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Analysis: Meta opens up its walled garden to become the Android of XR

The Ghost Howls

Zuck’s genius move before Google I/O I was kinda shocked reading this piece of news, but I was also quite happy because I’m all in for open platforms, and seeing finally Meta breaking the walls of its walled garden is for me a good thing. And with the operating system comes also Meta’s store.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

The Ghost Howls

This newsletter is happening one day after because on Sunday I was traveling, so I had to spend my Monday reading online articles for this roundup while I still was confused about the time of the day and the night. It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. Upload VR).

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EU Accuses Google of Violating Antitrust Regulations

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The European Commission has hit Google with fresh accusations of violating its antitrust laws, citing favouritism for the latter’s own advert services over rival firms. According to the Commission’s statement , Google abused its position over the last nine years by offering better treatment to its AdX exchange.

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Nreal Announced Cinedigm Partnership in Most Recent App Update

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We learned from Google Glass that cool hardware is not enough to impress consumers. The partnership also benefits Cinedigm, who potentially gains new viewers through Nreal’s userbase, as well as a foot in the larger door of AR entertainment. Other Elements in the Update.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). The big players enter the field Google is back (Image by Samsung) One of the most encouraging signs of this new cycle is that all the big players are now in the immersive realities field.

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What’s Google’s AR Incubation Play?

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But greater impact could come from the web’s most well-traveled destination: Google. For one, Google increasingly offers AR-enabled search results that come to life in 3D. For one, Google increasingly offers AR-enabled search results that come to life in 3D. Another way monetization will play out is Google Swirl.

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Get ready for a new era of personalized entertainment

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Concretely, it means that your digital footprint, personal preferences and context unlock alternative features in the content itself, be it a news article, live video or a hit series on your streaming service. When you use Youtube, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter, Netflix or Spotify, algorithms select what gets recommended to you.