AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. Specifically, the stellar performance of wearables could signal Apple’s continued financial motivations to lessen revenue dependence on a maturing iPhone. Tim Cook is a big fan of AR. By the Numbers.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2023

In October, a rumor emerged claiming that Samsung was working on a smart ring that uses multiple sensors to give you important health data throughout the day, much like a modern smartwatch. It’s also possible that the South Korean company will unveil other wearable devices in 2023.

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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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GizModo VR

JULY 10, 2020

European regulators are examining Google’s deal to acquire Fitbit, even seeking perspective from healthcare providers and the company’s rival wearable device makers. This appears to be making Google sweat a little bit, according to a Reuters report , because the company may be planning to offer a binding pledge not to… Read more.

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AR Insider

MARCH 24, 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.” For example, the last installment of this series examined Google’s natural “Internet of Places” play.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2019

The $199 wearable tracks your performance and displays key information via a see-through overlay. In 2019, a majority of smartphone users find themselves utilizing some form of wearable technology, such as bluetooth headsets and smartwatches. Image Credit: FORM. “I Featured Image Credit: FORM.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

However, Apple is actively promoting it in the workplace to demonstrate the importance of spatial data for businesses. Alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, Samsung unveiled a device with a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last Monday, Google published a European patent filing for its upcoming augmented reality (AR) smart glasses product. In the filing, Google secured a smartglasses design containing “beamforming” microphones for enhanced spatial audio. Google also outlines other uses for the beamforming microphone.

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ARVR

JULY 8, 2022

In January, 2015, amid a mounting wave of critical sentiment, Google withdrew Glass from the consumer market, with the promise of returning with a revamped product in 2017. But, since then, no major tech company has offered AR glasses for consumers, and wearable AR has turned into a market that is perpetually ‘three years away’.

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AR Insider

JUNE 25, 2020

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 Insider

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. billion in Apple’s Q4 earnings , while wearables were up 54 percent to $6.52

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Facebook is keenly aware of the backlash that faced Glass—Google’s early attempt at consumer smart glasses. It’s like Google Glass times ten. The data collected will be used to train AR perception systems that will allow AR glasses to understand the world around them in order to provide useful information to the user.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Bose is already there with Bose AR, while Google has developed live language translation apps and Apple will enter a bit later, as it often does. Speaking of Apple, it’s highly motivated towards Audio AR as part of a wearables suite that counteracts slowing iPhone sales as we’ve speculated. Its wearables unit reported $5.5

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Is Apple Building an Entertainment Wearable? Begun, The Wearables Wars Have. Will Google Incubate AR Inside Search? Is Google Building an ‘Internet of Places?’ Data Point of the Week: Top 3 . And look forward to more daily spatial computing coverage in 2020. Trend Analysis: Top 10. Billion by 2023.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 16, 2020

The eventual target is a likely an all-day wearable. Notably, training wheels could also tie into Apple’s AR glasses if it starts with an entertainment wearable that eases users into AR through activities they already know… watching TV and movies. Google is already pushing the technology to future proof it’s core search business.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 8, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. To characterize activity so far and to extrapolate market directions, we’ll take a closer look at three examples: Apple, Google and Bose. But as iPhone sales continue to decelerate, wearables are a beacon of hope in Cupertino. Specifically, iPhone sales are down $3.5

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

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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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

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. STYLY launches support for 3D models made with Google Tilt Brush.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

As we continue to examine , wearables are AR’s forbear, in that they will condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies. Meanwhile, wearables are further propelled by tech-giant motivations. It sees wearables both offsetting near-term iPhone revenue deceleration; and future-proofing its hardware-heavy profit machine.

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GizModo VR

JULY 30, 2020

At the end of last year, Google decided to plop down $2.1 Almost immediately after, there were questions whether the deal counted as a data monopoly, and now Reuters is reporting that the European Union is ready to launch a full-scale antitrust investigation into the deal next week. billion and buy Fitbit. Read more.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. At the other end of the spectrum are the likes of North Focals — lacking immersion and contextual awareness, but stylistically-viable (though sales challenges and sale to Google should be noted). The Next Mobility.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. That will likely be a suite of wearables , including AR glasses, that achieves the signature Apple platform lock-in. Continuing with the “layer” analogy, Google wants to be the information layer for the spatial web.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Additionally, given Samsung’s partnership with Qualcomm, it is highly likely that the device will contain Qualcomm’s latest XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which was developed in collaboration with Samsung and Google. We need all the new cool devices, but we gotta get the data. So, there are two things happening in parallel.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

” For Google, investments in AR are to drive search (visual search, mapping). That’s iPhones today and a wearables suite (including AR glasses) in the longer term. Google will be the knowledge layer , just like its web index serves that purpose on the 2D web. For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Another example of the “training-wheels” principle is the broader product category of wearables. This includes most notably visual search ( Google Lens ) and navigation ( Google Live View ). More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report.

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 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.” That can happen by mapping the contours of the scene or having previously-mapped spatial data. as they are for Google?—?but

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It includes some of its data and takeaways. Picking up where we left off with Apple’s and Google’s respective hearables strategies, how does Bose compare? With Apple and Google out of the way, we’ll now tackle Bose. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. Audio AR will be the same.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2019

Are we finally getting closer to affordable, good-looking AR wearables? Let’s face it, humans can be, at times, vain and fickle creatures, so the fact that most HMDs tend to make their users look dorky as heck doesn’t really help when it comes to mass market adoption. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

So markerless AR is powered not only by depth sensors and other positioning data, but also by ML algorithms on top of this data. LOCATION-BASED AR When users enter a particular location, AR applications can use that data to accurately display virtual content. Apps like Pokemon Go utilize markerless AR.

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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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AR Insider

DECEMBER 25, 2019

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 Apple , Google , Facebook and Microsoft are all on that list.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For some time now, innovators have been exploring the benefits of bringing data closer to the servers and tools that need to leverage it. Today’s XR wearables are becoming increasingly more advanced, producing high-definition visuals and audio at a phenomenal speed, to make digital interactions feel more realistic, organic, and impressive.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

For an indexed library of spatial computing insights, data, reports and multimedia, subscribe to ARtillery PRO. We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Supporting Evidence.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This signals a design path that — like we project for Apple — will prioritize wearability and social sensibilities over advanced optics, at least in version 1. Abrash outlines three key layers, starting with something we already have: location data. Also under the AR umbrella is Project Aria. Fourth Modality.

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ARVR

JULY 19, 2022

Augmented layering is about bringing virtual objects, data, and digital information into our physical environments. Interfaces Through Time The first interfaces for computers were restricted to large data science labs and required engineers to manage and run. a move towards a 3-dimensional web. Augmented Layering and Immersive Spaces.

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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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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Are we finally getting closer to affordable, good-looking AR wearables? On the consumer side, the Vuzix Blade Companion App, which is available for download from the App Store or Google Play, connects the device to both Android or iOS devices.

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