AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Fitness+ : will let users exercise while watching an instructor in VR. So an Apple TV user can easily put on the Reality headset and watch a football match there, but no one is currently an Oculus TV user unless it has a Meta headset. Siri voice control is also present.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Amazon Sumerian   — Amazon Sumerian enables users to create and run virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and 3D applications quickly without requiring any specialized programming expertise.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

So while Knockout League can’t promise what you might call “boxing sim” realism, it definitely delivers a lot of fun along with the stark realization that I clearly don’t get enough exercise. Available On: Oculus Touch, HTC Vive ( Oculus Home & Steam ). Reviewed on: HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

It’s been difficult for me to have an in-depth and honest conversation with Google about privacy or with Facebook/Oculus about privacy because the technological roadmap for integrating biometric data streams into VR products or advertising business models have still been in the theoretical future. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. Amazon Sumerian.

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Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We talk a lot about the business use cases of XR on this podcast, but any good business comes with a great fitness plan or exercise room. You talked about exercising in VR. Give us some examples of some of the ways people are using VR to exercise. You were talking about exercise and fitness. Amazon Sumerian.

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Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises 60

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 31, 2016

You’re going to see health and fitness devices incorporate AI, helping people come up with better exercise regimens, reminding them to take their medicine. When you think about things like intelligent assistants, we have embedded services like Siri from Apple, Google Home, Amazon Echo with Alexa. Facebook has Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But now we have better systems that I can order on Amazon. And now with the advent of Oculus Quest and these really inexpensive headsets, I think it’s just opened up the world to developers, and clinicians, and medical practitioners. And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. It’s just amazing.

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Machine Learning Technology Virtual Reality Healthcare 78

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 billion products for sale on Amazon. The first Oculus was… out in, what, early 2012?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. I think that was one of the biggest challenges over the last few years, was… well, put it this way: Amazon has 1.5 billion products for sale on Amazon. The first Oculus was… out in, what, early 2012?

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Retail Technology AR Augmented Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But now we have better systems that I can order on Amazon. And now with the advent of Oculus Quest and these really inexpensive headsets, I think it's just opened up the world to developers, and clinicians, and medical practitioners. And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. It's just amazing.

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Machine Learning Technology Virtual Reality Healthcare 60

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But now we have better systems that I can order on Amazon. And now with the advent of Oculus Quest and these really inexpensive headsets, I think it’s just opened up the world to developers, and clinicians, and medical practitioners. And it was so expensive, and a head-mounted display could cost $70,000. It’s just amazing.

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Machine Learning Technology Virtual Reality Healthcare 60

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon sold me a moulded nylon grip for an AR-15 airsoft rifle… it was time to start work building my first development “Mule”. This was in direct contrast to the Oculus Touch controllers which had launched with a joystick and great ergonomics courtesy of the Carbon Design team who were also behind the Xbox controller design.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Being able to simulate hazardous environments without putting anybody in harm’s way during a training scenario or training exercise is the ideal situation. I think one of the key things was, as I’m sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. Alan: Interesting.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Being able to simulate hazardous environments without putting anybody in harm’s way during a training scenario or training exercise is the ideal situation. I think one of the key things was, as I’m sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. Alan: Interesting.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

Being able to simulate hazardous environments without putting anybody in harm's way during a training scenario or training exercise is the ideal situation. I think one of the key things was, as I'm sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. Alan: Interesting. Days on days on days.

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