AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. Force Multiplier.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

In the construction industry, professionals can work together on digital twins of schematics, blueprints, and products in a shared VR world. Similar to Meta, Microsoft has made some significant investments into the XR landscape in the last couple of years. The company could even be the organization behind the new era of “Metawork”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2 Testing Microsoft may be fighting for Hololens.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

If this sounds familiar, it’s a subset of an existing construct known as the AR cloud. 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. Moves & Motivations Of course, Google isn’t alone.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 25, 2019

This is a perfectly valid construct but it’s arguably overused as fodder in nearly every conference presentation these days on AR’s status. So we’ve begun to think about AR’s lifecycle using a different construct: that of a pendulum. Apple , Google , Facebook and Microsoft are all on that list.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Goertek XReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

The reference design is available to customers now, ready for a range of industrial-specific headset vendors, allowing teams across construction, factories, and marketing to adopt innovative XR hardware. Ultraleap’s computer vision and machine learning models also enable low-cost hand-tracking integration for enterprise end users.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

Here’s the full two and a half hour 2017 Unity Vision VR/AR Summit Keynote , hosted by Parisi and below a some of the news that has come from the event thus far: Google Announces New Tools to Develop High-performance Daydream Apps. Microsoft Shows Windows in VR, Gives Acer VR Headset to Vision Summit Audience.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

These founders are a well-rounded group of leaders and entrepreneurs with a variety of focuses— from combining brain control interfaces with VR for wellness, to creating the world’s first search engine for immersive content, to using AR to accelerate skill sets and reduce costs in the construction industry.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Latest Magic Leap News XYZReality Focusing on the construction and industrial space, XYZReality produces tailor-made headsets and smart glasses for companies with specific use cases. XYZReality’s headsets are built with construction protocols in mind, and are certified according to ANSI and BSI standards.

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Anand Tech

JULY 26, 2023

To recover the massive R&D and fab construction costs, Rapidus will need to produce its 2nm chips in very high volumes. As demand from Japanese companies alone may not suffice, Rapidus is looking for orders from international corporations like Apple, Google, and Meta. "We "We are looking for a U.S.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It plans to do this as “we ramp up construction on sites with the new data center architecture we announced late last year. This triggered massive layoffs and project closures across companies like Meta, Microsoft, Google, Snap, Salesforce, and many others.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Here you use position-tracked controls to construct vehicles that will transport objects into goal areas, crossing over gaps and tearing down obstacles if necessary. Tilt Brush, from Google. This is a no-brainer. Minecraft, from Mojang.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

In the construction world, for instance, the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, and photogrammetry provide computers with information on a specific product, environment, or process. The company’s HoloLens headsets, Microsoft Mesh , and other emerging tools provide companies with various ways to explore the benefits of immersive interactions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Goertek NReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Led by Devendra Fadnavis as he constructs his Maharashtra@75 vision, the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse is an ambitious endeavour that utilizes cutting-edge technology to create a virtual representation of Mumbai in the metaverse and is a first-of-its-kind initiative revolutionising urban governance and citizen engagement in the country.

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GizModo VR

JULY 28, 2022

Now, new housing construction could be banned for more than a decade in some neighborhoods of the UK’s biggest city because the electricity grid is reaching capacity, as first reported on by the Financial Times. Data centers have caused skyrocketing power demand in parts of London. The reason: too many data centers… Read more.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

Snapchat is probably considered a bit of a dark horse by most people when compared to other major AR players including Microsoft, Meta, Daqri, or Magic Leap. It was also reported recently that Snapchat is building Google Glass-like smart glasses , which seems likely considering Snapchat acquired Vergence Labs’ Epiphany Eyeware in 2014.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology with the “Glass” headset. Microsoft Microsoft’s smart glasses are designed with a focus on the mixed reality landscape. Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser. This platform uses Microsoft Teams for calls, Microsoft Office apps like Powerpoint, Miro, Alleo, Power BI, and many others.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

You’d really like to see at least two platforms. […] And so it’s been a bit disappointing to see Microsoft’s place in VR. There was a while where I was really bullish on Microsoft. And I was kind of like… Oculus is [like] iOS, creating a closed platform on its own hardware. ” .

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2020

If you look at AR in the enterprise sector and compare it with Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” construct, it is easy to see that the market is in the middle of the chasm. Google Trends indicates a smaller impact for the term “Augmented Reality,” while “Remote Support” shows much stronger relevance.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

This makes sense when we consider the number of leading AR tech companies in the US space, from Google to Microsoft. While Europe is also poised for significant growth in the years ahead, the APAC region is expected to deliver the most potential for the AR industry, according to most industry reports.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Right now, countless vendors, including companies like Microsoft, Meta, and Apple , are all driving new interest in AR specs. Products like Google Glass looked “nerdy” and felt uncomfortable to wear. As the landscape evolves, certain trends have begun to emerge, highlighting the potential direction of the smart specs industry.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Such innovations include its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, digital twin and hyperrealistic avatar construction tools , and AI-powered Research SuperCluster facility, among others.

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AR Insider

JULY 31, 2019

Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions. But using the above construct, what are its motivations ? Header Image Credit: Microsoft. Collectively, where does this all point? appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions. But using the above construct, what are its motivations ? They’re acting in self-interested ways, but could they also pave the roads and accelerate AR?

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2016

Not to be outdone, Microsoft finally confirmed that the not-so-secret Project Scorpio (an excellent codename decision) is bringing high fidelity VR to Xbox. While “VRSE” seemed to be a challenge for some to pronounce, “Within” could be a challenge to Google. Want to do a demo? Real Work to be Done: Aecom and Hololens Team Up.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 29, 2017

In fact, it’s more likely than not that they’ll one day be one and the same; a true mixed reality headset that augments our real world but can also take us to completely new ones is the distant but logical last step for both Oculus with the Rift and Microsoft with the HoloLens. In fact, they’re already doing that.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

It is attempting to construct a light-field chip using an approach known as silicon photonics. ’s Google, which invested directly in the firm and put Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on the board. Google was one of the first to invest. Qualcomm Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. However, something changed in the industry, including market construction. A screenshot with part of the speakers that will be part of the event.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

However, the potential of VR is fully fulfilled in training, in several industries such as healthcare, construction, engineering, the military and the marine industry. . The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. . Viral new solutions include Snap’s new AR glasses prototype and Google Glass Explorer Edition. .

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lenovo created headsets such as the Mirage Solo and Mirage VR S3, which used Google Daydream, as well as the Lenovo Explorer, a Microsoft Windows-based MR device, along with the company’s VR classroom platform. Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality VRX at IGS Europe 2022. Enterprise Use Cases.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Afterlife, The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets, and Apex Construct. iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. Apple Maps are going AR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “ great fear ” when Apple releases new products.

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