XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 18, 2022

Extended reality promises a new way for business leaders in the retail landscape to connect colleagues and reach their audience like never before. Tools like virtual, augmented, and mixed reality could help to recreate some of the meaningful experiences we’re used to seeing with in-person retail interactions. Yord Studio.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We learned from Google Glass that cool hardware is not enough to impress consumers. Initially, the release was supposed to be through 20 brick-and-mortar retailers around the country. High demand caused an initial early sell-out of the hardware, pushing orders back online. Other Elements in the Update.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A New York Times report maintains that Meta has been planning its own retail stores that aim to eventually span the world. Opening physical stores though would be much larger step for Meta, putting it in the same retail class as Microsoft, Apple and Google; the latter just opening its first retail store this summer.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps. Further, Google itself is seemingly preparing to be the Android of XR with.

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AR Insider

MARCH 15, 2021

This is amplified during a pandemic when it can bring back some of the product essence and dimension that’s lost in retail lockdowns. AR meanwhile resonates on the sell side: brands and retailers. For more of the latter, Google has new figures that support AR’s utility as a shopping tool. Camera Commerce.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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. RPR is leveraging Google’s Geospatial Creator and Adobe Aero to secure the location-based AR customer experience.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Available in stores today and coinciding with the release of Google’s Pixel 2 phone, Daydream View is an improvement—but you’re probably not going to notice until you actually put it on. In addition to a new top head strap, Google also changed up the materials. It’s not the outer materials where Daydream View really shines though.

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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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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. AR in Retail and Shopping . Some retail industry companies like American Apparel, Kohls, Sephora, etc. The concept of augmented reality is no longer new.

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ARPost

APRIL 29, 2022

Creators are using Lens Studio to build new AR experiences, moving beyond mobile, and pushing the boundaries of what is possible at the intersection of innovative hardware and software.”. From there, Navas launched a number of updates to AR fashion retail on Snap. Partnerships With Google and LiveNation.

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2023

Collaborating with teammates in a virtual space is as easy as opening a Google Doc. According to the team, accessing the system is as easy as opening a Google Doc. This includes industries ranging from aerospace and medicine to automotive, apparel, and retail. Ease is the name of the game when it comes to Campfire.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Across retail, VR is also providing new ways to enhance the customer experience. into their services and platforms.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Before Oculus can have its three days of fun later this week, Google will be getting its time in the spotlight at its own Made By Google press conference in San Francisco tomorrow. Namely, it’s time to learn a lot more about Google Daydream. What Hardware Is Google Making For Daydream?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

No more guessing games and waiting around: Google has revealed the official launch date for its Daydream View headset, and it’s coming very soon. Currently, Daydream View works with the now-available Google Pixel and Pixel XL, though other compatible handsets will be added in the weeks and months to come. Google Play Movies.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Several companies including MergeVR, Curiscope, zSpace, Google Expeditions , QuiverVision and others couple these teacher resources with physical hardware or tactile tools to further engage learning. #3 of teachers are using VR/AR in their classroom, despite widespread access to inexpensive devices such as the Google Cardboard.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This is amplified during a pandemic when it can bring back some of the product essence and dimension that’s lost in retail lockdowns. AR meanwhile resonates on the sell side: brands and retailers. For more of the latter, Google has new figures that support AR’s utility as a shopping tool. hardware or software?—?have

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2021

NVIDIA’s CloudXR technology is designed to provide real-time XR cloud streaming, which aims to remove the need for local high-end PC rendering hardware. It has an SDK for the service and has also brought CloudXR to the three leading cloud computing platforms : AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unveiled at a press event last month, Google’s Daydream View headset is now on sale from retailers like Best Buy, Verizon, and Google’s own store. Like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel or Pixel XL device).

