AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality. All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Here’s what the biggest companies in tech are doing to try and make augmented reality the next big thing.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Augmented Reality (AR)  — It overlays digital content in the real world. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

Some days ago, the Mobile World Congress 2018 has finished. — Daniel O'Brien (@obriend17) February 26, 2018. Vuzix has showcased its Vuzix Blade AR Glasses , that are some augmented reality glasses that can project some useful info into the corner of the lenses (so, they’re a bit like the Google Glass).

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. According to a report by Zion Market Research , the global augmented and virtual reality market was valued at around US$26.7 Mobile Augmented Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. Since MRTK was used especially for AR applications, it is natural that these three giants of augmented reality are interested in keeping it alive. in the reviews!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. 2018 Grants. Amazon Technologies Inc. An analysis of U.S. 2019 Grants. Rank Change.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 26, 2022

Initially launched in 2018, Meta has decided to resurrect its underperforming device as a workplace tool. Meta Portal uses voice control, along with Amazon Alexa integration, to automatically pan and follow an operator as they move around during a video call. Meta also includes augmented reality (AR) features for Portal video calls.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Apple is on a roll with augmented reality. Shopify itself is a business dedicated towards providing merchants with the cutting-edge tools necessary to be a competitive force against big online retailers, such as Amazon, Alibaba, and Walmart; who, by the way, are already dabbling with AR. That is a lot of AR powered commerce!

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2019

Originally announced at CES 2019 , the Reach EDU app has officially launched and now works alongside the existing MekaMon augmented reality gaming app, bringing together creative STEAM learning and advanced robotics in one approachable package. — Val Vacante (@valvacante) October 31, 2018. Image Credit: Reach Robotics.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 1, 2021

In late 2018, Microsoft struck a $480 million deal with the U.S. Army to deliver augmented reality headset prototypes based on its HoloLens system. Well, it appears the military is a fan because it’s inked a contract to get a whole lot more of them. As in, over 120,000 headsets worth up to $21.88 billion over 10… Read more.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Lenovo first released its smartphone-powered Mirage AR headset last year alongside its sole title, Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2018) , a collection of short AR games that let you do things like fight Darth Vader & Co. with a lightsaber-shaped controller, play HoloChess, and challenge the Empire in a tabletop RTS.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

This likely explains why you won’t see, apps like the Amazon app with its AR View, or Pokémon GO as part of the data. 19, 2017 to March 19, 2018)? The data collected broke down AR apps into three categories, ARKit-only Apps, ARKit-only Games, and ARKit-only Non-Game Apps.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. Walmart was very active, beginning with its acquisition of VR startup Spatialand in February. The company’s direction is unclear.

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ARPost

JANUARY 25, 2021

ThirdEye launched their X1 enterprise AR glasses at CES 2018. The cloud-based solution developed with Amazon Web Services went through additional security checks to become HIPAA certified. ARPost learned more about the announcements in a recent remote interview with ThirdEye CEO and founder Nick Cherukuri.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2018

A recently approved patent filed by massive digital payment platform PayPal with the United States Patent and Trademark Office titled, “Augmented Reality View of Product Instructions,” would allow you to do just that. In 2017, PayPal reported $13.06 billion dollars in revenue from said fees.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

It offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. They are also working with Amazon to finish the broader integration of Alexa expect to complete certification soon; and Alexa BETA is currently available for developers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 16, 2023

Furthermore, Amazon Germany listings display an “Xreal Air Adapter”, which could be a successor to Nreal’s Apple Adapter, which the firm released last year, selling out in 24 hours ! Nreal Vs. Epic Games: A Background The story of Nreal’s potential rebranding starts back in 2018.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2019

On the consumer side, the Vuzix Blade Companion app, which is available for download from the App Store or Google Play , connects the device to both Android or iOS devices and offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, and support for both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Or when the two-day shipping on Amazon Prime doesn’t seem fast enough.” Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)! In a nutshell, VR places people in an alternate reality, where AR overlays digital elements on the real world. Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu?

