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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part I: Amazon

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Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader and their respective moves and motivations in wearables. . Ulterior Motive. But what’s everyone else doing?

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Will Wearables Pave the Way For AR?

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Picking up where we left off in the last installment in this series, mobile AR is warming people up to spatial experiences, which could provide a softer landing for eventual AR glasses. Technologies such as LiDAR meanwhile unlock compelling and user-friendly AR that attracts more users. Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars?

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ARtillery Briefs, Episode 44: Wearables Pave the Way for AR

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O ne of the common rallying cries of the AR industry is that the technology’s use in ubiquitous smartphones makes it a strong forbear to AR’s eventual manifestation in glasses form. We stand behind that concept, given that mobile AR conditions consumers to spatial experiences. Classic Apple. Trojan Horse.

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Can Wearables Set the Stage for AR Glasses? Part II

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common AR industry sentiment is that the smartphone will pave the way for smart glasses. Before AR glasses achieve consumer-friendly specs and price points, AR’s delivery system is the device we all have in our pockets. There, it can stimulate demand for AR experiences. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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Apple Fires the Latest Shot in the Wearables Wars

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Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. C ommon wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part V: Apple

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Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. Common wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses.

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Data Dive: Wearables’ Hot Streak Continues

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This is indirectly but importantly relevant to AR. As we continue to examine , wearables are AR’s forbear, in that they will condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies. That could eventually ease the cultural and stylistic acclimation to AR glasses, which will be an uphill battle. Revenue Reconciliation.

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