XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

After months of tinkering and testing, Project Iris, Google’s latest AR innovation, appears to be another “Google Glass Failure.” For years, Google has been toying with the idea of becoming a real competitor in the extended reality market. But for all its innovation and resources, Google’s AR ideas never really seem to pan out.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 16, 2021

Google hasn’t updated its smart display, the Google Home Hub , in more than two years, but today the company announced a brand new Nest Hub. While the updated version may look identical to its predecessor, Google makes up for it a fresh feature: the ability to track your sleep without requiring you to strap a band to… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 8, 2017

The company is also adding support for systems like wearables and widgets, enabling wrist-mounted menus and more. Perhaps the most exciting addition to the engine, though, is Oculus Touch and Vive controller support. The combination of these two technologies is very interesting.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

According to reports, Meta reportedly snubbed a potential partnership with Google that would have seen the pair collaborate on an extended reality platform. First reported by The Information, Meta and Google executives are rumoured to have met late last year about the proposal to build “Android XR” together, with Meta ultimately walking away.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Despite the colossal failure of its first pair of smart glasses back in 2014, Google’s latest wearable device, the Glass Enterprise Edition 2 , marks a significant turning point for the XR industry. Google’s smart glasses are lightweight, dust and water-resistant. Google Glass Pricing.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Could this wearable device solve the headache that is typing in VR? Currently, entering your password and username or typing out a message in VR means awkwardly selecting keys using your motion controllers. You can also summon arrow keys with your left pinky finger for cursor control. You can do some pretty amazing things in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. Moreover, with Google’s involvement, genAI integrations may also be present on the Samsung headset, partly due to the XR2+ Gen 2 Platform that supports AI-ready wearables.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 11, 2024

This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2017

Google launched the Daydream View headset late last year, the company’s first virtual reality hardware product. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Playstation Move controllers that were included with the PSVR headset. Oculus Touch controllers were just announced to ship late in 2016. With an emphasis on active experiences and the success of tracked controllers, keyboard and mouse input has become virtually nonexistent. Xbox controller. Steam compatible controller.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

My two controllers lit up with gratitude. Neurosity launches the Crown , a wearable device that puts users in control of their focus. The EEG wearable device connects with Spofity to identify music that syncs with a user’s focus to boost productivity and also has other neuro-driven apps. Great script.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

The company, which was founded by three friends, Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey and Aaron Grant, had formed the company, then called Thalmic Labs, to develop an EMG based gesture controller, the Mio Armband , (which is still the most capable EMG controller ever offered to consumers), before pivoting into the perilous waters of augmented reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

Not so long ago, if you wanted a cheap VR headset, you’d be limited to phone-based devices like Google Cardboard. Customization (Accessories and Controllers) Finally, it’s worth looking at how to customize your cheap virtual reality headset with extra accessories and components.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 3, 2023

Additionally, significant technology and extended reality (XR) firms like Google and AT&T have provided Magic Leap funding since the company’s debut in 2010. The product contains a headset, controllers, a separate computing device, and accessibility add-ons. Bluetooth connectivity for headphones, keyboards, and controllers.

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ARPost

JULY 21, 2023

However, Almeida said that he had been waiting for something like an Apple headset for even longer than that – ever since he was, like so many others, disenchanted by the Google Glass device that launched in 2013. Controller-Free Design While the Apple Vision Pro has more screens than most VR headsets, it has fewer controllers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

2024 will prove to be a defining year for XR; while the wearables are still far from ubiquity, if the current wave of interest pulls through and creates results this year, the ubiquity journey might start – if the 2024 wave falls short. The device will likely appear in another more complete reveal later in the year.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 19, 2021

According to reliable Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo, it’s possible the headset will eschew handheld controllers in favor of eye tracking and iris recognition. There’s no lack of speculation around Apple’s rumored AR headset, but the latest is the most sci-fi of them all. Read more.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Additionally, as Samsung and Google have partnered with Qualcomm, it is reasonable to assume that the device will use the Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which supports AI-ready wearables.

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. Yes, Google might still be resurgent with Android, powered by Owlchemy's insights and Samsung's hardware , and other companies might surprise with a novel strategy too. This is happening.

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ARPost

MAY 18, 2022

First, the software allows the clinician complete control over the experience, and second, the hardware allows quantifying outcomes. The company’s VR fitness platform, VZfit , allows users to race through the real world via Google Street View. Tend to Mind and Body With VZfit. We surprise ourselves with how adaptive we are.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2017

It was first theorized that the name Vive Focus was intended for the upcoming standalone Vive headset confirmed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference. It came to light via the Dutch publication Lets Go Digital that HTC has also applied for a trademark for the name ‘Vive Eclipse’ in New Zealand.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 24, 2018

There’s also a Robot Kit, which creates a wearable robot suit reminiscent of the previously-canceled Project Giant Robot for Wii U. If the idea of cardboard-based peripherals sounds familiar to you at all, that’s probably because of Google Cardboard popularizing the concept since 2014.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Read up on Goertek news here. → Explore Goertek XReal Focusing on the augmented reality landscape, XReal produces lightweight, wearable devices for consumers and businesses alike.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 26, 2024

The news comes as Apple plans to scale its investment into its Chinese regional partners that are already assisting the firm in creating device components and controlling supply chains. The new Vision Pro procedures include installation, managing Apple IDs, networking, and providing support for services like Exchange and Google Workspace.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

The author of the much-appreciated XR Caliper controllers and of many tricks to improve the ergonomics of the Valve Index has just tested for me the Pimax Sword controllers , writing the most detailed review about them you will ever find on the web. Pimax Sword Controllers – review by Rob Cole for Skarredghost. Rob Cole is back.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 Last year, Google also acquired North, an AR smart glass manufactures.

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VRWorld

MAY 18, 2017

At its annual developer conference called I/O, Google announced standalone VR headsets for the Daydream VR platform, the first of which will be made by HTC and Lenovo. Pictures of the first devices include what looks like the Daydream controller of today, a three degree of freedom controller (3DOF).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Rumours of renewed work on Google’s Project Iris augmented reality (AR) smart glasses have surfaced on the internet, according to reports. Originally, Google acquired technologies from North, an AR smart glasses enterprise, and debuted the project at its I/O event.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Today, the market for smart glasses is growing at a CAGR of 10.3%, expected to reach a value of around $12.76 billion by 2030.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Electromyography (EMG) is a hardware technology that uses sensors to detect and record electrical activity from the muscles and convert it into input information for AR wearables. Thalmic Labs has rebranded as North since then, and Google acquired the firm in June 2020. Also, EMG and wrist-based wearables are a perfect match.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The images show that the headset and the controllers follow exactly the same specifications suggested by the rumors of some weeks ago. That said, let’s see what have been the most interesting pieces of AR and VR news of the week…. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. Today, the market for smart glasses is growing at a CAGR of 10.3%, expected to reach a value of around $12.76 billion by 2030.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Samsung’s 2023 Unpacked event was all about the company’s Galaxy S23 hardware, although at the end of its hour-long presentation the South Korean tech giant announced it was working with Qualcomm and Google to develop an XR device. Notably, Samsung hasn’t released a VR product since the launch of the PC VR headset Odyssey+.

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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. Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2.

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