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Google Acquires Eyefluence: An Eye-Tracking Startup With Big VR/AR Implications

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Google certainly thinks so as it has just acquired Eyefluence for itself. According to an official statement on the Eyefluence blog announcing the acquisition: “Today, we are excited to announce that the Eyefluence team is joining Google! Google will reportedly be releasing its Daydream View VR headset in the next 2-3 weeks.

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Valve, SMI and Tobii Preview VR’s Eye Tracking Future In HTC Vive

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Another is more robust hand and finger tracking , so the incredible variety of quick and precise movements in your hands are accurately represented in a virtual world. A look inside a headset with eye tracking from Tobii. New Tools For Game Designers. Higher Resolution Headsets May Need Eye Tracking.

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Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity

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Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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VR AR Global Summit Summary

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This is something Google doesn`t yet have. link] New Hardware Pico Neo 2 eye : eye tracking, vr and ar, hand tracking. Super sensitive new interfaces for buttons and tools. This is something AR has been waiting for in a long time. I hope it works as they advertise. Varjo : super quality, all features.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

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T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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

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The web-based, low-poly social space is accessible to both VR headsets and desktop web browsers, making it potential tool for businesses looking for a quick way to shift in-person meetings from the physical to the virtual. SEE ALSO Pico Unveils Neo 2 Standalone Headset with Integrated Eye-tracking.

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Meta to Add AI Features to Ray Ban Stories SmartGlasses Next Month

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In a recent report from the New York Times, Meta revealed new AI features for its smart glasses product – that Meta developed using Ray Ban frames – following the firm’s promise of broader virtual assistant tools for the product range at last year’s Connect event.