AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Google’s augmented hearing, Alexa’s new Xbox home and a new twist on escape rooms. Google is building an Augmented Reality-enabled product that will give you superhuman hearing, We dive into the tech. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 7, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the Golden State would become the 18th to launch an official Covid-19 contact tracing app powered by technology pioneered by Apple and Google. Read more.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 1, 2018

On the one year anniversary of the introduction of ARKit, Apple is planning to reveal major updates its augmented reality toolkit for mobile apps at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California next week. Citing sources close to the matter, Bloomberg reports that ARKit 2.0,

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APRIL 24, 2017

Taking place at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, Google I/O is an outdoor developer festival that lasts for three days. On May 17th – 19th, there will be hands-on learning, tech keynotes, and insight on Google’s latest developer products in the 2nd annual event.

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JUNE 7, 2017

100 Oculus Rifts will be deployed at 90 California libraries over the next three months as part of a pilot program offering VR to anyone with a library card. VR applications for people to explore include Google Earth, Apollo 11, Titans of Space 2.0, Everest, Ocean Rift, The Body VR, Guided Meditation VR and Star Chart.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Tonight in Hollywood, California the Lumiere Awards were held at Warner Brothers Studios. Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Google Earth VR turns much of the world into a digital playground that you can fly or teleport around in immersive 3D space.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2022

“Big tech companies, rather than smartphone manufacturers, are leading XR devices because they have the necessary content and platforms,” said Kim Gwang-soo, an analyst at eBest Investment and Securities, adding, “Google has an operating system Android, Microsoft has Xbox and Sony has PlayStation.

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ARPost

MARCH 8, 2022

With more and more business and sales being conducted in virtual worlds, one digital marketing agency with physical offices in California is expanding its services into the metaverse. With partners like Google, Salesforce, and Shopify, high-tech trends like big data analytics and online retail are not new to the company.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The professional NFL team the Los Angeles Rams have partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to launch an absolutely massive augmented reality (AR) experience at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. 70,000 fans can now participate in shared AR experiences during live games using their smartphone devices.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2018

Citing people familiar with the subject, Apple is said to have designed its two-player system out of privacy concerns—a departure from how Google currently handles multiplayer AR. Google says it discards raw mapping data after a week. image courtesy TIME. Nor do I think the vast majority of people would be satisfied.”.

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VRScout

AUGUST 19, 2020

Less than an hour after having their game removed from the App Store, as well as Google Play on Android, Epic responded with a prepared lawsuit against Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. This is where things get interesting.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 1, 2018

On the one year anniversary of the introduction of ARKit, Apple is planning to reveal major updates its augmented reality toolkit for mobile apps at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California next week. Citing sources close to the matter, Bloomberg reports that ARKit 2.0,

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2020

The Verge has also retrieved information from a Google cache of developer portal pages which add additional details. . Facebook has since scrubbed the information from the site, though screenshots taken by several developers can be found on Twitter. Looks like a new Oculus headset is in the works?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

California has awarded Snap Inc a massive fund worth $20 million USD. Hailing from Santa Monica and with offices in Paolo Alto, Snap has long been associated with Silicon Valley’s tech hub in California. However, after a year from its departure, the company leased a new office in California’s Bay Area.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 21, 2018

Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified VR development for teachers and students. At its annual I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California Google announced the launch of Tour Creator , a new tool that easily allows anyone to create interactive content in Virtual Reality.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2018

Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified, web-based VR development to students and teachers. It’s officially day two of Google’s annual I/O Developer Conference here in beautiful Mountain View, California and Google AR & VR has once again started off the day with some big news.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The new animated VR film will be part of Google Spotlight Stories. The VR short is being developed with Google Spotlight Stories and revolves around Mexican wrestling and “the tradition and the responsibility of carrying on the legacy of your culture.” Reel FX is a digital studio based in Dallas, Texas and Santa Monica, California.

