AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This week, we look at tech stocks, Quest 2’s continued rise, Google’s VR sunsetting, and horsing around with Snapchat See the full roundup below. The CEO said they have but one competitor, Apple, which hasn’t yet announced any XR, AR or VR, products. What is up with Google and XR? See his books here.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Charlie Fink even wrote a whole book about it (disclosure: we wrote a chapter in the book). In that way, Google is well-positioned because the spatial web will need to be parsed and indexed, similar to what Google has done for 20 years on the 2D web. Is Google Building an ‘Internet of Places?’

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple aims at a $1500 Vision device Let me tell you what have been the main pieces of news about the Vision Pro I’ve found this week. First of all, Apple has updated the runtime VisionOS to version 1.1, It’s basically a book. bringing many quality-of-life improvements. I’m impressed.

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Upload VR

MARCH 20, 2025

When Bigscreen founder Darshan Shankar told us he was bringing the sequel to his Beyond SteamVR headset to GDC 2025, I booked a flight from New York to San Francisco and back with less than 24-hour turnaround. You can go get a Quest or Vision Pro and wear the weight of the Apple or Meta platforms, quite literally, upon your brow.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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AR Insider

JULY 18, 2019

This could extend from Google’s work to index knowledge, but amplify that work with even easier access. By indexing knowledge, [Google] eliminated the need to occupy cognitive space with rote facts,” said Boland. We’re seeing the first hints of this in tools like Google Lens and VPS. edges (think: banner ads).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The same has happened with Apple, which is now offering bonuses to employees to keep them inside the company. Apple has performed very strategic acquisitions as well, and the news of the week is that Snap has acquired Compound Photonics to gain a key supplier of LCOS and Microled displays. Apple may have delays for its headset.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In some Chinese cities, it even has a ‘City Service’ that even lets you book doctors appointments, pay electricity bills and traffic fines. And why does China need another AR app marketplace when both Apple and Google have their own in the works, thanks to Apple ARKit and Google ARCore ?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2022

Look on Google for “trillions dollars metaverse” and find the prediction with the most trillions. The book talks about a big metaverse company wanting to squeeze the most money from ads proposed to its users, so the prediction is for sure correct. Search with Google “brands metaverse” and take the first results.

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Upload VR

APRIL 17, 2025

At TED2025 Google showed off sleek smart glasses with a HUD, though the company described them as "conceptual hardware". Shahram Izadi, Google's Android XR lead, took to the TED stage earlier this month to show off both the HUD glasses and Samsung's upcoming XR headset , and the 15-minute talk is now publicly available to watch.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Google releases Chrome 81. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Notable Women, by former Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios, Google Creative Lab, and Nexus Studios. The NYT AR piece on the cave rescue was an excellent application of the medium,” said Jon Wiley, Director Google AR VR. “My Details on how to book the glasses are available here.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 2, 2018

Voice-activated digital assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google currently have the upper hand for home automation integrations, but a new augmented reality mobile app promises to give homeowners and renters visual control over their connected appliances. The app uses image recognition, such as a framed painting or a book cover, to.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 2, 2021

Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy lineup took about five years to really hit their stride. Now with five smartphones of its own in the books, Google is gearing up for some major changes that could propel the Pixel lineup to mainstream success. Ahead of the Pixel 6's official launch later this fall—yes, it’s … Read more.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And Apple hasn’t yet played its hand. Eyecandylab launches a Google exclusive AR experience with Red Bull. See his books here. We’ll all be glad to have it in our rearview mirror but make no mistake, it’s been a big year for XR and tech in general, and the news suggests 2021 will be even bigger. Watch the latest episode below.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

Across the United States, efforts to ban books skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in 2021. A startling number — 729 — of materials were challenged last year, according to the American Library Association , with most of the targeted books featuring Black or LGBTQ characters.

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GizModo VR

MAY 5, 2021

Google is revamping its Android tablet interface with what it calls Entertainment Space , which offers quick access to movies, shows, games, and books in the Play Store. Entertainment Space will be available for Walmart’s Onn tablets later this month, with launches slated for existing and new tablets from Lenovo,… Read more.

