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How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should)

Mashable VR

Google Street View offers up a window to the world in all its bizarre , intimate , and often raw glory. Specifically, you can ask Google to permanently blur your house out — leaving only a smeared suggestion of a building in its place. Google pulled the images down. Go to Google Maps and enter your home address 2.

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

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I n 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Google was the first major technology company to release a head-worn computer when it introduced Google Glass in 2013. Google paused Glass in 2015 and rejiggered it for business users.

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Will Covid-Era Urgency Accelerate AR?

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Google Trends indicates a smaller impact for the term “Augmented Reality,” while “Remote Support” shows much stronger relevance. Zoom leaves Microsoft miles behind with Skype and teams. Apple completely turned the mobile age upside down in 2007, Microsoft shaped the way we work on computers.

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What Does Tech History Tell Us About AR’s Future?

AR Insider

We often forget that when the iPhone came out in 2007, high penetration levels didn’t happen until about three years later. Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions.

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The AR Show: What Does Tech History Tell Us About AR’s Future?

AR Insider

We often forget that when the iPhone came out in 2007, high penetration levels didn’t happen until about three years later. Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions. Header Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Igloo Vision Stirs XR World With London Open House Demo

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All you need to do is get in touch [link] pic.twitter.com/o8VKifqGdl — Igloo Vision (@IglooVision) October 13, 2023 Formed in 2007, the company began building its geodesic domes for projection-mapped immersive spaces. People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

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In fact, Apple’s patents in this field tell us that the company has been thinking about immersive wearables for a long time; patents filed at least as far back as 2007 show a device that looks much like the VR headsets we see today. If AR and VR catch on, the products with those features are the ones that customers will choose.

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