AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Facebook wants to be the social layer to the spatial web, while Amazon wants to be the commerce layer and Apple wants a hardware-centric multi-device play. Where does Google fit in all of this? That includes its “search what you see” Google Lens , and Live View 3D navigation. Planet Scale.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Facebook wants to be the social layer to the spatial web, while Amazon wants to be the commerce layer and Apple envisions a hardware-centric multi-device play. Where does Google fit in all of this? That includes its “search what you see” Google Lens , and Live View 3D navigation. Level-Setting.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Of course, that’s assuming that there’s software worth using when the headset comes out. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 15, 2021

This is the case with Facebook’s social graph, Google Search, Apple hardware, and Amazon’s “everything store” Demand First. Of course, it’s more complicated and there’s often a slow-moving step function when supply and demand need to ratchet up together. That attracted users which then attracted drivers.

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ARVR

AUGUST 29, 2020

Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 2. Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video | Hulu Did you know the first virtual reality headset was created over 50 years ago? Rent or own it : YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google Play | Amazon Prime Video 4.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff. That long term play of course means AR glasses. Continuing with the “layer” analogy, Google wants to be the information layer for the spatial web.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

According to Reuters , NVIDIA has initiated discussions with leading tech companies, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI, to investigate the potential for developing custom chips. This strategy enables them to cut costs as well as tailor capabilities and power consumption of their hardware to their particular needs.

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VRScout

JANUARY 6, 2017

Huawei’s Mate Pro phone will be Google Daydream enabled, allowing consumers to enjoy VR on their device by using the Google Daydream viewer. Additionally, Signh mentioned that Huawei phones will be Google Tango-enabled soon. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, announced at CES that starting on Jan.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 16, 2022

About this time last year, the company hosted a Pepsi-led event focused on innovation that brought over 300 representatives from Google, Adobe, IBM, Salesforce, Amazon, and others into the platform for the first time. Companies can bring their own models, or work with the Mytaverse team to build models for use in their applications.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

For example, Google click value is greater when local intent is signaled by the searcher, such as a “near me” or geographic modifiers like a zip code in the search query. So companies like Google, Yelp, Foursquare and many others have built businesses around this principle in driving local search and discovery?

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to consumers. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s investments in the Android OS years ago. Just like with mobile devices, Google can position itself closer to users as a “Trojan horse” for search. Trojan Horse.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2020

To make a similar experience all available on the Web, CrowsNest has used the powerful XR engine Amazon Sumerian , which provides out of the box intelligent avatars, support for AR and VR, and communication APIs (the ones used by Alexa). Amazon China is a partner of the project and really believes in it.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

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. Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform with some hardware in the game.

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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. And the same holds for Google, which is applying similar restrictions.

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VRScout

JULY 3, 2019

During the 2018 conference, Amazon Studios set up a VR obstacle course in support of their new Jack Ryan original series, offering attendees the chance to zip line and repel from a helicopter while in VR. Robot VR experience , during which the cast joined in via Google Cardboard headsets. . VR skydiving of course!

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The most common format of course is AR lenses, such as branded overlays seen in social contexts like Facebook and Snapchat. Visual search will follow, led by Google , Pinterest and Amazon. Visual search will follow, led by Google , Pinterest and Amazon. That includes things like email, and messaging.

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AR Insider

JUNE 8, 2020

Like Google Lens , it’s a “search what you see” proposition to point your phone at items in the real world to trigger Pinterest searches for visually-similar merch. Google is doing similar to future-proof its core search business with more modalities (including voice search). Of course, the wild card is Amazon.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to users. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago. Just like with mobile devices, Google can position itself closer to users as a “Trojan horse” for search. Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part V: Apple. Trojan Horse.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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. Of course, the big selling point for Meta is the mixed reality support, with high-resolution cameras and a depth sensor to perform environment scanning.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Shop on Amazon. Of course Oculus is also throwing in discounts of their own for the Rift. Google Daydream View Sale. Google’s Daydream View VR headset is expected to get a discount on Black Friday as well. Be on the look out at Google or Verizon. Sold on Samsung and Amazon. Oculus Rift Discount.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 21, 2022

