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The AR Space Race, Part VI: Amazon

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” continuing here with Amazon. Amazon inserted itself in this flow to drive transactions from visual searches.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset.

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The AR Location Wars, Part I: Google

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” This is the theme of our new series, Location Wars , where we’ll break down who’s doing what… starting with Google.

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The AR Space Race, Part VI: Amazon

ARVR

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” continuing here with Amazon. namely Google and Niantic?—?simply Consumers can then scan QR codes to order items on Amazon.

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Google Tried To Get Meta To Kowtow To Its Upcoming XR Platform

Upload VR

Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and "contribute to" its upcoming XR platform, but Meta said no. The claim comes from a report from The Information today, citing "a person involved in the talks." But less than two years later in late 2019 Google abandoned the Daydream platform, and no other standalone headset ever used it.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by VR Panda) New information leak about the Quest 3 The launch of the Quest 3 is getting closer, and it is tradition with Meta, the weeks before the launch, everything about the device is getting leaked.

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Scammers spoof Amazon Prime Video and trick users into paying fake fees

Mashable VR

The Amazon TV prompt that appeared for the victim in our report. The individual was simply trying to get Amazon Prime Video service to load on their smart TV when they received a prompt about an "Internet Connectivity Problem." Many people input URLs as a search query in Google, which gives scammers their opening.

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