Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2019

As first reported by PocketGamer , Facebook is advertising a few new posts at its VR subsidiary Oculus, laced with the notion that a Facebook-built AR headset is definitely on the rise. “We are building hardware products. ” SEE ALSO Oculus Chief Scientist Dives Deep Into the Near Future of AR & VR. .”

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ARPost

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Last week at Oculus Connect 6 there were major AR and VR announcements made. The VR company revealed that some of their headsets are getting some pretty sweet upgrades in upcoming months. There’s also important AR-related news coming out of OC6 as well. Oculus Quest and Rift News. Oculus Quest and Rift News.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

.’ During the weekend prolific Microsoft leaker WalkingCat , the same individual responsible for leaking images of the Oculus Quest 2 back in July of 2020, posted two concept videos showcasing what appears to be Samsung’s take on a dedicated AR headset. R&D Vision Concept ? Image Credit: WalkingCat.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2020

Within , the California-based developer behind our favorite AR storytelling app Wonderscope , this week announced its latest project, Supernatural, an all-in-one VR fitness experience which features on-demand full-body workouts and expert coaching by real-world trainers. “Neither one of us was fond of or good at sticking with exercise.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? Optimism is still present but AR and VR players continue to be tested as high-flying prospects like ODG, Meta and Daqri dissolve. These events are resetting expectations on the timing and scale of revenue outcomes. The “Why?”

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2021

However, there are some great AR and VR accessories out there that can make an XR experience more immersive, more practical, or better suited to a specific task. You’ve read our list of AR glasses. Now get ready for the ARPost guide to AR and VR accessories, peripherals, and modifiers. And, who’s to argue? SenseGlove.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you think about AR and VR accessories, you might think about dedicated accessories manufacturers like bHaptics. Here, we’re going to look at AR and VR accessories made by headset manufacturers, as well as how the demand for more personalized experiences may shape the future of these technologies. Modular” AR Glasses.

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AR Insider

APRIL 9, 2021

A mong tech giants investing in their own versions of an AR future, Facebook arguably has the highest stakes. We’ve estimated that its annual XR R&D spend — not including its $2 billion Oculus acquisition — approaches $10 billion. That includes both AR and VR, the latter being more tangible today, given Oculus’ in-market status.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This next-generation wearable could have a major impact on VR & AR technology. Under the hood, however, the wearable device is packed with some impressive tech such as a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, a touchpad, antenna, SIM card slot, stereo speakers, a gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, GPS, and a 5,000mAh battery.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But a barometer of the year’s activity can also be seen in the most popular AR Insider posts. Is Apple Building an Entertainment Wearable? ‘Audio AR’ Emerges: Discussions with Developers. Begun, The Wearables Wars Have. Will Google Incubate AR Inside Search? Is Instagram AR’s Sleeping Giant?

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AR Insider

MARCH 3, 2020

At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? Optimism is still present but AR and VR players continue to be tested as high-flying prospects like ODG, Meta and Daqri dissolve. These events are resetting expectations on the timing and scale of revenue outcomes. The “When?” The “What?”.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Y ou’ve likely heard all about Facebook Connect 7, including the keynote unveiling of Oculus Quest 2 (our pre-order is in). Leaving that coverage to the VR news outlets that do it best, we’re devoting this week’s XR talks (video below) to dive deeper for AR strategic takeaways. Human-Oriented Computing.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

At the precipice of 2020, that leaves the question of where we are now? Optimism is still present but AR and VR players continue to be tested as high-flying prospects like ODG, Meta and Daqri dissolve. These events are resetting expectations on the timing and scale of revenue outcomes. But there are also confidence signals.

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ARVR

APRIL 15, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The operative term is “smart” versus “AR” as there is no optical system that projects visuals. However there are elements of, and foundations for, audio AR experiences. This aligns to some degree with our pre-launch speculation around Facebook’s lite AR approach, but Facebook went even “lighter” than we predicted.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

This article features the latest episode of The AR Show. Based on a new collaboration, episode coverage now joins AR Insider’s editorial flow including narrative insights and audio. McDowall’s insights are prefaced by a few burning questions: Why are AR glasses inevitable? Who are the top players?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Meta delays its plans for AR glasses. Meta has not officially answered this report, but Andrew Bosworth, the CTO of the company, has indirectly commented on it: “ We’re going to ship wrist wearables and AR glasses that bring completely new tech?—?like Other relevant news. Image by Meta). like EMG?—?to This is anyway good news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

