XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Last year Samsung announced it was partnering with Google to make its own MR headset, which was reportedly delayed in efforts to make it more competitive with Vision Pro. .” Meanwhile, a cast of competitors are looking to fill the Apple-proven niche with their own high-quality ‘Pro’ level MR headsets.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2023

You won’t find Horizon Worlds on Google Play. There’s no word when the company plans to roll out access on browsers either, which the beta’s FAQ says will broaden availability of the platform to iOS devices on Safari, and Google Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge on laptops and desktops.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You can find a list of officially supported controllers here , although many other non-listed Bluetooth controller also work, like an old Google Stadia controller. Keep in mind: we’re talking about traditional flatscreen Xbox games played on a virtual screen. So, what’s the big deal?

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2023

The Japanese optics and imaging giant announced that early access to its Kokomo social collaboration software for Quest 2 is now available in beta in the US and Canada.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Google acquires North. It is official: after we all heard the rumor that Google was acquiring North for $180M, the Big G has confirmed the acquisition, not disclosing the actual amount of the deal. The team at North will be acquired, but it will keep operating in its own region in Canada. News worth a mention. Image by Torch).

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ARPost

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The McClure School’s graduates are now working for top companies that develop immersive experiences, such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Unity, Apple, and Google. See Also: Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada.

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ARPost

AUGUST 25, 2020

Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. See Also: Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2022

Horizon Worlds is currently only available to Quest users in the US and Canada, although the company seems to be gearing up to expand with the announcement of a web-based version of the metaverse platform. Like on the Meta platform for Quest, that works out to (depending on the platform) more or less an effective rate of 47.5%

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But if you’re in the New York area and want to try the headset before you buy it in retailers like Verizon and Best Buy, you can stop by Google’s pop-up shop in the heart of SoHo. The pop-up shop that opened October 20th, is open all week (10AM – 8PM) for people to check out the Pixel phone, Google Home, and Daydream VR headset.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

No more guessing games and waiting around: Google has revealed the official launch date for its Daydream View headset, and it’s coming very soon. Currently, Daydream View works with the now-available Google Pixel and Pixel XL, though other compatible handsets will be added in the weeks and months to come. Google Play Movies.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Clément Gosselin from Université Laval in Quebec, Canada; Prof. Some of the sessions in the section dedicated to XR will explore topics such as: Sculpting in VR; Using VR for story development and pre-production; Revolutionizing content businesses with XR spatial design. Dr. Rolf Drechsler from the University of Bremen, Germany.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Horizon Worlds on the other hand has been limited to users 18+ since it was launched in 2021, and only to those in US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain. Meta’s Quest 2 headset is technically only available to users aged 13 and up. At the same time, Meta has slashed some XR projects , including first-party title Echo VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They’re launching today at $300 direct from Ray-Ban as well as official online retailers in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Italy and Australia. Examples of smartglasses include Google Glass, North Focals, and a number of devices available from Vuzix.

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VRScout

JULY 29, 2020

Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Australia and Japan. You can download the free companion app via the Apple App Store and Google Play. FORM’s AR smart goggles are available now for $199 at formswim.com and on Amazon in the U.S., Image Credit: FORM.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

These glasses have outperformed the sales of Ray-Ban’s first-generation smart glasses, ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ This potential deal could grant Meta more control over EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses division and strengthen its position in the competitive market against tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Image by Google). Google completely opensources Cardboard. With a surprise move, Google has announced with a blog post that it ha opensourced completely Cardboard. Google affirms that Cardboard has been a huge success to introduce people into VR, and more than 15 million headsets have been distributed.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Reminders Soon, US & Canada owners will be able to ask Meta AI on the glasses to remind them of something they see. Meta AI Video Vision Meta AI on the glasses can already answer queries about what US & Canada owners are looking at. For example, "Hey Meta, remember this jacket" or "Hey Meta, remember that I'm low on cereal".

