AR Insider

AUGUST 9, 2023

we disable TikTok’s algorithm, dress our best for Copenhagen Fashion Week, and ask Google to protect our personal data. T This week on Reality Bytes. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

For example, wayfinding can be offered with big floating arrows through AR interfaces — sort of like Google Live View but indoors. Google’s Internet of Places Materializes. Below are a handful that we pulled for this week’s Data Dive. Data Layers. The project surveyed 76 U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2022

Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. ” Some of the key areas Google is emphasizing are things like real-time translation and AR turn-by-turn navigation. ” Critically, Google says the research prototypes look like “normal glasses.”

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ARVR

JUNE 25, 2021

its answer to Google Live view. Not to be outdone, Google fired back with an update of its own: better landmark detection in Google Lens. But buried in that announcement was a notable nugget: Google Lens is used 3 billion times per month. Naturally, our ears perked up in the eternal quest for AR usage data.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” This is the theme of our new series, Location Wars , where we’ll break down who’s doing what… starting with Google.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Though it’s a mature product with a dominant market share, Google Maps’ roadmap resembles that of a younger, nimbler product. And its latest update is to make Live View more searchable (it is Google after all). Google’s years of user search data have informed its choice to emphasize these business types.

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AR Insider

JUNE 8, 2020

Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into the latest spatial computing figures. Running Mondays, it includes data points, narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. P interest has always been advantaged by context and user intent. Visual Confirmation.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 19, 2021

For most mainstream users, LiDAR sensors for precision depth sensing remain the exclusive domain of Apple iPhones and iPads, but Google is helping Android device makers close the depth gap on the software side via its ARCore toolkit.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2022

Google Earth VR is a fun and useful way of seeing the world—it’s easy to lose yourself visiting your home town, or mapping out new adventures thanks to the company’s extensive 3D building scans. Unfortunately Google Earth VR is a PC VR only app, meaning it doesn’t work natively on Quest.

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AR Insider

JUNE 14, 2021

Visual search is just one of many developing flavors of AR, and it’s also being cultivated by Google ( Google Lens ) and Pinterest ( Pinterest Lens ). Google Lens is doing similar – seeding broad demand with pets and flower searches but increasingly expanding to products. Camera Commerce: AR Monetization Materializes.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

A fter launching in 2017, Google’s ARCore has been relatively quiet. Google reports this week that ARCore has surpassed one billion installs. This refers to the Google Play Services for AR app in Google’s Play Store. Google wants maximum reach for the benefits that AR can bring its core search business.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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ARVR

MARCH 17, 2023

In all the excitement around generative and conversational AI, Google has gotten lots of grief for missing the party. The common refrain is that these technologies are Google killers. However, there’s just one issue with that take: Google is better positioned than anyone for AI. In other words, where can I buy it locally?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Google Lens is now used for 10 billion visual searches per month. This follows the 8 billion mark that it reached in May, and the 3 billion that it announced in June of the previous year. We examine strategic implications. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

JULY 20, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. But could greater impact come from the biggest ad giant of all: Google? Header Image Credit: Google. Future-Proofing Search.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 9, 2024

Google was among the first hyperscalers build custom silicon for its services, starting first with tensor processing units (TPUs) for its AI initiatives, and then video transcoding units (VCUs) for the YouTube service. Sources: Google , Wall Street Journal

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2019

Sorry Google Jump users, but Google has made the decision to shut down their cloud-based video stitching service on June 28 th citing a decline in Jump Assembler users. Anything left on Google’s Cloud Storage will be deleted immediately after Google suspends their service on June 28 th. Image Credit: Google AR & VR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Google Earth VR , which is available today on PC VR, is a breathtaking way to explore our fascinating planet. With Google unfortunately abandoning many of its VR initiatives, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a version of Google Earth VR with multiplayer, let alone Quest support.

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2020

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. If you’re looking for more examples of Google’s volumetric video, you can check them out here.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This week on Reality Bytes, we sing along with Google’s new music-based generative AI, experience data overload with TikTok’s “Video Insights,” and discuss the AI battle between Microsoft's Bing and Google’s Bard. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Minneapolis law enforcement used Google location data to help track down suspects accused of inciting violence during protests of the police killing of George Floyd last May, according to a weekend TechCrunch report. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. At Google I/O, no executive of the company has talked about the M-word, but they have anyway showed interesting AR updates, which will be relevant for our future M-world. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Apple continues to make moves to catch up to Google's leading position in online mapping, including immersive features like AR navigation. Its latest move involves collecting 3D mapping data while people use Apple Maps. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Slashgear

APRIL 26, 2022

Google wants to give users more insight into apps that collect data and how that information is used. It may take a while before every app shows it, however.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2019

Live View, a new navigation feature that adds AR overlays to the Google Maps experience, has officially begun rolling out on iOS and a wider variety of Android devices. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Featured Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: The Wall Street Journal.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 16, 2021

In the first ruling of its kind, the Australian Federal Court announced on Friday that Google violated the country’s laws surrounding consumer safety when it misled Australian Android users about the location data that their phones were collecting. Read more.

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Upload VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and "contribute to" its upcoming XR platform, but Meta said no. That same year, Lenovo launched a standalone headset running Daydream, Google's own VR OS that included its Google Play Services, Play Store, Google apps, and VR core technology on top of AOSP.

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2019

While VR technology may have been absent at this year’s I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California, Google did reveal several AR and machine learning-based updates coming soon to Google Lens. Image Credit: Google. Image Credit: Google. Of course, the update does much more than translate.

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Slashgear

APRIL 14, 2022

A new Google app has appeared for iOS, and it's designed to make switching to Android easier. The only problem? The app appears to be a work in progress.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 24, 2022

Google is facing a lawsuit over allegedly collecting location data from Android users while making it difficult for users to limit data collection.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 24, 2022

Texas, and at least two other states refocused their sights on Google, claiming the company repeatedly pressures its users to forfeit their location data through dark pattern tactics and other deceptive practices. On Monday, attorneys general from Washington D.C., Altogether, these practices may amount to violations… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Google has reportedly taken action against three children’s apps in the Play Store—Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay—for allegedly violating its data collection policies, according to a report… Read more. Just because a children’s app looks innocuous doesn’t mean it’s not doing some shady stuff in the background.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2023

Meanwhile, major technology firms Google and T-Mobile contributed further to the XR landscape with some significant project partnerships. Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity Google has launched Geospatial Creator for Unity, a new platform that allows developers to preview 3D assets in the Unity Editor.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2020

After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. For Google that of course means search. Several Google moves over the past decade had that same underlying goal. Meanwhile, Google’s AR play is visual search , which similarly traces back to the goal of driving search volume.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Virtual Virtual Reality launched on Google Daydream back in 2017, but thanks to some fun and clever interaction design that worked equally well on both 3DOF and 6DOF headsets, the game made its way to all major VR platforms with marked success in the years following the demise of the ill-fated Daydream.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The most notable updates came from Google, Apple and Facebook, in order of recency. This includes Google’s updates to its visual search efforts; Apple’s Lidar-powered iPhone 12 Pro; and Facebook’s developments in Live Maps, experimental AR glasses … and of course Quest 2. Let’s dive in… Google .

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