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Google Job Listings Point to New “Mass Production” AR/VR Hardware in the Pipeline

Road to VR

Google launched the Daydream View headset late last year, the company’s first virtual reality hardware product. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google. A slew of recent job postings however suggest significant new AR/VR hardware in the works from Google.

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Google Arts & Culture Builds AR Replica of Bangladeshi Mosque as Part of Historic Site Preservation Project

Next Reality AR

In recent years, Google's Arts & Culture project has been leading the way in terms of innovating the practice of using technology to preserve landmarks and great works of art via digital 3D copies.

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The AR Location Wars, Part II: Apple

AR Insider

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” For example, the last installment of this series examined Google’s natural “Internet of Places” play.

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USA TODAY Builds AR Replica Of Notre Dame In Less Than 8 Hours

VRScout

While French President Emmanuel Macron hopes to complete the repairs within five years, architectural experts predict it could take decades to fully renovate the historic Notre Dame cathedral after Monday’s devastating fire. Take an augmented tour of the structural damages caused by Monday’s fire.

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Preserving The Art Of Black Lives Matter Using AR

VRScout

Designers at the architecture and design firm GGLO have created an augmented reality art show aimed at paying homage to the eclectic lineup of street paintings created as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. A city-wide digital art show celebrates the street art of BLM. A full map of all the available artwork can be found here.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market.

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Google’s Tilt Brush Is Going Places You (and Google) Might Not Expect

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I feel like I could just stop writing now, that pointing at these videos is enough to make at least a few people out there [hello Google] pause and say “Huh. Tilt Brush (Google). This seems about right for the level of scope that Google is in the habit of taking on. “Um, With Tilt Brush…. That’s interesting.”

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