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Road to VR
JANUARY 21, 2022
Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. Now Kress is back at Mountain View working on Google’s next AR headset.
VRScout
MAY 18, 2022
Google Maps is getting a major upgrade. During Google’s 2-hour long 2022 I/O event last week, the company made a number of exciting announcements, including the reveal of a new mid-tier phone as well as a pair of AR glasses capable of translating multiple languages in real-time. .
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VRScout
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Google has expanded its lineup of 3D animals available via Google Search with 50 new creatures. In a video released on Twitter, the company showcases just a handful of the augmented reality animals now accessible via the Google app and compatible Chrome browsers.
Road to VR
JULY 20, 2022
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.
Road to VR
MAY 5, 2022
Google is adding to its portfolio of XR microdisplay designs and talent, as the company announced it’s acquired microLED (µLED) designer Raxium. The Information’s report held Raxium was sold to Google for $1 billion, however official details of the acquisition are still murky.
VRScout
JULY 19, 2022
Keep a look out for Google’s AR glasses next time you’re out for a stroll. This past January, reports began circulating that Google was in the development of its own augmented reality (AR) glasses that enable wearers to blend virtual graphics with the real world.
VRScout
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Computer vision and AR technology bring Mount Kilimanjaro to life in your living room. Those watching on a Chromecast with Google TV or an Android TV OS device can immerse themselves even further in the thought-provoking documentary with a captivating AR experience powered via your smartphone.
AR Insider
JULY 5, 2022
AR marketing is one segment of the broader AR space that's gaining considerable traction and revenue generation. How is Google – king of the online ad world – cultivating AR marketing? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Next Reality AR
MAY 18, 2021
Since bringing augmented reality features to Search and Maps, Google has made them arguably the most useful augmented reality products in its portfolio. On Tuesday, at Google I/O, Google unveiled some of its new AR capabilities for the pair of mobile apps.
AR Insider
JULY 1, 2022
In all the excitement around Google's AR glasses concept at the I/O conference, a notable AR update was overshadowed: the Geospatial API. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Before taking the reigns of Google Labs, Bavor led the company’s AR/VR team where he oversaw the 2016 launch of its Android-based Daydream VR platform. News clay bavor google google ar google starline google vr
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VRScout
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Google has instructed users to download their personal libraries before June 30, 2021. VR content creators woke up today with a shocking email from Google stating that the company would be shutting down their 3D model sharing platform Google Poly. Google Poly is shutting down!!
VRScout
JANUARY 21, 2022
According to The Verge , Google is currently in development of its own AR device capable of blending virtual graphics over the real world, citing “two people familiar with the project.” The original Google Glass / Image Credit: Robert Couto Photography.
VRScout
JUNE 7, 2021
This latest update also introduces AR walking directions to the navigation app. AR navigation is expected to arrive this September alongside a slew of other updates as part of iOS 15. As previously mentioned, Apple Maps’ AR navigation works similar to Google Maps Live View.
Next Reality AR
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
With the new season of The Mandalorian underway, Google has launched a new AR app that enables some Star Wars fans to connect with virtual characters in between new episodes.
AR Insider
MAY 13, 2022
What were the AR-based highlights at Google's I/O developer conference? We break down the keynote and pull out all the AR components and their strategic takeaways for this week's XR Talks. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
VRScout
MAY 28, 2019
While VR technology may have been absent at this year’s I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California, Google did reveal several AR and machine learning-based updates coming soon to Google Lens. For example, by activating Google Lens and aiming the camera at a written foreign language (Lens can detect 100 different dialects), the app will instantly detect the language presented and layer a translation directly on top of the original. Image Credit: Google.
AR Insider
APRIL 6, 2022
After covering Snap, Pinterest and Shopify in earlier parts of this series, What's Google doing in AR shopping? For one, it's using its gravitational pull to incubate and accelerate AR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 7, 2021
Mobile augmented reality for iOS via ARKit, but Apple is borrowing a few pages from Google's playbook and bringing AR directly to iOS 15.
