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NVIDIA announces Unity connector for Omniverse at GTC 2022

The Ghost Howls

Omniverse is the collaborative and simulation tool by NVIDIA. But now finally, NVIDIA has officially announced the development of a Unity connector for Omniverse at GTC 2022. The online collaboration works in a way similar to Google Docs. NVIDIA Omniverse.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

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After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. Even if Meta still doesn’t admit that its headsets are used by a lot of small kids (these measures are marketed as tools parents can use with teenagers), these measures are targeted also at them.

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Can Google Jumpstart AR Shopping?

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We’ll start with the company that’s become the front door to the web, and lots of shopping activity: Google. Among other things, Google uses its influential position to incubate and expose AR. Second, it grants prime real estate (the Google homepage) to its visual search tool, Google Lens. But how does AR play in?

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Google Advances its Geo-local AR Play

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Though it’s a mature product with a dominant market share, Google Maps’ roadmap resembles that of a younger, nimbler product. And its latest update is to make Live View more searchable (it is Google after all). Again, Google is uniquely positioned to do this given the local business data/details it’s been collecting for years.

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Can Google Mainstream Visual Search?

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Represented by tools such as Google Lens, Pinterest Lens, and Snap Scan, it’s all about pointing your phone at physical world objects to contextualize and identify them through informational overlays. Google calls it “search what you see” — a use case that carries a practical and high-frequency value proposition like web search itself.

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Google lifts the curtain on Pixel 6a at Google I/O 2022

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Google's beloved Pixel A-series is back with the Pixel 6a, officially confirmed at Google I/O 2022. It also includes the Google Tensor chip that shipped with Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, giving it the same 5G speeds and security features. SEE ALSO: Google announces Pixel Buds Pro, teases Pixel 7 and Pixel Tablet at I/O 2022.

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Top 6 Augmented Reality Trends to Watch Out for in 2022

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To keep you up to speed about the latest developments, we assembled the trends in AR you to watch out for in 2022. There are a wide variety of tools that can be used to enhance this experience at various scales, such as Bluetooth beacons, ceiling antennas, and QR codes. 6Augmented Reality Trends to Watch Out for in 2022.