ARVR

JUNE 25, 2021

As you may have heard, Apple recently launched 3D urban navigation?—?its its answer to Google Live view. Not to be outdone, Google fired back with an update of its own: better landmark detection in Google Lens. But buried in that announcement was a notable nugget: Google Lens is used 3 billion times per month.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 19, 2021

For most mainstream users, LiDAR sensors for precision depth sensing remain the exclusive domain of Apple iPhones and iPads, but Google is helping Android device makers close the depth gap on the software side via its ARCore toolkit.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2022

Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. ” Some of the key areas Google is emphasizing are things like real-time translation and AR turn-by-turn navigation. ” Critically, Google says the research prototypes look like “normal glasses.”

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. Part I: Google .

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

A fter launching in 2017, Google’s ARCore has been relatively quiet. Google reports this week that ARCore has surpassed one billion installs. This refers to the Google Play Services for AR app in Google’s Play Store. Google wants maximum reach for the benefits that AR can bring its core search business.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2017

In an answer to Apple’s recently released ARKit , a developer tool used for making augmented reality apps and games that run on newer iPad and iPhones, Google today released a preview of a new Android-compatible software development kit (SDK) called ARCore. Nougat and above. Virtual objects remain accurately placed.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2020

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. If you’re looking for more examples of Google’s volumetric video, you can check them out here.

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Upload VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and "contribute to" its upcoming XR platform, but Meta said no. That same year, Lenovo launched a standalone headset running Daydream, Google's own VR OS that included its Google Play Services, Play Store, Google apps, and VR core technology on top of AOSP.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. For Google that of course means search. Several Google moves over the past decade had that same underlying goal.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

More info (Official statement by Mark Zuckerberg) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Road To VR) More info (Meta to lay off 10,000 people — Upload VR) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — Yahoo Finance) More info (Meta focusing more on AI — CNN) Other relevant news Google is discontinuing Glass It’s the end of an era.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Meta and Apple are playing nice with each other, and that means you can access your Oculus Quest VR workout stats directly on an iOS device. The updates include a new Oculus Move mobile app for iOS and Android, where workout data like calories burned and minutes spent exercising in VR can be seen on your phone.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2020

We know that Apple has been developing an AR headset since at least 2017, but outside of what we gathered from files hidden in iOS 13.1 The report maintains that Apple is set to deliver a stereoscopic AR headset (dual displays) in a glasses form-factor which is said to rely on an iPhone for all data processing.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I do too, and go even further than she does in studying this industry (I had the first ride in the first Tesla with Elon Musk and had the first video on YouTube of Google’s self-driving car, and have interviewed many in the industry, and also have a Twitter list of people and companies building autonomous cars ). First, some basics.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Apple.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Continued steps in that evolutionary path were taken yesterday at Apple’s iPhone 12 event. Network rollouts still have a ways to go, but Apple is getting ahead of that. A pple is clearly intent on AR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2018

According to a recent Reuters report, Apple is set to unveil some new features in its supposed release of ARKit 2.0, Reported changes coming to the platform include multiuser AR that runs on a local peer-to-peer network, ensuring the resultant data, such as room scans, remain private. Apple is said to unveil ARKit 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. Google has correspondingly benefited from SMBs and multi-location brands that want to position themselves in the direct path of high-intent local searchers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Not only is Meta’s Connect event coming up quickly, but Apple and Microsoft are also working towards establishing XR productivity tools. In the wake of MR headsets and software coming soon, Google and Samsung quickly reacted – internally – in a bid to create a competing device with an apparent lack of direction.

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2022

These days, if your passwords and login credentials have appeared in a public data breach, you’re most likely going to know about it: Apple, Google, password managers, web browsers and more will all warn you if the details that they’re storing have been spotted in a breach. The next question is: what should you do… Read more.

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Mashable VR

MAY 11, 2022

Google would quite literally like to replace your physical wallet. At Google I/O 2022 on Wednesday, the company's annual developer's conference, Google announced a brand new feature for Android devices: Google Wallet. The new Google Wallet interface. in order to connect personal ID cards to Google Wallet as well.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This week, we look at tech stocks, Quest 2’s continued rise, Google’s VR sunsetting, and horsing around with Snapchat See the full roundup below. The CEO said they have but one competitor, Apple, which hasn’t yet announced any XR, AR or VR, products. What is up with Google and XR? W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

We were all waiting for an Apple announcement, hoping that it could bring back some enthusiasm into the field, and it seems that the Vision Pro is having some beneficial effects , indeed. Apple showed investors that XR is not a fad, and even if it is still in its early stages, it is going to stay. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It’s also monetizable, and Google is highly motivated to make it happen. As background, visual search has several meanings including reverse-image searches on Google desktop. It takes form so far in Google Lens. But How did Google build this, and where could it go next? Google’s not alone.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

And may also increase the scrutiny level on the Quest platform by the American authorities, because Meta/Facebook has not a reliable history of management of users’ data, you know… and when kids are involved, people become very sensitive. I think this statement is very telling about the problems that Google is having with XR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Data privacy.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2017

When Apple first introduced ARKit back in June at WWDC , we were blown away. Apple’s massive leap into augmented reality with no additional sensors or hardware, only the phone in your pocket, seemingly opened up the largest AR platform in the world overnight. It looks like Google had something up their sleeves the whole time.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 6, 2021

It’s also naturally monetizable and Google is highly motivated to make it happen. As background, visual search has several meanings including reverse-image search on Google desktop. It takes form so far in Google Lens. So how will Google develop these opportunities? Down with IOP.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

2024 XR Headset Boom Pimax’s announcement comes as major technology giants are working to debut new headsets, giving the market a significant boost of interest and investment – the most prominent of which is Apple, who debuted the Vision Pro earlier this year. The Vision Pro device is still in its early stages of development.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. To characterize activity so far and to extrapolate market directions, we’ll take a closer look at three examples: Apple, Google and Bose. Starting with Apple, understanding its hearables ambitions requires first looking at its rumored AR glasses. Image Source, Apple, Inc.

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AR Insider

JUNE 25, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. A nnouncements at WWDC this week continue to paint a picture of Apple’s long-term AR play. But more closely related to AR and its common graphical connotations, Apple announced GeoAnchors for ARkit 4.

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GizModo VR

MAY 3, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly bought access to people’s location data from a private date company that was banned by Google, according to documents obtained by reporters at Motherboard through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The public health agency was planning on using… Read more.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

For example, earlier in this series, we examined Google’s ambitions to create more direct user touchpoints (literally) that drive revenue-generating search by voice, visual and text. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple. Head Start.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

Company’s like Apple and Meta are leaving Samsung in the virtual dust. Recent market data indicates that the VR/AR market is set to skyrocket over the next several years. ” Concept art of Apple’s XR device / Image Credit: The Information. on-year whereas its competitors, Apple and Xiaomi, grew 25.5%

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 9, 2022

internet users last night briefly experienced the dark, frustrating realities of a world devoid of Google services. Though Google has since resolved the outage issues, new reports suggest the disruptions may be tied to an “electrical incident” at a Council Bluffs, Iowa data center that left at… Read more. Large swaths of U.S.

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