XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 29, 2023

OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, now operates partially under Microsoft, bringing a mass wave of developmental resources to the conversational AI space – especially for enterprises with the rise of CoPilot. What is Google’s Project Starline? Google is not ready to fully unveil its new and improved system yet.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 20, 2023

Google parent company Alphabet announced layoffs on Friday of roughly 12,000 workers, totalling 6 percent of its global workforce. The news comes just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. The company recently began beta testing for its Google Glass follow-up across the US in July last year.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Showing off what Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality can do is difficult without actually putting it on someone’s head, but the company’s new camera hack is providing a helping hand. Fear not; Microsoft has an in-depth guide to assembling the rig, complete with the nuts and bolts you’ll need.

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MAY 11, 2017

In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. According to Microsoft, the controllers would be shown on stage at its keynote but wouldn’t be available for hands-on demos at its Build developer conference this week.

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Road to VR

JUNE 9, 2017

Augmented Reality has played a huge role at the developer conferences for Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google, which is a great sign that the industry is moving towards spatially-aware computing. I also compare and contrast the recent AR announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook in my wrap-up.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2023

You won’t find Horizon Worlds on Google Play. There’s no word when the company plans to roll out access on browsers either, which the beta’s FAQ says will broaden availability of the platform to iOS devices on Safari, and Google Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge on laptops and desktops.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 26, 2018

We’ll be dropping by Silicon Valley next month for Google I/O to check out the latest scoop from the Big G. We’re jetting off from Heathrow to the US West Coas, stopping by Seattle to cover Microsoft Build before heading to the Bay Area for Google’s flagship developer conference in Mountain View Click To Tweet.

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VRScout

JUNE 1, 2016

Microsoft unveiled their vision of a mixed reality world today at Computex in Taipei. . When Microsoft first announced their HoloLens augmented reality headset, they also showed off their Windows Holographic platform, which let developers build Windows 10 apps and experiences for the device.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft’s play for command of next generation personal computing can be seen today with the announcement of a series of Windows-powered VR headsets starting at $300. This is not the case with the headsets on the way from Microsoft’s partners. “The strategy has become clear.

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MAY 21, 2017

At Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm , with Lenovo and HTC slated to release commercial versions later this year. Google also shared a small tidbit: Developers have built “more than 150 apps” for Daydream so far.

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Charlie Fink

MAY 10, 2019

Microsoft and Google news from their respective developer conferences this week. Apple's WWDC is just a month away.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2023

Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Arcturus’s Dimension Studio Arcturus will also provide licence and expertise support for studios seeking to partner with Microsoft’s MRCS network.

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MAY 17, 2017

Microsoft may have wrapped up its Build developers conference for another year, but now it’s Google’s turn. Take note however, that the latest on Google Daydream and more might not be revealed today; Google has a second session dedicated to VR tomorrow. Thursday, May 18 – VR at Google.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

For example, Snap is seeing an upturn in success following immersive hardware blunders, and Google is going on strong despite significant layoffs. Moreover, audience interest from enterprise end-users and consumers is strong, with rumours of new devices from Microsoft, Apple, and Meta all prevailing.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 7, 2021

The new Locked Folder in Google Photos, which the company debuted at its developer conference last month, is officially rolling out today. It’s part of the latest feature drop for Pixel users, which includes a new way to take a video of the night sky, plus better copy and paste in Gboard and a Digital Wellbeing mode… Read more.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. Because people are still wary of travel and because the virtual AWE conferences had such high attendance, this year is going to be a hybrid event.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 12, 2022

During the Meta Connect 2022 conference, the company revealed a new mixed reality mini-mission for its popular I Expect You to Die series as well as an official release date for Among Us VR. Some of their clients include companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, The Walt Disney Company, The National Institute of Health , and Yale.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Remote workers use a Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset to teleport their presence and interact with others. It combines real-life conference experience with an app-based augmented reality experience. During an immersive conference call, users can add sticky notes, create videos together, or doodle and draw objects to share their ideas.

