Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Michael Antonov, Chief Software Architect at Oculus, is due to speak at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference on April 18th about React VR, a framework that builds on Facebook’s React JavaScript library. WebVR is an API pioneered by Mozilla and Google that enables a VR experience to be embedded into a normal webpage.).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The first headset, Daydream View , works with the first Daydream-ready phones, Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL, but other companies will be bringing new devices to the ecosystem over time. The latter of these two devices had already been rumored to support Daydream, but Google’s VP of VR, Clay Bavor, just confirmed it.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

This week, Google officially announced the retirement of its flagship smart glasses product. In a company document , the firm confirmed the retirement of Google Glass Enterprise Edition effective this Wednesday (March 15). Google will also drop official support for its enterprise-grade immersive hardware on September 15, 2023.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. This new XR platform was far from the main focus of the event, which centered around the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone and other hardware announcements.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 21, 2023

After months of tinkering and testing, Project Iris, Google’s latest AR innovation, appears to be another “Google Glass Failure.” For years, Google has been toying with the idea of becoming a real competitor in the extended reality market. But for all its innovation and resources, Google’s AR ideas never really seem to pan out.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Last year Google showed us their commitment to VR, unveiling a Daydream View VR headset , Daydream platform, and Pixel phone. Now exactly a year later, Google is back again with VR updates and an additional focus on augmented reality (AR). Last year Google launched with 25 apps and games on Daydream. ARCore & AR Stickers.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

But, software is important too. The bigger your XR needs are, the larger your software needs are. This allows devices to become smaller while running more robust software. This allows devices to become smaller while running more robust software. XR hardware is on the move. But, what is the cloud anyway?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meta has been the last news mentioned at this Connect, but actually all the event was conceived just to arrive at this final announcement. The rest of the event has been different than the previous Oculus/Facebook Connects. This event was instead all about explaining what is the metaverse. And he kept his word.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the last couple of years, AR has experienced tremendous growth and popularity as big technology giants like Google, Amazon, Apple have adopted the technology. There is a high demand for AR software, and this software cannot simply rely on human programming to display virtual objects against the real-world backdrop.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2017

During Day 2 of Google I/O 2017, following major announcements of support for standalone VR headsets and a ‘2.0’ release of the Daydream software platform, Mike Jazayeri, Director of Product Management for Daydream, stated that “tens of millions” of Daydream-Ready devices are expected in the market by the end of the year.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

In an email to UploadVR, AltspaceVR announced that it will be releasing a “new version of its software” that consists of a “mobile app that fully supports Google Daydream View and also provides access into AltspaceVR for compatible Android phones even without a virtual reality (VR) headset.”

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Slashgear

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This week Google announced that their very own virtual reality software developer kit was graduating out of beta. This announcement came just in time for the release of their all-encompassing hardware and software event, set to take place on the 4th of October.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Google today revealed its latest phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. And while the introduction of the devices didn’t see much fanfare related to VR, Google has confirmed to Road to VR that both phones are compatible with its Daydream View headsets. Google wouldn’t comment on future plans for Daydream View.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As we wrote recently , Google’s first dedicated Daydream VR headset ‘View’ is out on November 10th and Google have now detailed the Daydream platform’s launch window software line up. Google’s long awaited evolution of Cardboard, its early Android-based VR experiment, is finally almost with us.

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Upload VR

MAY 11, 2023

During its I/O 2023 conference, Google said it will share more about its 'Android collaboration' with Samsung on 'immersive XR' later this year. Samsung revealed in February that it was partnering with Google and Qualcomm to develop XR hardware, with Qualcomm providing the chipset and Google handling "the software".

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Upload VR

APRIL 17, 2024

Before Apple even publicly signaled changes to its App Store policies inviting this type of software onto its storefront, a limited-run TestFlight started filling up on Vision Pro for a Game Boy Advance emulator. Last year, Apple shared its Apple Vision Pro launch event with Disney as its premiere content partner.

