Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The company revealed its first iteration of Project Aria back in 2020, showing off a sensor-rich pair of glasses which the company used internally to train its machine perception systems, ultimately tackling some of the most complex issues in creating practical, all-day augmented reality glasses of the future.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. A paradigm-shifting XR moment is inbound, but which firms will lead the immersive space race? The future is now the T-7, powered with ATARS.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta opens applications for Project Aria research kits A couple of years ago, Meta unveiled Project Aria, a set of glasses it was building as a stepping stone towards its future Augmented Reality glasses. To inspire potentially interested research centers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Meanwhile, the University of Iowa is using the Aria framework to develop healthcare services for individuals with hearing loss. By utilizing Aria environmental data, researchers at Iowa are creating devices that translate the direction from which sounds originate.

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