AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to buttress its wearables play. Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform with some hardware in the game.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

Disney’s History with XR To some, Disney’s dive into XR hardware with its Holotile debut could seem out of the blue; however, this couldn’t be further from the truth – despite ups and downs. Now that Holotile is in the picture, this could mark Disney hopping on the current hype trend of XR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As I always say about my predictions, I’m not sure they will turn out to be true (and honestly, many times this hasn’t happened), but for sure they identify some trends to keep an eye on. GENERAL TRENDS. I think that in 2022 we’ll mostly see in AR the growth of the same trends that we saw in the second half of 2021.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

Image courtesy Digital Trends Zune didn’t generate the sort of loyal customer base that Apple had in spades because entering rapidly evolving product categories isn’t easy. Even with viable hardware on your side, it’s not an easy thing to do. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Recently, a big piece of news in the XR industry was the announcement that Samsung would enter the XR device marketplace. According to recent reports, the upcoming Samsung headset will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking features.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

With the funding, Nolo VR says they will “continue to optimize the software, hardware, and content platforms,” and will also soon release their own 6DOF mobile VR app platform, dubbed Nolo Home. “As smartphones are revolutionizing PCs, mobile VR is definitely the future trend.” Image courtesy Nolo VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. The companies co-developed the mobile Gear VR headset, which would be manufactured and sold by Samsung but run the Oculus platform for VR software distribution. SEE ALSO How Google's Latest VR Moves Are a Major Blow to Oculus' Mobile Strategy.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

Notably, the Ray-Ban Stories product follows the longstanding trend of smart glasses translating written languages. Meta Quest for Business service allows companies to use a framework of XR hardware, software, and management tools to help enterprise end-users get started with the firm’s immersive portfolio.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. Also, Mobile Phone manufacturers like Vivo and OPPO have rumored plans to release VR hardware in the future. Why and how has it started?

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

While HTC made a splash unveiling an upgraded Vive Pro off site, the big trend on the show floor was standalone VR headsets with “inside-out” tracking. Less hardware. A staff member must be trained on launching the software, debugging possible issues with software or hardware issues. What’s inside-out tracking?

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Picking up where we left off with Apple , Google and Bose’s hearables strategies, what’s the revenue outlook? But the hardware always comes first. That process is underway as Apple, Google, Bose and others are seeding the audio AR opportunity by conditioning the user behavior. Planting Seeds . billion in 2018 to $27.1

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Augmented reality’s use and development have trended up over the past several years. This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. Moreover, mobile AR can be a cost-effective way for business owners to join the metaverse trend.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

Auidences are watching, developers are already working on realityOS applications, and XR device vendors are making a move towards the spatial computing trend of 2024. ” At the same time, the fresh mainstream push could reinvigorate Meta’s underembraced Metaverse service: Horizon Worlds.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The other significant pivot Microsoft made in recent years, adds Zachary, was to move away from being hardware-centered to focusing on the cloud, marketing Azure’s ability to enable what they call ‘The Intelligent Edge’: “Microsoft is the only one of the large players that has actively decided to be a multi-platform company.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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AR Insider

JULY 28, 2020

Of course, to achieve that level of user-friendliness and hardware efficiency is more complicated. “Just go to Google Play or Steam, download the game and you’re good to go… We have a bunch of games that are going to ship with the system which are party action games […] Then we have some solo play experiences.”.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020 , let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. This means that I’m not expecting many new hardware announcements, but I’m expecting new AR enterprise platforms, applications and solutions. Google Maps has now AR features.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Those known to be taking part include Google, Microsoft, LG, Sony, ASUS, Garmin, Panasonic, Nvidia, Intel, Hisense, JBL, and AMD. One of the perennial features of CES is the unveiling of the latest and greatest in television technology from all of the big manufacturers, and 2023 is set to continue this trend.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 7, 2017

In terms of market share, Samsung leads the charge with Gear VR with 489,500 Gear VR shipments which translates to a market share of 21.5%. Not far behind Samsung is Sony with 429,000 units shipped in Q1 which represents a market share of 18.8%. In 3rd place after Samsung and Sony was HTC with the HTC Vive.

