AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Is Apple Building an Entertainment Wearable? Begun, The Wearables Wars Have. ’ Is Oculus Quest VR’s ‘iPhone Moment?’ Data Point of the Week: Top 3 . Has Oculus Sold 333,000 Quest’s So Far? 2020 Spatial Predictions: Apple’s AR Fate. Trend Analysis: Top 10.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Recently, reports have emerged that Meta Quest 3 users can now access Layout , an experimental application for the MR headset that seemingly mimics the Apple Vision Pro’s spatial computing user interface (UI) approach. Moreover, Meta has also removed all user data related to these features.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Facebook’s Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 headset has managed to carve out a surprisingly sizable niche as a high-tech piece of exercise equipment as people use software like Beat Saber and Supernatural to get a cardio workout in.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. Apple AR Glasses Arrive Fashionably Late. They say that patience is a virtue.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The question on everybody’s mind is AR glasses…, particularly what Apple will end up doing. Many signals indicate that we won’t see Apple AR glasses in 2021, but we’ll see the ball moved forward from other companies like Vuzix which just unveiled its MicroLED smart glasses at CES. Let’s dive in… 1.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Since Google is also involved in the development process, we may see the integration of genAI technology on the Samsung headset, which is made possible by the XR2+ Gen 2 Platform’s support for AI-ready wearables. Amy also added: But as good as the Apple Vision Pro is, this is still a 1.0 ” Kevin noted. Creating Consumption.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? A new OS for wearable, on face, computers. Way deeper.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 6, 2022

Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app , the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new data from third-party app intelligence firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower. million installs, Sensor Tower’s data indicates.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement… including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years. The AR cloud will continue to be the model for location-anchored data that empowers AR devices to activate meaningful graphics. The Covid Era.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. He separately broke down the math for us as follows.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Brand spending on sponsored mobile AR lenses is a bright spot, as is Apple AR glasses rumors. And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. Apple Glasses Don’t Arrive in 2020. Another example of the “training-wheels” principle is the broader product category of wearables.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The news is interesting for three reasons: Smartwatches and smartglasses are closely related; This shows how Facebook is working on all kind of wearables , so it has a broader scope than just making AR/VR glasses. Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While wearable technologies, including wearable XR, didn’t exactly “blow up” this year, the technology did further entrench itself in enterprise—the number of companies in the evaluation stage rose significantly, several large deployments made headlines, and solution providers continued to partner and expand their products to more platforms.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware. That’s iPhones today and a wearables suite (including AR glasses) in the longer term. Besides the news that Facebook is working on AR glasses (more on that in a bit), it revealed its work in building persistent spatial mapping data, known as Live Maps. to Oculus headsets.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Apple’s AR Glasses are Hiding in Plain Sight. With all the phone and watch and TV and game and chip and other chip news coming out of Apple’s big event, it was easy to forget the company’s longest-running background process: an augmented-reality wearable. by Peter Rubin, WIRED. That’s by design.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Y ou’ve likely heard all about Facebook Connect 7, including the keynote unveiling of Oculus Quest 2 (our pre-order is in). This signals a design path that — like we project for Apple — will prioritize wearability and social sensibilities over advanced optics, at least in version 1. Fourth Modality.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

Confidence signals include Brand spending on sponsored lenses and indicators for Apple’s eventual AR glasses. On the VR side, Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope in both quality and consumer traction. Apple’s AR Fate. Until that point, Apple is doing a lot to pave the roads for glasses’ arrival.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement… including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years. The AR cloud will continue to be the model for location-anchored data that empowers AR devices to activate meaningful graphics. But mobile AR’s job doesn’t end there.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” ” As just one example, Facebook has increased its annual R&D spend by $10 billion between 2014, when it bought Oculus, to the present. Lots of that is likely going to AR & VR.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to Gajsek, “Anyone that decided to buy from the Oculus store or use Meta’s products essentially becomes a ’subscriber‘ in Meta’s user base. Through the use of artificial intelligence, app developers can streamline how their program processes algorithms and data.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

Image by Oculus). He was the last Oculus founder to still work at Oculus. From now on, nothing of the old Oculus remains at the new Oculus. Oculus is no more, there is only Facebook. Mitchell left with a heartwarming letter on the Oculus subreddit. Top news of the week. I really wish the best to him.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 21, 2021

Facebook’s efforts to bring advertising to the Oculus virtual reality platform it has spent billions of dollars building out doesn’t seem to be off to a great start. in the Oculus store. Will Apple, Facebook or Microsoft be the future of augmented reality? “Therefore, we no longer plan to implement the test.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2022

Unsurprisingly, all of the important data points are related to the industry’s sole benefactor these days, Meta, which managed to raise the cost of entry to its VR ecosystem, find itself in a new battle with the US government over VR, and announce that it had, again, burnt an awful lot of money on its Reality Lab efforts this quarter.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And it also makes me super-happy that no one is about Facebook and Apple… I was getting pretty bored in writing newsletters only about these two companies! Oculus is selling refurbished Quest for $199. Among the top 5 news I have chosen, only 1 is about VR. Even if they are just concept videos, they are a massive piece of news anyway.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Facebook and Apple will jumpstart the smartglasses ecosystem. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. And are also good for data harvesting cough cough cough. Apple Event was not about AR, like, at all.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2022

I developed many software and hardware products in the past, not only as Electronics Engineer but also as a Product Manager, worked in some well-known corporates such as Nokia and Verifone then a couple of years ago I founded WalkOVR, the first wearable walk-in-place locomotion solution for Virtual Reality. . How does the product work?

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ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

© Apple, Inc. While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Computer Vision uses SLAM to receive visual data from our physical world and use this visual input to understand and interact with the environment. It has applications in training and educational use cases.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 14, 2024

What’s more, the ecosystem will allow developers to create a single Horizon OS product they can deploy across a wide range of devices, reducing the expense and time associated with designing dedicated solutions for different wearables. Already, John Carmack, the former Oculus CTO , has shared his concerns about the move.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world. Is Meta Quest for Business the Same as Oculus for Business? Back in 2017, Meta introduced “ Oculus for Business ”.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Steve Mann is commonly referred to as the “father of wearable computing” for innovations like the EyeTap, which combined computer processing with graphical design and textual overlays. But building a wearable general-purpose computer with wireless digital-communications capabilities was itself a feat.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap. Location is at the heart of the AR Cloud.

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 1, 2019

They won’t stop at augmenting our eyes, either, Bose already has wearable devices (they look like glasses, but don’t really do much for your eyes, it’s rather your ears they focused on) that augment our hearing and there are tons of haptic devices being developed that augment our ability to feel, touch and other things.

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