GizModo VR

AUGUST 10, 2021

TCL has been the premier Roku TV brand ever since it first partnered with the streaming platform in 2014, but on Tuesday, the company announced that it’s broadening its horizons—specifically with Google, which will power newly debuted versions of its 5-Series and 6-Series models. Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2017

Among fans of the device (myself included), there was hope that after the Project Glass had “Graduated” from within Google’s secretive Google[x] in 2015 (also the origin of Tango, Google Watch, and more) the Glass team would be moving ahead with development of new and improved versions of the device.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Google’s security-focused Project Zero first started keeping records of exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in popular software in 2014. Since then, no other year has seen as many open exploits as 2021, the tech company announced this week. Read more.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens. But the technology didn’t crack the mainstream in entertainment the way many tech observers had predicted. Onboarding in those capacities lagged behind. With Isolation Came Innovation.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is Zuckerberg's first publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalize the Gear VR smartphone-holder headset partnership. Samsung’s Google-Powered Headset Set To Launch Late 2024 Samsung’s Google-powered XR headset is set to launch, in very limited quantities, in late 2024. Quest Pro 2?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 26, 2017

The designer, who worked on both HTC’s smartphones and its Vive VR headset at its San Francisco office, yesterday confirmed that he was leaving the Taiwanese company to join Google, where he’ll work on the company’s new Daydream mobile VR ecosystem. Tagged with: Claude Zellweger , Daydream , google , htc.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Google started its virtual reality initiatives early but slowly, announcing the now widely known Cardboard program way back in 2014. Google announced the Daydream initiative earlier this year at their annual I/O conference. Google declines to specify just how many people it has working on VR, but the figure is certainly growing.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2020

According to a recent poll by ARtillery Intelligence, most AR users (51%) are familiar with the technology thanks to augmented reality features implemented in non-AR apps, such as Snapchat and Instagram. Specific filters and games may go viral, but not the technology as a whole. Another good example is Google’s AR animals.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

Since the introduction of devices such as the Fitbit back in 2009 and the Apple Watch in 2014, the smart wearables market has gone from fantasy to reality, offering consumers a brand new, more convenient method for connecting with their digital lives. That’s where the FORM Swim Goggles come in. Featured Image Credit: FORM.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

The Verge has also retrieved information from a Google cache of developer portal pages which add additional details. . While it’s possible the headset could feature a redesigned physical controller, the term “Jedi” could be indicating the use of hand-tracking technology à la the Force. Looks like a new Oculus headset is in the works?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2018

The company has made waves thanks to irregular updates teasing exciting new developments on their much-anticipated AR headset technology, referred to as “ Lightwear.” The company is currently valued at more than $6 billion and has raised money from the likes of Google and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. .”

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a rumor going around that Nintendo is making a VR headset in partnership with Google. Having seen how far the technology has come though, it raises a question: why hasn’t Nintendo made a VR headset yet? ” Granted, the technology has changed a great deal since 2014, the same year Oculus Rift DK2 came out.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Another way to view the AR cloud – framed in the terminology of today’s technology – is an architecture that makes the physical world clickable. The AR Location Wars, Part I: Google. And it’s already started.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Samsung, in partnership with Qualcomm and Google, has announced plans to develop a new extended reality product. XR is a term that encompasses virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies. But when Samsung cancelled the project, I switched to the Google Pixel to stay close to Google’s VR platform.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The glaciers have lost roughly 70% of their mass since Gadd’s first climb in 2014, illustrating how fast the ice is melting because of our warming climate. eyecandylab developed the technology behind the film, which enhances the storyline by adding interactive and immersive experiences throughout the film.

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GizModo VR

MAY 21, 2021

Android 12 is bringing a new design called Material You , and it’s the most significant design change to Android since Google introduced the original Material Design in 2014. Read more.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Facebook looks to up the Oculus ante by investing in eye-tracking technology. There’s been a host of exciting announcements in the past week alone, but one of the most notable bits of information was just released yesterday: Oculus has acquired eye-tracking technology developer, The Eye Tribe. Or year of look?