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ARVR

AUGUST 20, 2021

With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. New requirements are gradually added as it evolves. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Google Daydream View plus 3DOF controller. Many mobile headsets, like the Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, become fully functional as soon as you slide your compatible smartphone into them. Google Daydream Controller. Samsung Gear Controller. Xbox controller. Steam compatible controller.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Unlink VR hardware (Image by Unlink VR). Mutalk at CES (Digital Trends). The second one I selected is from Samsung , and in this case to show what I wouldn’t like to have in an AR windshield. Panasonic AR windshield (Auganix) Samsung vision of futuristic cars (Youtube). Futher references. XTAL 3 launch trailer.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

This device is particularly promising for the democratization of VR hardware as it’s going far beyond the brand’s first inroad at the market, the Xiaomi VR, a simili-Cardboard remarked for its quality and its great affordability. There is more to Virtual Reality than hardware. Reason Three: VR Kiosks and Hardware.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

When coupled with a low cost viewer, such as Google Cardboard, a basic VR hardware stack is accessible at a fairly low cost. A wide range of potential use cases from gaming, video, media and even communication gives the technology many applications beyond just TV makers looking to sell incremental hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

But this could also have the same unpleasant consequences that happened to Oculus: Bytedance is another company known to harvest as much data as possible from its apps , and for sure will want to continue this trend in XR too. Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 3, 2017

“Augmented and virtual reality are gaining traction in commercial settings and we expect this trend will continue to accelerate,” said Tom Mainelli , program vice president, Devices and AR/VR at IDC. “As next-generation hardware begins to appear, industry verticals will be among the first to embrace it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And the price of the wireless add-on is even more suspicious: speaking with a hardware manufacturer, they told me that ONLY THE ANTENNAS of a Wi-Gig connection for VR streaming (like the one of the Vive Pro) costs around $100… so how can the whole wireless streaming device cost just $50?? The trend of virtual concerts is not stopping.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The first hardware generation attempting to solve the body feedback problem will likely use full bodysuits with haptic responses aligned to the VR experience. Startups will bring platforms to market that will let content creators add a scent layer to their work that a hardware peripheral will release at key moments.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. That Damn Battery Arguably the fiercest hardware debate right now in the industry is what to do with the damn battery.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

More info (Windows 10 update improves the visuals of the Reverb) More info (The cable clip of the headset is easy to be broken) More info (Sebastian Ang explains some problems of the tracking of the controllers) More info (A redditor writes his first impressions on the headset) More info (Cas and Chary’s review) More info (Tom’s Hardware review).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I don’t see the same trends he does as far as mainstream Sandhill Road venture capitalists coming in. Looking forward, we’re going to keep observing this trend. The VR market is a very exciting new trend, but if it doesn’t take off as fast as everyone hopes, does a company have a way to continue to grow and get to a stable business?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you need well-researched info on the trends and changing tides of emerging tech to feel confident dipping your toes into the XR sea, SuperData’s Carter Rogers has you covered. Alan: You think it’s following a similar trend to mobile cell phones? Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you need well-researched info on the trends and changing tides of emerging tech to feel confident dipping your toes into the XR sea, SuperData’s Carter Rogers has you covered. Alan: You think it’s following a similar trend to mobile cell phones? Enterprise will account for the majority of those through at least 2022.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you need well-researched info on the trends and changing tides of emerging tech to feel confident dipping your toes into the XR sea, SuperData's Carter Rogers has you covered. Alan: You think it's following a similar trend to mobile cell phones? In today's episode, he chats with Alan about what all the data can mean.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

We speak to people throughout the entire year about the trends, challenges, solutions, and opportunities that they see in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. So it kind of reflects the demand trends with enterprise end users seeing strong ROI. So primarily our audience are end users of the technology.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China-India & the other Asian Nations have some really interesting #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality #startups Innovating across Hardware, Software & Content. Xu Chi, the CEO and co-founder of #Nreal, a trending mixed reality (MR) start-up. The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. 14- Kai Liang.

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InstaVR

JANUARY 7, 2019

To look at how trends in digital, social, and transformational technologies are challenging and changing how we we work, live, and learn. Question: What kind of hardware are you using for image and video capture? . Similarly we’ve got a few Samsung cameras that, like the Theta V, are pretty good consumer cameras.

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