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 Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. The latter powers Google’s Live View AR navigation tool.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 1, 2015

We learned so much on the ground with our developer community in 2014. And now, for a bit of inspiration, behold – our 2014 Shortlist of Virtual Superlatives: Most Uncanny Robert Downey Jr. While we love to chart new territory, the monthly SFHTML5 meetup at Google SF holds a special place in our hearts. Springing drones to life.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

billion since its initial Series A financing in 2014, garnering cash from the likes of Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, and Andreessen Horowitz over the years. Other options reportedly under consideration are potential partnerships and a stake sale. The Plantation, Florida-based company has raised $2.6

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 8, 2017

To our knowledge, Google has released nothing to officially give any indication of Daydream’s performance in the market since it went on sale late last year. Nevertheless, IHS Markit is forecasting sales for both Daydream from Google and Gear VR from Samsung, the latter of which is powered by software from Facebook’s Oculus.

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ARPost

JULY 31, 2019

Magic Leap has some entertainment experiences, but the price and size make them more of a tool. This was around 2014,” said Charles Sun, founder of Human Capable. Shortly after that, Google stopped their Google Glass,” said Sun. “We So, where do Norm AR glasses fit in? Where Did they Come From?

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2017

Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education. SEE ALSO For Google, the Future of VR Is on the Open Web with WebVR & WebAR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. In 2017, Apple released software called ARKit, which includes tools for software makers to determine how far away an object or wall is, if the phone is moving, or identify limbs in a human body, among other functions.

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ARVR

AUGUST 29, 2020

Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 2. Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video | Hulu Did you know the first virtual reality headset was created over 50 years ago? Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 4.

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ARVR

JULY 28, 2020

The ARLOOPA app is also called the Swiss Army Knife of Augmented Reality When we were doing Augmented Reality back in 2014 many of our friends didn’t believe that one day this technology would take off, but now they regret, as they see how heavily Apple, Facebook, and Google are betting on AR/VR nowadays. Google Play Stats?—?86.97%

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. The latter powers Google’s Live View AR navigation tool.

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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. WTF, really.

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AllThingsVR

APRIL 11, 2017

million, Logon Olson joins Google, and Anna Sweet leaves Oculus. Founded in 2014 by 3D computer vision experts, GeoCV scans interior space using a 3D camera and smartphone. Logan Olson , developer of awesome virtual reality music creation tool SoundStage, is joining Clay Bavor’s VR team at Google.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

But in 2014, Bennett was named Chief Content Officer and began building out a dedicated virtual reality team. They also produced a NAS concert for KCRW’s Sound in Focus and a couple pieces with Google Daydream including NFL Immersed and rag & bone. They call themselves imagineers for hire. Welcome to the Big Top.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info — Use Google Translate! For sure I hope that the next Unity CEO will be more interested in the community and the technology and less into advertisement and monetization… Unity is the most used game engine by XR people, so the course decided by the new CEO will impact many of us… and also me, since I’m a Unity dev since 2014!

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Charlie Fink

APRIL 24, 2019

The company was founded in 2014 by Alex and Phillip Hertel, who sold their previous company, Walleto, to Google. On April 4, Xperiel won the Silver Edison Award in the IoT category for their “Real World Web” IoT AR Operating System. The Sacramento Kings and LA Dodgers are among its seed investors.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

To make matters murkier, there’s also the recently-announced partnership between Google and HTC Vive to create new standalone mobile headsets for all Google Daydream-ready Android phones. If you’re confused as to what this means regarding the boundaries HTC and HTC Vive, well– I am too.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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VRScout

JULY 31, 2016

Then in 2014, Seedling merged with PS XO and a stronger emphasis on digital seemed to emerge. And we know from a historical understanding of our history how significant it’s evolution is…I’m impressed, when I get into Vive, and I get into google paint, I can be there for hours. There’s a lot of toys and ‘design your own __’ kits.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

When Facebook purchased the headset maker way back in 2014, it was seen as the first indication that it considered VR to be the future of social media. As a way of researching what work might be like in five or ten years’ time, tools like Workrooms provide a fascinating glimpse into one possible version of the future.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Similarly to ViveCheck, there is an Oculus tool for checking the existing computer hardware.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Few months ago, Apple released a development tool called ARKit that enabled developers to add AR capabilities to their apps. The company is allegedly now working on AR-enabled smart glasses, and while Apple was slower to AR market than Google, the widespread adoption of iPhone might end up with Apple taking over Google.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2017

CCP Games’ arcade-style dogfighter Eve Valkyrie (2016) isn’t bogged down by the complexity of space sims like Elite Dangerous (2014), and focuses more on dropping you directly into the twisty-turny space battles you popularized in science fiction series like Star Wars. EVE: Valkyrie. ‘Edge of Nowhere’ on Rift.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Initially established as part of a collaboration with Microsoft back in 2014 when the company first began work on its Hololens, the media giant is spinning out the team as it explores the broader sale of certain assets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Such innovations include its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, digital twin and hyperrealistic avatar construction tools , and AI-powered Research SuperCluster facility, among others.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

This can be done with a headset that allows you to see through or a modified pair of glasses, such as Google Glass, or Microsoft Hololens. In 2014 the number of virtual reality users worldwide was in the hundreds of thousands, but that number soared to over 280 million users in 2019.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. As of January 2016, Google Cardboard has shipped over 5 million units. Since then, we have seen a movement. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Google Play / iOS Appstore. Similarly to ViveCheck, there is an Oculus tool for checking the existing computer hardware.

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Doc-Ok

OCTOBER 20, 2016

I found out today that HTC now ships a tool to measure users’ inter-pupillary distances with new Vive VR headsets. When I say “tool,” I mean a booklet with instructions in many languages, and a ruler printed along one edge of each page: Figure 1: IPD measurement chart shipped by HTC with new Vives. Alas, not so fast.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Ultra Agents (2014). In 2014, LEGO launched Ultra Agents, a spy-themed experience that had players battling baddies brick-by-brick through a series of graphic novels, mini-games, missions, and secret builds powered by a free companion app. LEGO Fusion (2014). Life of Geroge was retired by the LEGO Group in 2015. .

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2.

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VRWorld

APRIL 17, 2017

With the PC market going down in volumes, and rising up in size of the total market, it’s clear that the pendulum swung from let’s get the cheapest computer to “need a tool for the job”, and that tool in the world of gaming is a powerful PC, propelling AMD and NVIDIA stock to new heights.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rather than spending weeks, designers can, without changing their approach use their tool of choice in 3D, and the PanguVR engine will handle the rest— it automatically converts the whole scene into fully immersive VR. Sounds easy? We have experimented but decided to focus on VR because it allows us to control the entire visual experience.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 17, 2017

About: 360 Labs is a Portland, Oregon based production company specialized in 360º videos, virtual tours, custom Google Street View, and VR experiences. 360 Labs was officially founded in May of 2014. When another surge of VR popularity arose, they naturally became inclined to produce more content with 360 videos.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Years later, in 2014, my previous classmate Gianni Rosa Gallina called me because he wanted to create a startup about all the fancy things we were discussing in that period, in particular Google Glasses and my obsession about seeing virtual objects on top of the real world. Immotionar and the first contact with AR and VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We have a platform called xrcollaboration.com, and there's been over 70 startups that have created XR collaboration tools that allow you to go in VR, go into AR glasses, and communicate with people around the world. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. if you would. I don't know.

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