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TIME Immersive AR Experience Shines A Spotlight On The Rapidly Shrinking Amazon Rainforest

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TIME Turns To AR And Jane Goodall To Explore The Rapidly Shrinking Amazon Rainforest. TIME Magazine is launching a new AR experience called Inside The Amazon: The Dying Forest , marking the second immserive experience to launch on their AR/VR app TIME Immersive , which was made available to all iOS and Android users this past July.

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Amazon Explores The Idea of Augmented Reality Furniture Stores

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The online retailer considers using augmented reality to help you settle on that new couch. Amazon is a company that prides itself on embracing the unconventional. They change the way homeowners shop for furniture using one of the most exciting new technologies on the market of course. Keep it up, Amazon.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. The New York Times (Research & Development).

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

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Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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Case Study: MAC Cosmetics Augments Makeup Try-Ons

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Specifically, MAC Cosmetics’ New York concept store delivers virtual try-ons via smart mirrors. Indeed, Amazon is already experimenting with such technologies as it continues its physical retail conquests. Indeed, AR’s visualization capabilities are aligned with everything from shoes to eyeshadow.

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HoloLight Earns $12m in Funding amid XR Streaming Push

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In a bid to expand accessibility to end users globally, the company created its XR streaming platform to “future-proof XR infrastructures and promote new forms of collaboration and digital workflows in 3D,” it wrote. For Hololight, the company has worked tirelessly on creating the streaming technologies supporting its platform.

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HTC Donates Over 100 Vive Headsets to California & Nevada Libraries

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As more virtual reality stations take root across our library system, we are seeing positive learning impacts and visitors that are genuinely excited about technology and education,” said California State Librarian Greg Lucas. SEE ALSO HTC's New Vive Focus Headset Locker Aims to Put VR at the Forefront of Education in China.

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