VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

One of the largest industry events in North America, the Vancouver-based conference will spotlight how tech giants and startups are creating new ways to visualize and interact with virtual worlds. Speakers from goliaths like Amazon, Ford, and IKEA will rub shoulders with Vancouver up-and-comers including Motive.io

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GizModo VR

JUNE 10, 2022

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, better known as WWDC , is in full swing. But the major announcements were already revealed during the keynote presentation earlier this week. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

Apple, Apple, Apple. The impact of Apple’s headset is predicted by some in the XR industry to bring new eyes and fresh investments towards broader enterprise and consumer AR/VR/MR companies – already, it appears XR firms are taking note of the potential spatial computing trend of 2024.

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GizModo VR

MAY 20, 2022

It might not seem like the needle-moving announcement that Apple would make. But thanks to a news bit from a trusted analyst, there’s hope on the horizon that someday soon, Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will stop being separated—by charging cables , at least. Don’t expect any parity on messaging any time… Read more.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Altogether, AMD, Apple, Cadence, Google, Intel, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Samsung, Synopsys, and TSMC have signaled an interest to purchase up to an aggregate of $735 million of Arm's American Depositary Shares (ADS), SoftBank, the owner of Arm, disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ARVR

JUNE 22, 2022

Chatbots, AI & VOICE Conference 2022 (chatbotconference.com) Finding its Place Back to AR’s broader lifecycle , one key lesson of the past few years is that the technology isn’t a silver bullet. Its circa-2017 hype cycle paraded the technology as imminently world-changing on the level of the smartphone revolution.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Why Facebook and Amazon have joined the race to bring computing to your face. — Facebook and Amazon each discussed computer glasses at launch events this week. — Amazon’s approach is to get a lightweight product out now, while Facebook is promising advanced technology in a few years. Key Points.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware. Amazon wants AR for product visualization, pursuant to boosting e-commerce sales and reducing returns. Amazon will be the commerce layer, Microsoft the productivity layer and Facebook, the social/identity layer. Facebook Hardware Lead Andrew Bosworth Explains Live Maps.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. By the way, Meta has gifted a Quest Pro to all the attendees of the conference.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JUNE 2, 2023

This week marks the start of AWE 2023, a leading multi-day conference covering every aspect of the immersive industry, and the event is bringing in the biggest brands and best minds in XR to help evaluate the future of the technology space. Following hints by Apple, many XR observers expect the firm to debut its immersive device.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on. Not now, but soon.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

This is what we call geo-local AR, and it’s all about AR experiences that are anchored to physical places in ways that confer meaning and relevance. Apple is similarly planting seeds for geo-local AR including its Geo-Anchors, visual navigation in Apple Maps and its Project Gobi for AR based point-of-sale engagement at retail partners.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It also extends beyond lenses altogether with things like visual search, to identify products ( via Amazon ), or do things like solve math problems. This live market experimentation is notable in that it deviates from other approaches, such as Apple. Spectacles are also a conditioning play. ” Seeding the Experience.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Personally, I believe in some problems with Facebook’s management : some days ago, when he was given a lifetime VR Award for his great contribution to the ecosystem, strangely John complained about the VR technology going too slow. Apple AR glasses may be released in 2022–2023. After two negative news, we can only have a third one.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

And Quest 2 is much cheaper (especially now that has been put at $199): during the last holidays, it outperformed the Quest 3 by a factor 3:1 on Amazon US. but this does not always mean delivering the most compelling game that technology allows for. There are between 20 and 30 million of Quest 2 out there, while only 1M of Quest 3.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Also, the OpenSimulator Community Conference — which took place this past weekend — reported 326 active users. You can see all the OSCC23 presentations on YouTube here , and the livestreams from both days of the conference here. Micro Technology Services owns both DreamGrid and OutWorldz.

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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. Foxconn puts lenses for Apple Glasses in “Trial Production” stage. Doooooooonate!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 5, 2017

Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. based Epic Games, this week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. based Epic Games, this week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. More people build an Apple with Unity than anyone else.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I seek to challenge my views to improve my understanding of the market and technology. Stay with me for this write-up inspired by the discussion made at the 2021 Smart haptics conference. Most of these investments are wasted and cannot be monetised on the final customer who will be licensing the technology or purchasing the actuators.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The Game Developers Conference , a big event where there have been in the past many announcements about VR, has been canceled after all the major brands withdrew from it , leaving the organizers with no choice. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR?

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg talks about the future of VR and AR at Facebook’s recent Oculus Connect conference. It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. The problem with reacting to Apple.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So I gave a talk there at a kind of optical conference, and I was able to control the presentation and look at my notes using Focals, which was pretty-- it was pretty cool. I get new technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So I gave a talk there at a kind of optical conference, and I was able to control the presentation and look at my notes using Focals, which was pretty-- it was pretty cool. I get new technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The technology we talk about on this show is pretty cool, but what’s function without form, right? One part geek, the other part chic; Amanda Cosco is a leading voice in the intersection of fashion and technology. She’s been recognized as a top woman in wearable technology, as well as a key thinker on the future of fashion.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

This year, the dream of developing once, build once, and deploy everywhere can become reality. …unless Apple arrives and creates its own standard again…. MWC Shanghai 2021 showcased some XR technologies. They are standard Quests , the ones you can buy on Amazon, BUT they have a business licensing. The Verge).

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Making any sort of head-mounted AR display has been a challenge, both on the technology front, and from an adaptation standpoint. So I gave a talk there at a kind of optical conference, and I was able to control the presentation and look at my notes using Focals, which was pretty-- it was pretty cool. I get new technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The technology we talk about on this show is pretty cool, but what’s function without form, right? One part geek, the other part chic; Amanda Cosco is a leading voice in the intersection of fashion and technology. She’s been recognized as a top woman in wearable technology, as well as a key thinker on the future of fashion.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The technology we talk about on this show is pretty cool, but what's function without form, right? One part geek, the other part chic; Amanda Cosco is a leading voice in the intersection of fashion and technology. She's been recognized as a top woman in wearable technology, as well as a key thinker on the future of fashion.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. A huge month for VR occurs around the Game Developers Conference and newly created Virtual Reality Developers Conference. March 2016. August 2016.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

Generative AI promises to revolutionize every industry it touches — all that’s been needed is the technology to meet the challenge. GTC — which in 15 years has grown from the confines of a local hotel ballroom to the world’s most important AI conference — is returning to a physical event for the first time in five years.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey is the chief technology officer and co-founder of InContext Solutions. Tracey is also the former president of the VR/AR Association chapter in Chicago, Milwaukee and a board member for the Information Research Technology Institute at Sam Walton College of Business. Tracey is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey is the chief technology officer and co-founder of InContext Solutions. Tracey is also the former president of the VR/AR Association chapter in Chicago, Milwaukee and a board member for the Information Research Technology Institute at Sam Walton College of Business. Tracey is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

The stocks of the headset are becoming empty on its main stores (Oculus website, Lenovo online store, Amazon US, etc…) and Facebook has stated that “it won’t replenish them”. Today NVIDIA is holding its annual GTC conference, online and for free. The Rift S was already “a dead headset walking”, but now it is officially dead.

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