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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

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Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

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More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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The NFL Is Creating a VR Film Series Exclusively For YouTube and Google

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But bringing things even closer to viewers is always the goal and that’s exactly what the NFL aims to do in its latest partnership with Google. However, it’s worth pointing out that YouTube videos can easily be downloaded and/or accessed on other headsets anyway.

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The New Front Row: How VR Sports Change the Game for Fans

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If you have the Samsung Gear VR, one of the hottest holiday gifts, you can get closer to the action right now; NextVR is producing one NBA game per week. With fans and alumni all over the country, popular college football teams such as Penn State, Notre Dame and the University of Miami are just a few who are jumping into this new arena.

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Is Porn Leading Innovation for VR?

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At XBiz Miami 2016 , a business to business convention for the adult industry, VR was one of the hottest topics that leaked its way into every conversation. XBiz Miami VR Panel. In the same report, it also claims that 3 out of 4 headset owners own a mobile VR viewer such as the Google Cardboard or Samsung GearVR.

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