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Bubiko Foodtour’s Unusual Guide to Augmented Reality: An Approachable Introduction to AR Technology

ARPost

There’s a great ebook out there that’ll introduce you to all the jargon you need. Inside the eBook. These include ideas, organizations, people, events, and hardware and software. You’ve probably already experienced AR technology. But, have you ever wondered how it works?

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The “War of Words” Taking Place in XR Technology

ARPost

To be clear, he wasn’t talking specifically about lexicography, he was talking about XR technology and software. The ebook is a compilation of definitions and lessons learned first-hand and illustrated through the creation of the titular Bubiko. See Also: XR Companies Working Overtime - From Home.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.01.17): Big tech companies’ battle for talents, PSVR 2 still not confirmed for 2022, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players.

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How Will Xiaomi’s AR Smart Glasses Square Up with Rivals?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

These allow users to swipe virtual pages in manuals and eBooks, exit apps, navigate maps, and other controls. Spaces can facilitate this by allowing enterprise users to integrate bespoke programmes on Xiaomi’s hardware platform. This is offered on the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 and AR2 Gen 1 processing platforms.

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5 best audiobook apps so you can listen to your books on the go

Mashable VR

Barnes & Noble still produces NOOK devices, but the brand has branched out to offer software and content. If you download the Nook app, you can instantly explore over 75,000 free eBooks and more than 10,000 free audiobooks. NOOK was developed by Barnes & Noble as an Android-based e-reader platform, launched in late 2009.

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Everything-As-A-Service: Why All Brands Must Consider Subscription Models

Bernard Marr

And this doesn’t just apply to movies and TV; from online learning courses, online fitness or yoga classes, music streaming services, and ebook or audiobook subscription services, almost any kind of content can be offered as a service these days. As a service” is now the go-to business model for software and computing providers.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.13): Horizon Worlds is now in open beta, Among Us VR is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It makes sense for Samsung, which is great in manufacturing hardware, to partner with Microsoft , that is doing a good job in creating a platform for XR, to compete with the other companies. Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. If you may be interested, check the link here below. Learn more.

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