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Oculus Research Becomes ‘Facebook Reality Labs’, Creating “further and faster” Leaps in AR/VR

Road to VR

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). Facebook’s Building 8 specializes in researching and productizing advances in AR, VR, AI and more. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

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.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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Holo-BLSD is a powerful AR tool to teach first-aid procedures and save lives

The Ghost Howls

Fast forward more than 10 years, Andrea and I are still in touch, and sometimes we collaborate on AR/VR projects (once I also did a lesson to his students!), The other main activities of our group are related to machine learning and computer vision. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR.

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OC6: Facebook In Development Of AR Glasses, Announces Plan To Map The Entire World

VRScout

After months of speculation, Facebook today confirmed that Facebook Reality Lab is, in fact, developing a pair of AR glasses. According to Facebook, LiveMaps will serve as the core foundation for their upcoming AR glasses. Image Credit: Facebook. Image Credit: Facebook. Feature Image Credit: Facebook.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.22): Samsung AR glasses leaked, Kura price revealed, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. Samsung AR glasses concept has been leaked. Popular Twitter leaker WalkingCat has leaked two trailer videos about two AR glasses by Samsung.

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XRDC Interviews AR and VR Industry Experts in Healthcare Report

ARPost

Are you attending XRDC’s AR and VR conference in San Francisco on October 14-15? The XRDC AR/VR Healthcare Report is out now and is a must-read. 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.