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Digital Trends

MAY 18, 2021

At Google I/O, the company announced its new Quantum A.I. Campus, a Santa Barbara, California, facility which will advance Google’s considerable quantum ambitions.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 14, 2021

district judge in California has stated that Google can be sued for collecting data on users even when they use “private browsing mode” on their selected browsers. Read more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

About the time Malik was launching Jadu, Newman was also beginning to have his moment, too, but from inside a small wooden shed in Southern California. Download the app via Apple or Google Play and start making some ASMR videos to share with the world. There is a certain energy that comes from [him].”. Image Credit: Jadu.

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ARPost

AUGUST 30, 2022

Big news from past summits include Google expanding support for the second generation of their enterprise-focused AR display and RealWear’s partnership with Zoom. However, they’re back in-person now in San Diego, California. That’s not to say that the big players aren’t there. AES 2022 will take place on October 18 – 20.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And, according to the current iteration of the agenda, Inbar’s keynote has the same theme as the one we saw in California in June. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. If you know the flow of AWE in the States, you’ll spot some similarities and differences. AWE EU still kicks off with Ori Inbar’s keynote.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2019

Already own a copy of Google’s VR creation tool Tilt Brush (2016) from the Oculus Store? Luckily, some decisions we made early on set us up for early performance wins,” Google product manager Elisabeth Morant says. “Most of our work porting Tilt Brush to Quest focused on performance improvements. .

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GizModo VR

JULY 10, 2020

Amid ongoing investigations by the federal government and almost every other state, California has reportedly launched its own antitrust probe into the world’s biggest advertising agency, Google, as it continues to face scrutiny by U.S. and foreign regulators over its dominance in the online advertising industry, and… Read more.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Through a new partnership with the California State Library, Oculus is giving access to VR to people that may never have the chance. Next steps would include the California State Library expanding the program by allocating or raising additional funding to scale the presence of VR.”

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. Bar-Zeev is currently in consulting and advising but has done work for the likes of Apple, HoloLens, Second Life, Google Earth, and more.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. Since the launch, they’ve created augmented reality experiences for COVID-19 and California wildfire news stories. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 28, 2022

Waymo, the burgeoning autonomous vehicle company living under the Alphabet umbrella, is suing the California DMV to keep certain records of its test car crashes private. Though that type of data might seem like just the sort of thing public safety agencies like the DMV should be sharing with the public, Waymo… Read more.

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VR Game Critic

MAY 19, 2016

Google is getting ready to expand its virtual reality hardware partnerships.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 12, 2022

Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a long-running pay-equity case, according to the plaintiffs' law firms Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP. Google , had been pending since 2017. The settlement covers around 15,500 women employees with over 200 job titles in California since September 2013.

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Road to VR

MAY 25, 2018

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg maintains that Qualcomm will unveil the new SoC, reportedly dubbed the Snapdragon XR1, at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California, which takes place May 30th – June 1st. Standalone VR headsets incorporating the 835 include HTC Vive Focus and Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I live in the California suburbs, known for their relative un-walkability, exacerbated by the presence of rolling hills and sweltering hot days. I rely on my car to get me and my family places, and I want the least distraction possible when I’m behind the wheel. Read more.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2017

The California-based VR broadcast company developed the program, described as “a virtual reality investigation exploring the unexplained phenomena reported at notoriously haunted locations.”. .” Paranormal Evidence can be found on the NextVR app from August 1st, available for Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream systems.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 7, 2019

For example, Albany, NY is the closest city to me with particulate concentrations reaching 33 µg/m3, a number that is considered “moderate” compared to the air in the Bay Area last year when California was covered with a blanket of smoke from a large fire. The particulate pollution reached 200 µg/m3, which is considered “very unhealthy”.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2022

The Augmented World Expo (AWE) is returning live and in-person to Santa Clara, California, June 1-3. While sessions will also be available live and as recordings on AWE.LIVE, ARPost will be covering the event from the expo floor. Of course, companies don’t need to have a keynote to say something interesting. Niantic (and 8th Wall ).

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2018

Up for award of Outstanding Original Interactive Program : Back to The Moon by Google. Silicon Valley, Inside the Hacker Hostel is a meticulously-crafted interactive VR tour of the shows infamous incubator space (aka a filthy ranch home tucked in the California valley).

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Staff cuts and other changes may be coming to Google. Or, at least, that’s what CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., Sundar Pichai, has made it sound like recently. Read more.

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