AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. Google has correspondingly benefited from SMBs and multi-location brands that want to position themselves in the direct path of high-intent local searchers.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. But Apple’s not the only company working on these products.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Meta is reportedly optimistic about the release of Apple Vision Pro, seeing itself as the future Android of the market. The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with their thinking" as saying that Meta executives believe Apple's entry into the market will "validate Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble and draw more consumers".

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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VRScout

MAY 20, 2019

Reach Robotics, the creators of the world’s first AR gaming robot, MekaMon launched the next generation of EdTech with a new coding platform – Reach EDU. Led by Ivy, the Head Engineer at the Mekacademy, students learn to code their MekaMon in a series of game-like challenges in preparation for a mission to Mars.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2020

Pair your Garmin or Apple smartwatches for additional GPS functionality. FORM’s AR-enhanced swim goggles received a free firmware update today introducing support for Garmin and Apple smartwatches, allowing wearers to track a wide range of metrics, such as their GPS location and heart rate, while swimming outdoors in open water.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

For Apple , it’s all about hardware and making its devices more attractive. For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff. Starting with Apple, it has several AR balls in the air and is cultivating near and long-term strategies.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 30, 2021

Apple Watch Nike S6 and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. Skin in the Game. After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. Android came along as a free (loss-leader) alternative and won that game. Next up: Google.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 11, 2021

In the latest chapter to the ongoing reckoning over Apple and Google’s tight-gripped app store practices, two senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that seeks to loosen the stranglehold these companies have over the major app ecosystems. Read more.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Apple is already far ahead given the success of Watch and Airpods. Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to buttress its wearables play. Amazon and Microsoft launched wearables lines in the past quarter and smaller players like Bose and Snap are planting seeds for a wearables-heavy future. . The poster child here is Apple.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. The leading OEMs such as Samsung and Apple are expected to contribute to manufacturing more AR devices. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. A company still in stealth, but with founder pedigree from Apple. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Meta already teased some details in June before the Apple Event, and over these weeks we had all the information revealed through leaks and rumors. Looking at the cached page on Google of its Quest 3 listing, it is possible to see that they have written all the specs on their website. Top view of Quest 2 (left) and Quest 3 (right).

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AR Insider

AUGUST 20, 2020

Some sectors grow (gaming, eCommerce), while others plummet (bars, events). Cashierless retail a la Amazon Go will get its long-awaited chance to shine. In a recent SYKES’ survey of 3,000 adults,11 percent report using touchless payments like PayPal, Apple Pay or Venmo for the first time in the last five months.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This would be a total pivot for Meta, which would so migrate away from the social importance of having eye and face tracking to compete directly with Apple in offering a consumer device totally dedicated to mixed reality. The device is available on Amazon for $379. It’s good to see hype in the community again for a game!

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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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. Preorders are expected to start on the day of the Connect, so on September, 27th.

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Full Dive Gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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Upload VR

MAY 24, 2023

It included developers from two of Meta's acquired VR game studios , Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive. Google parent Alphabet laid off 12,000 in January, Microsoft has laid off 10,000 so far this year, and Amazon has laid off 27,000. That brings the total number laid off from Meta since November to around 20,000.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. ” But it’s not alone.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? B from Google, Disney, AT&T, Alibaba Group, JP Morgan, Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm, and other brand name investors to make see-through AR glasses, and the content, optics, chips, and AI that go in them. Image source: Apple. The end of the movie theater?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

Beat Games, the studio behind the popular block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) , today released a free update that brings with it six new playable tracks to the game, and a few new features and improvements too. 3 from multiple services, including Apple Music, Google Music, Amazon, Spotify, and more.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this physical-world index. The AR Location Wars, Part I: Google. Yet another analogy is the “Internet of places.”

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? I remember many people laughing at me when we of New Technology Walkers released a fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus ( HitMotion: Reloaded ) because they said it was a big and overpriced headset. Image by Epic Games). Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Visual search will follow, led by Google , Pinterest and Amazon. Google is highly motivated to visual search in order to “future proof” it’s core business. This plays out through Google Lens (visual search) and Live View (AR mapping/navigation). Google is also advantaged in that can “ incubate ” AR in search.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The firm’s methodology includes Apple store checks, inventory levels and shortages. For one, there’s deep-pocketed motivation, including Apple’s need to diversify revenue and counterbalance iPhone sales declines. billion in Apple’s Q4 earnings , while wearables were up 54 percent to $6.52

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

Google case reveals the search giant has an anti-competitive side. For a platform long heralded for being open and promoting choice, the tea spilled from the unredacted documents presented in the Epic v. Read more.

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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. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Ideally, this would have been through a stand-alone app and not the Safari browser, but hey, when Apple says you have to submit every individual game on your cloud gaming platform for review to get it on the App… Read more. Stadia and xCloud are coming to iOS in the not too distant future.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Yesterday Apple held a keynote presentation to update the world on their latest products. It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. That much was made clear on stage at the company’s latest keynote where they revealed the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2. Acquisitions.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 15, 2022

for enhanced gaming with the latest generation of consoles. Hook up your PlayStation 5 and enjoy 4K gaming with up to 120Hz frame rates. On top of all of this, it also features Dolby Vision HDR, Alexa compatibility, and Google TV for easy streaming of all of your favorite platforms from Netflix to Apple TV. sale price.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 1, 2021

Apple’s AirPods Pro and the Google Pixel 4a 5G lead Monday’s best deals. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Game developers are also preparing for it: popular games like SuperHot, Red Matter , and Arizona Sunshine will publish new updates to take in count the new horsepower of the Quest 2. Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time. Image by Google).

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