ARVR

JUNE 7, 2021

This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Its Spectacles camera glasses have had ups and downs.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 14, 2024

Yesterday, HP partnered with Google to revive the latter’s immersive video conferencing solution from its development stages, Project Starline, just in time for I/O 2024. Now, HP is helping Google to commercialize the product fully so that it is ready for a 2025 market debut.

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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

MAY 13, 2024

Tomorrow, Google’s I/O conference is poised to showcase its latest updates concerning its extensive technology portfolio. From smartphones to AI, Google is very much positioned in the enterprise solutions space with its products. Could Google release smart glasses? Aside from the secretive AR/VR/MR announcements.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Technologies such as LiDAR meanwhile unlock compelling and user-friendly AR that attracts more users. But another device class could have a greater impact towards that same end: wearables. This possibility is amplified as wearables continue to be one of the fastest-growing consumer tech segments.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As part of a broad collaborative agreement with Google, Qualcomm this week said that that it will be adopting the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) for a future Snapdragon Wear platform. Notably here, the announcement is for " a RISC-V based wearables solution," rather than a complete pivot to RISC-V with multiple solutions.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2023

New filings point towards new XR hardware on the way. The trademark for the Galaxy Ring was granted by KIPRIS, which describes the wearable as a “smart device for measuring health indicators and/or sleep in the form of a ring.” ” How the Galaxy Ring and the Galaxy Glass work together is still a mystery.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. In this guide, we’ll discuss the details of augmented reality development in 2022, including the choice of technologies and the development flow. This is how location-based AR works.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

As the XR technology showcase gets closer, the news gets more exciting. While I was looking for background on the Auggies, AWE’s XR technology awards, AWE founder Ori Inbar shared some anecdotes from the early days of AWE. AWE is, of course, an XR technology event bigger than just the Auggies. The Auggie Awards started in 2010.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The most notable updates came from Google, Apple and Facebook, in order of recency. This includes Google’s updates to its visual search efforts; Apple’s Lidar-powered iPhone 12 Pro; and Facebook’s developments in Live Maps, experimental AR glasses … and of course Quest 2. Let’s dive in… Google .

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Consumer markets are generally bigger than enterprise markets due to population sizes, but enterprise-spending often leads in early days of emerging technologies. As shown in the Google Glass era, cultural receptivity and comfort levels for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) will be a years-long uphill climb.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. They’ve raised over $22 million in funding for their AR wearables from seasoned investors like Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Greylock Capital, and Marc Benioff.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2024

Recently, Google released an update to its Quest 3 YouTube application, which allows users to stream 8K videos to their Meta Quest 3 – at least in theory. Will Meta introduce 8K hardware this year? Despite the update, Quest 3 headsets cannot stream up to 8K video, as the device’s quality is capped at 4K.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. Moreover, with Google’s involvement, genAI integrations may also be present on the Samsung headset, partly due to the XR2+ Gen 2 Platform that supports AI-ready wearables.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

2024 XR Headset Boom Pimax’s announcement comes as major technology giants are working to debut new headsets, giving the market a significant boost of interest and investment – the most prominent of which is Apple, who debuted the Vision Pro earlier this year. million for Meta’s immersive product portfolio.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

Last Monday, Google published a European patent filing for its upcoming augmented reality (AR) smart glasses product. In the filing, Google secured a smartglasses design containing “beamforming” microphones for enhanced spatial audio. Google also outlines other uses for the beamforming microphone.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

Speaking of text prompts, some have even called this the death of the Google-dominant era of search. Though that could be overblown or premature — Google itself is well positioned for AI as we’ve examined  — there’s ample promise in the underlying technology from the likes of OpenAI. In other words, they’re more conversational.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2024

The trusted emerging technology show became home to many XR vendors showcasing the latest in AR/VR/MR solutions. Countless announcements and moments from the event paint a positive picture of the months ahead, with many immersive technology firms, new and old, looking to wow audiences as XR is expected to have another wave of hype.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 16, 2020

That could feature a “notification layer” or lean-back entertainment , which then evolves over time into sleeker hardware for world-immersive AR. The eventual target is a likely an all-day wearable. We already see that underway as wearables are exploding as a device class from tech giants across the board.

