XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

is willing to team up with competitors Apple Inc. on productivity features for Alexa such as calendar interactions, will put the user first in pursuit of any other partnerships, said Toni Reid, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo devices, who has been on the team since 2014. Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

AR software development kit (SDK) providers like Apple, Xreal, Niantic, 8 th Wall, Unreal, and Unity give developers the tools to make and distribute custom AR content that naturally drives retention and engagement with new interactive experiences to “wow” potential buyers. However, the XR space is still emerging.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Apple headset may be very lightweight. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming Apple visor should weigh around 3–400g, which is much lighter than current headsets on the market, including the Quest 2. News worth a mention.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

From a VR headset for gaming is now an MR headset for entertainment and productivity. It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). It is easy to be used.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

Just like any other VR headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) leaves plenty of room for improvement, and the company’s R&D division has a few ideas on where to take it on both a software and hardware level. “Imagine you could use that to actually talk to game characters, to actually have a dialogue,” he said.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry. Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this. Apple recently introduced ARKit 4.0 A major competitive advantage.

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VRWorld

MAY 6, 2016

Apparently, Apple’s Music service decided to take that to the next level and start to actively match your music to the online catalog, and delete local copies. …YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE APPLE MUSIC SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. REMOVED them.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

According to Marcus Olssen, Director of Software Partnerships, Varjo , the ray-tracing upgrade was “the holy grail of 3D visualisations.” However, the new platform will produce them in the cloud, accessible to all connected firms, organisations, and others collaborating on the platform.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

This feature isn’t available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, or Hulu. Amazon was the most onerous, as there I couldn’t set restrictions by profile, but only by device – the assumption being that each family member would have their own. Reader, of course I couldn’t.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

NVIDIA announced on Tuesday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 it had expanded its CloudXR software developer kit (SDK) to deliver more scalable, customisable extended reality (XR) experiences for enterprises and developers. This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others.

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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.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. It can be readily recognized by the software with very little processing overhead. AR SDKs Software Development Kits enables the developer to build solutions in a rapid manner without worrying much about the configurations.

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GizModo VR

MAY 4, 2022

It’ll exist as an alternative to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which are already… Read more. Sonos is preparing to launch its anticipated voice control functionality in June, an exclusive leak from The Verge claims.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With the free-to-use DreamGrid software, anyone can easily create virtual worlds through a graphical interface and one-click install feature on their home computer. Learn here how to create and host a new Dreamgrid on your home computer using the software. We are keeping the mobile app purely for gameplay, roleplay, and entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We are sure that it is a device and not a piece of software because the company has started publishing teaser images with an empty cylindrical container, making us understand that Vive Flow is something that goes inside that holder. Apple Maps are going AR. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware). Will it be this year?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At the end of the day, I understand that Unity needs to monetize more because the economic conditions are s**t and Apple is killing its Unity Ads cash cow with its privacy shield. More info Holoride announces Holoride Cinema Holoride is now offering a new service to the users of its in-car entertainment system.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

BUT today is the day of the WWDC, and who knows if Apple will tease something about AR glasses. I already told you how Facebook had a little problem with some substances in the face mask that caused skin irritation to a tiny percentage of people and for this reason it has been temporarily removed from Amazon EU.

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Robert Scoble

JULY 23, 2020

Qualcomm’s head of AR/VR says not just that it’s a great book (so do dozens of other reviewers on Amazon) but that it’s a “must read” to understand the 2030s and what is about to come next. Early versions are named Apple Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Facebook Portal. Driving assistance.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Internal iOS 13 code seems to point at Apple AR glasses. It is not a secret that Apple is working on a pair of AR glasses (even if someone still thinks that the project has been abandoned). What we don’t know is what Apple is creating and when it will be released. So, it is not something for the present, but more for the future.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

Furthermore, that genius of Carmack has found a way to correct via software the chromatic aberration of the lenses (through what is shown on the display), so while the central part of the vision is great on both devices, on the periphery of the lenses, you have less perceived distortions on Quest. The Oculus Quest is like an Apple phone.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. What split is it between media and entertainment vs. enterprise applications right now, as far as total market spend? And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. What split is it between media and entertainment vs. enterprise applications right now, as far as total market spend? And we also look at consumer software numbers as a whole.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

On the software side, HTC has just launched in China Vive Sync , a solution for remote meetings in VR that may help a lot the Chinese people that are forced to work from home. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). I really hope that the Taiwanese company will understand this and react accordingly.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren't about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. Alan: You've got kind of a divide; entertainment and gaming on one side, and then you've got enterprise applications across medical, healthcare, real estate, retail -- across the whole enterprise.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

A game engine is a piece of software, it does a lot of things in real time. That's the software on which you can build a game like Fortnite, or you can build a car configurator. So where this lower layer of software comes as a bunch of tools. But that multi-user capability, which is not very common in desktop software.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

A game engine is a piece of software, it does a lot of things in real time. That's the software on which you can build a game like Fortnite, or you can build a car configurator. So where this lower layer of software comes as a bunch of tools. But that multi-user capability, which is not very common in desktop software.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And part of what we did is we started really looking at our industry, motion picture, media, entertainment, and just in fact, communication, our communication methods. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited. That is ridiculous.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And so they have 3D files and they need a way to embed them on a web page or share them with someone who doesn’t have 3D software to open them, or use them in VR and AR and so on. When we started, most of it was pure CG; made with advanced CAD programs or 3D software like 3ds Max and so on. The basic product is quite easy to use.

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Robert Scoble

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Here is our first analysis (located at: [url]) on why we should all be paying attention to what is happening in humanoid robots and consumer electronics, which include autonomous vehicles that are now arriving to people’s garages and, soon, Augmented Reality devices from Apple and others. The robot brings other robots.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Tidal, the premium streaming music service geared toward audio enthusiasts with artist backers like Jay-Z, is making some significant changes to its subscription plans to bring in more listeners. Read more.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And part of what we did is we started really looking at our industry, motion picture, media, entertainment, and just in fact, communication, our communication methods. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited. That is ridiculous.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And so they have 3D files and they need a way to embed them on a web page or share them with someone who doesn't have 3D software to open them, or use them in VR and AR and so on. When we started, most of it was pure CG; made with advanced CAD programs or 3D software like 3ds Max and so on. The basic product is quite easy to use.

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