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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

These awards honor the year’s best in “cutting edge content and technology achievement.” Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Tagged with: cher wang , Dear Angelica , earth , google , Lumiere Awards , tilt brush , Vive.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year. The report suggests that premium headset shipments like Google Daydream will see more growth over light mobile headsets. Google Daydream will sell the most premium headsets in 2017, getting 6.8M billion in 2017, rising to $9.1 devices into the hands of users.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Organized by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS), the Lumiere Awards have been recognizing and enabling the creation of cutting edge entertainment and storytelling using emerging technologies since James Cameron first set the bar with Avatar. VR Winners at the 2017 Lumiere Awards. Century Award: Google Earth VR.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Earlier this year, Clay Bavor, VP of VR/AR at Google, revealed a “secret project” to develop a VR-optimised OLED panel capable of 20 megapixels per eye. The project was mentioned during SID Display Week 2017 but has gone largely under the radar as little information has surfaced since.

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MAY 17, 2017

Google I/O’s 2017 keynote kicked off with some exciting statistics, showing off just how impactful and widespread the company’s applications are. There are 800 million Google Drive users and 500 million active Google Photos users. Pichai followed this up with the announcement of Google Lens.

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JUNE 9, 2017

Augmented Reality has played a huge role at the developer conferences for Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google, which is a great sign that the industry is moving towards spatially-aware computing. I also compare and contrast the recent AR announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook in my wrap-up. Support Voices of VR.

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MAY 17, 2017

On stage at the company’s Google I/O 2017 developer conference today, the company announced that it is building standalone Daydream VR headsets. Google announced Daydream, their high-end Android VR platform at I/O last year, and then launched the Daydream View headset, which is powered by a snap-in smartphone, in late 2016.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Daydream, Google’s mobile-focused virtual reality platform, is losing official support from Google, Android Police reports. Google’s hardware business is already peanuts compared to their search and ads business, so it probably wasn’t clear what the point was.

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MARCH 13, 2017

The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 launches April 4th, pre-order today to save 40% off the list price. 2017 will be another foundational year for the entire VR industry. The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 will push the industry forward with data-driven insights and practical thought-leadership.”.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

If you’ve been one of the creators working with Tilt Brush and Blocks, you’re probably aware of the two different galleries Google created for you to showcase your work: Sketches and Objects. — Clay Bavor (@claybavor) November 2, 2017. link] pic.twitter.com/99AEKXcqb6.

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MARCH 28, 2018

Lytro, the company that pivoted to enterprise-focused applications of its light-field technology after leaving its commercial business, is shutting down amidst a reported acquisition by Google. Despite its closure, Lytro is still confident that light-field technology will continue to shape the course of AR/VR.

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APRIL 24, 2017

Taking place at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, Google I/O is an outdoor developer festival that lasts for three days. On May 17th – 19th, there will be hands-on learning, tech keynotes, and insight on Google’s latest developer products in the 2nd annual event.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. And the software will be provided by Google. The hardware will be us. In 2020, a design patent indicated Samsung might be working on a new bug-shaped Odyssey headset.

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MAY 19, 2017

In 2017, with so much talk of head-worn devices as the future of immersive computing, it’s easy to see that Glass was ahead of its time. With the Glass team at the time teasing, “we’ve outgrown the lab and so we’re officially ‘graduating’ from Google[x] to be our own team here at Google.

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JULY 10, 2023

The engineering director of Google's upcoming AR/VR operating systems has quit. At Microsoft in the 90s he co-developed Windows NT, the workstation OS which became the technology foundation of all Windows versions from XP onwards. From 2017 Lucovsky led Facebook's effort to build a new operating system for AR glasses.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

VR technology has only served to further enhance the language learning process. Powered by a combination of VR, speech recognition, and chatbot technology, the app has you answer questions from nonplayable characters using your own voice. Thanks to apps like Duolingo and Rosetta Stone, learning a new language has never been easier.

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MAY 11, 2022

Google stumbled out of the gate with its first attempt at wireless earbuds (which still came with a wire), but since 2017, Pixel Buds have been slowly improving. Now, for the first time, they’re getting a pro model with active noise cancellation, although it pushes Pixel Buds to their highest price point yet. Read more.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

2017 brought us the public reveal of Google Glass Enterprise Edition and a jumpstart to consumer AR adoption in the form of Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore. The post Wearable Technologies 2017: Year in Review, from Glass Enterprise Edition to ARKit appeared first on BrainXchange.

