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Netflix Won’t Put Its App on Vision Pro, But Web Streaming Works

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Netflix isn’t planning to launch a dedicated app for Apple Vision Pro, which is an odd move coming from the streaming video giant. The company offers an app on Quest, however it’s largely unchanged since it was released on the original Quest in 2019. This isn’t the first time Netflix has snubbed XR users though.

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Data Dive: Wearables’ Hot Streak Continues

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That’s especially true for Apple, which continues to double down on Watch and AirPods. Breaking that down a bit, IDC estimates that global wearables unit sales grew from 346 million units in 2019 to 396 million units in 2020. This is up from about 50 percent in 2019. IDC meanwhile projects 14.1 percent CAGR for smartwatches.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part V: Apple

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The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple. In the near term, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration. Back to AR, Apple’s wearables category is where AR glasses will live. Head Start.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). A company still in stealth, but with founder pedigree from Apple. Startups Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs.

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FORM’s AR Swim Goggles Now Work In Open Waters

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Pair your Garmin or Apple smartwatches for additional GPS functionality. FORM’s AR-enhanced swim goggles received a free firmware update today introducing support for Garmin and Apple smartwatches, allowing wearers to track a wide range of metrics, such as their GPS location and heart rate, while swimming outdoors in open water.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

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At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds.

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Can Wearables Set the Stage for AR Glasses? Part II

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Picking up where we left off last week, Apple is leading the way with wearables, which is partly to set the stage for its rumored AR glasses. They’re driven to future-proof their core businesses; or – like Apple – to diversify revenue in the face of maturing cash cows. That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others.

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