Road to VR
MARCH 12, 2024
Apple’s significant impact on the market tends to draw attention from companies that might not have otherwise entered a specific product category—aka “The Apple Effect.” Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 So why Apple, and why now?
VRScout
JULY 9, 2019
Since the introduction of devices such as the Fitbit back in 2009 and the Apple Watch in 2014, the smart wearables market has gone from fantasy to reality, offering consumers a brand new, more convenient method for connecting with their digital lives. Image Credit: FORM. “I
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NOVEMBER 7, 2022
The layoffs would mark the end to an era of unprecedented growth at the company-formerly-known-as-Facebook that’s continued since its founding in 2004. Of course, Meta also faces renewed competition with Pico , Sony , and Apple among the companies developing VR headsets targeting different markets and regions.
VRScout
JUNE 10, 2017
Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. When Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, we didn’t have Android or iOS, but the mobile phone market was well established — think Blackberry, Motorola, and Nokia.
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OCTOBER 4, 2022
According to Bloomberg, this would mark the first time that Meta has ever reduced its headcount since the company’s inception as Facebook in 2004. This will result in the company being “somewhat smaller” by the end of 2023, according to Zuckerberg.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Doug Bowman has been one of the leading researchers in 3DUI as the Director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech , and the co-author of the 2004 book titled “ 3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice.” As of early 2016, he’s reportedly now working with Apple on AR/VR research.
Mashable VR
JUNE 22, 2022
When I first saw this 2004 film, I finished it without the faintest idea of what I'd just watched, and it was only after viewing a 23-minute animated YouTube explainer that I came even close to understanding how it all worked. How to watch: Primer is now available to rent or buy on Prime Video , Apple TV , or Google Play. Interstellar.
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