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MAY 17, 2017

At Google IO, Google’s VP of VR Clay Bavor announced that the Silicon Valley Juggernaut will be partnering with a myriad of different OEM partners to create a new line of “standalone” VR headsets. What we do know is that the new headset will use a new inside-out positional tracking technology known as Worldsense.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Over the past few years, AR and VR technologies have matured significantly. Since 2017, we’ve been able to see significant growth in the adoption of AR and VR across different industries. Expeditions Pioneer Program by Google. Google helps tackle the latter with its Expeditions Pioneer Program. Source: eMarketer.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has recently introduced several new features for shoppers to find products from their mobile devices using augmented reality (AR) shopping technologies. The additions aim to challenge firms like Google, Pinterest, and others dominating the eCommerce search sector. The company also launched the multisearch tool last year.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

That’s a question that expands well beyond 2017, but there’s still a bunch of big questions we’re expecting to answer next year. That will come as a relief to many, as the original unit is less than a year old, but it won’t be by the end of 2017. Tagged with: 2017 , htc vive , oculus rift , project scorpio.

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MAY 16, 2017

Google is no stranger to having multiple projects related to the exact same technology, though not all of them survives. So when rumor broke out that Google is making yet another VR headset, there wasn’t really much of a surprise. If the rumors are true, the headset that Google … Continue reading.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

This traces back to the principle’s origin in a 2017 landmark editorial by AR veteran and thought leader Ori Inbar. Mapping the physical world requires scale and deep pockets, akin to Google or Snap. before it was acquired by Niantic… which will now deploy the technology at Pokémon-scale. Scale Imperative.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation across industries is being inspired by emerging AR and VR software and hardware, a fact that was made clear today during the ASUS press conference at CES 2017. The most obvious reason is that having such an entity taking this step shows that the potential of AR technology is appealing enough for a major company to invest in it.

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MARCH 25, 2017

Science and technology has brought us closer to understanding the mysteries of the universe, and now through VR, we have the opportunity to visit the far reaches of the cosmos and even witness the birth of a star. During this performance the audience viewed the experience through Google Cardboard headsets while experiencing the live music.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Photo by XR Expo on Unsplash We are only a couple of months away from 2023 and the tech world is already buzzing with technological trends that are most likely to dominate the upcoming year. As usual, it’s going to be a year full of technological innovations, experiments, and upgrades. billion USD in 2017 to 2.4 You sure can.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

The trusted emerging technology show became home to many XR vendors showcasing the latest in AR/VR/MR solutions. Countless announcements and moments from the event paint a positive picture of the months ahead, with many immersive technology firms, new and old, looking to wow audiences as XR is expected to have another wave of hype.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

The organizers of VR’s biggest awards ceremony, The Proto Awards, say they won’t be hosting an event in 2017. They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

In 2017, Gemba grew out of executive training company The Leadership Network, which was founded in 2013 by CEO Nathan Robinson and Chairman Victor Lewis. “As an educator, we know that 90% of learning is about engagement,” says Frankie Cavanagh, Gemba’s Chief Technology Officer.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Funomena’s Woorld won the ‘Best AR Experience’ category at the recent 2017 Google Play awards. In the game you scan your room with a Google Tango-enabled phone, and then you’re encouraged to decorate your space with extremely cute art and characters designed by Katamari’s Keita Takahashi.

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APRIL 11, 2023

AR and VR are two of the most promising technologies of the modern era. However, these technologies have taken a long time to reach their full potential. It’s a significant increase from the 23% reported in 2017. And it’s understandable, given AR technology’s benefits to e-commerce customers. A case in point is Gucci.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. There’s a lot going on at GDC every year, but with VR’s first big consumer year in the books last year, 2017 should be bigger than ever for our industry. It’s a crazy time to be alive.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. It was built by The Cardano Foundation, EMURGO, and IOHK.

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MAY 23, 2017

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, and so they’ve been long-time advocates for the open web. At Google I/O last week, the company announced that they’ll soon be shipping Google Chrome for Android with WebVR , and that they’re going to start experimental builds for WebAR.

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JULY 8, 2022

In January, 2015, amid a mounting wave of critical sentiment, Google withdrew Glass from the consumer market, with the promise of returning with a revamped product in 2017. In the intervening years, the technologies required to assemble a solid consumer product have slowly been coming into being. But it has.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

More than 70 virtual and argumented reality companies will showcase their products, innovations and demos at CES 2017, starting this Thursday in Las Vegas. Eight conferences on virtual reality and augmented reality out of all the conference sessions at the CES 2017 will also bring together various players and stakeholders in the sector.

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