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Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game

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“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. T he augmented reality subsector known as audio AR has a new player: Foursquare. Before diving into the details and dynamics, what is audio AR? Audio AR’s advantages include discreetness.

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New Quest 3 Mixed Reality Features Leak, amidst Allegations of Biometric Data Misuse

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The leaks confirm Augment’s debut on the MR headset, powered by Spark, the firm’s in-house AR/MR development framework. In terms of XR, this case could prove crucial for Meta as it continues to build an MR headset and AR smart glasses portfolio, which leverage biometric and environment data.

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Big XR News from Apple, Google, XREAL, and Meta Reality Labs

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The trusted emerging technology show became home to many XR vendors showcasing the latest in AR/VR/MR solutions. Google Axes Hundreds of AR Hardware Jobs Recent reports suggest that Google is downsizing a significant part of its 1P AR hardware team, which raises doubts about the future of its in-house XR product portfolio.

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How Much is Facebook Investing in Spatial Computing?

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“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. AR Insider readers know that one of our favorite pastimes is to follow the money. AR industry directions can be extrapolated from the motivations, and outright investments, of influential tech giants.

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Microsoft Reveals XR Dynamics 365 Upgrades at Ignite 2023 Event

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This will apply to companies integrating Microsoft Teams into their augmented reality (AR) workflows and those using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headset. For many, this signals an advantageous set of tools needed to leverage augmented reality (AR) and MR devices for real-world industrial use cases.

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Amazon Wants You to Wake up and Travel with Alexa

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The company held its event on the 30th floor of one of its high-rise buildings in Seattle, where it had created a living room and kitchen to test how the Alexa devices worked in a homelike setting. The thing that Alexa may now go outside the house could present maybe a small step for Alexa but a big step for Amazon.

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