ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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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. It comes without surprise that both Silicon Valley titans and newly launched startups are all vying to hire AR developers, designers, product managers, and many others.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC. 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. SEE ALSO Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Thinks AR/VR is a Solution to the Housing Crisis. Intel Corp.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It originally appeared in CNBC, including commentary from AR Insider’s research arm, ARtillry Intelligence and permission to re-post. . Why Facebook and Amazon have joined the race to bring computing to your face. by Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9/29/19.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Tech giants’ motivations in AR often trace back to their core businesses. So predicting AR’s trajectory becomes an exercise in “ following the money.” ” For Google, investments in AR are to drive search (visual search, mapping). For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. AR Insider readers know that one of our favorite pastimes is to follow the money. AR industry directions can be extrapolated from the motivations, and outright investments, of influential tech giants.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

However unlike conventional VR & AR development, some companies don’t necessarily believe the creation of these immersive sites should be reserved to just industry professionals or proficient coders. And thanks to Amazon’s new web-based VR app development tool, everyone will.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. That said, let me do a short recap of the past days in AR/VR. Oculus Link is here. nReal launches its AR glasses devkits.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

TikTok Testing TikTok Effects Studio, which will allow its users to create AR effects and filters. Facebook/Instagram (through Spark AR) and Snap (through Lens Studio) have huge communities of mobile AR filter creators. These are stocks picked by Matthew Ball, author of the metaverse manifesto. More from AR Insider….

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Wearables Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. C ommon wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses. There, it can seed user demand for AR and get developers to start thinking spatially. Social Experiment.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

(Image by Microsoft). According to Reuters, Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum took the stage at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and said that the HoloLens 2 will be released sometime in September of this year. PS Contact me if you need someone to develop for you some AR enterprise applications!).

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VRGames

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Microsoft has not expressed interest in joining the VR wars anytime soon but a recent patent filing might be evidence that Bill Gates’ outfit was just being coy with its future plans. Of course, as The Sun points out, none of this means that Microsoft is bringing anything definitive to the next Xbox in the way of VR gaming.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Microsoft has not expressed interest in joining the VR wars anytime soon but a recent patent filing might be evidence that Bill Gates’ outfit was just being coy with its future plans. Of course, as The Sun points out, none of this means that Microsoft is bringing anything definitive to the next Xbox in the way of VR gaming.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

” He also pointed out the development over at Amazon, where last month the company announced AWS Wavelength for ultra-low latency 5G computing at the edge, something that will have a direct impact on using and building the next generation of AR and VR headgear.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

What is the device is not clear, considering that the trademark has been associated vaguely with “AR and VR products”. Others say that it is something similar to Nreal Air: a pair of lightweight AR glasses. Ars Technica has confirmed with some sources of its that Valve is actually working internally on a prototype with that name.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Oculus Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 standalone virtual reality headset is the best in all categories given its room-scale VR capability, a large library of games, fast performance, and good resolution, especially for its price point. Buy on Amazon or directly from Oculus. In a Thanksgiving mode this week? Price: $300.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This roundup of the most important AR/VR news of the past week comes out with a little delay since I’ve been very busy with my development job, and I’ve also a damn cold that doesn’t make me feel very well (but it’s no coronavirus, don’t worry :D). iPhone 12 may feature a special connection for AR glasses. Sorry for that!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

I think that Gartner was not referring to the consumer market, where VR is still unripe (even if devices like the Oculus Quest and the Vive Focus Plus are helping it in becoming more widespread), but at the B2B one, where VR is already helping companies to spare money (e.g. As you can see, there is no mention of AR (Image by Gartner).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This has been the week of the OC6, but, believe it or not, I have been able to find some other interesting news that don’t regard Oculus. Image by Oculus). Oculus bets on Oculus Quest at OC6. Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Tilt Five gets funded on Kickstarter for its AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. Fairer competition.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Let’s start this week with a bunch of cool news about the past week in AR and VR! The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. Goood Monday everyone!

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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. Catan is the next big AR game by Niantic. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

While the company didn’t have any announcements on the AR/VR front, it’s clear that it’s only a matter of time before they enter the fray. It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development. Acquisitions.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more!

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. Rumors surface about a new Oculus Quest Pro VR HMD.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has become viable that even businesses and corporates are using it to increase sales, and transform the way humans interact with computers and visualize contents. The first AR experience was developed in 1968 at Harvard when a computer scientist named Ivan Sutherland created a special head-mounted AR display system.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The VR and AR markets are full of companies of various sizes with many roles in the VR industry, when you consider how many verticals there are it can get confusing. Additionally, many of these companies are still privately owned or in their infancy. Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR Content & Game Engine.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

It featured over 350 speakers, and over 250 exhibitors in 100,000-square-feet expo, including a 20,000-square-feet “Playground,” which featured AR and VR experiences from developers like Chicken Waffle and novel demos from manufacturers like RealMax. Read More

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

The patent describes the AR cameras being used to create a “transparent viewing area” according to Extreme Tech. The website compares it to the Oculus Quest’s four AR cameras which are used to alert users to when they are about to run into the wall or real-world objects.

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

The patent describes the AR cameras being used to create a “transparent viewing area” according to Extreme Tech. The website compares it to the Oculus Quest’s four AR cameras which are used to alert users to when they are about to run into the wall or real-world objects.

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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. ” Facebook already has internal plans for the next five years and most of these new plans, and excitement, are about augmented reality. Is VR going to turn into AR? It’s clear there are two separate camps.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. . Like the waves of web, mobile and social before it (SoLoMo anyone), spatial computing: AR and VR will provide new opportunities for brands and marketers to reach, engage and understand consumers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

2021 is going to be an interesting year for AR. This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Can this count as AR having become mainstream?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Welcome back to The VR Week Peek, the place where you can find the most interesting AR/VR news of the week! The gameplay will remain similar, but the game will be more connected with Facebook, some features will be exclusive to Oculus, and most probably, the current founders will leave the company in 1–2 years, after the transition.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Today's guest, Lance Anderson of Lance-AR, got tired of seeing so many XR providers only help clients achieve their stated ROI goals, then leaving them to their own devices to scale. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. That's why Lance-AR came about. Those two are dichotomous.

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