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10 Years Ago Zuckerberg Bought Oculus to Outmaneuver Apple, Will He Succeed?

Road to VR

XR was the future of computing, he wagered, and in buying a little known startup called Oculus, Meta would beat Apple to the punch. Ten years ago, long before Facebook became Meta, Zuckerberg reached the conclusion that XR was the future of computing and it was critically important for his company to beat Apple to the punch.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. During the keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai and his collaborators announced interesting features both for AR and VR.

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XR Insiders Reflect on Apple Vision Pro Development and Industry Impact

Road to VR

The launch of Apple Vision Pro is in some ways the most significant event for the XR industry since the acquisition of Oculus by Meta back in 2014. With Apple bringing new ideas to the table, the headset has prompted reflections on the XR industry up to this point and where things are headed.

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How to View Art from Your Chromecast in Augmented Reality

Next Reality AR

The Chromecast TV streaming lineup from Google is one of the more popular products in the category, primarily due to its low price tag and broad app support. With more than 430,000 reviews on the App Store, Chromecast has even found fans of those in the Apple ecosystem. Ambient Mode (formerly known as Backdrop.

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How to show a 3D model in AR inside your website

The Ghost Howls

Google I/O 2019 has just finished and has all been about new augmented reality features. Well, you are in the right place… Google ARCore. It works quite well, but it can be used only by the most recent phones that have been certified by Google for ARCore (all the other ones, can try this hack ). Isn’t it cool?

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AR App Cupixel Helps You Find Your Inner Artist

VRScout

The app uses augmented reality (AR) and ‘Smart Trace’ technology to cast outlines of various images over the real world. ” In addition to Cupixel’s menu of interactive AR tools, you can also purchase the Cupixel Acrylic Art Set, a physical art set with premium materials such as high-quality paints, brushes, and canvases for paintings.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. Considering that many companies are working on XR devices, saying that Meta is going to show the most advanced thing created by humankind is pretty bold. All of this sounds very… futuristic.

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