Tue.Jan 07, 2020

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CES 2020: Launch Native Android Apps In AR Using Nreal Light Glasses

VRScout

Nreal unveils the first 3D system supporting all native Android apps. CES 2020 is here and Nreal , the company working to bring a sense of style of AR headsets, is kicking it off the annual tech conference with a big announcement that will change how you view AR experiences as an everyday interface for work and for play. Nebula is the first-ever system that will take your Android smartphone apps and transform them into 3D mixed reality experiences via a pair of tethered Nreal Light glasses.

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PICK&PLAY Introduces Children to AR Technology

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It’s no secret that the world is getting more technical. Naturally, schools and parents alike want to help children rise to this challenge and take advantage of the opportunity. You might have heard of schools teaching coding as a foreign language. There hasn’t really been anything like that for AR technology. Until now. Meeting Grinrise. Grinrise is a company specializing in early childhood development.

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CES 2020: Samsung Teases Prototype AR Glasses

VRScout

Are augmented reality personal trainers the future of at-home exercise? Samsung is kicked-off the first day of CES 2020 with a bang this morning, offering attendees an in-depth look at a variety of cutting-edge products straight out of a science fiction novel, including a BB8-style robot assistant, as well as new improvements to their proprietary voice assistant, Bixby.

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2020 Spatial Predictions: Industrial AR Makes Incremental Gains

AR Insider

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Spatial Computing: 2019 Lessons, 2020 Outlook. It includes some of its data and takeaways. More can be previewed here and subscribe for the full report. At this stage of spatial computing’s lifecycle , it’s becoming clear that patience is a virtue. After passing through the boom and bust cycle of 2016 and 2017, the last two years were more about measured optimism in the face of the sobering realities of industry shakeou

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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VRgineers to Debut Upgraded “8K” XTAL Ultrawide VR Headset at CES 2020

Road to VR

This week at CES 2020, VRgineers, makers of the enterprise-focused XTAL headset, plan to debut the latest version of their ultrawide FOV headset which will use a 4K display for each eye, which the company calls “8K,” and bring improved lenses and a video passthrough add-on. VRgineers introduced their ultrawide XTAL headset two years ago and have been regularly tweaking it with improvements since then.

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Qualcomm Chips Now in More Than 30 Headsets, First XR2 Devices Expected in 2H 2020

Road to VR

Qualcomm has been using its heft as a mobile chip maker to accelerate the development of AR and VR devices because it believes the ‘immersive compute’ category is the long term future of the smartphone. It’s still early days, but with more than 30 headsets with Qualcomm chips now on the market, the company has become the key enabler of mobile XR devices.

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Pimax Vision 8K X Goes Into Production as Series Takes to CES 2020

Peter Graham

A couple of months ago Pimax began taking pre-orders for its next-generation virtual reality (VR) headsets, dubbed the Vision series. Two models were revealed, the Vision 8K X and Vision 8K Plus. With CES 2020 taking place this week in Las Vegas, Pimax has made several announcements including mass production of the flagship Vision 8K X and two new head-mounted displays (HMD).

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‘Firefox Reality’ VR Web Browser to Launch on Pico Headsets Soon

Road to VR

Mozilla announced at CES this week that it’s bringing Firefox Reality , its VR web browser, to Pico headsets soon. Launched in late 2018, Firefox Reality is a made-for-VR web browser that includes the ability to sync your Firefox Account, send tabs, sync history and bookmarks, and easily browse a curated selection of WebVR content. Along with Firefox Reality comes Mozilla Hubs , the web-based social VR platform, both of which are said to arrive on all Pico headsets sometime in Q1 2020.

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Leica and Insta360 Reveal Modular Action Camera Insta360 ONE R

Peter Graham

Camera companies the world over have often partnered with renown manufacturer Leica when creating a premium product, as that little red circular logo is seen as a badge of quality. Now it’s the turn of Insta360 , with both companies announcing a collaborative effort on a new action camera, the Insta360 ONE R. Designed around a modular body, the Insta360 ONE R offers three interchangeable lens mods; a Dual-Lens 360 Mod, a 4K Wide-Angle Mod and the 1-Inch Wide Angle Mod co-engineered with L

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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2020 Kickoff: Progress to Date and the Long Road Ahead

The AR Show

Major companies are investing billions of dollars per YEAR into making consumer-grade, high-utility AR Smartglasses a reality, but progress is slow. There’s no Moore’s law in displays, optics, or batteries. These underlying technologies still remain a big hurdle in developing AR Smartglasses good enough for mass adoption. Additional hurdles remain around the system’s understanding of your intent and the world around you, as well as the social acceptance of these devices.

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The Creative Cool of Chromosphere

WITHIN

The award-winning studio behind the latest story for Within’s AR reading app for kids prizes outside-the-box thinking over tried-and-true practices [link] Chromosphere is an Emmy Award-winning international design and animation studio that forges new creative frontiers using artists who believe in unconventional ideas and aren’t afraid to experiment with new techniques.