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Google Wants To Deliver World-Scale AR Using Google Maps

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Google Maps is getting a major upgrade. During Google’s 2-hour long 2022 I/O event last week, the company made a number of exciting announcements, including the reveal of a new mid-tier phone as well as a pair of AR glasses capable of translating multiple languages in real-time. . Image Credit: Google.

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Google & HP Partner to Productize ‘Starline’ Light-field Display for Videoconferencing

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Google announced it’s partnering with HP to commercialize Project Starline, the company’s light-field display for immersive, headset-less video conferences. The HP-built units won’t be the first time Starline has made its way out of Google’s offices though.

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‘EarthQuest’ is What ‘Google Earth VR’ Should Have Been on Quest

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Despite not receiving updates in years, Google Earth VR (2016) on Steam is still one of the most useful and immersive ways to interact with the company’s 3D version of planet Earth, Street View and all. The post ‘EarthQuest’ is What ‘Google Earth VR’ Should Have Been on Quest appeared first on Road to VR.

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‘NFL Pro Era’ Studio Raises $20M From Google to Grow VR Sport Game Catalog

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StatusPRO , the studio behind NFL Pro Era (2022) , announced it has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Google Ventures. In 2022, the company launched NFL PRO ERA , the first in its NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR game franchise. NFL PRO ERA is currently available across Meta Quest, PSVR 2, Pico, and SteamVR headsets.

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Google Will Soon Begin Testing Its AR Prototypes In Public

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Keep a look out for Google’s AR glasses next time you’re out for a stroll. This past January, reports began circulating that Google was in the development of its own augmented reality (AR) glasses that enable wearers to blend virtual graphics with the real world. Image Credit: Google. For more information visit here.

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Is 2022 the Year for Consumer AR Glasses?

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We’re talking, of course, about Google Glass. Google Glasses were the first arguably-AR glasses on the consumer market, coming out in 2013. After all, it was a Google product and a lot of people expected the world. Google Glass retired to the enterprise sector and much of the public gave up on AR glasses.

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AWE EU 2022 Is Headed for Lisbon

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A number of those names are also on the roster at AWE EU 2022. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. A talk on day two will discuss “Reframing Identity for Mixed Reality,” and feature Carrie Valladares of Microsoft , Karim Mohammadali of Google , and XR Association Vice President of Public Policy Joan O’Hara.

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