XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 20, 2023

Google parent company Alphabet announced layoffs on Friday of roughly 12,000 workers, totalling 6 percent of its global workforce. The news comes just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. The company recently began beta testing for its Google Glass follow-up across the US in July last year.

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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. The report says this device could cost thousands of dollars and be available only in low volumes — more typical of a test platform for software developers than the mass-market products Apple usually releases.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 13, 2022

For years, developers of free, open-source software have been telling anyone who will listen that their projects needs better financial assistance and more oversight. Now, after a number of disastrous incidents involving open-source code, the federal government and Silicon Valley may finally be listening. Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation across industries is being inspired by emerging AR and VR software and hardware, a fact that was made clear today during the ASUS press conference at CES 2017. Other brands like Alibaba and Amazon are already making moves towards VR shopping experiences. Tagged with: ar , asus , Gap , google , shopping.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 2, 2021

Glitch, the software company behind Trello and Stack Overflow, now has a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The news is extraordinary, not just because they claim to be the first software workers to have secured a collective bargaining agreement, but because the lead-up… Read more.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Android is a semi-open software platform. Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

But due to time constraints, lack of proper recording equipment , or simply the fact you hate your voice, you may turn to a text-to-speech software. Using the latest cloud-based AI technology powered by Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon, TexTalky can turn any text to speech in over 128 different languages and dialects.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But among large cloud service providers as well as emerging devices like software defined vehicles (SDVs) there is a global trend towards custom silicon. The consumer side gives NVIDIA the economy of scale so they can apply enormous resources to developing chips and the software infrastructure around those chips.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

Educational projects or company training, on the other hand, may need to provide a software download if they plan on incorporating better graphics, interactivity, and more complex scenarios. Image Credit: Amazon. Sumerian by Amazon. Pros: The main benefit of Sumerian is the lifelike characters offered through the software.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 17, 2022

But due to time constraints, lack of proper recording equipment, or simply the fact you hate your voice, you may turn to a text-to-speech software. Using the latest cloud-based AI technology powered by Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon, TexTalky can turn any text to speech in over 128 different languages and dialects.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

s Google if it would help improve customers’ experience with its Alexa voice-activated virtual assistant , an executive working on the platform said. Just a few weeks ago, Apple was hiring brand new software engineers in Cambridge to help improve its Siri service. Amazon.com Inc. is willing to team up with competitors Apple Inc.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 24, 2021

If you’ve ever wanted your Google Assistant to get moving without having to say, “hey Google,” all the time, you may be getting your wish in the near future. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 21, 2021

TikTok is truly unstoppable: The video-sharing platform just pushed Google aside to become the most popular website in the world, according to web performance and security company Cloudflare’s 2021 Year in Review internet traffic rankings. Read more.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. See Also: New Guidelines for Developers: XR Software Should Be Accessible for Users With Disabilities. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What if I told you that smart devices such as your iPhone and Google Assistant aren’t just listening to you, but persuading and manipulating your actions as well? Eventually, she asks us to sign off on a lengthy terms-and-conditions list; much like a real software update, we had no choice but to agree.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

It's unclear why Google made this decision. It's possible YouTube will launch a visionOS app at a later date, or Google may be holding out for the Samsung headset it's developing the system software for. It already has an immersive YouTube app on Meta Quest and ByteDance's Pico 4.

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GizModo VR

JULY 19, 2021

Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance of journalists and political dissidents. Read more.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. There is a high demand for AR software, and this software cannot simply rely on human programming to display virtual objects against the real-world backdrop.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. ’ It turns out that its motivations are similar to Amazon’s. After failing to market the Fire Phone years ago, Amazon now sees wearables as a way to gain a direct touchpoint with consumers in a growing category, while the smartphone market matures.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Similar to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) inception, Niantic built its engine primarily to power its own product. AWS and [Google Cloud] weren’t built as compute platforms for everybody,” said Niantic CTO Phil Keslin at AWE. “AWS AWS and [Google Cloud] weren’t built as compute platforms for everybody,” said Niantic CTO Phil Keslin at AWE.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2019

The company is marketing its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses to both the enterprise and consumer markets, providing differentiated software solutions for each. They are also working with Amazon to finish the broader integration of Alexa and expect to complete certification soon. Alexa BETA is currently available for developers.

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GizModo VR

MAY 5, 2022

login to access your email or Amazon accounts. Three of the world’s biggest tech companies are promoting the idea that you won’t need to keep entering in your password anymore, in which case you’ll no longer have to remember different variations of your regular “Kingkong05jacksonsbestfilm69!” Read more.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

A wise man once said, “Your company may not be in the software business, but eventually, a software company will be in your business.” However, AR calls for photorealistic models that can be viewed from any angle, software can display the models fluidly, and more compute and memory hardware resources to ensure there are no glitches.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

Google case reveals the search giant has an anti-competitive side. For a platform long heralded for being open and promoting choice, the tea spilled from the unredacted documents presented in the Epic v. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 4, 2022

It’ll exist as an alternative to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which are already… Read more. Shouting out “Hey Sonos” to change the music might become a reality in your household in the next few weeks. Sonos is preparing to launch its anticipated voice control functionality in June, an exclusive leak from The Verge claims.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There continues to be competition for consumer mindshare from search, social, Amazon, or a brand’s own apps and properties. MM : The future of work will be dictated by Microsoft, while Google silently upends higher education, and IoT steps in to help us navigate these physical, communal spaces. How do you see this playing out?

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

The company is marketing its Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses to both the enterprise and consumer markets, providing differentiated software solutions to each one. On the consumer side, the Vuzix Blade Companion App, which is available for download from the App Store or Google Play, connects the device to both Android or iOS devices.

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Bernard Marr

APRIL 17, 2023

In the simplest terms, it involves providing computer storage, processing power, and applications via the internet, so users don't need to worry about buying, installing, and maintaining hardware and software themselves. Will Amazon or Google welcome the idea of “sharing” their cloud customers with competing services?

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 5, 2022

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.

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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). Software has easier capital requirements and unit economics. ” in Hanneman-speak.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 27, 2023

Often these business models are used in combination – for example, a software provider might make a “freemium” version available, supported by advertising revenue, while also offering a premium, ad-free service to those that are willing to pay. It also covers more specialized platforms like eBay, Uber, or AirB’n’B.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. This also applies to companies like IKEA and Amazon, where customers can superimpose virtual furniture, electronics, and clothing stocks in physical locations.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

The capable 3D interface also provides an open software ecosystem for developing and sharing bespoke apps. Additionally, Rokid has upgraded several features of its user experience research (UXR) software developer kit (SDK), which includes hand gestures, voice, projections, and other key input features.

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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

MAY 6, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” In that way, the platform follows the path of one of the greatest enabling tools the tech world has ever seen: Amazon Web Services.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Plex just added a new subscription tier to its live TV and media streaming services: Plex Arcade , a cloud gaming service like Amazon Luna and Google Stadia, but focused entirely on retro arcade games. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Amazon’s burgeoning ad business is already raking in tens of billions of dollars for the company annually, and it looks like that number’s about to get bigger. The e-commerce giant has begun quietly hiring for roles in a newly created Local Ads team, a move that will likely rankle some of its biggest competitors… Read more.

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