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jarvish was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts Click To Tweet. The company was founded in 2014 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts and members of the former Advance Technology Division (ATD) team at Foxconn. And that’s exactly what Jarvish has set about doing.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Technologies such as LiDAR meanwhile unlock compelling and user-friendly AR that attracts more users. Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to users. Part V: Apple.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 as was a key spokesperson for the company’s VR before his role expanded into Facebook’s broader gaming initiatives | Image courtesy Jason Rubin. As our beta progresses and cloud technology scales, we’ll increase the variety of game genres.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company was founded in 2014 by a group composed of both motorcycle enthusiasts and members of the former Advance Technology Division (ATD) team at Foxconn. The technology behind the display ensures that, even in bright light, these projections are always clearly visible. Image Credit: Jarvish.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014. This is the main reason why we separated VR from our game industry media and started to focus on VR and AR industries in 2014 and registered our brand in 2016.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 7, 2020

This projection is informed by several inputs and market signals such as the adoption pace of brands and retailers, and investment from tech giants like Google to accelerate it. We’re also tracking Apple and Google moves that signal AR commerce’s likely web-based orientation. appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Last year, the inaugural VR On The Lot brought together major players from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Europe, and China for a two-day exploration of the intersection between entertainment and technology. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies. A post shared by The Lot (@thelotstudios) on Jun 21, 2014 at 7:53pm PDT.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This projection is informed by several inputs and market signals such as the adoption pace of brands and retailers, and investment from tech giants like Google to accelerate it. We’re also tracking Apple and Google moves that signal AR commerce’s likely web-based orientation. Covid-Advantaged.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus and planted a flag in virtual reality. technology companies, are both now in the business of making face computers. Meta Quest vs. Apple Vision In buying Oculus in 2014, Zuckerberg first put forth his quest for spatial computing. Then Tim Cook said "One More Thing". Apple Vision Pro. Validation.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2017

Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. Companies like Google and Apple have done that instead. Microsoft has invested aggressively in the technology: it unveiled its HoloLens AR headset two years ago.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We all have probably seen Google’s early approach, creating clunky and intimidating framings with cameras and sensor. It is interesting to see which different approaches in technological specs and use-cases are being taken. Google did not focus on aesthetics. It seems like google was just a little too early for its time in AR.

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ARPost

JULY 31, 2019

This was around 2014,” said Charles Sun, founder of Human Capable. Hardware that they can wear, like a Bluetooth headphone with smart technology.”. Because many blind people wear sunglasses, Sun thought that incorporating this technology into sunglasses would be unobtrusive. See Also: How Augmented Reality Glasses Work.

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AR Insider

MARCH 23, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Picking up where we left off in the last installment in this series, there are several underlying technologies for AR to operate the way we all envision. including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Consumer markets are generally bigger than enterprise markets due to population sizes, but enterprise spending often leads in early days of emerging technologies. billion in 2024.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, many were curious as to why a social media company, whose track record with hardware included a phone that failed just a year prior to the Oculus purchase, would be interested in buying the plucky VR startup for over $2 billion dollars. That’s where Facebook comes in.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

An internal email reportedly sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to senior executives offers a glimpse into the strategic thinking behind the company’s feet-first leap into XR following the 2014 acquisition of Oculus. Facebook turned heads across the tech industry and beyond when it acquired Oculus for some $2 billion in 2014.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 24, 2018

If the idea of cardboard-based peripherals sounds familiar to you at all, that’s probably because of Google Cardboard popularizing the concept since 2014. Cardboard-based games, applications and peripherals powered by the Switch and its Joy-Cons represent a clever use of the technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

On the left side, there is the Daydream logo, that reminds the user that this is a product whose software has been offered by Google, and the Lenovo logo, because this hardware has been manufactured by Lenovo. What I really appreciated have been the lenses : I think that Google here used all its expertise on the field. I was amazed.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. This is a big partnership between the NFL and Google, and the remaining 8 episodes will be available on the Google Daydream content platform – launching later this month.

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