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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

AR Insider

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. Geospatially Sound. Force Multiplier.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

ARVR

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. GPS fails in dense urban areas?—?one

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Will M&A Accelerate AR?

AR Insider

Edward Miller and team have built a highly specialized technology in a technically-advanced area (see video below) that would take Facebook much more time to build. Google isn’t as acquisitive for AR cloud endeavors (“ Internet of Places “), which build from existing Google Images and Street View data.

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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub

VRScout

Surrounded by towering mountains, picturesque lakes, and urban beaches, it’s easy to forget that Vancouver hosts a booming technology industry. I would put it together with San Francisco, L.A., It’s very competitive to hire people in San Francisco, L.A., For those in the know, that’s starting to change.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality.

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. And while Portland is by no means a backwater, it’s still not a major tech or immersive content hub like LA or San Francisco either.