AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Between the $299 Oculus Quest, the death of the movie theater, and the COVID stigma on shared headsets, you’d think we wouldn’t be hearing much about this right now. Google’s own Tilt Brush, an important content creation tool, relies on Poly. The supermarket will anchor AREA15’s retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. In 2017, Apple released software called ARKit, which includes tools for software makers to determine how far away an object or wall is, if the phone is moving, or identify limbs in a human body, among other functions.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 28, 2017

In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. I’d previously seen some expensive VR installations, like those used by Disney , but my view inside the Oculus Rift — and the interviews I conducted with researchers at Stanford and USC — convinced me VR had a good chance of actually going mainstream.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

This timing prompted Spatial to launch on Oculus Quest and make its PRO tier free. Starting at the beginning, the Spatial user experience (UX) is the first thing you’ll notice when entering the app (I accessed via Oculus Quest). Oculus Quest support likewise follows the device’s growth , especially for shelter-in-place use.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Manufacturing companies, enterprise brands, and even retailers build metaverse environments to enhance collaboration, unlock new levels of creativity, and improve customer experience. Currently, the company is investing in a variety of tools to unlock the metaverse.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This was the case in “normal” times and has accelerated during the COVID era, when retail lockdowns compel AR’s ability to visualize products remotely. But they fall short in advanced campaign analytics when compared to web AR, where you can utilize tools like Google Analytics to track performance.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. billion by 2024, a five-year CAGR increase of 54%.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 20, 2019

I dragged my camera down to meet her and her team in their offices in Marina Del Rey, near Los Angeles, to get a look at the business visualizations they are building for use in both Spatial Computing headsets, like Magic Leap, and VR, for HTC Vive, Oculus Quest or Rift, or others. Think about dwell times in retail stores.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2022

At the connect event last year, Facebook officially rebranded as Meta, diverting the company’s vision from the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to the Oculus brand of virtual reality (VR) hardware. What’s up with Meta’s Project Cambria? The news comes following a Project Cambria reveal from Meta.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Read on for a recap of the major developments that took place in 2018: Enterprises that made the news for using wearables: In 2018, major retailers got more serious about XR in hopes of competing with Amazon and improving the shopping experience. Walmart was very active, beginning with its acquisition of VR startup Spatialand in February.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 10, 2018

Alan's business has worked with companies like Samsung, HBO, Techweek, Microsoft, Comcast, and many more. He is the youngest AR developer in the world to be sponsored by Microsoft to develop for the Microsoft HoloLens. Carmack is the CTO of Oculus and an American game programmer and the co-founder of ID Software.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I’ve seen what companies are doing nowadays to use tracked props on the Oculus Quest: they have to add bulky mounts to install the even bulkier Touch controllers on them. Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. The expected retail price is $299, with the gloves coming in 3 sizes: Medium, Large, and Extra Large.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Daniel: I think you may well. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Daniel: I think you may well. Alan: Yeah.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 Daniel: [laughs] One of my crazy ideas. Daniel: I think you may well. Alan: Yeah.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The Lowe‘s Holoroom is being used to let customers test drive power tools and other home renovation equipment so that they feel comfortable not just buying it but also using it when they get home. Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The upside potential of this technology is so vast and so important, I believe it’s just gonna become one of the other tools that physicians, surgeons, and nurses have in their disposal. A lot of companies focusing on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The upside potential of this technology is so vast and so important, I believe it’s just gonna become one of the other tools that physicians, surgeons, and nurses have in their disposal. A lot of companies focusing on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The upside potential of this technology is so vast and so important, I believe it's just gonna become one of the other tools that physicians, surgeons, and nurses have in their disposal. A lot of companies focusing on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. So maybe you can just talk about InContext Solutions and what you’re doing for retailers. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The HTC VIVE Tracker is a huge part of our tool belt when it comes to the development of custom peripherals. We use the technology to create simple tracked objects, complex control panels, and integrated real-world tools. has a recommend retail price of £129 in the UK ($129 in the US) which includes free shipping.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

The big entities; the Googles, Microsofts, where we would hold our event, as well as the whole investment community. Then, about four years ago, the Oculus Rift and the VIVE was coming out, and I saw that there was an opportunity to actually start making a living out of it. We can come in and create it for them. Alan: Very cool.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

The big entities; the Googles, Microsofts, where we would hold our event, as well as the whole investment community. Then, about four years ago, the Oculus Rift and the VIVE was coming out, and I saw that there was an opportunity to actually start making a living out of it. We can come in and create it for them. Alan: Very cool.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

In the meanwhile, UK retailer Argos has published by error a page on its e-store in which the device is listed for sale at £700 , specifying no release date, though. Microsoft has just released its OpenXR implementation, while other companies like Oculus and Epic Games are still working on theirs, and they will be released soon.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

But soon, Arash Keshmirian saw the writing on the wall that XR’s current usefulness was better-suited to the worlds of industry, retail, and journalism. We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. So a company like a Macy's or a large retailer in Europe.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

But soon, Arash Keshmirian saw the writing on the wall that XR’s current usefulness was better-suited to the worlds of industry, retail, and journalism. We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. So a company like a Macy's or a large retailer in Europe.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

But soon, Arash Keshmirian saw the writing on the wall that XR’s current usefulness was better-suited to the worlds of industry, retail, and journalism. We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. So a company like a Macy's or a large retailer in Europe.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

So, I opened a chain of retail computer stores in the 90s, I ran a fairly large chain in Oregon with five computer stores and then in 2000 I started working in Silicon Valley doing electronics and engineering… and eventually, I got into doing consumer products. after that, I’ve always been a bit of an entrepreneur also. The Vive Wands.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. BlackBerry started off kind of as an enterprise tool, as well. Oculus Go came out with this $199 headset – this really inexpensive headset — and they sold millions of these units. Which still has its uses!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. BlackBerry started off kind of as an enterprise tool, as well. Oculus Go came out with this $199 headset – this really inexpensive headset — and they sold millions of these units. Which still has its uses!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

Started covering those areas when they were very tied to games, especially when the original Oculus Rift was launched. BlackBerry started off kind of as an enterprise tool, as well. Oculus Go came out with this $199 headset – this really inexpensive headset -- and they sold millions of these units. Which still has its uses!

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. Balenciaga just did this amazing 3D retail experience. You're seeing the world go digital and the creation tools to make such exploding. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market. Just all the things.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. Balenciaga just did this amazing 3D retail experience. You're seeing the world go digital and the creation tools to make such exploding. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market. Just all the things.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

For example, I saw one where Coke did a visualizer to show retailers what the new Coke machine would look like in their stores. It’s real-time, and that’s — I think — a really powerful tool for sales. I would start to look at the tools that are available both inside and outside of AR. Austin: Exactly.

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