AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality. All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Here’s what the biggest companies in tech are doing to try and make augmented reality the next big thing.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

WeChat, known in China as the app that offers everything from messaging to a ubiquitous payment service, is getting its own augmented reality framework; at over 963 million active users, the popular Chinese app could put AR in the hands (and minds) in more than just the mobile tech savvy.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Over the years i have seen a few lists of Top 50 XR Influencers, but the curators of those list always overlooked China/India/Asia's XR Industry. Ambarish Mitra is the CEO and co-Founder of #Blippar one of the first billion dollar “Augmented Reality” Startup from India, being a pioneer, early mover brings its own pro’s & lots of Con’s.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We learned from Google Glass that cool hardware is not enough to impress consumers. Nreal owners can access the new channels through the update to Nreal’s Nebula 3D user interface available in the Google Play Store. AR headsets need to present a lot of content to keep up with the frankly unrealistic expectations of the mass market.

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AR Insider

JUNE 7, 2021

Let’s dive in… Librestream has raised over $55M for its device-agnostic Onsight remote assistance platform, which puts “the human at the hub of the tech stack that includes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NPT-3), and Augmented Reality (AR).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). WebXR is the standard to provide augmented and virtual reality experiences on the web. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Extended reality education firm EON Reality Inc announced on Sunday its partnership with Axelrod Holdings to launch its EON Metaverse Builder platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Asia-Pacific.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Google releases Chrome 81. Why is this a big deal? Image by Acer).

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Using OpenStreetMap alongside Google Maps, the app revealed a secret digital battlefield that existed over the real-world, allowing a small, but dedicated community of players to duke it out in digital turf wars. Ingress Prime is available now on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Image Credit: Niantic .

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The virtual and augmented reality industry is just starting to take off. According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2023

Apple-Luxshare AR Deal The development comes just weeks after Apple struck a deal with Luxshare to develop a future iteration of its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. Numerous firms, including Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Google shuttered their AR ambitions to focus on developing current extended reality (XR) technologies.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 7, 2018

When you mention “Pokemon Go,” everyone remembers bumping into walls, people and maybe even cars, trying to catch rare AR characters from their phone, but there is a lot more to Augmented Reality than crossing the road without paying attention as you’re chasing little creatures on your screen.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Lenovo’s new AR concept headset & Disney partnership, all the VR/AR goodies at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg’s trailer for Ready Player One is finally here, new industry landscape shows 60% increase in enterprise augmented reality, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. via The Venture Reality Fund.

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ARPost

JULY 8, 2021

Facebook, Apple, Google, a number of players in Asia – they’re going to come out in the next couple of years.”. And it isn’t supposed to because the necessary consumer hardware is still on the horizon. Playing the Long Game on Hardware and Society. “AR AR glasses are coming, and we’re very excited about them,” said Lotlikar.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Pico 4 is going to launch initially only in selected countries in Europe and Asia , so Meta can keep its leadership in the US, but the situation may change fast, so it’s better for Meta to tease a Quest 3 pretty soon. Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs. News worth a mention. Some interesting XR research project.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

This year alone, we’ve seen major announcements from Google and Firefox , as well as the continued growth of independent WebVR communities, such as JanusVR: This is just the beginning; there will be much, much more from here. Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. .

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EON Reality

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Sangita is a Learning Design professional with 16 years of rich experience in global EdTech, serving customers in India, Southeast Asia, ME & US. She enables customers to design, develop & deploy learning & training solutions using 3D and augmented reality experiences. She has a master’s degree and M.