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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Upload VR

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What we call the intersection that these tech giants arrive at is branding, but it is time we be real about the overall shape of our future and realize Meta and Apple are building the same destination. VR: Starting With Meta Quest Meta started with VR as Facebook in 2014 by acquiring Oculus.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 9, 2018

The report published today by global analyst company CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 percent annually over the next five years. Latest forecast by analyst firm CCS Insight paints an optimistic picture of Immersive Tech adoption.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 18, 2021

Last year, the company showed off a frankly ambitious framework for the future of AR, and now the social media giant has revealed some of the advanced gadgets it’s designing to help people interact with the AR world. Facebook is really, really serious about augmented reality. Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 7, 2024

It appeared that Meta would instead focus on XR gaming and AR-lite consumer wearables. Notably, the busy past few months come as Meta seemingly waves goodbye to the final echos of Oculus, with the firm removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The latest iteration of its one-size-fits-all Forte Data Glove can now be combined with the Oculus Quest controllers, integrating BeBop’s hand tracking technology with the Quest’s 3D tracking. CLO’s and training managers have seen the benefits of training through VR and AR. Image Credit: BeBop Sensors.

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ARVR

MARCH 2, 2021

Interhaptics collaborates with Simon Frübis on a multisensory feedback study for AR/VR Interhaptics collaborates with Simon Frübis and Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal University on multisensory feedback for VR /AR and how to integrate sound into haptics with the Haptic Composer from Interhaptics. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Now, a CNBC report contends that Facebook has struck a deal with Luxottica, the Italian parent company to Ray-Ban and many others, to help design some form of immersive wearable. SEE ALSO iOS 13 Code Suggests Apple is Testing Its AR Headset Internally.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

And consumers who have experienced AR or VR find it fun. More recently, they can use their smartphones and an AR app to watch their favorite wine come to life. But are these experiences changing our lives in any significant way? For a person, who has only a general idea of the AR/VR world, the answer would probably be ‘No’.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2021

That includes AR, VR, and all of their subsegments. These are each governed by different market factors. To break that down, one bright spot for AR continues to be smartphone-based, given device penetration. There are 3.46 billion global smartphones, about 3 billion of which are AR-ready and 598 million are AR active.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, as-ever delivered an inspiring presentation at today’s F8 conference, this time on the topic of Augmented Reality. Oculus Research is hard at work on AR, and we’re far from the only ones”, says Abrash, but notes that many of the necessary enabling technologies do not currently exist.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

[link] Brilliant Labs, the developer of AI glasses, has introduced Frame, a groundbreaking product that combines open-source technology with augmented reality (AR) capabilities. Frame features an integrated multimodal AI assistant, making it a significant leap forward in wearable technology.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 7.96 ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Held in Altspace VR, the talk boiled down the top-5 trends and predictions, which are included below through narrative takeaways and embedded video. AR Glasses’ 2021 Fate. The question on everybody’s mind is AR glasses…, particularly what Apple will end up doing. Mobile AR Reaches 800M Users. billion by 2024.

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The AR Show

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Bobak Tavangar is the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs, a company creating an open-source AR glasses hardware platform and pairing that with powerful generative AI models to help you engage with the real world. Bobak studied at George Washington and Georgetown universities before completing a graduate degree at Cambridge University.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

According to the original organizer of the initiative to jailbreak Oculus Quest 2 , an XR developer was successful in bypassing Facebook services on the device. Shortly afterwards, Oculus founder and former Facebook exec Palmer Luckey vowed to match Long’s bounty, which gained support among a few other voices in the community.

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VRScout

JULY 2, 2019

Beach Body Bros – While showcasing Oculus Medium as a production-ready sculpting tool, Beach Body Bros takes you on a ridiculous musical journey through a world of pure muscle, intense strength, and stupid greatness. Neural AR: Immersive Augmented Reality With Real-Time Neural Style Transfer.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement… including lots of ups and downs in the intervening years. billion are compatible with at least one form of AR, including rudimentary web AR. And an estimated 598 million devices are AR active.

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AR Insider

MARCH 19, 2021

A mong tech giants investing in their own versions of an AR future, Facebook arguably has the highest stakes. We’ve estimated that its annual XR R&D spend — not including its $2 billion Oculus acquisition — approaches $10 billion. In fact, this adjacency will cause AR and VR efforts to support each other.

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