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APRIL 23, 2024

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses now have a third style option, first-person view sharing in WhatsApp & Messenger calls, and look-and-ask visual AI in the US & Canada. In the US & Canada the other headline feature is Meta AI, a conversational assistant you can talk to by saying "Hey Meta".

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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Upload VR

JUNE 16, 2023

Quest Store digital gift cards are now available in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, and Japan. Digital gift cards are a standard feature of almost every other platform, including Apple's App Store, Google Play, Steam, Xbox, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop. Meta launched digital gift cards in the US back in October.

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Digital Trends

JULY 22, 2021

Google's 2020 Pixel Buds appear to be going off the market as Google shifts to the cheaper Pixel Buds-A series. It could also hint at an upcoming refresh.

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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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JANUARY 28, 2025

Samsung's first standalone headset is launching this year, running Google's new Android XR operating system and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. While it is possible to ask Meta AI about what you're seeing, in the US & Canada at least, the assistant only responds with speech. What Is Samsung's Headset?

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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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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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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

He further suggested that the multi-modal visual AI feature , currently limited to the US, Canada, and Australia, will "soon" expand to other countries worldwide. Samsung reportedly plans to launch a competitor with Google's Gemini AI, later this year or early next year, while Apple is reportedly exploring releasing its own in 2027.

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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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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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Slashgear

MAY 11, 2016

There have been many promotions by Google and other companies to send out free Google Cardboard VR headsets. I got really excited about the Star Wars one last year, but despite getting signed up, mine never arrived.

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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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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

With over one million active monthly users of the Samsung GearVR, millions of Google Cardboard units and high-end Oculus Rift and HTC Vive pre-orders, Smithson believes that brands that are early to develop unique and engaging content for VR and will have a huge advantage over their competition.

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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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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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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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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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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Each female founder has been paired with complementary women leaders from companies such as Google, Magic Leap, Norwest Venture Partners, and Warner Bros., Women and allies from Canada to Latvia to South Africa joined in on the festivities. This program provides strategic alliances and entrepreneurial guidance over 10 weeks.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2018

’ “Some of my team members were based in Singapore, India, Canada, Hong Kong, and New York, while I was working from California,” Chen continued. Screenshot taken from adventure VR title ‘Chrysalis.’

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If you’ve ever used your phone to listen to music on YouTube and wished so badly that the tunes would keep cranking while you navigate to other apps, then you know how delighted Canadian YouTube users will probably be when they soon get to experience that exact joy. And hopefully, that’s a sign it’s coming for the… Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 30, 2017

The two day conference was packed with simultaneous, back-to-back presentations and workshops from industry leaders such as Microsoft, Google, AMD, The VOID, IMAX, Two Bit Circus, Secret Location, Globacore, Quantum Capture, The Canadian Film Centre, and many more. It’s Different in Canada.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

According to research published by Parachute Canada , a national Canadian charity foundation dedicated to accident prevention and awareness, injuries among child pedestrians are the primary cause of injury-related deaths for Canadian youth at or under the age of 14. This isn’t the first VR program dedicated towards road safety, however.

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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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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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The Ghost Howls

JULY 1, 2022

We have Myriam Achard from Canada , who is head of partnerships at the PHI center in Canada. YI HALO Camera (Image by Google). At the end of the week, they all come up with a pitch that they then pitch to some top commissioning editors. Dan Tucker , he used to be the curator of Sheffield DocFest. The Insta Pro 2 is great.

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