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The AR Space Race, Part VI: Amazon

AR Insider

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Amazon. Picking up where we left off in the last Space Race installment, how does the mighty Amazon fit into geospatial AR? Amazon inserted itself in this flow to drive transactions from visual searches.

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Meta Slashes Quest 2 Price to New Low Ahead of Suspected Quest 3 Lite

Road to VR

The company has made its new pricing scheme available at major retailers like Amazon: Quest 2 (128GB) – $200 Quest 3 (256GB, refurbished) – $270 The new low price can also be found at Walmart , Target , Best Buy , New Egg , and more, including direct from Meta.

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The AR Space Race, Part VI: Amazon

ARVR

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Amazon. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Point & Learn Picking up where we left off in the last Space Race installment, how does the mighty Amazon fit into geospatial AR? But it’s not alone.

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Report: VR in Retail and Marketing to Generate US$1.8 billion in 2022

Tech Trends VR

While E-commerce and digital marketing have proven to be effective platforms, Virtual Reality (VR) is the next innovative technology that will improve and impact the retail and marketing sectors, with market-foresight advisory firm ABI Research forecasting that VR in retail and marketing sectors is expected to generate US$1.8

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Amazon Brings Augmented Reality Product Previews to iOS App

Road to VR

Well, an AR preview might not exactly be ‘trying it’, but Amazon’s new ‘AR View’ function aims to help you figure out if a crock-pot clashes with your marble counters, or if that chair can really fit in that corner, adding a little more depth to the online shopping experience than you’re used to.

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Apple to Halt Sales of Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the U.S. Due to Patent Dispute

Anand Tech

Apple on Monday said it would pause sales of its Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the U.S. Apple itself said it would halt sales of its latest oxygen sensor-equipped smart watches online starting December 21, and in retail starting December 25. due to an ongoing patent dispute. A date for a new trial has yet to be set.

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Amazon Explores The Idea of Augmented Reality Furniture Stores

VRScout

The online retailer considers using augmented reality to help you settle on that new couch. Amazon is a company that prides itself on embracing the unconventional. Recent Amazon Studios job postings show that the retailer is currently building out a mixed reality team, “focused on defining next generation platforms and content.”