AR Insider

OCTOBER 14, 2020

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. Triangulating Clues in Apple’s AR Roadmap. Image Credit: Apple. The second future-proofing move is lidar. Seeing in the Dark . The Long Game.

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Also, this is the first of what I suspect will be many blogposts about the Apple Vision Pro spatial computing headset, which I am eager to get my hands on as soon as I can! Accordingly, I have created a new blogpost category, called Apple Vision Pro. I have a second blog post on that project, which I hope to publish very soon.

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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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Upload VR

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Qualcomm is seemingly planning to reveal a new XR chipset early next year that could be for Apple Vision Pro competitors. The article is in Korean, but all popular machine translation tools show Electronic Times quoting Swart as saying Qualcomm plans to unveil a next-generation XR chip in the first quarter of 2024.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

Apple is jumping firmly into the world of augmented reality. Announced during WWDC, ARKit brings AR development tools to iOS, allowing your phone’s sensors to detect things like depth, ambient light, and motion. Apple also showed off what the new development tool would look like with the popular AR game Pokemon Go.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Notably, a big market shifting factor is Apple’s entry, Shen noted: I think having Apple come in has really validated everything that we’ve invested in, in our hardware, our platform, our infrastructure, and we’ve seen a lot more interest in this space and even this show (MDC 2024).

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Reaching into a website and pulling an object into your room isn’t exactly a new idea, but beautifulthings.xyz accomplishes the job on Apple Vision Pro very well. Google, meanwhile, at least gave employees enough time to migrate and open source their work before shutting down.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2024

As more and more firms enter the space as software or hardware solution providers, use cases will expand equally. Apple Debuts Vision Pro 1.1 For enterprises, Apple is improving enrollment for application access. According to reports, Apple is supporting workers undergoing account-driven enrollment.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Here is it, today, the Apple Vision Pro finally falls into the hands of US customers. Alongside Apple’s XR device debut, other firms, from Zoom to Microsoft, are jumping on the spatial computing bandwagon. Will Apple remain a prominent figure in the XR device marketplace, or will another firm stand tall?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This week, Google is rolling out a long-awaited update for its Maps service, integrating augmented reality (AR) navigation visualizations, search functions, and immersive retail tools, 9 to 5 Mac reported. The software giant first previewed Google Maps Live View’s AR functions in September.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

So far in 2016 we’ve seen Samsung’s Note 7 go from everyone’s favorite cell phone to everyone’s favorite explosive device , the release of Google’s brand new Pixel line with DayDream support and Apple start riots over the removal of the headphone jack from the iPhone 7.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He spent more than one hour showing with words and clear visuals what is the metaverse , encompassing all its parts: applications, identity, realities, hardware, software, etc… He also showed what are the advancements that Facebook is doing in all the components of the metaverse, from avatars to applications, not to mention the hardware.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. The leading OEMs such as Samsung and Apple are expected to contribute to manufacturing more AR devices. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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Upload VR

JUNE 7, 2023

Apple explained the three ways to enter text in Vision Pro. Apple's visionOS takes this same approach as its primary text entry method, and interestingly Apple calls this direct touch too. Apple's visionOS takes this same approach as its primary text entry method, and interestingly Apple calls this direct touch too.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Additionally, Gherman said that Mural Maker is the “tool you need to use” for a production company creating murals and full-time muralists. Also, the service provides artists with a tool for copying reference designs. Gherman said: So a lot of artists prefer to design and draw on physical paper than on digital tools.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 7, 2021

For as many original innovations Apple introduces to its various software platforms, there are just as many “new” features that appear to have been inspired by other tools, apps, and even operating systems, leaving loyal developers to wonder what’s going to happen to their own products now that they’re no longer… Read more.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Picking up where we left off last week in examining Apple’s hearables strategy, what’s Google’s counterpoint? With Apple out of the way, we’ll now tackle Google (and Bose next week). A Vessel for Google Assistant. In fact, Apple’s Achilles heel for AR audio is the famously inept Siri.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Apple is set to reveal its long-awaited Reality Pro mixed reality (MR) headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on 5 June, news reports revealed on Sunday. What’s in the Bag for Apple? These include a lineup of new Apple laptops, Apple Watches, and software updates.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry is looking to replace the smartphone — and everybody is waiting to see what Apple comes up with. I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for years. But Apple’s not the only company working on these products.

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AR Insider

JUNE 3, 2020

Know your tools. Legacy CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software applications have been used by product designers, architects, and engineers for decades running on desktop computers with endless storage and processing power. We all like free tools and the good news is that there is lots of free authoring software out there.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The With Google AR and VR technologies, companies can create immersive experiences designed to rapidly convert customers, and enhance brand loyalty. The ARCore solution from Google supports developers in creating simple but effective AR applications, which customers can download from the Google Play store and access on any Android device.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. US Justice Department Against Google The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, this Wednesday.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Google started its virtual reality initiatives early but slowly, announcing the now widely known Cardboard program way back in 2014. Google announced the Daydream initiative earlier this year at their annual I/O conference. Google declines to specify just how many people it has working on VR, but the figure is certainly growing.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Google might not earn as much attention in the XR space as some other leading technology vendors, but it has already captured the attention of countless artists and educators with its unique virtual reality tools. The tool is already being used to help teach students at prestigious locations like Yale University.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 7, 2020

A R continues to demonstrate its strength as a product visualization tool. AR is also demonstrating value as a commerce tool to drive physical and digital shopping. AR revenue does come into play in the enablement software that helps drive that $36 billion. billion this year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Among the biggest technology brands in the world, and a major name for any company interested in advertising within the digital world, Google has plenty to offer in XR promotion. Most companies investing in concepts like SEO and content marketing will already have a strong knowledge of Google and the company’s wide range of tech resources.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This was certainly the case of Google Glass back in 2012. Many argued that Google Glass was too expensive and sought to meet a non-existing need. And when it comes to consumer wearables, rumors are flying that Apple is planning to release its own version of AR glasses by 2022. All without moving a finger.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 One-year price performance for MSFT as of 2/3/20 Apple Inc. Snap Inc.

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2018

The creative software company heats up to augmented and virtual reality. ” Adobe is known for its creative suite of image, video and audio editing software that includes Photoshop and Premiere. billion in revenue in 2017, is seizing on the opportunity to provide the tools. “We Adobe, which announced a record $7.3

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There are a wide variety of tools that can be used to enhance this experience at various scales, such as Bluetooth beacons, ceiling antennas, and QR codes. However, in cases where a reliable Wi-Fi network already exists, Apple’s iPhone AR is good enough to handle indoor positioning using Wi-Fi RF patterns.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It is the first step towards the Infinite Office solution that FRL wants to offer in some months , transforming the Quest into some kind of work tool (or trying to do so). Until now, WebXR developers could only target Android or Apple users that were tech enough to use a WebXR viewer developed by Mozilla for iOS.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 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. ” But it’s not alone.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

While there are undoubtedly plenty of high-cost solutions out there, such as the impending Apple Vision Pro , there are also some more affordable headsets ideal for beginners. Not so long ago, if you wanted a cheap VR headset, you’d be limited to phone-based devices like Google Cardboard.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

The Vision Pro bring Apple’s branding into the space and, with it, many eyes. Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market.

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ARPost

JUNE 15, 2020

If you are going to build an AR app, you are probably at the stage of choosing the right AR software development kit. Google ARCore. One issue with it is that it only has a few supported devices right now, including Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the original Google Pixel. Apple ARKit. Free or Paid.

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