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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part III: Google

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Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google.

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Is Wearability the Next Mobility?

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At the other end of the spectrum are the likes of North Focals — lacking immersion and contextual awareness, but stylistically-viable (though sales challenges and sale to Google should be noted). Applying that principle back to AR, could wearability be the next era’s mobility? The Next Mobility.

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What’s Google’s Wearables Master Plan?

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This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses. Sensory Nerves.

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ARtillery Briefs, Episode 44: Wearables Pave the Way for AR

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But another device class could have an equal or greater impact towards that same end: wearables. The thought is that devices like Apple Watch and AirPods condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies, and thus acclimate to the cultural shift that will be required for AR glasses. Classic Apple. Trojan Horse.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part I: Amazon

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Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader and their respective moves and motivations in wearables. . We’ll start this Wearables Wars series by looking at Amazon.

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What’s Facebook’s Wearables Master Plan?

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This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses. Master Plan.

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Data Dive: Wearables’ Hot Streak Continues

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As we continue to examine , wearables are AR’s forbear, in that they will condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies. Meanwhile, wearables are further propelled by tech-giant motivations. That’s especially true for Apple, which continues to double down on Watch and AirPods. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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