VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

Those unfamiliar with immersive technology have often perceived VR as some form of modern black magic that only highly-trained developers can properly harness. There are tools and platforms that allow the creation of any interactive experience, educational training, or immersive business project without any special skills.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google Parent Alphabet Lays Off 12,000 Jobs Late last week, Alphabet, Google’s parent firm, laid off roughly 12,000 individuals. The move accounts for around 6 percent of Google’s global workforce. Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Users will still be able to see most of the real world in front of them — unlike virtual reality, which completely immerses the user in a computer-generated fantasyland, augmented reality layers computer-generated text and images on top of reality. All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this physical-world index. The latter powers Google’s Live View AR navigation tool. And it’s already started.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Spatial computing is here, and it’s changing the world Millions, even billions of people worldwide, interact with spatial systems and tools daily. Rather than interacting with computing systems as outside parties, we step into a world where we can immerse ourselves in intuitive user interfaces. Is Spatial Computing just VR?

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Rent or own it : Amazon 3. Rent or own it : YouTube | Google | iTunes | Vudu | Amazon Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Rent or own it : ABC | Netflix | YouTube | iTunes | Vudu | Google | Amazon 6. Rent or own it : Netflix | YouTube | Amazon | Google Looking for more inspiration for innovative uses of AR/VR?

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Now, it appears that various major firms are joining suit by developing immersive workplace solutions. Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

With the two solutions, the company aims to introduce its users to immersive spatial computing. It also features open, transparent performance tracking tools and bespoke configurations, allowing developers to incubate their latest creations via the SDK.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Exhibitors will offer attendees first-hand immersive shopping experiences that provide digital transformations for retailers. These immersive, engaging solutions will communicate the benefits and intricacies of the XR market and how it builds use cases for global retailers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The new industrial tools aim to tackle the rising demand for remote guidance, repair, maintenance, and training-based AR applications. The new solution aims to boost specifications for developers and businesses manufacturing their own smart glass solutions for higher-quality immersive experiences.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Immersive shopping is proving to have experiential impact for consumers, and revenue impact for brands. AR advertising , this is when AR is used as a tool to visualize and contextualize products to engender more informed consumer purchases. Google Swirl is a good example of both. Related to?—?but but separate from?—?

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 24, 2022

Stocks from tech giants such as Alphabet (Google) and Amazon also fell, with investors blaming Snap’s misfortune. Earlier this month, Snap acquired several immersive technology firms to bolster its AR mission, including KeyDB, to transition into an open-source platform for developers. Snap’s Q1 Losses, Gains.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

Augmented reality tools that allow you to work on data, visualize information, and collaborate from multiple locations are already here. Further, AR-based applications such as Apple’s App Clips and Google Lens are providing increasingly immersive experiences to consumers, sparking demand for storing and using AR-specific data in the cloud.

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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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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. The wider immersive technology sphere also aims to discover new opportunities by leveraging emerging tech, attaining new partners, and business models.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. This headset should feature pancake lenses, mixed reality capabilities, and micro-LED displays by Raxium , a startup owned by Google. has been released on all the major VR platforms for $19.99 Hope you enjoy!

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this physical-world index. The latter powers Google’s Live View AR navigation tool. And it’s already started.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 11, 2024

Generative AI is a transformative tool that will impact almost all industries. Well, thanks to generative AI, we're now seeing a rise in virtual shopping assistants – conversational AI tools that help customers find what they're looking for simply by typing or speaking what they want. (In And retail is no exception.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

Earlier in this series, we examined Google’s ambitions to create more direct user touchpoints (literally) that drive revenue-generating search by voice, visual and text. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple. Fully Actualized.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 22, 2024

Amazon, for instance, wowed the audience with new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, enhancing our interactions with voice assistants. Portable diagnostic devices and AI-driven health monitoring systems are becoming integral tools in managing health and wellness.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 14, 2017

These services are accessible in a number of different ways, many of which are relatively simple to begin integrating into today’s immersive experiences. Read more here.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In 2016 the immersive technology was globally used through the app Pokemon GO. Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this. In 2019, Google brought Glass Enterprise Edition 2 on the market.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

That in itself is also a sign of how immersive, three-dimensional media is possibly, finally approaching a breakout moment. Given its position with developers, if Amazon is getting into the mix, you know something is up, he added. That will also be buffered by a raft of new hardware, Agarawala said.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Snapchat parent company has faced roadblocks in its expansion to become an extended reality (XR) hardware vendor through its Pixy immersive drone and the Spectacles augmented reality (AR) wearable. Upcoming Snapchat eCommerce tools. AR Lens kit, Lens Studio, and Camera Kit optimisation. Snap’s H1 Losses. billion.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I think this is a good thing, as the gigantic pockets of Apple, Google, Magic Leap, Huawei and such like will help fund the creative endeavours of a whole new content ecosystem.”. Speakers from goliaths like Amazon, Ford, and IKEA will rub shoulders with Vancouver up-and-comers including Motive.io

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This made sure investors gained some trust for immersive reality startups again, something that will be beneficial for our whole industry. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps. With this dataset, third-party developers can build mapping or navigation products of their own.

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I have written before on this blog about artificial intelligence (AI) applications, such as the image manipulation and animation tools WOMBO and Reface , the text-to-art creation programs DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffusion , and most recently, the AI-powered chatbot Replika and the text-generation app ChatGPT. So please stay tuned.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Among these technologies, immersive realities will play a very important part, and HTC wants so to start offering services in that sense. HTC Vive XR Suite is a broad solution for offering tools that let people interact remotely with other people to perform various tasks, using whatever device they want. It is like Google here.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The fact that all immersive technologies have been flagged as mature by it means that many more companies will believe in their potential and will want to implement them. The road in front of AR and VR is still very long and many years are needed to make immersive realities mainstream like cell phones.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Stephenson is the person credited with first connecting the term "metaverse" to the idea of an immersive virtual reality in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. Matthew Ball , Author, formerly Amazon AMZN -2.9%. Eric Schmidt , Google. They are the audiovisual bodies that people use to communicate with each other in the metaverse.".

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

After this announcement, the rumors of RTX30 graphics cards for consumers have intensified , and someone hypothesizes a launch in Q3 this year ; NVIDIA Omniverse is a collaborative tool for people working with graphics and rendering. Valve releases Half-Life: Alyx Steam Workshop Tools. Discover (and buy) the book on Amazon.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

While virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) applications are just beginning to be used in industry, gamers have been using headsets to enter fully immersive worlds for years. Generative AI In Gaming In 2024, we will start to see the impact of the latest generation of generative AI tools really take off in the gaming space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

In his newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the WWDC would unveil the new immersive device. This has left many others to speculate whether or not Apple would tease audiences with the anticipated immersive device at the WWDC event. What’s in the Bag for Apple?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

News reports have revealed that a new extended reality (XR) tool has now become integral to Germany’s European Under 17 (U17) football training programme, leading to enhanced sports training. Injured players could also benefit from the VR tool, he said, adding they could train partially with the kit while recovering.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2020

Looking at the future of immersive education in a post COVID-19 world. These updates will also address concerns regarding cybersecurity & student safety, give instructors the tools for remote class management, and offer a plethora of instructional resources. One of the biggest is how do you keep student information safe?

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