AR Insider

JULY 21, 2020

P icking up where we left off in examining Niantic’s business strategy, its biggest move may be yet to come. This not only achieves democratization but does so in a way that’s analogous to one of the biggest democratization tools the tech world has ever seen: Amazon Web Services (AWS). It includes some of its data and takeaways.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Mobile AR Strategies & Business Models. Visual search will follow, led by Google , Pinterest and Amazon. Google is highly motivated to visual search in order to “future proof” it’s core business. It includes some of its data and takeaways.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Mobile AR Strategies & Business Models. Similar to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) inception, Niantic built its engine primarily to power its own product. AWS and [Google Cloud] weren’t built as compute platforms for everybody,” said Niantic CTO Phil Keslin at AWE. “AWS

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. Next up: Google. Skin in the Game.

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Upload VR

MARCH 1, 2024

Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and "contribute to" its upcoming XR platform, but Meta said no. The Meta Quest operating system is a fork of the open-source core of Android (known as AOSP), a similar strategy to Amazon's Fire OS for its Fire tablets. We would love to partner with them.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the heart of our platform strategy is developing common global core capabilities that are built once and deployed across Walmart U.S., Walmart has unveiled its proprietary artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and immersive commerce platforms, which it says will improve shopping experiences. Sam’s Club and Walmart International. “As

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AR Insider

APRIL 14, 2020

This includes pinpointing fitting AR use cases, as well as more granular strategies around user experience (UX). Through a partnership with Amazon, it’s also moved into visual search to identify physical-world products with your mobile camera. Snap also notably beat Google to the punch in what is a very “Googley” feature.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to buttress its wearables play. Amazon and Microsoft launched wearables lines in the past quarter and smaller players like Bose and Snap are planting seeds for a wearables-heavy future. Google meanwhile acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform with some hardware in the game.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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AR Insider

APRIL 8, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. After examining Amazon , Microsoft , and Google , it’s time to zero in on Bose. Head Start. Next up: Apple.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Mobile AR Strategies & Business Models. Google Blocks lowered the barrier further for creating assets with limited programming skills. Google also launched Poly, an online library of Blocks creations. Other creation tools include Amazon Sumerian.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. For Amazon , it’s selling us stuff. Starting with Apple, it has several AR balls in the air and is cultivating near and long-term strategies. Amazon meanwhile wants to be the commerce layer.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 8, 2018

Its intelligent cloud and intelligent edge strategy is a much more compelling proposition for developers which will continue to define its corporate strategy for the next several years.”. It’s all about putting people – rather than devices – at the centre Click To Tweet. Kinect gets a Second Life.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

If you want to emulate the likes of Google, Amazon, and Facebook, or more correctly, avoid being kicked out of business by them, it is imperative you at least consider the use cases of AR that fit into and can improve your business model. How do these impact our customers, our products, and our competition?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

And Quest 2 is much cheaper (especially now that has been put at $199): during the last holidays, it outperformed the Quest 3 by a factor 3:1 on Amazon US. Quest 3S launch date and strategy When will the Quest 3S be launched? There are between 20 and 30 million of Quest 2 out there, while only 1M of Quest 3.

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AR Insider

JULY 24, 2020

But what about the ability for Walmart and Amazon to capture and distribute 3D models for millions of SKUs? Per the above amortization point — and points made last week by M7’s Maher — investing in an AR strategy is a long-game. The next few years will be about scaling up to Amazon-sized product libraries.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More info (Leaked pictures of Quest 3s shell) More info (Quest 3s passed FCC certification) Samsung MR headset is close, but the endgame may be AR glasses It’s not a secret that Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on a new mixed reality headset that could rival Apple Vision Pro and that should be released this year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This strategy places the company in a solid position to promote the adoption of XR devices among clients already reliant on Samsung’s workplace solutions. Samsung is thrilled to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies and Google in revolutionizing the mobile industry once more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The device is available on Amazon for $379. More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 1) More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 2) More info (Apple and its strategies to make AirPods succeed). I discovered there is a website that records all the projects killed by Google. Nreal Air is now on sale in the US. Some news on the metaverse.

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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. Just imagine a world where Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant have bodies. The Evolution of Brand Activations.

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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. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments. But our standards of precision are higher, and you deserve better.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Any phone maker can integrate the open-source core of Android for free and without permission, and can integrate Google's services and the Google Play Store by agreeing to certain compatibility criteria and preinstalling Google's suite of apps. Further, Google itself is seemingly preparing to be the Android of XR with.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). But not more than two and a half years later the company is reportedly laying off hundreds of its staff as it pivots its strategy.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose … but the biggest impact could come from Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. The report keeps saying that this confusion is not beneficial for Microsoft’s XR division: some employees are leaving, taking their expertise to other companies like Meta (that instead has a clear strategy). Learn more.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

New Amazon Prime Video App With Downloads Amazon launched an all-new Prime Video Quest app that supports passthrough and downloads. New Amazon Prime Video Quest App Supports Downloads Amazon just launched an all-new Prime Video Quest app that supports downloads for offline viewing.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2019

However, the newly-released Moverio application is only compatible with Moverio smartglasses, which are available through Amazon and Best Buy. Products like Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens are too heavy, and their batteries do not last long enough. See Also: How To Smoothly Incorporate AR Into Your E-Commerce Strategy. “We

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies. Wearables also represent a long-term strategy to future-proof Apple’s multi-device ecosystem approach, consisting of Watch, AirPods, and (soon) smart glasses. Amazon is motivated for similar reasons?—?a

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Likewise, Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to reduce its global headcount by 12,000 – a cut of around six percent. It’s widely thought that Google is working on its own AI-powered answer to ChatGPT that will be announced soon.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), but the biggest impact could come from Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked.

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ARVR

JULY 1, 2020

Currently, when you’re walking around the United States accessing the web, your digital self is likely heading physically to one of four major data centers operated by Amazon Web Services in either California, Oregon, Ohio, or Virginia. Just as with the social web and AI, article headlines will start to ask, “What’s your AR strategy?”

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

According to Reuters , NVIDIA has initiated discussions with leading tech companies, including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI, to investigate the potential for developing custom chips.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

And Robert says that even Facebook’s goal is making wearable glasses : he has seen its strategy plans, and inside there it is written that its goal is not building a VR headset, but a slim AR glass that people can wear every day. Amazon and Tesla could be two outsider of the XR ecosystem instead.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

billion from companies listed below like Google and Qualcomm. Google – NASDAQ: GOOG – Cardboard, Google VR, Daydream & Tango, VR cameras, Tilt Brush. Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR Content & Game Engine. Amazon – NASDAQ: AMZN – VR content. Public Companies involved in VR. Unconfirmed.

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