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Meta Rebranding Quest Software Horizon OS, Will Run On New Headsets From ASUS, Lenovo, More

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A line of headsets for "productivity, learning, and entertainment" from Lenovo. A headset "fully focused on immersive entertainment like watching movies and videos with the highest resolution OLED screens." It's unclear whether any of these refer to the ASUS or Lenovo headsets, or just future potential avenues companies could take.

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Google Axes Hundreds of AR Hardware Jobs amidst Qualcomm, Samsung Partnership

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This week, reports revealed that Google is laying off a significant portion of its 1P AR hardware team, casting doubts upon its in-house XR product portfolio. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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Big XR News from Apple, Google, XREAL, and Meta Reality Labs

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The app store will offer immersive solutions catering to productivity, notably for working, peer-to-peer collaboration, and viewing reference material. In a statement, Google announced: A few hundred roles are being eliminated in DSPA, with the majority of impacts on the 1P AR Hardware team.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

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Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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Will an ‘Internet of Places’ Serve as AR’s Framework?

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We’re of course referring to the AR cloud. This has led to approaches like crowdsourcing ( 6d.ai ), visual databases for object recognition ( Google & Apple ), satellite imagery ( Sturfee ) 2D image compositions ( Scape ) and others ( YouAR ). Google Lens ) and navigation (e.g. This includes visual search (e.g.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. THIS SMARTPHONE WANTS TO MAKE HEADSETS OBSOLETE.

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Could the 2020s Be the Decade When AR Glasses Replace the Smartphone?

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Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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