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Google to Publicly Test AR Prototypes Starting in August

Road to VR

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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XRDC Interviews AR and VR Industry Experts in Healthcare Report

ARPost

The XRDC AR/VR Healthcare Report is out now and is a must-read. Healthcare affects everyone. The report covers the latest advancements in AR and VR with interviews from 5 leaders using this tech in healthcare. The Healthcare Industry, VR, and AR. See Also: Virtual and Augmented Reality Healthcare Apps and Experiences.

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Spatial Beats: Snap, Google & Digilens

AR Insider

This week, we dive into Snap’s new AR Spectacles, Google I/O takeaways and Digilens’ new reference frames. Epic tried to establish that Apple is an “essential utility,” meaning infrastructure that can be uncompetitively withheld, like a bridge, but it just wasn’t landing. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.23): Leaks and rumors about Apple headset intensify, VRChat to launch Creator Economy, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Since there is the possibility that Apple announces its headset soon, all the companies are rushing to announce what they have in the pipeline before the big day. Most likely that will be the name of its operating system The headset should be launched at WWDC according to all the most relevant Apple analysts. It’s been a strange week.

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Big XR News from Google, Meta, IGS Orlando, HTC VIVE, and Warpin

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This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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Google Parent Firm Alphabet to Lay Off 12,000 Jobs

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Google parent company Alphabet announced layoffs on Friday of roughly 12,000 workers, totalling 6 percent of its global workforce. The news comes after numerous firms, including Microsoft, Apple, Meta Platforms, Snap, Alphabet, and many others, have faced similar layoffs due to the looming economic recession.

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Top 5 AR SDKs for Building Augmented Reality Mobile Apps?

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Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. Apple ARKit. In June 2017, Apple launched its own AR development kit, ARKit , while launching iOS11. Google ARCore.