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Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy

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Amazon Technologies Inc. Of the many granted, here’s a few of the most interesting AR/VR patents we’ve found: Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light. Intel Corp. Facebook Inc.

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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

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Recently, Microsoft and Amazon cut back roughly 10,000 employees, and Meta dismissed approximately 11,000 people. Apple Teases Reality Pro Specs, Disney/Sony Partnership On Monday, Apple Inc. Reports reveal that Apple is talking to the Walt Disney Company to develop a VR platform.

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VR Headsets: Expert Roundtable

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The head-mounted display/headset marketplace may be approaching a broad shift as Apple unveils its Vision Pro headset next month, with the device promising to advance screen-based productivity into a third dimension, leveraging traditional MR technologies to achieve a spatial computing future.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

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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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XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

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The Vision Pro bring Apple’s branding into the space and, with it, many eyes. At the event, AWS collaborated with Proto Holograms to showcase a new system powered by Amazon Bedrock. This system uses holographic AI avatars displayed on a large-scale kiosk. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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How Much is Facebook Investing in Spatial Computing?

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We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments. But our standards of precision are higher, and you deserve better.

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How Will Xiaomi’s AR Smart Glasses Square Up with Rivals?

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Additionally, the head-mounted display leverages its onboard AON camera for gestures and feature control. Additionally, Apple followed suit by redirecting efforts to their long-awaited, premium-tier MR headset and subsequent mid-range consumer MR device.

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