Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Brand new units, including the headset’s hip-worn compute unit and single controller, were being liquidated for the barn burner deal of $550 via Amazon subsidiary Woot. It’s uncertain how many developers and enterprise users will be affected by the shutdown, however they do have a little over a year to figure out a replacement strategy.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

This represents a 64 percent increase over the number of patents granted to the company in 2018 however, which consequently bumped the company up the rankings by an astounding 22 places. 2018 Grants. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC. Amazon Technologies Inc. 2019 Grants. Rank Change. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

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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. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits. Microsoft’s tagline: “Work smarter with mixed reality.”). These don’t even have a display.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 1, 2021

In late 2018, Microsoft struck a $480 million deal with the U.S. Army to deliver augmented reality headset prototypes based on its HoloLens system. Well, it appears the military is a fan because it’s inked a contract to get a whole lot more of them. As in, over 120,000 headsets worth up to $21.88 billion over 10… Read more.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach approximately US$814.7 Artificial intelligence has been the most happening and hottest technology of this century.

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ARVR

JUNE 30, 2020

GDPR In May of 2018 the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was enacted as Europe’s new data privacy and security law. Creating remote MR productions Even ahead of California’s enactment of its mirror legislation, tech giants Apple and Microsoft declared their support for the GDPR and similar legislation in the U.S. “We

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2018

In my review of Amazon Sumerian I said multiple times that in other game engines, like Unity, it is not possible to create a WebVR experience. Well, just some days after that article, I’ve been proved wrong. Actually it is possible and I’ll explain you how. You got my attention, baby (Image from We Know Memes). I want it!

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. HoloLens got a major software update , and Microsoft introduced new enterprise mixed reality applications like Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. Microsoft is going to release soon FaceSynthetics, a big database of 100,000 synthetic faces, free to use for academic and research purposes. More info (Vive Cosmos Elite) More info (Amazon Prime Gaming) More info (Project Cars) More info (Steam Next Fest).

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

Together with Spatial’s last round, $8 million in October 2018 , the company has now raised $22 million. Given its position with developers, if Amazon is getting into the mix, you know something is up, he added.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

The first change was with Snapchat itself with the introduction of AR programmatic advertising in 2018 which dramatically reduced the price of augmented reality advertising to the same price as regular Snap ads. Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. While Microsoft and its other VR partners seem to have largely abandoned the Windows VR platform, HP surprised us in 2019 with the launch of Reverb, its second VR headset.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

The conference and expo saw nearly 7,000 attendees, a 30% increase over 2018. Apple begins its World Wide Developer Conference on Monday, June 3rd; Microsoft, Facebook (Oculus), Google, Amazon, Snap, and Magic Leap, had theirs earlier in the year. The 10th annual Augmented World Expo ( AWE ) wrapped on Friday, May 31st.

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VeeR VR

MAY 8, 2018

VRLA 2018, the largest & original virtual and augmented reality expo, returned to the LA Convention Center on May 4 & 5, featuring the latest innovations in virtual, augmented and mixed reality across tech, film, gaming, education, architecture, and etc.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

from Amazon. Photo from Microsoft. from Microsoft. Unveiled at CES 2018, Lenovo’s Mirage Solo is the first all-in-one headset available for Google’s Daydream platform. Another app, Oculus Prologue, comes free with the Gear VR and will guide you through your first VR experience. Detailed instructions are available here.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 20, 2016

And this system, configured “as is” – costs as much as one of those “AMD announces, but you can’t actually buy” CyberPower $499 VR Ready computers paired with an Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PlayStation 4. Predictably, the kind of performance that Intel packs into this NUC doesn’t come cheap.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Amazon Prime has a series coming up called Good Omens, which is about angels and devils among us in the days before the apocalypse. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. But I think the companies that Microsoft included in the survey were those large companies that have innovation offices. Alan: Amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Amazon Prime has a series coming up called Good Omens, which is about angels and devils among us in the days before the apocalypse. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. But I think the companies that Microsoft included in the survey were those large companies that have innovation offices. Alan: Amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. Alan: We've got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, "We want that!". Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. We're all talking to our Echos and our Amazon and all this kind of stuff, for good or bad.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mr. Mansouri’s efforts in filmmaking led to NASA and JPL’s 2018 Emmy win for outstanding original interactive program for Cassini’s grand finale, which was NASA’s first recognition in the film community. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. Michael: Yeah. Intel has it.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 9, 2018

The company, better known for its home assistant products (that bear similarities in looks and functionality to Amazon’s Alexa Dot and Google’s Home Mini), appears to be making its first foray into the augmented reality space.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mr. Mansouri's efforts in filmmaking led to NASA and JPL's 2018 Emmy win for outstanding original interactive program for Cassini's grand finale, which was NASA's first recognition in the film community. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. So Metastage uses Microsoft's volumetric Hcap, holographic capture.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality : in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared from the Gartner Hype Cycle (the curve showing the current maturity status of all emerging technologies). This means that AR is taking foot in the enterprise.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mr. Mansouri’s efforts in filmmaking led to NASA and JPL’s 2018 Emmy win for outstanding original interactive program for Cassini’s grand finale, which was NASA’s first recognition in the film community. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. Michael: Yeah. Intel has it.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

How do people build software — in 2018 at the time — what’s their workflow? Microsoft’s got a great product around it. If Google is all-in on AR, Apple’s all-in, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart — like, every major company in the world gets it. He worked for Microsoft last year. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. So I think that we’re now literally in 2018, 2019, the big players are kind of putting their weight behind those standards. Alan: USDZ, anyone? Ori: That’s exactly right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

How do people build software — in 2018 at the time — what’s their workflow? Microsoft’s got a great product around it. If Google is all-in on AR, Apple’s all-in, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart — like, every major company in the world gets it. He worked for Microsoft last year. Paul: Yeah.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. based inventor Alex Kipman as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2018. The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that it has nominated U.S.-based billion in 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

How do people build software -- in 2018 at the time -- what's their workflow? Microsoft's got a great product around it. If Google is all-in on AR, Apple's all-in, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart -- like, every major company in the world gets it. He worked for Microsoft last year. How are web apps getting built?" Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. So I think that we’re now literally in 2018, 2019, the big players are kind of putting their weight behind those standards. Alan: USDZ, anyone? Ori: That’s exactly right.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Some weeks ago, the CFO and the executive John Gaeta have left the company, and now we learn that i n 2018 two high profile members like Sundar Pichai and Paul Jacobs have left its board as well. More info (Oculus Go being best-seller on Amazon) More info (Oculus Quest sold out) More info (Oculus Quest vs PSVR Google search stats).

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. ARCore   — ARCore is an AR SDK released by Google in 2018 for building augmented reality experiences. It has applications for creating digital advertisements, visualization etc. Mixed Reality (MR)  — It is a combination of both AR and VR.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? The first developer version was released in late 2018 to mixed reviews. 350 million came in at the last minute to allow a new CEO, Peggy Johnson, from Microsoft, to focus on enterprise business. Social media giants have a lot to answer for.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. For example, Lumberyard from Amazon is released for creating games and VR experiences, while both Unity and Epic reveal in-VR tools to speed up the development process.

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