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Niantic And Sony Are Partnering On Audio AR Technology

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But did you know that before there was Pokémon GO , Niantic launched a sci-fi-based AR game called Ingress Prime that used OpenStreetMap and Google Maps to create a citywide geocaching game of capture the flag? Excited to partner with @Sony on the launch of LinkBuds to provide immersive audio experiences for @NianticLabs apps.

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Google Brings ARCore 1.0 to Multiple Flagship Smartphones, Google Lens Preview Soon

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Ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) next week, Google announced it’s bringing ARCore , it’s augmented reality SDK, out of preview and to a number of flagship smartphones in its 1.0 Once Google throws the switch, you’ll be able to download ARCore here. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google.

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Google Bringing WebVR 1.1 To Daydream in January

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As reported by Road to VR , Google recently confirmed that the latest iteration of the framework, WebVR 1.1, Speaking at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality last month, Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google stated that a beta version should launch in December 2016 followed by a stable launch in January 2017.

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These Are The Apps You Can Now Download on Google Daydream

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No, not the launch of Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro , we’re talking about the arrival of Google Daydream, the company’s new mobile VR ecosystem. Again, StreetView has had VR support for some time, but Daydream offers a superior way to use the app over Google Cardboard. Google Photos. The big day is here.

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Community Download: Who ‘Won’ Virtual Reality In 2016?

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From monolithic manufacturers such as Facebook’s Oculus, Samsung, HTC, Google, and Sony, to the small, but hard working development teams that filled our platforms with content, the entire industry deserves to take a bow. Tagged with: community download , discussion , virtual reality , won , year of VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.1.1): Quest is selling well for the holidays, UEVR injector released, and more!

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This is noticeable especially by two things: The Meta Quest smartphone app , which is fundamental to configure the headset, has been the most downloaded app on the whole App Store The applications on the Meta Quest store have all seen a spike in usage these days. For instance, Gorilla Tag has now 2.5x

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

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1, 2027 for commercial customers, Windows Mixed Reality will no longer be available for download via the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and Steam VR beta, and Microsoft will discontinue support.” More info Google has to open its operating system to more stores As part of a settlement with the U.S.

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