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XROM

JULY 26, 2023

Singapore VR/AR conference announces speakers from Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, 3M, IMDA, HTC, among others. SINGAPORE, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Augmented World Expo Asia just released the agenda for the AWE Asia 2023 conference, hosted in Singapore from August 30-31. AWE Asia is part of the AWE network.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first ever Develop:VR conference debuts in London tomorrow, December 1st. Produced by the same company responsible for the popular Develop:Brighton conference, Develop:VR is drawing top VR creatives from across the UK to share insights learned from the rapidly evolving virtual reality landscape. Pete Short – CTO, Breaking Forth.

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MAY 17, 2017

Just ahead of Google’s I/O developer conference last year rumors ran rampant that the company would show a standalone VR headset. Variety is citing multiple sources with knowledge of the project in saying that Google may showcase its standalone device at this week’s show, which kicks off today and runs through to Friday.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 21, 2018

Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified VR development for teachers and students. At its annual I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California Google announced the launch of Tour Creator , a new tool that easily allows anyone to create interactive content in Virtual Reality.

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ARPost

MARCH 3, 2020

Expeditions Pioneer Program by Google. Google helps tackle the latter with its Expeditions Pioneer Program. Below is a sneak peek of Google’s experiment at Andersen Middle School, where they pioneered their program. ?. Teachers and staff learn how to use Google’s Expeditions app and ARCore (for Android) or ARKit (for iOS).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

One of the largest industry events in North America, the Vancouver-based conference will spotlight how tech giants and startups are creating new ways to visualize and interact with virtual worlds. and LNG Studios , each showcasing programs that put hardware like HTC Vive or Microsoft HoloLens through their paces.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens. As in-person events and conference panels went virtual, AR activations emerged to entertain and entice. Augmented reality applications, coupled with advances in AI, saw an uptick.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2016

There, Google said that the company soon plans to ship a public version of Chrome on Android with support for WebVR 1.1. It was there that Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google, announced that the company is working toward a public release of Chrome on Android that supports the latest WebVR 1.1

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Google Bringing WebVR Support to Android Chrome in January WebVR is gaining significant momentum; last month the biggest players in the browse space came together to discuss the future of VR on the web at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality. Read more here.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Like so many conferences and summits in the last few months, the event for enterprise XR and wearables went entirely digital – this one with its own custom-built platform to promote the professional networking that the summit is known for. The ambitious conference featured over 100 speakers. Takeaway Trends and Discussions.

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AllThingsVR

MARCH 1, 2017

MWC & GDC Headset Updates: Google has shipped 10M Cardboard, Hands-on With LG’s SteamVR Headset & With Microsoft’s First Windows Holographic VR Headset 1) Amit Singh, the VP of VR at Google, announced Google has shipped over 10M Cardboard viewers and seen 160M Cardboard app downloads. Read more on TechCrunch. flipped-up.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

This is what we call geo-local AR, and it’s all about AR experiences that are anchored to physical places in ways that confer meaning and relevance. For example, Google click value is greater when local intent is signaled by the searcher, such as a “near me” or geographic modifiers like a zip code in the search query.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), Here you are my flower for you! Image by OceanX).

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VRWorld

APRIL 4, 2017

With the conference being over a month away, NVIDIA sent out a press release announcing the conference. The conference starts on Monday, May 8th, and lasts until Thursday, May 11th. This year, NVIDIA reshuffled the conference format in a bid to ensure continuous coverage of the conference.

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APRIL 26, 2017

A pioneer who helped kickstart VR’s renaissance is driving the strategy for Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, spanning both HoloLens and a collection of VR headsets rolling out later this year. ” This is Acer’s kit, the first Windows VR headset to roll out to developers from Microsoft’s partners.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2017

Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. Companies like Google and Apple have done that instead. Just hours before Facebook’s developer conference, Snapchat announced a major VR initiative: 3D lenses for use inside its messaging app.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s quite no conference like VRLA. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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ARPost

JUNE 9, 2020

You can look forward to representatives from Google, Facebook, Intel, HP, Microsoft, and more. You can, for example, view 2D live video streams of conferences, project presentations, as well as pitching sessions. The panel of experts consists of producers, curators, and distributors within the XR entertainment space.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

VRX 2017, one of world’s premier conferences on the subject of business and technology needed for Virtual Reality, announced the first speakers for a two day event. The conference takes place on December 7th and 8th in San Francisco Marriott Marquis. For more information and pricing, see the VRX website at [link].

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