ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Microsoft, which apparently produces one of the best-performing augmented reality headsets on the market (HoloLens), is buying a video game production company Blizzard for a frightening amount of money: 68 billion dollars. When I say hardware, I mean it in a very broad way. See Also: Why We’re Not All Wearing AR/VR Headsets.

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APRIL 12, 2021

NVIDIA is continuing the rollout of its CloudXR technology on the three leading cloud computing platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. CloudXR is a specialized solution for the unique latency and performance requirements of VR and AR streaming. Nvidia also says it’s working to bring CloudXR to Tencent Cloud.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As we head into the next generation of XR hardware, here are some of the big developments and releases coming out of the industry. But at last, we are seeing a shift from dedicated platform-specific hardware to agnostic all-in-one devices that makes sense for all involved. Where Is XR Heading? Built for enterprise.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 26, 2021

New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $17.7 ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for headworn AR revenues. –. SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 2021: ARtillery Intelligence has released a new report that projects headworn AR revenue to grow from $1.6 Billion by 2025. billion in 2020 to $17.7

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2022

Snap Inc’s AR Spectacles glasses are nothing short of black magic. The latest Spectacles design was the first to include built-in AR (augmented reality) functionality, allowing the wearer to interact with existing Snapchat AR Lenses straight from the glasses in real-time. First announced back in 2016, Snap Inc.’s

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

But now, thanks to VR Expert , a company specialized in selling and lending AR and VR headsets, I have been able to test this device for a few days and report to you my impressions about it. Besides that, I also noticed the “screen door effect” for the first time on an AR headset. Viewing window of the headset.

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2025

You can find out more about the differences between smart glasses and AR glasses here. Meta had tapped LG in February 2024 to partner on XR software and hardware, which at the time was rumored to include LG manufacturing a Vision Pro competitor for Meta.LG

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2020

Thus, the latest enterprise AR trends represent a topic of interest for management teams across various industries. What Is the Impact of Enterprise AR on the Business World? AR has penetrated almost all the industries: automotive, professional services, education and training, retail, architecture, and healthcare.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2021

As we move into 2021, both the VR and AR industries exhibit a plethora of career development opportunities for aspiring developers. According to Tech Jury , the global AR and VR markets are expected to grow to $209.2 Additionally, 14M VR and AR devices were sold in 2019 alone, with the global consumer market about to reach $2.6

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2022

Microsoft’s big defense contract that looks to supply the US Army with modified HoloLens AR headsets isn’t going so well. Even then, that was allegedly $200 million short of what Microsoft needed to recuperate development costs. The subcommittee cites concerns based around the program’s overall effectiveness.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 10, 2020

That includes mobile AR, headworn AR, and subsegments like advertising, commerce, gaming and enterprise productivity. For example, its recent mobile AR forecast quantified smartphone-based AR such as advertising and location-based gaming. The result is its report, Headworn AR Global Revenue Forecast, 2019 – 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. Unlink VR hardware (Image by Unlink VR).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2020

Today I host a guest post by Ryan, Senior Writer at AR/VR Tips , an online company that showcases the latest augmented reality apps and virtual reality products. If you know about any other AR glasses for sports, comment down at the bottom of this guide so that we can take a look. What Are AR Glasses? Everysight Raptor.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

common AR industry sentiment is that the smartphone will pave the way for smart glasses. Before AR glasses achieve consumer-friendly specs and price points, AR’s delivery system is the device we all have in our pockets. There, it can stimulate demand for AR experiences. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Magic Leap hasn’t come out with new hardware since it launched its seminal AR headset in 2018, Magic Leap 1. In the LinkedIn post, Johnson says she’ll speak a bit about her experiences as CEO at Magic Leap and “share a glimpse of what lies ahead for AR and our organization.”

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2022

The acquisition was previously reported by The Information in March, however now Google has confirmed in a blog post that it has indeed acquired Raxium, a five-year old startup building microdisplays for use in AR and VR headsets. Check out our primer on the difference between smartglasses and AR headsets to learn more. µm per pixel.

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MARCH 17, 2021

Microsoft says however that the error message was inaccurate, and that VR for Xbox is still not a happening. Some prognosticated that Microsoft has mistakenly leaked VR support for Xbox, something it has repeatedly rebuked in the past. This tracks with Microsoft’s long-term stance on VR for Xbox consoles going back to Xbox One.