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 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.” is to sell hardware. For example, the last installment of this series examined Google’s natural “Internet of Places” play.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Mixed reality (MR) collaboration services are also emerging on hardware like the Meta Quest Pro. Meta’s new hardware integrates AR technology like location-based interactive visualisations for full-colour MR applications. AR is also present in retail apps, allowing customers to virtually try products before buying them.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

For example, Google click value is greater when local intent is signaled by the searcher, such as a “near me” or geographic modifiers like a zip code in the search query. So companies like Google, Yelp, Foursquare and many others have built businesses around this principle in driving local search and discovery?

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Funding Roundup: Google Acquires Eyefluence, Oblong Industries Raises $65M & InContext Raises $15.2M Google buys Eyefluence , a company that specializes in turning eye movements into virtual actions, to boost its VR hardware. The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Better AR Hardware Options Better AR hardware options, caused by innovations in mobile technology, such as LiDAR and ToF (depth sensing hardware). Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. For example, it’s popular among furniture stores like EQ3.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2020

Another good example is Google’s AR animals. This is known as WebAR , and it’s much better suited for use cases like virtual try-ons and in-store retail assistance. Almost all new smartphones are compatible with ARCore and ARKit , so the hardware is not an issue. No app download necessary.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

The Entertainment Software Association organizes and presents E3, which many developers, publishers, hardware and accessory manufacturers use to introduce and advertise upcoming games and game-related merchandise to retailers and to members of the press. The games industry is now bigger than movies and music combined.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal will be available online and in all retail locations where Vive is sold. Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Google Daydream View Sale. Google Daydream View Sale. Shop on Amazon.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 3, 2019

XR isn’t just about the hardware. Getting the tech-fan in your life a gift that expresses that can be more thoughtful than any hardware. That means that gift cards for Google Play and iTunes can be great gifts for XR aficionados. Many AR and VR applications require some minimal hardware but have other options.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Apple is also adding hardware to its iPhones that hint at a headset-based future. Google was the first major technology company to release a head-worn computer when it introduced Google Glass in 2013.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2019

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, many were curious as to why a social media company, whose track record with hardware included a phone that failed just a year prior to the Oculus purchase, would be interested in buying the plucky VR startup for over $2 billion dollars. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas.

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MAY 18, 2017

At its annual developer conference called I/O, Google announced standalone VR headsets for the Daydream VR platform, the first of which will be made by HTC and Lenovo. Oculus made a strategic mistake with a very affordable (obviously subsidized) development kit, and then jacked the price of retail devices.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

According to Adobe , Thanksgiving and Black Friday online retail sales exceeded $5 billion, with mobile devices setting a massive new record, contributing $1.2 But as the dust settles from the chaos of Thanksgiving weekend shopping, one retail analyst isn’t painting such a rosy picture for virtual reality sales during the holiday weekend. “A

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

If you want to emulate the likes of Google, Amazon, and Facebook, or more correctly, avoid being kicked out of business by them, it is imperative you at least consider the use cases of AR that fit into and can improve your business model. See Also: The Data-Driven Future of AR in Independent Business. Which brings us to….

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 10, 2021

Still a little bulkier than the Google Glass, the ThinkReality weighs just under four and a half ounces — compared to 1.3 ounces of the Google Glass. By comparison, the Google Glass has just one tiny 640 by 360 pixel display just above the right eye and only one camera.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 28, 2019

hardware & software. Though hardware revenue isn’t counted in AR revenue totals (yet), it’s worth keeping an eye on as a foundation for “ audio AR.” ARaaS also includes what we call B2B2C, which involves supporting retailers or brands that are building AR experiences for their customers.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This was the case in “normal” times and has accelerated during the COVID era, when retail lockdowns compel AR’s ability to visualize products remotely. For one, they can more-directly tap into device sensors when using a native platform such as ARkit that has purpose-built vertical integration with the hardware.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 Last year, Google also acquired North, an AR smart glass manufactures.

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AR Insider

JULY 25, 2019

hardware & software. Though hardware revenue isn’t counted in AR revenue totals (yet), it’s worth keeping an eye on as a foundation for “ audio AR.” ARaaS also includes what we call B2B2C, which involves supporting retailers or brands that are building AR experiences for their customers.

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