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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

Traditionally, leading tech vendors have invested in distributed network infrastructure, but many of them (such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft) are adapting to a new paradigm to support localized, persistent, collaborative, shared, multiuser interactions. The AR cloud is much more rich and complex than a simple database.

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How Are XR Firms Training Sports Athletes and Saving Their Lives?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Failure to resolve latency or performance issues could result in life-threatening, deadly injuries to motorists. According to UK government statistics, motorcyclists were the most vulnerable transport group and were 50 times more likely to die in accidents than car drivers.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. Its problem is the price: it is very expensive and it is intended for big corporates.

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Convergence, Enterprise AR, and Mapping the Inside World with Charlie Fink

XR for Business Podcast

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. Charlie: They’re taking the Amazon route. Alan: Do you think that… Charlie: Amazon is basically still not profitable.

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Convergence, Enterprise AR, and Mapping the Inside World with Charlie Fink

XR for Business Podcast

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. Charlie: They’re taking the Amazon route. Alan: Do you think that… Charlie: Amazon is basically still not profitable.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. Björn: My guess was, as they were quite good in the latency and [unclear]. So you’re having the frame rate issues, the latency issue. I mean, it was imperceivable, the latency. It’s not in context to my world. Alan: Oh, very cool.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. Björn: My guess was, as they were quite good in the latency and [unclear]. So you’re having the frame rate issues, the latency issue. I mean, it was imperceivable, the latency. It’s not in context to my world. Alan: Oh, very cool.

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