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

O ne of the biggest news items from the past few weeks in the AR sphere is the U.S. Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. As we covered recently in Spatial Beats , it’s doubling down on AR, including combat-optimized HoloLens 2 units for battlespace awareness and effectiveness. AR is working.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This week the company introduced mobile AR support to the platform, allowing team members to participate in virtual meetings using a compatible iOS or Android device. The phone is where AR will thrive first and we’re capitalizing on this trend today. To access meetings in AR, download the Spatial app for iOS and Android.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. Now Kress is back at Mountain View working on Google’s next AR headset.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. Major hardware releases, vast improvements to software, and various other integral advancements have quietly solidified VR & AR as viable, long-term technological platforms for years to come. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Qualcomm, maker of chips and technologies for mobile devices, today announced a reference design for a tethered AR headset which is tethered to a phone or PC but also contains its own chips to handle some onboard processing. The company calls the split-processing approach an AR ‘smart viewer’ headset.

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Road to VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Alex Kipman is leaving Microsoft amid what an Insider report alleges to have stemmed from misconduct allegations leveled at the HoloLens co-creator. ” Military version of HoloLens (IVAS) | Image courtesy Microsoft. The post HoloLens Chief Alex Kipman to Leave Microsoft Amid Misconduct Allegations appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

Company’s like Apple and Meta are leaving Samsung in the virtual dust. According to a new report by The Korea Herald , Samsung is steadily losing its position within the VR/AR space due to its unhealthy “obsession” with foldable smartphone technology. Samsung Galaxy Fold / Image Credit: Samsung.

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JULY 14, 2020

Goertek may not be a household name, but the China-based company is looking to gear up its manufacturing lines to produce a surprising number of VR/AR headsets and lenses soon. Yivian notes that Goertek also hopes to push production of VR/AR devices to 3.5 The news was first reported by Yivian (Chinese).

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JANUARY 15, 2021

AR startup Rokid today unveiled a new AR headset called Rokid Vision 2, which incorporates waveguide optics into an impressively slim package. Waveguides and birdbath optics are the two most common near-field display technologies currently in use in AR headsets. AR is still in its infancy, and both have their drawbacks.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2018

Alibaba is launching Taobao Buy, a new shopping experience that uses AR technology to bring 3D versions of products into the real world. Alibaba’s new AR infused shopping app perfectly blends the real-world with 3D images for a result that looks like something straight out of big budget science fiction movie. Don’t like what you see?

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ARPost

DECEMBER 8, 2021

RealWear has just announced the new Navigator 500 AR headset. The headset has some amazing stats in terms of camera and audio capabilities, and it’s definitely a smart headset, but “AR” might not mean what you think it means. The hardware itself is built around a modular design that can be manually optimized for different use cases.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

AR glasses are expected to be the next most trending pieces of tech in infotainment over the next decade. The nature of AR technology gives us the ability to experience and create exciting new opportunities, dramatically impacting the way we interact and communicate with one another, giving birth to new applications and hardware.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

T hough smartphones dominate AR today — based mostly on a massive installed base — the technology’s fully-actualized form is headworn. But AR glasses are still years from ubiquity, as the underlying technology isn’t to the point of achieving both stylistic-viability and robust UX. By the Numbers.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

AR and VR are two of the most promising technologies of the modern era. While AR and VR have been around for decades, it wasn’t until recently that they offered a quality experience without being too limited by technological constraints or not being portable enough for widespread use. They are: 1. billion by 2024.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2020

Unreal worked with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 to create an AR experience based around Apollo 11. Boeing also made the experience using 3D scans of the Starliner console on Unreal Engine. While many readers will know the graphics engine from gaming, this isn’t their first trip to space.

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VRScout

MAY 15, 2019

Examining how AR experiences can change the way people interact with the real world. In a new study conducted by Standford Universities School of Humanities and Sciences, researchers discovered that simulated augmented reality experiences have a direct effect on human behavior within the real world, even after the AR device was removed.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

All-in-all, Ray-Ban Stories is an impressive piece of hardware that—while not an AR headset—represents a major step in the right direction for immersive technology. Let’s dive into this exciting piece of hardware, shall we? Facebook has made its commitment to AR technology perfectly clear in the past.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. As AR struggles to get off the ground and find a path to mass-market scale, there are a few confidence signals for the sector’s long term health. The AR LandSCAPE. made clear to us. Ripple Effects.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Amid mounting pressure from Sony with the recent launch of its PSVR 2 headset for PlayStation 5, Microsoft again affirmed that it’s still waiting for the technology to mature before offering any sort of dedicated VR software or hardware for Xbox.

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