Slashgear
MAY 11, 2022
Google doesn't have the best history with augmented reality glasses, but a new prototype revealed at Google I/O 2022 may finally right the AR ship.
VRScout
MAY 20, 2019
Earlier today, Google announced the latest addition to its Google Glass hardware line-up with Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. The company promises the new AR headset will help businesses increase the efficiency of its employees by offering them hands-free access to a world of information in real-time. Here’s a detailed spec breakdown of the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 headset: SoC — Qualcomm Quad Core, 1.7GHz, 10nm. Image Credit: Google.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Last week Google released a beta of Chrome 81 for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, which means a stable version is just around the corner. One of the most important updates to arrive in Chrome 81 is the ability to use web-based AR apps. Image courtesy Google.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Shahram Izadi, Director of Research and Engineering at Google, says in a blog post the new Depth API now enables occlusion for mobile AR applications, and also the chance of creating more realistic physics and surface interactions.
Next Reality AR
MARCH 11, 2021
The latest AR exhibit from Google Arts & Culture not only lets you virtually touch the displays but also make your own audio art.
Next Reality AR
MARCH 30, 2021
The AR walking navigation feature in Google Maps, which is arguably one of the most useful mobile augmented reality to available to consumers, is about to get even more indispensable for travelers.
The Ghost Howls
MAY 16, 2022
Depth sensors and RGB cameras may help also in doing object detection in the future (hopefully) There are some studios making content with this headset: Meta has teased Gravity Sketch in AR, and games by Resolution Games and Schell Games. Image by Google).
The Ghost Howls
JULY 25, 2022
The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild.
VRScout
OCTOBER 9, 2018
While there wasn’t much news on the VR front from Google at today’s New York hardware event except from learning that the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL are compatible with Daydream View VR headsets, Google did introduce a new slate augmented reality (AR) stickers that will have you taking selfies with Iron Man. Dubbed Playground, the new mode in the Pixel camera is a rebrand of its AR stickers that launched with the Pixel 2 roughly a year ago.
Next Reality AR
JUNE 11, 2021
This week, Apple unveiled its own version of Google Lens in the form of Live Text.
VRScout
MAY 8, 2018
Google VR becomes Google AR & VR as the company uses its annual I/O event to tease a new wave of augmented technology. Google wasted no time at this years Google I/O Developer Conference , diving head first into some truly jaw dropping projects that are making their way to our devices. So much so that that the company has officially changed its title of Google VR to Google AR & VR. Image Credit: VRScout / Google AR & VR.
Next Reality AR
APRIL 1, 2021
And that's what you get with the Google Arts & Culture app, which adds three new Pocket Galleries with world-famous masterpieces, one of which emulates guided tours in real-world museums.
VRScout
AUGUST 8, 2019
Navigate your way through unfamiliar locations using AR overlays. Live View, a new navigation feature that adds AR overlays to the Google Maps experience, has officially begun rolling out on iOS and a wider variety of Android devices. Originally announced over a year ago during the 2018 Google I/O conference, Live View launched as a closed beta in February before becoming available on Google Pixel phones at Google I/O 2019 this past May.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Radar made a brief cameo via Project Soli in Google Pixel 4.
VRScout
APRIL 7, 2020
Step into the world of French illusionist and film director Georges Mélíès in AR, VR, or standard video. Back to the Moon is a beautifully animated experience that pushes the boundaries of AR storytelling. Image Credit: Google.
VRScout
JUNE 24, 2021
Earlier this week, the United States Patent & Trademark Office published a new patent filed by Facebook back in 2019 that showcases a “unique” type of AR headgear. This semitransparent lens could be folded up and down by the user, allowing easy access to AR content.
AR Insider
JULY 25, 2022
Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Apple's latest AR rumors, Google Glass' second coming and Meta's legal challenge. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Next Reality AR
MAY 19, 2021
For most mainstream users, LiDAR sensors for precision depth sensing remain the exclusive domain of Apple iPhones and iPads, but Google is helping Android device makers close the depth gap on the software side via its ARCore toolkit.
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