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EON Reality

AUGUST 13, 2021

Sangita is a Learning Design professional with 16 years of rich experience in global EdTech, serving customers in India, Southeast Asia, ME & US. She enables customers to design, develop & deploy learning & training solutions using 3D and augmented reality experiences. She has a master’s degree and M.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

The event was attended by representatives from over 70 universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and was attended by representatives from dozens of companies providing VR and AR education solutions. You’re not seeing the stores in the same way that Apple and Google have their app stores,” said Moynihan.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2023

Following the latest updates from Meta, Disney, Accenture Amazon, Google, and others, Apple could potentially delay the device again due largely to adverse market conditions. Numerous tech innovators have shifted to generative AI platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, leading to Google’s BardAI, Microsoft’s Bing AI, and others.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Google shuts down Google Poly. Google is continuing its tradition of killing all the interesting AR/VR projects it kickstarted and this week has killed Google Poly, the community-driven 3D objects database. More info (Google shutting down Poly) More info (Sketchfab as an alternative) More info (Petition for Google Poly).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Scanning the QR Code (QR Codes are ultra-popular in Asia, so people will have no problems in scanning them), the user will be taken to the web page of Anna, where they can see the 3D avatar of Anna and a menu with some things they can ask to her. Anna is a digital concierge operator that can help all the hosts of the hotels adopting it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Part of the funding comes from Google Ventures, so people start fantasizing that Google may come back to VR and SideQuest may become something like its official store. I doubt about it, because actually, Google has already its store, and it is already used “slightly more” than SideQuest…. Some news about the metaverse.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 25, 2020

We’re learning to collaborate over cloud-enabled platforms—like Slack , Zoom, and Google Docs —to do our work together without traveling or transporting ourselves to be “together.”. This week, I had Zoom calls with a product manager in Israel, a CEO in New York, and a designer in Chicago, and we all took those calls from our houses.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As I had teased in one of my last articles , while Nreal is having some issues in shipping the device worldwide due to the high demand, it is performing very well in launching the consumer version in Asia thanks to a strong partnership with LG. Google releases the Objectron dataset. News worth a mention. Image by Neos).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We allow the largest scale, most reliable augmented reality in the world. And then in this map, in this digital twin that you’ve created, you can place augmented reality content. You can also think of telecoms and OEMs, they want to have a large scale augmented reality infotainment, for instance, in malls.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We allow the largest scale, most reliable augmented reality in the world. And then in this map, in this digital twin that you’ve created, you can place augmented reality content. You can also think of telecoms and OEMs, they want to have a large scale augmented reality infotainment, for instance, in malls.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2019

But it is very interesting , because it will touch a lot of hot topics, like: Data visualization in XR; Magic Leap; Being a woman working in XR; How is XR in Asia. But with virtual reality or augmented reality, you can see the entire thing , and the reason you can do that is the scale. and many other interesting stuff!

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We allow the largest scale, most reliable augmented reality in the world. And then in this map, in this digital twin that you've created, you can place augmented reality content. You can also think of telecoms and OEMs, they want to have a large scale augmented reality infotainment, for instance, in malls.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

AWE also has events in Europe and Asia. These event brings together a mix of CEOs, CTOs, designers, developers, creative agencies, futurists, analysts, investors, and top press in a fantastic opportunity to learn, inspire, partner, and experience first hand the most exciting industry of our times.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. More recently, the use of wearable augmented and virtual reality devices by airport and airline technicians to train, perform maintenance, and receive remote support has gained traction.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hyper Reality Partners has raised $20M to relaunch The Voi d, it has acquired its previous IP for $2M and it is going to propose the same amazing LBEVR experiences but with a new business model, with entertainment centers that are not only centered on warehouse-scale VR experiences but also offer traditional gaming stations and food and beverages.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It can also be an opportunity to get to know what each country should try obtaining in the next years for what concerns virtual reality. The document is divided into nine parts: I will report them here, as a small summary of mine, together with the full text translated with Google Translate (so, RIP English), if you want to read it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

There’s a lot of speculation right now on how Niantic will introduce the next generation of monsters in the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go , which is rumored to happen in early December 2016. Existing players could import their data using their Google account sign-in. At a spawn point? Pokémon Go 2, maybe?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. How has VR performed in 2018? And how it will be in 2019? Mobile headsets. Mobile headsets are dying.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

He’s the CEO of Virtual Reality Marketing. He has over 15 years of production and sales experience in the US, Europe and Asia. If you’re a brand that wants to start using virtual augmented reality for marketing, what’s the first thing that you would recommend to them? Terry: Exactly. Alan: Yeah.

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