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Cix Liv talks about YUR and the competition with Facebook

The Ghost Howls

We estimated that we could (accurately) predict calories and heart rate using machine learning and heart rate data. It’s limited on muscle gaining and various more “serious” exercises. Quantifying your exercise helps you track relative success criteria and gamify it to increase the need to do it.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part VII: Facebook

AR Insider

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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Breaking Down Facebook’s XR Road Map

AR Insider

Many of us don’t want to be tracked or monetized especially while exercising, at school, exploring the world, or talking to friends and loved ones. Machine learning algorithms for avatars will use tracking data from our eyes, mouths, and bodies. Why don’t they make this available for consumers, perhaps without the annual fees?

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The best tablets for kids from all the biggest brands

Mashable VR

Screen learning and screen time restrictions are increasingly huge points of study. This lines up with recent research done by Vanderbilt University’s Georgene Troseth, who says that toddlers probably won't learn much from a screen , anyway. It's weird, right? What do you need to know about screen time recommendations?

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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

ARVR

Projection based  — Directly overlays digital projections onto the physical world by making use of varied machine vision technology, often by combining visible light cameras with 3D sensing systems such as depth cameras. ARKit  — ARKit is one of the powerful AR SDK released by Apple on 2017 to build AR solutions using iOS devices.

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VRROOM: Lessons learnt building a VR social platform that arrived at the top place on a VR store

The Ghost Howls

I’ve learned a lot this year and a half working on VRROOM, so I feel the need to tell you about the story of our project and the important lessons that I’ve learned along the road. Let’s start from the real beginning… Should you really build a platform?

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5 Important Health And Fitness Tech Trends For 2023

Bernard Marr

Wearables becoming more sophisticated and powerful Fitness trackers such as the Fitbit wristbands, as well as smartwatches like Apple, Pixel, and Samsung models with inbuilt fitness tracking capabilities, have been with us for a while. Don’t forget mental health too!

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