Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

About 11 years ago I was standing outside in the snow in Munich, Germany with the CTO of a small company, Metaio. Apple later bought his company. I created the first augmented reality app on Apple’s store on this blog. He was showing me monsters on the sides of buildings. The way that first demo happened?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by Meta) Meta CTO talks about the Quest 3 launch Andrew Bosworth has spoken about the launch of the Quest 3, stating that actually, Meta has not changed its plans for the launch because of the upcoming announcement of the Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Custom Comfort, Bigscreen Beyond Customers pre-ordering the headset will receive a Bigscreen app invitation to 3D scan their faces via an Apple iPhone Xr or later. European markets include the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, and others.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. During its WWDC event, Apple showed how clients could use first-party productivity applications on the Vision Pro product.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

LEGO Augmented Entertainment – Viewing & Gaming Experiences. . LEGO teamed up with Munich, Germany-based AR software developer Metaio, acquired by Apple in 2015, to bring the LEGO Digital Box to life. LEGO Nexo Knights (2015). In 2015, LEGO announced LEGO Nexo Knights.

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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.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Popular VR Youtuber Sebastian Ang has spotted two online stores (one from the Netherlands and the other from Germany) already listing the Vive Cosmos for €799. Internal iOS 13 code seems to point at Apple AR glasses. What we don’t know is what Apple is creating and when it will be released. (Image by Ars Technica). Who knows.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. Anne-Marie: It’s awesome. So it’s going to to have a lot of interesting voices as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. Anne-Marie: It’s awesome. So it’s going to to have a lot of interesting voices as well.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

For who wasn’t doing AR at that time: Metaio had an amazing SDK for phone-based AR, but then it got acquired by Apple and it disappeared from the market. Game design is about understanding how to design a game that is entertaining, and you have to understand the rules behind it. From it, ARKit has born, I guess.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year. Anne-Marie: It’s awesome. So it’s going to to have a lot of interesting voices as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. At least in Germany, we face a problem. They were acquired by Apple. Björn: Yeah. Björn: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. At least in Germany, we face a problem. They were acquired by Apple. Björn: Yeah. Björn: Yeah.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Jena, Germany-based firm has also collaborated with the Khronos Group and Metaverse Standards Forum along with some of the world’s top tech firms. It develops immersive experiences based on knowledge across verticals such as entertainment, tourism, culture, sports, and others. Currently, ExplodedView is iOS exclusive.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. The one thing that created that image now, in the streets, that I would have expected like XR to do; it’s those air pods from Apple. Alan: Somebody asked me why Apple bought them.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. The one thing that created that image now, in the streets, that I would have expected like XR to do; it’s those air pods from Apple. Alan: Somebody asked me why Apple bought them.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It can be pre-ordered on the Meta website and will ship from October, 25th in all the 22 countries where Quest 2 is already shipping (sorry, still no Germany, then). Unless Apple kills it, of course… Productivity ecosystem. Entertainment. Quest Pro costs $1500/€1800 (we have VAT in Europe). 3D reconstruction.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology. Anne is actively engaged in the entertainment industry at the intersection of music, arts, gaming, and tech. festival in Germany. One day Apple will come out and say a new feature. Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology. Anne is actively engaged in the entertainment industry at the intersection of music, arts, gaming, and tech. festival in Germany. One day Apple will come out and say a new feature. Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology. Anne is actively engaged in the entertainment industry at the intersection of music, arts, gaming, and tech. festival in Germany. One day Apple will come out and say a new feature. Her consulting bridges the gap between entertainment and technology.

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