AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

Technologies such as LiDAR meanwhile unlock compelling and user-friendly AR that attracts more users. Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Responding to a question during Facebook’s most recent quarterly earnings call this week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the intersection of Facebook’s cloud gaming and VR initiatives: “Over the longer term, I think the VR piece will obviously come into [our gaming strategy] as well.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Amazon and Microsoft launched wearables lines in the past quarter and smaller players like Bose and Snap are planting seeds for a wearables-heavy future. Speaking of direct consumer touchpoint, Amazon blitzed the wearables market last month as a delivery system for Alexa. The situation is similar with Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones. Foremost cloud leaders like AWS and Microsoft offer access to spatial computing solutions, such as Amazon Sumerian, for 3D scene creation. With a projected value of $544.6

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 8, 2024

In the past, “immersive technologies,” like virtual reality headsets, offered organizations an opportunity to bridge the gaps between distributed teams. Now, the use cases for these technologies are growing. Immersive spaces are quickly emerging as valuable solutions for the future of work.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. It’s the money his company is spending to become the leader in the next technological platform , and if he succeeds, it’s actually money very well spent. Personally, I don’t agree: it’s an investment. It makes totally sense.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Instead of showing people how the “metaverse” is now with very rough images (that easily become memes) or how it may be in the future with some fluffy videos, Zuck has used the best technologies from the Meta R&D department: Meta’s Codec Avatars. This is a huge problem for Meta, which subsidizes hardware with software sales.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

That, plus the sheer dollars the “big five” are collectively investing in AR (and VR for that matter), is a strong confidence signal for the technology’s future. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff. And for Microsoft , it’s enterprise productivity. Amazon meanwhile wants to be the commerce layer.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones. Foremost cloud leaders like AWS and Microsoft offer access to spatial computing solutions, such as Amazon Sumerian, for 3D scene creation. With a projected value of $544.6

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 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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Bernard Marr

JULY 6, 2023

As technological innovation has evolved, security has remained a constant concern. With each technological breakthrough comes both opportunities and challenges. However, quantum computing is set to become the next major disruptor in technology, and its implications for security are profound. For instance, the U.S.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Going forward, we can expect to see it becoming an enabler of even more technologies, including virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), the metaverse , cloud gaming, and even quantum computing. Multi-cloud is an increasingly popular strategy. Here’s a rundown of some of the trends that I believe will have the most impact.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Sounded good.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

When it comes to commercializing AI technology today, businesses are generally following one of two strategies. Those adopting this more bullish approach are investing in building smart technology and automation into everything they do while also, crucially, taking the lead when it comes to answering the big questions.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. Remember that technology costs less over time.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

In the last five years, augmented reality technology has evolved far beyond its most widespread adoption ever – killing digital critters on Pokémon Go. In order to incorporate AR into the overall business strategy, the questions that CIOs and COOs need to ask themselves are: What opportunities has AR technology opened up in our industry?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

With Qualcomm’s industry-leading Snapdragon Spaces platform , Xiaomi can also develop programmes on OpenXR and Microsoft’s MRTK toolkit. The MWC wrapped up its premier event, which showcases the world’s top innovations in consumer and enterprise technologies. percent year-on-year, or 1.7 billion CNY ($245.1

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ball is a former Amazon strategy executive turned investor. The fund’s top five holdings are Nvidia (8.93%), Microsoft (4.91%), Roblox (4.85%), Tencent, majority shareholder of Epic Games (4.80%) and Unity (3.99%). NVIDIA researchers won Best in Show award at SIGGRAPH 2021 for their real-time digital avatar technology.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Digital transformation in business involves using new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing to drive growth, streamline operations and increase our competitive edge. Its impact can be seen across every industry, driven by the growth in online business and the ongoing digitization of business and society.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This aims to invest in emerging technologies significantly, including artificial intelligence (AI), immersive technologies, blockchain, edge computing, and others.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 27, 2023

The news comes amid a massive wave of layoffs across the tech industry, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and many others launching a second round of job cuts. ” Sweet stated that cloud computing, data, artificial intelligence (AI), and security continued to lead company strategies.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Technologies such as LiDAR meanwhile unlock compelling and user-friendly AR that attracts more users. Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago. Amazon is motivated for similar reasons?—?a

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

It has basically created a whole ecosystem of its own through strategic investments : I’m very curious to see what is the final goal of this strategy. Matt Cool explains why developers should be interested in the WebXR technology. It is also going to launch its headset, soon. For sure we have all to keep an eye on this company.

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

Modern fabrication technologies are expensive to develop in general. partner, and we have begun discussions with some GAFAM [Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft] corporations," Atsuyoshi Koike, chief executive of Rapidus, told Nikkei. "Specifically, "We are looking for a U.S. Sources: Nikkei , DigiTimes

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These stories are ranked in no particular order, and are a mixture of some pretty momentous stuff that has happened in the industry and a sprinkling of use cases that illustrate how these technologies are already impacting every aspect of our lives. In fact, the device sold out at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Newegg.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 27, 2023

This has been made possible by the emergence of several new waves of technology – from desktop computers to the internet, mobile devices, and the cloud. Or e-tailers like Amazon may make revenue from e-commerce while also acting as a marketplace where other sellers can offer their goods in exchange for a cut of the profits.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 18, 2023

Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Snap, Amazon, Twitter, and other major tech giants have not been immune to mass layoffs and budget cutbacks. The company has relied on its AR technologies on existing devices such as iPhones, iPads, and others leveraging its ARKit platform. Product Innovation, Interoperability.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. Time and time again, we have seen how important businesses have been to scale that technology adoption.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 17, 2023

The new devices leverage NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence neural rendering technologies, leading to markedly quicker processing times. The report echoed market sentiments amid waves of redundancies at Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants from August to November last year.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Saudi Arabia-owned Magic Leap took $500+ million more from the "sovereign" investment arm of the state to continue developing its technologies for transparent optical AR. Microsoft formally killed its PC VR platform. EyeSight and Personas may be some of Apple's most interesting but least-ready-for-primetime technologies.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 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 … but the biggest impact could come from Apple.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Most businesses don’t have the resources to do this themselves, but by accessing AI-as-a-service through cloud platforms, they are able to leverage this powerful, transformative technology. Hybrid And Multi-Cloud The number of large organizations with a multi-cloud strategy (i.e.,

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

I remember many people laughing at me when we of New Technology Walkers released a fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus ( HitMotion: Reloaded ) because they said it was a big and overpriced headset. What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 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), but the biggest impact could come from Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

And this is ok, many technologies started in some niches and then expanded to consumers. They needed to get the technological expertise in immersive realities and in building hardware and so they started with the Rift/Quest. I think the approach is the right one , but it may take years before its vision becomes reality.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Since it became the most hyped technology buzzword, around the time Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, there has been no shortage of visionaries, pioneers, and entrepreneurs lining up to tell us what they think it is. “The Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Matthew Ball , Author, formerly Amazon AMZN -2.9%.

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