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Meta’s Annual XR Conference Will Have an “In-person Presence” for the First Time Since 2019

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Meta announced that Connect, its annual XR developer conference, will have an “in-person presence” this year, marking the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019. The company says it will share more on specific developer talks in the near future.

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Apple Acquires AR Firm Mira after WWDC Vision Pro Debut

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Apple Inc has reportedly bought out US headset manufacturer Mira following its Vision Quest headset debut on Monday, a Verge report revealed on Tuesday. According to the Verge report, Apple acquired roughly 11 Mira employees. In the post, Taft said: “Excited for Mira’s next chapter, at Apple :).

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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The Ghost Howls

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. For this reason, Google managed to take two Starline booths to its conference and make some selected journalists try it.

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Brilliant Labs Unveils arGPT Monocle for iOS

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Compatible with Apple’s iOS operating system, it will enable ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) on smart glasses and wearables. The former Apple executive previously worked with the Cupertino-based tech giant as its Product Design Programme Lead. While there, he developed the company’s supply chain technology platform.

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Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game

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And tech giants like Apple are highly motivated to push the hardware. — It’ll work anywhere in the world, but you’ll probably find the most pre-loaded content in big cities like NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle or Los Angeles (aka: places Foursquare has offices — ps: we’re hiring!). offices w/ conference rooms).

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Mirrorscape’s ARcana Gaming Platform to Tap Snapdragon Spaces

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The Los Angeles-based firm boasts a team of veteran technologists from SONY, Apple, Disney, Marvel Studios, and others. Mirrorscape also plans to demo it at conferences in the future. One such entrant, Mirrorscape, has leveraged Qualcomm Technologies’ AR2 smart glasses system to develop its ARcana gaming platform.

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ARwall Expands with advisory team that includes Raymond Mosco

Cats and VR

Los Angeles-based AR studio ARwall has expanded with the addition of senior-level talent and entertainment industry advisors well known for their expertise in design, engineering, and XR. Mosco has held notable positions at Apple, Facebook, and Oculus.