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What’s Facebook’s Wearables Master Plan?

AR Insider

common AR industry sentiment is that the smartphone will pave the way for smart glasses. Before AR glasses achieve consumer-friendly specs and price points, AR’s delivery system is the device we all have in our pockets. There, it can stimulate demand for AR experiences. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part VII: Facebook

AR Insider

Wearables Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. C ommon wisdom states that mobile AR is the forbear to smart glasses.

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What’s Facebook’s Wearables Master Plan?

ARVR

A common AR industry sentiment is that the smartphone will pave the way for smart glasses. Before AR glasses achieve consumer-friendly specs and price points, AR’s delivery system is the device we all have in our pockets. There, it can stimulate demand for AR experiences. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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WebAR to Wearables: AR’s 2020 Outlook

AR Insider

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. . From WebAR to Wearables: The AR Moments of 2019 and What’s In Store for 2020. From WebAR to Wearables: The AR Moments of 2019 and What’s In Store for 2020. 2019 was a major “AR 2.0”

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Facebook’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Don’t Support AR, And That’s Okay

VRScout

All-in-all, Ray-Ban Stories is an impressive piece of hardware that—while not an AR headset—represents a major step in the right direction for immersive technology. Ray-Ban Stories is not an AR headset, Facebook and Ray-Ban want to make that perfectly clear. Let’s dive into this exciting piece of hardware, shall we?

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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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These VR Gloves Track Your Fingers & Electrically Stimulate for Haptic Feedback

Road to VR

AI SILK is a Japanese wearable-tech startup that’s set to unveil a new haptic glove at CES 2023 next month which approaches both haptic feedback and finger-tracking in a different way altogether. Check back soon for more info on Lead Skin and all of the latest AR/VR tech out there at the biggest trade shows of the year.

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