Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I spend hours out front every week cataloging what goes past (I have the new over-the-ears headphones from Apple and usually use them outside while walking around talking to dozens of people all over the world building the future –they absolutely rock, by the way). So, could Apple “beat” Tesla? Can Apple match this?

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Hardware infrastructure and software developer tools from big players like Apple (ARKit) and Facebook (Camera Effects platform) directly contributed to a huge surge in interest in augmented reality. San Francisco-based Leap Motion has raised a $50M Series C for their hand- and finger-tracking technology.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Owlchemy Labs , creator of popular VR titles like Job Simulator, and the Rick and Morty Simulator for Adult Swim, raised $5M. Another VR startup out of Austin (keep your eyes on this area, by the way – lots of creative tech people focusing on VR/AR there) has announced funding.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Don’t miss the 1st ever live virtual simulation of a baseball game during @MLB encounter between Tampa Bay’s @RaysBaseball and L.A.’s Note that, even in Apple’s Vision Pro announcement, they talked a lot about sports. Tonight you will have never been closer to the field. ’s @Angels.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. Alan: Yes I think there’s gonna be lots and lots of acquisitions that it’s already starting last week there was Apple acquired Akonia. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. Alan: Yes I think there’s gonna be lots and lots of acquisitions that it’s already starting last week there was Apple acquired Akonia. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Teppei is currently leading the GFR Fund in San Francisco. Alan: Yes I think there’s gonna be lots and lots of acquisitions that it’s already starting last week there was Apple acquired Akonia. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. You can learn more about the GFR Fund by visiting gfrfund.com.

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Robert Scoble

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Irena Cronin and I are seeing huge shifts coming as autonomous vehicles get to the point where they are driving around San Francisco without humans. It brings with it a bunch of new technologies that could disrupt even Apple, Google, or Amazon, but soon will start bringing service after service to your home.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 19, 2019

and San Francisco that have been home to over 150 VR and AI startups. The medical industry; being able to do surgical training, being able to actually do full simulations that save thousands and thousands of dollars, and are pretty incredible results for the doctors that are using them.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So with this LiDAR that Apple is pushing pretty hard -- I'm pretty sure Google is going to follow suit pretty quickly, probably one year behind, and then they're going to have LiDAR on their top end phones, probably coming to Samsung -- but try-on is going to be made really possible, try-on of suits. You can try putting on a tie.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So with this LiDAR that Apple is pushing pretty hard -- I'm pretty sure Google is going to follow suit pretty quickly, probably one year behind, and then they're going to have LiDAR on their top end phones, probably coming to Samsung -- but try-on is going to be made really possible, try-on of suits. You can try putting on a tie.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So with this LiDAR that Apple is pushing pretty hard -- I'm pretty sure Google is going to follow suit pretty quickly, probably one year behind, and then they're going to have LiDAR on their top end phones, probably coming to Samsung -- but try-on is going to be made really possible, try-on of suits. You can try putting on a tie.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you’d be able to– and you’re able to accelerate it, because it’s sort of a real time environment, you’re able to do these virtual simulations. And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you’d be able to– and you’re able to accelerate it, because it’s sort of a real time environment, you’re able to do these virtual simulations. And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco. After he gave his TED Talk on it, there's interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for Apple may unveil RealityOS at WWDC. At the upcoming WWDC, Apple may unveil its operating system for XR glasses, dubbed RealityOS. More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy). or no reason?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you'd be able to-- and you're able to accelerate it, because it's sort of a real time environment, you're able to do these virtual simulations. And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. Or in Canada, USDZed.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

We know mostly nothing about it, and we just have the image of its front view (semi-obscured) and the info that it will be revealed in San Francisco at Photonics West event. Secret Oops is a nice AR game for Apple Arcade (and it is made by Mixed Bag, a studio from my city!) I can’t wait for it to be released!

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Most of my time would've been spent getting my virtual lighting just right and my simulated windows arranged in space around me at just the right spots. I could have gotten my flight much earlier, then had Uber or Lyft take me from San Francisco to San Jose. Apple will likely get to lower prices too.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In April, we opened the doors to the first Upload Collective in San Francisco, a hub for VR and AR startups, development, co-working, education, meetups and even live broadcasting. With over 40 member companies in San Francisco, The Upload Collective has quickly grown both in size and in scope.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We'll be talking about making an AR video with Will.i.am, creating art with Intel, and delivering on the promise of VR and AR with the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, YouTube, and more. He's kind of like the Spike Lee of San Francisco, is what a lot of people say, but he works mainly in documentary.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

They had a beautiful central hub in San Francisco and LA and they were the hub of virtual reality. And so far, the only ways that you could really do that were by simulating those experiences in the real world. I got to ask you, what are your thoughts on the rumors that Apple is killing their AR device?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

They had a beautiful central hub in San Francisco and LA and they were the hub of virtual reality. And so far, the only ways that you could really do that were by simulating those experiences in the real world. I got to ask you, what are your thoughts on the rumors that Apple is killing their AR device?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

They had a beautiful central hub in San Francisco and LA and they were the hub of virtual reality. And so far, the only ways that you could really do that were by simulating those experiences in the real world. I got to ask you, what are your thoughts on the rumors that Apple is killing their AR device?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

They had a beautiful central hub in San Francisco and LA and they were the hub of virtual reality. And so far, the only ways that you could really do that were by simulating those experiences in the real world. I got to ask you, what are your thoughts on the rumors that Apple is killing their AR device?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

HTC has launched a new headset, we have another confirmation of Apple glasses, we read about the first hands-on on Kura glasses, and many other things have happened! All of this shows how Apple is most probably testing internally its AR glasses and so the launch may be not that far away (probably in 2020). Some XR fun. Funny link.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2016

Now it looks like the 600-person company, based in an old Motorola factory in Fort Lauderdale (yes that’s in Florida, guys – not a neighborhood in San Francisco), is finally breaking their vow of silence. their goal is to get people using their “neurologically true visual perception” glasses all day, every day. Interested?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

New amazing content is coming, like Assassin’s Creed VR or GTA San Andreas, and some very popular VR titles like Population One or Beat Saber, are exclusive to its standalone platform. It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset.

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