Affected websites included Crunchyroll, Amazon Web Services, Google Services, NordVPN, Coinbase, Grindr, and Fur Affinity — among many, many more. Of course, the denizens of Twitter were very quick to tweet about it, reveling in the "dog in the school" energy the entire internet was giving off.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 29, 2020

Among tech’s big five — Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook — all but Facebook have crossed the mark. Apple was first, followed by Microsoft and Amazon (which has since dipped below the mark). Of course, the same was said in past tech cycles which saw incumbents get old, slow and succumb to innovator’s dilemma.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

This also applies to companies like IKEA and Amazon, where customers can superimpose virtual furniture, electronics, and clothing stocks in physical locations. Conclusion Concluding, companies like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and many others have integrated ChatGPT 3.5 into their services and platforms.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The answer was "no," of course. But the puzzling thought exercise was rekindled this week by a pair of news stories: First, that Peloton is looking for a buyer; and second, that Google is reportedly de-prioritizing its Stadia cloud gaming service in favor of a business-facing product that provides the tech to other companies.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

At the time of this writing, Meta’s standalone VR headset is one of the most sought-after gifts on Amazon. The Oculus companion app is also topping the charts on the App Store and Google Play, which means more people than ever are diving into VR for the first time.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

Image Credit: Amazon. Sumerian by Amazon. The Varwin software interface is based on Google’s Blockly visual language. Of course, these are only a handful of the numerous VR development software currently available. Image Credit: Varwin. This means that coding concepts are presented as interlocking blocks.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Some of the cloud gaming stuff that we’re doing will, of course, be useful for VR as well, and we’re building a big community around that on Oculus. But [our cloud gaming service]… I do think will be a very exciting growth opportunity and ability to offer a lot of innovation over the coming years,” Zuckerberg said.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With eight courses and 19 hours of content led by top-rated instructors in various fields, this training package will show you how to supercharge your job search, gain confidence in interviews, and impress your future employer. And of course, you’ll learn the best ways to answer them. Credit: Imran Afzal.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). The price of Quest 2 has had quite a journey over the course of its three years of life so far. Then in 2023 it the price returned to $300.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

As demand from Japanese companies alone may not suffice, Rapidus is looking for orders from international corporations like Apple, Google, and Meta. "We partner, and we have begun discussions with some GAFAM [Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft] corporations," Atsuyoshi Koike, chief executive of Rapidus, told Nikkei. "Specifically,

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More info You can do full body tracking in VR using your phone A guy published on YouTube a guide on how to use a body-tracking algorithm (based on Google MediaPipe) running on the phone to trigger full body movements in VRChat. Of course, it is not as accurate as using Vive Trackers, but it still looks like an interesting solution.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Amazon Lumberyard becomes opensource. Amazon has launched some years ago its 3D engine called Lumberyard, derived from Crytek’s Cryengine. The number of active AR users on the various platforms is of course inferior, and the company estimates 802 million for the end of this year. This is projected to grow to 1.67

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Mashable VR

JUNE 29, 2022

It proceeds to offer you a customized healing plan that you have to pay for, of course. BetterMe shares this data with third parties including Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Snapchat. But there is no information on how the test was designed and if it's been vetted by the mental health community.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2018

Available for sale on Oculus.com in 23 countries, online from Amazon , or in Best Buy Stores in the U.S., While the experience may feel similar to a Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream View, both devices require newer Android devices. Oculus wants to make all their apps social, so of course Oculus Venues lets you join friends.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Trojan Horse Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to users. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago. Just like with mobile devices, Google can position itself closer to users as a “Trojan horse” for search. Amazon is motivated for similar reasons?—?a

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Of course, all of the above is conceptual. Google Swirl is a good example of both. And downward pricing pressure from Amazon has forced brands to offer free shipping and returns which further cuts into margins. The real proof is in figures and performance data. This makes reducing returns an outcome that resonates with eTailers.

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