ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1 Startups Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The VR industry has skyrocketed immensely, with immersive headset shipments spiking 92 percent in 2019 and 70 percent in 2020. Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community. According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88 percent YoY for 2023.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

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. Mobile application.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

A worker wearing HoloLens 2 (Image by Microsoft). I was reading my predictions for 2019 to prepare myself for this article, and to my surprise, I found it incredibly actual. It has not changed that much from when I wrote that article at the beginning of 2019. This shows how the technology is just slowly improving.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 11, 2021

Save $25 on the incredibly useful Microsoft Office 2019 software package at Amazon right now.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

patents done by Fairview Research reveals that Facebook has made a significant surge in its year-over-year ranking for patents granted in 2019, something partly owed to its increased number of patents surrounding augmented reality. patents, which in 2019 tallied a total of 989. 2019 Grants. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Most recently, Q4 2019 shows a quarterly R&D spend of $3.55 billion delta in annual R&D spend between the pre-Oculus (conservative) baseline and 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. Sounded good.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The total revenues on the Quest Store alone had been $1B since its foundation in 2019, and this shows that many people are enjoying Quest games. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. The previous one went great on Amazon, and I’m sure this will be a great read, too. Learn more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 2, 2022

Amazon has become the latest big tech company to scale back its ambitions in the Chinese market, announcing Thursday that it would stop shipping its Kindle e-reader there and shutter its ebook store in the country in 2023. The company closed its ecommerce business there in 2019. Read more.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Why Facebook and Amazon have joined the race to bring computing to your face. — Facebook and Amazon each discussed computer glasses at launch events this week. — Amazon’s approach is to get a lightweight product out now, while Facebook is promising advanced technology in a few years. Microsoft (enterprise) 4.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

See Also: AR and MR Headsets and Glasses 2019 and 2020 Overview. Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. But, is there a market for them at the consumer level?

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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 by 2025, at a CAGR of 63.01% between 2019 and 2025. billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 63.01% between 2019 and 2025. Source: CBINSIGHTS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

With a surprise move, Facebook has acquired Sanzaru Games, the company behind the best VR game of 2019, Asgard’s Wrath. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft has released more specifications for its upcoming XBOX Series X, and from these data is clearly possible to see that it will be compatible with VR headsets. News worth a mention.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple. We’ve seen something similar before: Snap continues to double down on AR lenses after seeing its impact on both revenues and 2019 public-market rebound.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

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. AWE is a snapshot of a developing industry, though it does not have participation from major players with developer conferences of their own.

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ARVR

JUNE 30, 2020

In 2019, Facebook paid a fine of £500K over the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, an incident that occurred even before the GDPR was officiated. 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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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Several large companies such as ASOS and Amazon are early adopters of the technology and have already created AR apps for their businesses. Trend 1: Mobile AR Since 2017, mobile AR has grown immensely.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. The Evolution of Out of Home and Product Placement. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

The rumor that's floating right now around is mostly based on some chatter from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb, who mentioned during a recent podcast that Microsoft is planning for an "E3-style" event in June. Other major names like Nintendo and Microsoft have also scaled back their presence in other ways.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future. 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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is due to several “false starts” with Google Glass , Microsoft HoloLens2, and Magic Leap, although the companies remain potential customers. Named X-Vision, Augmetics produced the device in Israel, which the FDA approved in 2019.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2019

She’s just finished serving as the VR/AR Association’s San Francisco chapter co-president from 2016 to 2019. But I think as we get towards the end of 2019, I think there’s some really exciting things that are gonna be happening. It’s by Mike Pell and he works with the Microsoft Garage. Thank you, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

She’s just finished serving as the VR/AR Association’s San Francisco chapter co-president from 2016 to 2019. But I think as we get towards the end of 2019, I think there’s some really exciting things that are gonna be happening. It’s by Mike Pell and he works with the Microsoft Garage. Thank you, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

She's just finished serving as the VR/AR Association's San Francisco chapter co-president from 2016 to 2019. But I think as we get towards the end of 2019, I think there's some really exciting things that are gonna be happening. It's by Mike Pell and he works with the Microsoft Garage. Yes, she's got mad skills. Thank you, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

” Alan: In my last interview, we were talking about 2019 as that year where it goes from, “you’re doing VR — you’re ahead of the game, you’re a future company,” to, “you’re not using VR? Amazon Sumerian. We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

” Alan: In my last interview, we were talking about 2019 as that year where it goes from, “you’re doing VR — you’re ahead of the game, you’re a future company,” to, “you’re not using VR? Amazon Sumerian. We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

You know, I watched your 2019 keynote from AWE again, and put on these these welding glasses that you had back in 2009. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. Maybe can you just give us your first AR experience, and how did you get into this?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: In my last interview, we were talking about 2019 as that year where it goes from, "you're doing VR -- you're ahead of the game, you're a future company," to, "you're not using VR? Amazon Sumerian. We're not tied to Microsoft. If they had made it past 2019, I think there would be a market for it.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

You know, I watched your 2019 keynote from AWE again, and put on these these welding glasses that you had back in 2009. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?]. Maybe can you just give us your first AR experience, and how did you get into this?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The report shows good news, like the fact that the growth rate of VR in 2020 will be 77% more than 2019 , and that the growth should continue in the next 4 years. The report also highlights that one of the regions where VR may grow more in 2019–2023 is Western Europe. affiliate link) More info (Quest on Amazon? affiliate link).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Gartner Hype Cycle 2019. Traditionally, leading tech vendors have invested in distributed network infrastructure, but many of them (such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft) are adapting to a new paradigm to support localized, persistent, collaborative, shared, multiuser interactions.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In the New Year, in 2019 — and most recently — we’ve put a lot of effort in letting you publish and export out. 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. Paul: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In the New Year, in 2019 — and most recently — we’ve put a lot of effort in letting you publish and export out. 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. Paul: Yeah.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2019

In the US, this includes Amazon, Best Buy, New Egg, Microsoft Store, and Micro Center. We expect to see the new permanent price come to the Oculus Store shortly, although all official retailers in the US now show the new $350 price.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In the New Year, in 2019 -- and most recently -- we've put a lot of effort in letting you publish and export out. 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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