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

The worlds of virtual and augmented reality have yet to land on the applications and hardware to truly spark mass-market, consumer interest in the space, but in the meantime, a startup building mixed reality services for business users has raised a round of funding, underscoring the opportunity in enterprise.

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VeeR VR

MAY 8, 2018

VRLA 2018, the largest & original virtual and augmented reality expo, returned to the LA Convention Center on May 4 & 5, featuring the latest innovations in virtual, augmented and mixed reality across tech, film, gaming, education, architecture, and etc.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Tender Claws , the creators of the award-winning interactive VR narrative Virtual Virtual Reality , premiered a new, site-specific, interactive AR narrative experience at the Sundance New Frontier called TendAR. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes. Donate to the Voices of VR Podcast Patreon.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This means that if you employ 4 for tracking, you can still use two for instance for eye-tracking and one for lips tracking; Be able to finally offer passthrough augmented reality with appropriate resolution and framerate. Market analysis company Superdata has just released a brief report about augmented reality.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Augmented reality endorsement picks up pace, according to a recent market forecast. Augmented reality proves itself a multi-purpose technology, being eagerly adopted across different domains, such as manufacturing, healthcare, education, travel, and, of course, entertainment. This growth is rooted in AR’s utility.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

based inventor Alex Kipman as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2018. Consulting firm Digi-Capital estimated the world market for augmented- and virtual-reality devices at EUR 3.3 The firm projects that, driven by next-generation mobile augmented-reality hardware, the market will reach EUR 85 billion by 2021.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2022

As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. . Amazon US Prime members qualify for free shipping, which ought to arrive to those of you in the lower 48 in early June. Image courtesy Magic Leapgic leap.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 6, 2018

NGCodec, a company that specializes in developing algorithms, silicon logic and FPGA implementations for cloud video processing, this week announced the availability of their potentially transformative cloud-based encoding technologies via the Amazon AWS Marketplace. The company’s RealityCodec acts as a low-delay H.265/HEVC

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VRWorld

JANUARY 9, 2018

AI and robotics firm Rokid has unveiled a prototype of its planned augmented reality product, Rokid Glass, this week at CES. Reportedly, the glasses will operate as a standalone headset, but also provide functionality to connect to smartphones or other devices via Bluetooth or WiFi to bolster processing power and network range.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 15, 2018

Can immersive technologies help struggling bricks-and-mortar retailers to create new shopping experiences and gain an edge against the likes of Amazon? Forbes Tech (@ForbesTech) July 22, 2018. The past decades have seen a dramatic decline in traditional retail spaces as more people shift towards online shopping.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2018

My experience at the EBU Digital Media Days 2018 has been awesome. First of all , I learned a lot from the people talking before and after me : some of them were from EBU or from Amazon and Sky… so, as you can see, we are talking about people that know well what they say and from which I could only learn interesting things.

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We have been raised to believe in recycling, but it has mostly been a sham — only 9% of all plastic waste produced in 2018 was recycled. It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money. The beauty industry produces over 120 billion units of packaging every year, little of which is recycled.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But in my opinion, I don’t think the killer app of virtual reality is games. But let’s now switch to the topic of augmented reality, which is really what this conversation is about. You have to look at the segment specific-elements of it that can be augmented. Not to say that games can’t be experienced.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But in my opinion, I don’t think the killer app of virtual reality is games. But let’s now switch to the topic of augmented reality, which is really what this conversation is about. You have to look at the segment specific-elements of it that can be augmented. Not to say that games can’t be experienced.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 13, 2019

When you use Youtube, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter, Netflix or Spotify, algorithms select what gets recommended to you. The same piece of content contains elements that can be accessed through voice user interface or presented in augmented reality applications.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pimax is finally releasing its Sword Lite controllers, which were announced in 2018, and that every one of us had already forgotten at this point. More info (Vive Cosmos Elite) More info (Amazon Prime Gaming) More info (Project Cars) More info (Steam Next Fest). Some news on content.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 29, 2019

And today — not years from now — augmented reality platforms can uniquely solve problems where automation and the workforce intersect. Augmented reality can help retain, and even create jobs, that automation can never fill. Yes, there will be more robots at Amazon, not fewer. Just ask Amazon.).

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