AR Insider

JANUARY 15, 2021

Starting with the broader definition of aggregation theory, you may know the term. The big five — Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft — are essentially funding the AR and VR sectors as we know them. That’s the topic of this week’s XR Talks (video below).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This is definitely a good idea. It’s interesting to underline how Somnium is building a whole VR ecosystem around it : It already invested in Lynx and VRgineers, two companies making VR headsets; in Hypervision, which makes wide-FOV lenses; and now in Sansar, who is another social VR platform.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Even at the price of $100, the Deluxe Audio Strap is definitely worth it to improve the Vive’s less-than-awesome comfort factor. The company is also putting up to 75% off Vive Studios titles, including games like Virtual Sports, Arcade Saga, Remembering Pearl Harbor, Front Defense, Jams Studio, Amazon Odyssey and True Scale.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. He will stay two more months to guarantee the transition and then will definitely leave. Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

GDC (Game Developers Conference) March 20-24, San Francisco The Game Developers Conference is definitely a worthwhile event to attend for content creators and entertainment brands, but anyone with a love of XR can get involved. Plus, it’s even possible to attend an accompanying digital VR art festival too.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

A Simple Spatial Computing Definition Spatial computing is an umbrella term for solutions that allow us to interact with computers on a new level. For instance: Microsoft: A pioneer in metaverse spatial computing and XR technologies, Microsoft is one of the market leaders aligning the XR and spatial technology spaces.

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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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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. Matthew Ball , Author, formerly Amazon AMZN -2.9%. Whether it will be Meta, Microsoft, or his own company that defines the way we use it, is up in the air.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Investing in a new market is risky and there will be some winners and there will be some losers, so there’s definitely a certain amount of risk. Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR Content & Game Engine. Microsoft – NASDAQ: MSFT – VR operating system, VR platform, VR headset. Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR content.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Gartner has been very kind with me and has also provided a very long statement about the AR Cloud, extracted from its paper: Definition: The augmented reality (AR) cloud is the underlying, persistent, digital content layer mapped to objects and locations in the physical world. Considering that companies like 6d.ai

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Mashable VR

JUNE 11, 2022

Pair that with this TV's mid-sized screen and smart capabilities, and you have a deal that you definitely won't want to miss. The weatherproof Sonos Move is easy to bring inside and outside thanks to its handle, has great sound quality, and has Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa built in.

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

We have to preface all of this with this disclaimer: The PS5 isn’t really definite in a lot of ways and its VR headset is even less defined. amazon bestseller=”oculus quest” items=”4″ template=”table”].

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VRGames

JANUARY 2, 2020

We have to preface all of this with this disclaimer: The PS5 isn’t really definite in a lot of ways and its VR headset is even less defined. amazon bestseller=”oculus quest” items=”4″ template=”table”].

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The D-pad is also reminiscent of Microsoft’s controller as a fully connected plus sign and glossy plastic finish. Final Recommendation: Definitely Worth It. You can pick up the GameSir G3s from Amazon right now for $29.99. When powered on, they even light up with subtle backlights mimicking the Xbox’s control scheme.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

The industry is booming thanks to a broader range of companies taking charge and experimenting in the space, such as Disney, Amazon, Google, Samsung, LG, and countless others, meanwhile bringing support for enterprise, consumer, and other use cases. They were using expressions like spatial understanding and so on.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. HoloLens got a major software update , and Microsoft introduced new enterprise mixed reality applications like Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. Kudos to Shachar Weis for discovering this: he told me about this news, and I have verified that it has disappeared completely from Amazon Italy and Amazon France, while some Redditors confirmed that the same holds for Amazon UK. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff. You've got Microsoft -- who's invested billions of dollars in Hololens 2 -- and they're even struggling with some color banding issues. What you're talking about is definitely one of those magical moments that our users really liked and they wanted more of.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff. You've got Microsoft -- who's invested billions of dollars in Hololens 2 -- and they're even struggling with some color banding issues. What you're talking about is definitely one of those magical moments that our users really liked and they wanted more of.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

And, as we found in our full review , we weren’t big fans of Quest 2’s soft headstrap, so we’d highly recommend dropping the extra $50 for the Elite Strap accessory [Amazon] if you’re serious about playing PC VR games. Fortunately a free and official plugin from Microsoft also makes it compatible with SteamVR content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. PlayStation believes in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Amazon Prime has a series coming up called Good Omens, which is about angels and devils among us in the days before the apocalypse. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. But I think the companies that Microsoft included in the survey were those large companies that have innovation offices. Alan: Amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Amazon Prime has a series coming up called Good Omens, which is about angels and devils among us in the days before the apocalypse. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. But I think the companies that Microsoft included in the survey were those large companies that have innovation offices. Alan: Amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

So they’re… [chuckles] Carter: [also laughs] Companies are definitely trying to make it more palatable to consumers. But I’d say, in the near term, it’s definitely going to be a few years before they’re truly consumer-ready. We have a number of reports available.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Carter: [also laughs] Companies are definitely trying to make it more palatable to consumers. But I’d say, in the near term, it’s definitely going to be a few years before they’re truly consumer-ready. Outside of that, we’ve worked with companies like PayPal, Microsoft, Accenture.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff. You've got Microsoft -- who's invested billions of dollars in Hololens 2 -- and they're even struggling with some color banding issues. What you're talking about is definitely one of those magical moments that our users really liked and they wanted more of.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Carter: [also laughs] Companies are definitely trying to make it more palatable to consumers. But I'd say, in the near term, it's definitely going to be a few years before they're truly consumer-ready. I think that's a definite future use case -- and current use case, really -- for virtual/augmented/mixed reality; training.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: Definitely, most of the problems to be solved — and still being solved — are the technical problems right now; we’ve known these use cases for 10 years. Definitely, the advances with neural networks and AI on the graphics side are just making things possible that were never possible before. Matt: Yeah.

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VRGames

MAY 3, 2022

The definitive smash-hit VR action experience. The game takes place in the Amazon rainforest.|. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic.|. Microsoft Flight Simulator|PCVR||. |[War Time moves only when you move.**|. Elite Dangerous]([link] control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

It's four times the size of Amazon. I'm amazed, where they'll have VR equipment there -- I went to one college, and Microsoft gave them a bunch of Hololenses -- and they were just thrown into a corner, because nobody from Microsoft ever came down and showed them how to use it, how to implement it. Definitely.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So it seems like we’re definitely on the path to making it mainstream. So I think that that’s definitely a phenomenon that we’re seeing in the last few years and it’s reflected at the AWE. It’s definitely a whole new kind of computing platform. But it’s definitely getting there.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

It’s four times the size of Amazon. I’m amazed, where they’ll have VR equipment there — I went to one college, and Microsoft gave them a bunch of Hololenses — and they were just thrown into a corner, because nobody from Microsoft ever came down and showed them how to use it, how to implement it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

It’s four times the size of Amazon. I’m amazed, where they’ll have VR equipment there — I went to one college, and Microsoft gave them a bunch of Hololenses — and they were just thrown into a corner, because nobody from Microsoft ever came down and showed them how to use it, how to implement it.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So it seems like we’re definitely on the path to making it mainstream. So I think that that’s definitely a phenomenon that we’re seeing in the last few years and it’s reflected at the AWE. It’s definitely a whole new kind of computing platform. But it’s definitely getting there.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is due to several “false starts” with Google Glass , Microsoft HoloLens2, and Magic Leap, although the companies remain potential customers. The Seongnam, South Korean firm’s solution implements Lumus’ AR displays due to their long battery lives, high-definition imaging, and market transparency.

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