Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Everybody in the world of consumer and entertainment technology has their eyes set on Las Vegas, where CES 2023 is set to open its doors in early January. Those known to be taking part include Google, Microsoft, LG, Sony, ASUS, Garmin, Panasonic, Nvidia, Intel, Hisense, JBL, and AMD.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. The casino game with the most to gain from VR technology would be poker.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

If you had 10,000$ to spend and you asked me how to spend them, I would probably give you two options: one is going to Las Vegas with me and have a crazy night of fun, and the other one is buying a Varjo XR-1, with the latter being the preferred choice. More info (Report on Magic Leap) More info (Rony Abovitz’s tweet).

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

When I worked at Microsoft I got in trouble with the lawyers over patents so they made me sleep with a lawyer (true story, that was my punishment). I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Why am I so confident? Disclaimer.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

This hilarious tweet thread by Nima Zeighami shows you all the worst uses that have been of the M-word on the Las Vegas showroom. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Further references. Image by Qualcomm).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. Microsoft Maquette gets discontinued. Top news of the week. Image by CTA).

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Upload VR

JANUARY 14, 2023

In Las Vegas last week Jeri Ellsworth carried the consumer packaging for Tilt Five’s AR glasses. And if you stack the billions spent there against Sony, Microsoft, Magic Leap, Google, Apple and others, are all these executives investing too much on AR & VR, or too little? And can Tilt Five get there first?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We’ll have more soon about Upload’s next steps, including our expansion into LA and beyond, but we thought this would be a good opportunity to recap the year that saw VR transition to the consumer market. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google. November 2015.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. GB: Google Glass. I look at Google Glass and it was really interesting. Above: Microsoft’s HoloLens in action. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Roughly 177,000 people are expected to converge on Las Vegas next week for the Consumer Electronics Show. When you think about things like intelligent assistants, we have embedded services like Siri from Apple, Google Home, Amazon Echo with Alexa. John Curran. CES 2017 will have around 2 million square feet of exhibit space.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. We have a team called Creative Services Team that will generally do a quick Google concepts and consultant pilot projects for companies.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. We have a team called Creative Services Team that will generally do a quick Google concepts and consultant pilot projects for companies.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. We have a team called Creative Services Team that will generally do a quick Google concepts and consultant pilot projects for companies.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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Headjack

JANUARY 12, 2015

The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas made it clear: virtual reality is taking on serious forms ! All the big names in tech are working on their own devices, including Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Google. Even Microsoft decided to join the club. 2015 is going to be an exciting year!

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