Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2018

Adobe recently unveiled a new project that aims to take the company further into the realm of augmented reality. Called Project Aero, the newly announced AR authoring tool and multi-platform system that will soon deliver a way for developers to build simple AR scenes and experiences for Apple’s ARKit.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. Display technology is another limiting factor for augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

I guess this line has been added to the keynote speech because Apple is going to announce its device very soon at WWDC (at least according to the rumors), and Google wanted to show that it’s part of the game, too.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This week, Google is rolling out a long-awaited update for its Maps service, integrating augmented reality (AR) navigation visualizations, search functions, and immersive retail tools, 9 to 5 Mac reported. On the other hand, Apple also debuted its own AR-ready maps service in June 2021.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

Are you attending XRDC’s AR and VR conference in San Francisco on October 14-15? See Also: Virtual and Augmented Reality Healthcare Apps and Experiences. XRDC is an AR and VR conference that will be held in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Festival Pavilion on October 14-15. Healthcare affects everyone.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 21, 2020

T he augmented reality subsector known as audio AR has a new player: Foursquare. And tech giants like Apple are highly motivated to push the hardware. It’s more of an “open-ended, audio-first, augmented reality experience triggered by whatever path you chose to travel as you go about your day”.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

New VR Dev Kit From Occipital Turns iPhone Into Room-Scale VR The $500 VR Dev Kit from Occipital might change that, opening up VR to Apple-centric developers while also being available to others interested in VR’s next steps. Read more here.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 25, 2022

Last Tuesday, famed developers of the augmented reality (AR) game Pokemon Go, Niantic, announced several new immersive technologies during its first-ever Lightship annual summit. Day one saw the San Francisco-based firm introduce a lineup of technologies to significantly improve the Lightship SDK for developers, brands, and consumers.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company also announced the rollout of its first public beta experience at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Augmented reality could be one of the greatest inventions of our time, but there is no clear path to mass adoption.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

And in 2019, we have seen a series of high-profile announcements from the likes of Facebook, Google, Apple, Huawei and YouTube, suggesting 2020 could be a breakthrough year for consumer XR. Virtual Reality Intelligence is a trading name of FC Business Intelligence Ltd. See Also: 3 Ways Non-Profits Are Exploring Augmented Reality.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In fact, most respondents said that they don’t expect to see widespread consumer adoption of extended reality technologies — virtual reality, augmented reality, or mixed reality — for at least three years, with about a fifth saying that this won’t happen for at least five years.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I spend hours out front every week cataloging what goes past (I have the new over-the-ears headphones from Apple and usually use them outside while walking around talking to dozens of people all over the world building the future –they absolutely rock, by the way). So, could Apple “beat” Tesla? More on that in a bit.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2013, San Francisco-based software company Niantic launched Ingress , a cutting-edge location-based AR mobile game that had players choose one of two factions and battle others in a geocaching game of capture the flag. . Ingress Prime is available now on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Image Credit: Niantic .

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Virtual and augmented reality represent a new immersive computing paradigm where the equivalent 3D user interfaces are being continually refined as there is a burst of innovation with new input devices. As of early 2016, he’s reportedly now working with Apple on AR/VR research. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. This expertise is also paid very well , with high salaries in cities like London or San Francisco.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. And with SXSW making Austin the center of the universe for two weeks, it was only a matter of time before virtual reality would take off. After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco.

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Haptical

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

And in 2019, we have seen a series of high-profile announcements from the likes of Facebook, Google, Apple, Huawei and YouTube, suggesting 2020 could be a breakthrough year for consumer XR. Dubbed as VRX Conference & Expo 2019, the event will take place on December 12 and 13 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After this update, Cix Liv and other VR people (like the usual Brad) said that the rumor in town is actually not that Bytedance is closing Pico, but that Pico will focus mostly on MR to chase Apple with its Vision Pro and will shut down its VR business. There are many other examples of that.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2022

The hype for the Apple visor is very high, and everyone is waiting for it as a kid waits for Christmas. Poised to arrive around January 2023, it is considered by many the savior of XR, the hardware that will show the real possibilities of immersive realities and make finally VR mainstream.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

After having seen the teaser of the Quest 3 and especially the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro (about which you can read my opinion here ), I’m always more convinced that we have entered into a new phase of XR history. And this is opening new opportunities for all of us. The big dogs are all coming.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. So we're looking at big box stores by giving them the powers of augmented reality and enabling all of the same tools that shoppers would typically have online, offline. Alan: I'm so excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. So we're looking at big box stores by giving them the powers of augmented reality and enabling all of the same tools that shoppers would typically have online, offline. Alan: I'm so excited.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

IEEE Virtual Reality Conference Date: March 18-22, 2018 Venue: Stadthalle Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany Check here for pricing. Game Developers Conference (GDC) - VRDC@GDC Date: March 19-23, 2018 Venue: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA Check their passes and pricing for more information.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. So we're looking at big box stores by giving them the powers of augmented reality and enabling all of the same tools that shoppers would typically have online, offline. Alan: I'm so excited.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2022

Nowadays, the probability of a person to have a certain future are directly bound to the place where he/she has born: if you live in a poor village in Africa, it is much more difficult that you become a renowned surgeon than if you are born in San Francisco, because most probably you don’t even have a good medical school in your surroundings.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Using the algorithms acquired with 6D.ai, Niantic can so finally let developers offer augmented reality experiences that are shared and persistent in a location, that is exactly what we need for our mixed reality future. San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle? or no reason?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. It showed me that virtual reality has only scratched the surface. This is an enormous undertaking.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Note that, even in Apple’s Vision Pro announcement, they talked a lot about sports. Improbable’s comments come after Apple announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that it would collaborate with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to promote sports events. The Sports Metaverse Rises?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. .” But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. ” And here, I just got to read some of the brands that are participating in the summit.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. .” But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. ” And here, I just got to read some of the brands that are participating in the summit.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And what they're able to do is create amazing visual customer experiences through virtual photography, augmented reality, 3D imagery, saving companies enormous amounts of time and money, having to get these photographs, set up studios. And it's great that Apple is pushing this pretty hard. Alan: Oh, how cool is that.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And what they're able to do is create amazing visual customer experiences through virtual photography, augmented reality, 3D imagery, saving companies enormous amounts of time and money, having to get these photographs, set up studios. And it's great that Apple is pushing this pretty hard. Alan: Oh, how cool is that.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And what they're able to do is create amazing visual customer experiences through virtual photography, augmented reality, 3D imagery, saving companies enormous amounts of time and money, having to get these photographs, set up studios. And it's great that Apple is pushing this pretty hard. Alan: Oh, how cool is that.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. .” But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. ” And here, I just got to read some of the brands that are participating in the summit.

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