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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

Generally, there are two types of AR solutions — marker-based augmented reality and markerless (sensor-based) augmented reality — that help developers merge content into the camera feed of a smartphone or head-mounted display. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds.

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EON-XR Competition Winners Announced: UEL Students Revolutionize Learning Through Augmented and Virtual Reality

EON Reality

The contest attracted 67 entries from various disciplines, including Architecture, Computing & Engineering; Health, Sports and Bioscience; Psychology; and the Royal Docks School of Business & Law. EON Reality’s global network now comprises more than 1.8

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

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Additionally, the head-mounted display leverages its onboard AON camera for gestures and feature control. Both companies and Microsoft, Google, Snap, Amazon, and many other US tech firms launched a massive wave of workforce layoffs in recent months to streamline operations.

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Convergence, Enterprise AR, and Mapping the Inside World with Charlie Fink

XR for Business Podcast

In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. ’ Think of the application for architecture and design on-site. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. Alan: Interesting. Alan: Amazing.

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Convergence, Enterprise AR, and Mapping the Inside World with Charlie Fink

XR for Business Podcast

In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. ’ Think of the application for architecture and design on-site. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. Alan: Interesting. Alan: Amazing.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

And about a year before it came out, they hired me and they said, "Stefan, we think that the control of smart glasses and the control of head mounted displays is really important. So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff. So we managed to have an entirely new architecture. Yeah, that's a lot.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

And about a year before it came out, they hired me and they said, "Stefan, we think that the control of smart glasses and the control of head mounted displays is really important. So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff. So we managed to have an entirely new architecture. Alan: It really is.

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