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AR Insider

MARCH 19, 2020

This could extend from Google’s work to index knowledge, but amplify that work with even easier access. By indexing knowledge, [Google] eliminated the need to occupy cognitive space with rote facts,” said Boland. We’re seeing the first hints of this in tools like Google Lens and VPS. edges (think: banner ads).

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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AR Insider

JUNE 7, 2021

technology and could pit it against software from Apple and Google. See his books here. Huawei on Wednesday launched its self-developed operating system across a slew of devices, including smartphones. The move comes as the Chinese tech giant looks to wean itself off its reliance on U.S. Watch the latest episode below.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

For Apple , it’s all about hardware and making its devices more attractive. For Google , it’s all about search, and boosting query volume with more user touchpoints. We’ve examined evidence from each of the Big 5 in individual articles, a report , and a chapter in Charlie Fink’s book Convergence.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 25, 2019

But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 Apple , Google , Facebook and Microsoft are all on that list. Speaking of Facebook’s billion lens engagements, Google has matched that figure in visual search activations for Google Lens.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. In the book The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx, available on Steam , it is possible to discover much interesting information about Alyx. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 16, 2022

Credit: Screenshot / Apple. Audible is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Credit: Audiobooks / Apple. Audiobooks.com has been going since 2012, is based in Canada, and is run by "a bunch of book and tech nerds," according to its website. Credit: Screenshot / Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Years later, in 2014, my previous classmate Gianni Rosa Gallina called me because he wanted to create a startup about all the fancy things we were discussing in that period, in particular Google Glasses and my obsession about seeing virtual objects on top of the real world. Also reading books helped me in improving my writing skills.

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 8, 2021

We’ve been waiting for years for Apple to reveal its mixed reality products, including visors and glasses. Techmeme has all the reports here: [link] The most interesting was that, as of yesterday, Apple Music now is available in Spatial Audio. So it makes sense to upgrade all audio, which Apple is in the middle of doing.

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Digital Trends

MAY 5, 2022

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are working together on a new system that could consign passwords weak and strong to the history books. It’s coming later this year.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I do too, and go even further than she does in studying this industry (I had the first ride in the first Tesla with Elon Musk and had the first video on YouTube of Google’s self-driving car, and have interviewed many in the industry, and also have a Twitter list of people and companies building autonomous cars ). Can Apple match this?

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Robert Scoble

JANUARY 8, 2021

Just Google my name and you’ll see my “Letter A.”). That book tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new li fe of repentance and dignity , says Wikipedia. A little heavier than those new Apple headphones. More on what Apple is up to soon.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Apple Watch SE and Outriders (Xbox) lead Friday’s best deals. Read more.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 6, 2020

Seuss Enterprises is committed to offering best-in-class experiences parents and educators can trust and embracing emerging technologies that bring Dr. Seuss’s books to life like never before while also creating meaningful storytelling and learning experiences for children,” said Susan Brandt, Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ President.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And its ads business is under a crossfire attack: on one front, Apple with its new data policy is limiting how much data the Facebook app can collect about its users, and on the other one, the EU is trying to enforce its regulation about European people’s data not allowed to be sent to Facebook’s US servers. Image by Apple).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 28, 2017

On the heels of Apple’s developer-friendly ARKit announcement users have already taken to the toolset to create some amazing proof of concept demos. Google’s Tilt Brush is often one of the very first VR apps people try. Tagged with: apple , ARKit , iphone Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

When you’re “wearing” in Vernor Vinge’s 2006 book Rainbow’s End, contact lenses and computers woven into clothing serve up an assortment of competing realities and overlays. The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2019

Apple took us on a surreal walk through San Francisco, looking at digital art on an iPhone . — Apple is investing in augmented reality, a technology its CEO has called “big and profound.”. — Apple now offers augmented reality walks in six cities that allow attendees to see digital art pieces through an iPhone. .

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