meta 2 AR Demos Revealed in Full. Photo by Road to VR.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 14, 2023

If AR & VR glasses are on parallel paths for the foreseeable future, as Meta’s top researcher Michael Abrash recently suggested , when will we see the first hit consumer AR product? In Las Vegas last week Jeri Ellsworth carried the consumer packaging for Tilt Five’s AR glasses. And can Tilt Five get there first?

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“Behind the Numbers” is AR Insider’s series that examines strategic takeaways from ARtillery Intelligence data. AR Insider’s research arm ARtillery Intelligence has quantified the revenue position and outlook, resulting in the fourth and latest wave of its VR forecast. Each post drills down on one topic or chart. billion in 2023.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

However, Almeida said that he had been waiting for something like an Apple headset for even longer than that – ever since he was, like so many others, disenchanted by the Google Glass device that launched in 2013. It’s currently the dominant approach in lighter-weight, lower-cost AR devices.

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

In 2013, Volkswagen demonstrated a new process by which service workers could use augmented reality to service a vehicle. As a result, VR/AR favors very large, global businesses like Volkswagen.”. Currently there are several large corporate companies using VR training for their employees.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

First introduced in its Explorer Edition in 2013, it now appears a second gen Enterprise Edition has passed FCC certification. The first Google Glass Enterprise Edition included a well-deserved spec overhaul since the 2013 Explorer Edition, featuring an Intel Atom CPU, 32GB of storage, and a 780 mAh battery.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

In a 2013 Time interview , he briefly — and modestly — spoke of The Sword of Damocles, noting, “The name virtual reality might be applied, but it didn’t come along until ten years later.” “You’ve seen some really compelling demos here,” Sergey Brin told the crowd. Glass was released for developers in February 2013 for $1,500.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

Focals by North In October 2018, the Kitchener, OT based company North, introduced a consumer AR glasses called Focals. The doomed Google Glass, circa 2013, had a more stable display with over twice the resolution. After a prolonged absence, Google seems to be interested once again in developing a consumer AR product.

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ARVR

JUNE 2, 2022

2013; Nabben, 2021) that seamlessly integrates the physical world with the virtual world. Enabling Technologies and New Experiences The Metaverse is facilitated by enabling technologies and overlapping infrastructural components of software and hardware. Connection is evolving and so are we”. Crypto Cities”. Vitalik.ca (blog).

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VRScout

JULY 6, 2016

Although these glasses are still considered early prototypes, Laforge has been working on them since 2013 – slowly evolving their designs over time. With that in mind, both companies have striking similarities related to how they are approaching the augmented reality space. million views in a short period of time.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Though their first piece of hardware was designed for desktop input, the company pivoted into VR, and more recently the AR space, exploring how their hand-tracking tech can enable new and intuitive means of interacting with virtual and augmented information. SEE ALSO Apple Acquires AR Optics Startup Akonia Holographics.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. A augmented-reality (AR) accessory that sits right above one eye and gives access to emails, text messages, directions , etc. In this article, I will explain why I think the AR glasses are coming back and they are staying this time.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The funding will help the company expand its offices across the globe and increase its manufacturing capacity for AR smart glasses. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, more than 12,000 entities have benefited from the programme’s incentives, creating almost 165,000 jobs since its inception in 2013.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Comprised of grants and tax credit incentives, lawmakers have awarded Snap funding to help the company expand its offices globally and boost its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturing capacity. ” For many within the industry, recipients are forecast to attract $1.3 How will you use it?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Smartphones are old news. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality. Industry watchers and participants think that Apple has a good chance to validate and revolutionize AR like it did with smartphones. Triangulating Clues in Apple’s AR Roadmap.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

But lately, it’s been characterized as a company sitting back and watching others drive the next transformation: VR and AR. Though AR’s true potential will take , VR has a head start and is moving fast. The latter could involve a deliberately late VR/AR entrance, just like some of its past market-defining moves (e.g.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

As the publisher of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is at the forefront of developers creating new worlds in VR, and we recently sat down with the man driving their VR efforts: Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR. VRSCOUT: Who are you and what do you do? . I oversee all things VR and AR for Epic Games.

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Leapmotion

JULY 11, 2019

It was hosted by Polaris AR. Our CTO David Holz and engineer/ AR tennis champion Jonathon Selstad joined the workshop, along with former Leap Motion engineer Adam Munich. Noah has been active in the augmented reality and open hardware communities for over a decade. The workshop took place in Sunnyvale, CA, just after AWE.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 5, 2017

While CEO Tim Cook continues to rave about AR instead , headset makers like Facebook’s Oculus don’t support the Mac OSX, citing the need for more powerful hardware to run headsets like the Rift. “There are heavy 3D graphics [applications] or graphics and compute mixed loads,” Federighi said.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In 2013, Bohemia Interactive Simulations began operating separately from BI Studio after BISim was acquired by The Riverside Company. Today, we’ve grown to around 300 staff, about two-thirds of whom are software developers. . And what about AR? Is it used only in the field or also in the training/briefing stages?

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This trend is in large part spurred by hardware manufacturers, who recognize that without “sticky” content that keeps punters coming back and hooks them for longer, they are unlikely to reach consumer adoption critical mass anytime soon. Virtuix is a Texas-based start-up founded in 2013 best known for developing the Omni VR treadmill.

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Upload VR

JULY 10, 2023

The Information's Sylvia Varnham O'Regan published a profile of Bosworth today, citing former employees to outline his path from building the Facebook news feed to spearheading mobile advertising, and then heading the AR/VR division from 2017 onwards. Today Meta is fully focused on its Quest headsets.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Wedged somewhat inconsiderately at the very start of every year (it’s OK CES organisers, no one in the tech industry have families they want to spend time with), the annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is still the biggest event for hardware in the world. CES 2013 / 2014: The Early Years.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2018

According to Luckey, the company’s much awaited AR headset is “a tragedy in the classical sense.” While he admits Magic Leap should have made the battery replaceable, he maintains “nobody is going to use their ML1 long enough for that to matter to anyone but collectors with an aim to preserve the history of AR and VR.”

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The new Leap Motion Mobile Platform consists of hardware and software optimised for VR and AR hand tracking on mobile devices. Building on the success of the original Leap Motion device, the brand new hardware aims to be tightly integrated into future mobile VR headsets.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

They are a top-tier product design and industrial design service. Since 2013, they have gradually carved our name for themselves, and they are actively expanding their reach. When looking at their case studies and service offering, it looks like their main focus is on developing hardware. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Simply put, AR allows its users to supply digital overlays of data, creative content, or holographic images with unlimited potential. According to a Market Research report , the global AR market is set to top $88.4 AR and applications designed for it provide sensory information to users with spatially-anchored data.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Last episode was all about the value of VR in creating virtual meeting spaces; today, we’re looking at AR. As Jacob Loewenstein from Spatial explains, both have their advantages in an enterprise setting, but AR is best suited for people collaborating together in the same room. What BumpTop really was; it was AR before AR.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Last episode was all about the value of VR in creating virtual meeting spaces; today, we’re looking at AR. As Jacob Loewenstein from Spatial explains, both have their advantages in an enterprise setting, but AR is best suited for people collaborating together in the same room. What BumpTop really was; it was AR before AR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 16, 2017

Judging by CES this month, 2017 will be all about expansion and refinement for VR hardware and software. Google claims both of these tests were run on a 2013 MacBook Pro, but obviously keep in mind these are results Google is showing you. WebVR, however, stands to have a much bigger year.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. It’s a mobile augmented reality development and deployment platform for enterprise.

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