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ARVR

AUGUST 8, 2022

Detractors dismissed the Focals as just another re-spin of Google Glass, with the Verge dubbing it a ‘smartwatch for your face’. the display technology, even for its day, was terrible. The doomed Google Glass, circa 2013, had a more stable display with over twice the resolution. But, alas, there was a fatal flaw?—?the

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

Google is currently working with Samsung to create an XR headset that directly competes with upcoming Apple’s Vision Pro, leading to a “weird bureaucratic mess,” an employee told Insider. Another employee commented: At Google, there is a great fear that when Apple releases new products, it shifts the landscape.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

VR|MR 2024 is well underway, bringing together the best and brightest in the emerging XR technology landscape to network and discuss the future of XR – as it undergoes a pivotal Q1 period this year. Yesterday, Google and Mojo Vision representatives introduced the event, kicking off the monumental event with an opening keynote.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2021

Consumer markets are generally bigger than enterprise markets due to population sizes, but enterprise spending often leads in early days of emerging technologies. As seen in the Google Glass era, cultural acceptance and comfort levels for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) is an uphill climb. billion in 2024.

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AR Insider

MARCH 19, 2021

This is partly due to AR’s potential all-day ambient use in a wearable form factor. With Oculus for example, it subsidizes the hardware to jumpstart a network effect, which benefits consumers and developers. Zuckerburg sees them as two sides of the same coin, given that they share common technological underpinnings.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

The nature of AR technology gives us the ability to experience and create exciting new opportunities, dramatically impacting the way we interact and communicate with one another, giving birth to new applications and hardware. We can now use our technology without even touching it.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

Consumer/ enterprise spending shares could flip as AR glasses gain wearability. As seen in the Google Glass era, consumer acceptance and comfort for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) is a critical gating factor, and will take a while to overcome. However, this won’t always be the case.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

The event always wows spectators with a rich lineup of technology vendors and innovations; however, in 2024, XR took centre stage with many firms highlighting major products, addressing device debuts, and entering the market. MWC 2024 wrapped up for another year. The device is expected to hit the market in 2025.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies.

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ARVR

MAY 2, 2022

As seen from Google Glass, consumer acceptance and comfort in face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) is a critical factor. In Apple’s case, AR glasses can vault its core hardware business in the face of a maturing smartphone market. It’s a meaningful cultural barrier. But the question is, what’s Apple’s strategy?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 1, 2024

Following a busy CES 2024 for XR, the much-touted MWC event proved that XR is gaining crucial ground at broader innovative technology events. Firms such as AWS, Samsung, and HTC VIVE took to the event to showcase the future of work and paradigm-shifting immersive technology. LG’s smart OS is worth roughly $750.5

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

” For Google, investments in AR are to drive search (visual search, mapping). For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware. That’s iPhones today and a wearables suite (including AR glasses) in the longer term. Google will be the knowledge layer , just like its web index serves that purpose on the 2D web.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

This makes sense when we consider the number of leading AR tech companies in the US space, from Google to Microsoft. While Europe is also poised for significant growth in the years ahead, the APAC region is expected to deliver the most potential for the AR industry, according to most industry reports. of the market.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

In the advertising industry, the rise of new and disruptive technologies can be an incredible way to unlock new levels of audience engagement. Meta is one of the market leaders in the technology environment right now, particularly in regard to XR, advertising, and the metaverse.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. WaveOptics is a manufacturer of displays for smart glasse, both for the optics and projection part and it is the same technology already used by Snap in its smart glass Spectacles 2021.

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GizModo VR

JULY 29, 2021

It’ll actually be the company’s next hardware release. It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Facebook’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on a pair of augmented reality glasses. But in comments during an earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that no, he hasn’t forgotten about the device. Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

As companies continue to discover new methods for producing lightweight, wearable devices, the number of immersive tools in this landscape is growing. The smart glasses available from Goertek use the latest in lens development technologies and ergonomic designs for comfort. billion by 2030.

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