AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Up north in Seattle, Amazon announced Echo Frames, lightweight glasses with the Alexa voice assistant embedded in them. Microsoft won the PC era and now has a tablet business, while Apple and Google have the dominant mobile operating systems. Apple (ecosystem) 2. We view who is best-positioned in consumer AR: 1. Google (search).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The initiative was revealed by Valve’s Joe Ludwig during a talk at this year’s developer-focused Steam Dev Days event in Seattle last month. This is news that will likely delight both open source operating system enthusiasts, Apple fans and Windows detractors alike.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. That’s about the time Flash started its decline partially because Apple’s Steve Jobs refused to allow the technology on iPhone and iPad. This summer, it launched on Sony’s PlayStation VR.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Over the course of 2016, venture capitalists and corporate investors threw $2.3B Based in Seattle, the studio claims that 100K+ users have used the platform in the second half of 2016. MORE APPLE AUGMENTED REALITY PATENTS. MONEY, MOVES AND FUNDING. FIRST AR GAME BUILT ON BLOCKCHAIN CROWDFUNDS $500K IN FIRST 3 DAYS.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. This could explain why the Wand and Index motion controllers are still the only choices for SteamVR , despite the Vive launching to consumers back in 2016.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In the first half of 2016, the VR/AR industry saw $1.3B Earlier this year, Seattle-based Polyarc received an Epic Games Unreal Developer grant for an unannounced project, code named “Moss.” Although we are undeniably in the early adoption stages, the latest numbers from the International Data Corp. FOR VR GAME IN 2017.

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