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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

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California has awarded Snap Inc a massive fund worth $20 million USD. Comprised of grants and tax credit incentives, lawmakers have awarded Snap funding to help the company expand its offices globally and boost its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturing capacity.

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Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech

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Company’s like Apple and Meta are leaving Samsung in the virtual dust. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology. Samsung Galaxy Fold / Image Credit: Samsung.

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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

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Available for purchase next month, the ELF-SR2 is a 27-inch 4K display that can supposedly deliver immersive 3D content without the need for additional hardware, such as augmented reality (AR) glasses or a VR headset. Sony announced a new addition to its growing lineup of Spatial Reality Displays. For more information visit here.

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Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode

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I almost forgot about it, when a few days ago I got contacted by the company, because it is now back to business, and it has even just released a new version of its player, with interesting features, like passthrough AR support. The post Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Unreal Garden AR Experience Opens to Visitors with Epson Laser Projectors

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There wasn’t much talk about upcoming VR or AR experiences , though some other title releases were exciting. The Unreal Garden is an AR experience developed by onedome. The organization, located in Los Angeles, California, is a sort of interactive-art gallery. See Also: Designing for Mobile AR When the World is Your Interface.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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It comes without surprise that both Silicon Valley titans and newly launched startups are all vying to hire AR developers, designers, product managers, and many others. Let’s take a deeper dive into which startups are hiring for augmented reality jobs and which positions they are typically hiring for. Guest Post.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

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Meta delays its plans for AR glasses. Some weeks ago, I teased you that Meta was going to change its plans about hardware, because the recent drop in revenues forced it to be a bit more cautious with its spending for “the metaverse”. Other relevant news. Image by Meta). like EMG?—?to This is anyway good news.

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