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Content Decision Platform will be launched in the US by the end of 2025, which it plans to similarly apply to its Canada and Mexico markets in due course, thereby establishing a ‘new standard in global retail. Retina also enables ten AR experiences for Walmart US and Sam’s Club that has led to a ten times increase in adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 18, 2018

This is a list of some of the talks that have immediately caught my attention : Google Spotlight Stories team has always been able to create amazing short movies in VR (Image by Google Spotlight). Google Spotlight Stories has always created very interesting immersive content, like the first VR doodle. More details. More details.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

More info Quest Gift Cards are now available in more countries Quest Gift Cards, which let you gift friends some credit for the Quest Store, are now also in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, and Japan. I hoped to die before reading the word “Tamaverse” in my life.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

and we’re Googling SAD lamps while we stare into the night from the office window. Come Sunday at 2:00 a.m. EST, Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end. An hour repeats, because the 20th-century federal government decided it should. It gets dark at 4:30 p.m, For over half a century, we’ve accepted that this is… Read more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Only available in Microsoft retail and online stores in the US and Canada, the sale goes on until 11:59 PM PST on November 27, 2017. Google Daydream View Sale. Google’s Daydream View VR headset is expected to get a discount on Black Friday as well. Be on the look out at Google or Verizon. Samsung Gear VR Price Cut.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

Google releases an opensource library for hand tracking. Google has released opensource a library for tracking your hands on a mobile device. That’s great, but there are still big countries like Canada and Australia that are excluded from this possibility. Someone made Google Lens work in VR. Decentraland is growing.

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VRScout

APRIL 8, 2018

Among other notable studios, the location boasts gaming giant Electronic Arts Canada – the powerhouse behind the NHL, NBA, and FIFA franchises – and employs nearly 17,000 workers in the 3D industry. Seattle, or Portland, because you’re going up against giants like Google or Microsoft. investment goes further in Canada.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

This is a big partnership between the NFL and Google, and the remaining 8 episodes will be available on the Google Daydream content platform – launching later this month. INTEL BUYS VOKE, AND VR LIVE STREAMING GETS (EVEN MORE) INTERESTING. TEACHING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE WITH VR.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 16, 2022

Audible is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Audiobooks.com has been going since 2012, is based in Canada, and is run by "a bunch of book and tech nerds," according to its website. Audiobooks.com is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Google Play Books.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 9, 2023

Monster Hunter Now arrives on September 14 for iOS and Android devices, available through the App Store and Google Play. On Android, a regional soft launch means it's out now in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sweden.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

and Canada. Download the Krikey app available on the Apple App Store and Google Play now to join Slappy in some creepy Christmas festivities. Krikey’s Slappy’s Haunted Christmas’ is part of a large growing list of AR and VR experiences designed to go beyond not only conventional marketing, but the film itself.

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This device is not yet available in Canada, and we still don’t know when it will go on sale here.) Yesterday, Google announced that their generative AI tool, called Google Bard, had been renamed to Gemini, and was now finally available in Canada ( The Globe and Mail newspaper provides some background on why there was a delay ).

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Full Dive Gaming

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Quest 3 One Month Later Review, VR News, Games & MORE LIPNOX DISCOUNT ON VAMPIRE GAME: [link] TRY THE FREE QUEST GAME: [link] 0:00 VR Podcast Intro 1:20 Q&A 2:25 Thanksgiving in Canada?? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 4:29 Green Bean CASSEROLE??

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2021

No matter how you define the metaverse or the role that you think it plays, Google AR Partnership’s Global Head of Creative, Matthieu Lorrain, said that it was contributing to a period of “post-reality.”. It’s called the internet,” MetaVRse co-founder Alan Smithson said in the “Burning Questions” Panel.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As we wrote recently , Google’s first dedicated Daydream VR headset ‘View’ is out on November 10th and Google have now detailed the Daydream platform’s launch window software line up. Google’s long awaited evolution of Cardboard, its early Android-based VR experiment, is finally almost with us.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2019

Lyft drivers would access this information through an AR headset, such as a Microsoft HoloLens, Google Glass, or Magic Leap, which would place the digital content directly in the view of the Lyft driver, or through an AR enabled smartphone. You could also use your own smartphone or any type of wearable AR device to find them yourself.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Nour herself had to flee the war in Syria, moving to Canada in 2017, where she joined a flight school in Quebec, and after earning her license in September 2018 she’s working towards becoming a pilot for Air Canada. The films will be screened in VR through a variety of systems such as the Oculus Go, Google Daydream, or Samsung Gear VR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

In an unexpected turn of events, the society’s incredibly rare Century Award will be given to the massively successful Google Earth VR application. Society President Jim Chabin expressed his love for the project: “The Google VR Experience empowers every citizen of the world to explore and learn about our world with VR.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For example, a customer can say, “Hey Google, please add a dozen eggs to my cart,” and the system will understand the request, identify the customer’s preferred brand from previous purchases, and add the item. Pretty cool, huh? Automating Supplier Negotiations One particularly interesting use case is in supplier negotiations.

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