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The AR Location Wars, Part II: Apple

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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.” For example, the last installment of this series examined Google’s natural “Internet of Places” play.

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Triangulating Clues in Apple’s AR Roadmap

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For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. As we examined , that includes AirPods Pro spatial audio — signaling a continued march towards audio AR, and a wearables suite that carries different flavors of sensory augmentation. This is a core AR cloud principle.

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AR Glasses: Technology With Potential for Consumers Too?

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This was certainly the case of Google Glass back in 2012. Many argued that Google Glass was too expensive and sought to meet a non-existing need. And when it comes to consumer wearables, rumors are flying that Apple is planning to release its own version of AR glasses by 2022. Industry Potential Will Continue to Grow.

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The AR Location Wars, Part II: Apple

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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.” That can happen by mapping the contours of the scene or having previously-mapped spatial data. But it’s not alone. So an AR device?—?in

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XR Today Guide: What is Augmented Reality?

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Simply put, AR allows its users to supply digital overlays of data, creative content, or holographic images with unlimited potential. AR and applications designed for it provide sensory information to users with spatially-anchored data. Data linked to specific positions in the physical world come to life with AR technologies.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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To make matters murkier, there’s also the recently-announced partnership between Google and HTC Vive to create new standalone mobile headsets for all Google Daydream-ready Android phones. Now this is what I call retail theater. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.15): Facebook keeps working on its masterplan, WebXR arrives on iOS, and more!

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The news is interesting for three reasons: Smartwatches and smartglasses are closely related; This shows how Facebook is working on all kind of wearables , so it has a broader scope than just making AR/VR glasses. Catherine D Henry has just released her “XR for Retail 2021 Intelligence Report”. Some news on content.

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