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ARPost

APRIL 29, 2022

The event, dedicated to the company’s staff in Ukraine, was produced across real locations in LA – a departure from the previous two partner summits that were created on stages. You can watch the full event online but we didn’t have to skip a lot. Partnerships With Google and LiveNation. See Also: Snap’s Lion of a March.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2022

Obviously it was virtual as well, as the rest of Covid affected events. This is something Google doesn`t yet have. link] Maintenance Brainpad by Joinpad : management system for enterprise maintenance using a Super Simple device with Super Simple software. I hope it works as they advertise. Varjo : super quality, all features.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

At Google’s I/O event in San Francisco today, they’ve announced that in Android N, they’re including a complete platform and ecosystem built entirely for virtual reality. The post Google Announce ‘Daydream’ a VR Platform for Android N appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

MARCH 11, 2020

COVID-19 claimed yet another victim this morning as E3 event organizers Entertainment Software Association announced the cancellation of this year’s conference due to fears of a potential coronavirus outbreak. . Organizers hope to provide an ‘online experience’ this June.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

AR|VR|MR 2024, apart from other emerging technology, shows its focus display and waveguide solutions – the hardware and software that powers immersive visualisation on MR headsets, AR smart glasses, and more. Yesterday, Google and Mojo Vision representatives introduced the event, kicking off the monumental event with an opening keynote.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Like so many conferences and summits in the last few months, the event for enterprise XR and wearables went entirely digital – this one with its own custom-built platform to promote the professional networking that the summit is known for. The platform will remain up to foster connection in the months following the event.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The XR Headset With Google? In February Samsung officially announced it was working on an XR headset, with Google handling the system software via a new variant of Android and Qualcomm providing the chipset. What seems far more likely is non-AR smart glasses.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

AltspaceVR today announced a new version of its software — a mobile app that fully supports Google Daydream View and also provides access into AltspaceVR for compatible Android phones even without a virtual reality (VR) headset. AltspaceVR Mobile is available at no cost on Google Play or through the Google Daydream app. “We

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ARPost

MARCH 3, 2020

Expeditions Pioneer Program by Google. Google helps tackle the latter with its Expeditions Pioneer Program. Below is a sneak peek of Google’s experiment at Andersen Middle School, where they pioneered their program. ?. Teachers and staff learn how to use Google’s Expeditions app and ARCore (for Android) or ARKit (for iOS).

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

The virtual event, which included networking rounds, panel discussions, and expert presentations, was attended by hundreds of educators and solution providers. According to event organizers Kris Kolo and Carlos Ochoa, the event is “the largest VR/AR event in education.” Debating the Importance of Headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

All of this fostered the creation of many virtual events , that let people enjoy their time with other people while making everyone staying at home. Because of the success of these two events, VRChat got a huge spike in viewers , and in fact, the servers crashed soon after the end of our concert. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. It is like Google here. The full suite of software products that is now being developed by HTC.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Not only is Meta’s Connect event coming up quickly, but Apple and Microsoft are also working towards establishing XR productivity tools. In the wake of MR headsets and software coming soon, Google and Samsung quickly reacted – internally – in a bid to create a competing device with an apparent lack of direction.

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ARPost

AUGUST 25, 2020

Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. Obsess is one of the popular virtual reality software platforms for experiential shopping. Tradeshows and Events.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Whether it’s powering pop-up experiences and experiential marketing events, or creating unique new ways for customers to explore the latest products offered by brands, there are countless opportunities out there. The company is even producing some of the most impressive smart glasses on the market.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2013, San Francisco-based software company Niantic launched Ingress , a cutting-edge location-based AR mobile game that had players choose one of two factions and battle others in a geocaching game of capture the flag. A full list of events and cities can be found at the Ingress Prime website. Image Credit: Niantic .

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Picking up where we left off last week in examining Apple’s hearables strategy, what’s Google’s counterpoint? With Apple out of the way, we’ll now tackle Google (and Bose next week). How is audio AR aligned with Google’s master plan to be the “knowledge layer” for the spatial web?

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AR Insider

JUNE 10, 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.” It’s a software architecture that enables spatially oriented computing interactions. ” But it’s not alone.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

Late last week, at its 2024 Frontier event online showcase, Pimax debuted two VR headsets that continue its legacy of creating ultra-high spec specialist XR devices. 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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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Google's new Pixel 5 strays from the brand's historical pricing, but stays true to its legacy of providing amazing cameras and software.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With significant events occurring every month, bringing together XR firms and end-users, 2024 is already becoming a year of incubation that could potentially propel XR into the office space and beyond. However, Apple is expected to release it worldwide later this year after further announcements at the yearly WWDC event.

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