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Watch The President Of Ukraine Deliver A Speech In AR

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With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia putting a strain on Ukrainian resources, President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun reaching out to the global technology community for support in rebuilding the county’s digital infrastructure. Here’s hoping this is just the first of many AR addresses from President Zelensky.

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The 2022 Snap Partner Summit: Heavier Than Ever on AR

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The event, dedicated to the company’s staff in Ukraine, was produced across real locations in LA – a departure from the previous two partner summits that were created on stages. In addition to being a fit for the AR company, the live venues came in handy for CEO Evan Spiegel’s “one more thing” moment. Spiegel’s Intro.

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XSight Social AR App Launches on Product Hunt

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The AR app, which XSight calls “the first augmented reality social mobile app” helps users find people, places, and things of interest to them by layering contextual information over their live camera view. Social Features of the New AR App. See Also: Augmented Reality in Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

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The Wildest VR & AR Experiences From SXSW 2023

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Credit: German Heller EGGSCAPE Darragh : Hands down, this game by German Heller is one of the best, if not the number one headset-based augmented reality (AR) experiences I’ve ever played. The film also shows how the effects of climate change are already happening in our lifetimes.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

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Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. Considering that many companies are working on XR devices, saying that Meta is going to show the most advanced thing created by humankind is pretty bold. All of this sounds very… futuristic.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.08): Quest Gaming Showcase to come on June 1, Zappar shows Zapbox cheap AR headset, and more!

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Zapbox is basically a plastic cardboard for augmented reality Zappar is working on since many years. Zapbox allows you to use your phone on a specific holder that stays on your head to have screen-through augmented reality always in front of your eyes. A wand with a dedicated pattern on it is used as the 6DOF controller.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.07): Meta roadmap unveiled, Xiaomi shows its AR glasses, and more!

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In an alternate version, Meta will offer a smartwatch with the neural detection incorporated, so if the user is used to having a smartwatch, doesn’t have to sacrifice it to wear the neural wristband Real AR glasses , with 3D objects in the scene, virtual avatars, and such, are now slated for 2027 I want to just say two things about this roadmap.

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