The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

Google is going to buy North. A report says tha t Alphabet, the company behind Google, is in the last stages of the acquisition of North, the Canadian startup that makes the Focals smartglasses. Google adds depth APIs to ARCore. Take your course on Unity now! Other relevant news. Image by North). Become a supporter!

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2024

Google and Magic Leap today announced a “strategic technology partnership.” ” The move shows Google seeking to gain ground to keep up with the likes of Meta, Apple, and others in a race to control the AR headset market. Google has had several starts and stops in the XR space.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Disney’s modern space western has proven to be one of the best, if not the best, episodic series set within the Star Wars universe (no disrespect to Clone Wars ), offering a fresh look at the franchise while simultaneously introducing immensely popular characters such as bounty hunter Din Djarin and, of course, “The Child.”

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Road to VR

JUNE 30, 2020

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. If you’re looking for more examples of Google’s volumetric video, you can check them out here.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 22, 2025

Google is acquiring "some of" HTC Vive's engineering team to "accelerate the development of the Android XR platform". As an interesting parallel: in late 2017 Google acquired some of HTC's mobile devices engineering team, and leveraged these engineers to vastly improve the hardware of its Pixel phones.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A VPS system detecting visual features in the surrounding environment (Image by Google) VPS stands for Visual Positioning System. GPS together with the sensors on the phone is all that we need to orient ourselves on a 2D map like Google Maps that we use every day. What is VPS? How do you develop an application using VPS?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

Many magazines wrote that Meta is abandoning the “metaverse”, but actually, the famed M-word appeared two times in the statement that Mark provided his employees about the new course of the company. Google is discontinuing Google Glass, even in its Enterprise Edition which found some fields of application in the B2B sector (e.g.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2021

Google experimented with VR ad formats as well , though the company has since exited the VR space. The post ‘Blaston’ Reverses Course on Testing In-game Facebook Ads After Community Backlash appeared first on Road to VR.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The most notable updates came from Google, Apple and Facebook, in order of recency. This includes Google’s updates to its visual search efforts; Apple’s Lidar-powered iPhone 12 Pro; and Facebook’s developments in Live Maps, experimental AR glasses … and of course Quest 2.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This week, we look at tech stocks, Quest 2’s continued rise, Google’s VR sunsetting, and horsing around with Snapchat See the full roundup below. What is up with Google and XR? Of course, for long term success, there has to be a source of recurring revenue, which leads us to this next story.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Image Credit: Google. Google Expeditions is one of the solutions that may be used for this purpose. . Plus, such virtual courses are an additional opportunity for earning money, because the possibilities for monetizing a training course within virtual reality are almost endless. Image Credit: Microsoft. CONCLUSION.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. This week Google has performed another strategic move towards the development of its future XR glasses. The post The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Google is working in parallel to build the Android XR operating system for this headset and a Micro XR operating system for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Of course, eLearning isn’t new. Most corporations now recognize that a blended approach of online, instructor-led, pre-recorded, interactive and micro courses are the best way to teach skills and concepts to an increasingly mobile workforce. The easiest way to get started with VR training is to hire an experienced course designer.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

UploadVR Ian Hamilton If you missed the news, Samsung finally revealed its standalone headset today, and Google revealed the Android XR platform that it will run. But Google is building a platform it hopes will be the industry standard, and at least three other companies are already building devices to run it: Sony, Lynx, and Xreal.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 9, 2021

See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan. Students in the program will take courses in the fundamentals of networking technology and scripting. See Also: Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from these examples, Google will have a key stake in this “ Internet of Places.” That forms the basis for its storefront recognition in Google Lens and urban navigation in Live View. Google isn’t alone.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Of course, there are plenty more markets these services can branch into, including helping those suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Augmedix for Google Glass // Credit: Augmedix. The same solution has also proven effective in helping amputee people relieve discomforts brought on by “phantom pain.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2025

Unluckily, we have not much more than that and to discover more the UI of the OS and its apps, we need to wait for more material to be shared by Google. The game of the year has of course been Black Myth Wukong, while the VR game of the year has been Metro Awakening VR. It is a great initiative and I hope it gets worldwide adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

With this digital edition, of course, we had nothing of this, and the CES was just a bunch of video announcements. It is a perfect recreation of visual reality, and of course, it solves all the issues that current AR/VR headsets may have (like the vergence-accommodation problem). Of course I guess all of this has come for a price.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

Visual search, a la Google Lens , meanwhile lets users identify items with their smartphone camera as a shopping launchpad. Of course, all of the above speaks on conceptual levels in terms of AR’s value. Google Swirl is a good example of both. The real proof is in the figures and performance data.

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AR Insider

MAY 18, 2021

After covering Apple last week, what moves is Google making in wearables? And like Apple, Google’s motivations for wearables are to protect and future-proof its core business. For Google that of course means search. Several Google moves over the past decade had that same underlying goal. Sensory Nerves.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2025

Me being very classy with my suit and the Ray-Ban Meta glasses There were some private rooms by Google and Samsung at CES and surely they were demoing Android XR to close partners. The only official image about Project Moohan (Image by Google) I also had a quick hands-on with the TCL RayNeo X3 Pro. So they already have a need.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Google is diving head-first back into the world of extended reality and this time, the company is going big. While it might not be ready to show off any physical products just yet, Google has officially laid out its vision for a brand-new unified Android XR ecosystem. Nor is the company simply investing in a new mixed reality headset.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Of course, one of the key differences between AWE US and AWE EU is that different individuals and organizations are active (or active in different ways) in Europe. Of course, that’s not to say that Meta’s whole position in the Eurozone and AWE EU is fighting off the EU’s antitrust department. Different Voices at Different Volumes.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2020

Of course, moving classrooms into virtual environments comes with new concerns. With students already using products such as Google Classroom and other online tools, they find themselves under attack from botnets, malware, phishing, as well as harmful content on the internet directed at students.

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ARPost

JANUARY 21, 2022

We’re talking, of course, about Google Glass. Google Glasses were the first arguably-AR glasses on the consumer market, coming out in 2013. After all, it was a Google product and a lot of people expected the world. Google Glass retired to the enterprise sector and much of the public gave up on AR glasses.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Where does Google fit in all of this? Besides financial incentive to future-proof its core search business with next-generation visual interfaces — per our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise — Google’s actual moves triangulate an IoP play. That includes its “search what you see” Google Lens , and Live View 3D navigation.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, no. Of course, there are some caveats: doing like that you lose all social features of the Quest, you lose the casting to your phone and you may have some quirks here and there. Of course, it works by being connected to the phone via USB. Google lets now everyone contribute to StreetView. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016) , announced the game’s sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) just went platinum, having now topped over one million units sold. The post Google’s VR Studio Owlchemy Labs Now Has Two Platinum-selling Titles appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I’m unsure if submitting it to SideQuest, but for now, I made it available via my Google Drive folder. These articles have been pretty successful (thanks, my amazing readers!), and many people have read them and used my tutorials to create their own passthrough AR experiences (I’m always happy to be helpful for my community!).

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Smart glasses are of course the AR modality that will unlock the technology’s true potential. As shown in the Google Glass era, cultural receptivity and comfort levels for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) will be a years-long uphill climb. AR glasses have already arrived if you consider deployment in enterprise settings.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Still, it’s a good bet Meta will put Horizon OS in the spotlight as it seeks to compete with Google’s forthcoming Android XR. As the race to release an all-day pair of AR glasses heats up, we’re of course hoping to hear more at Connect 2025. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are also another area of growing interest.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Where does Google fit in all of this? Besides financial incentive to future-proof its core search business with next-generation visual interfaces — per our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise — Google’s actual moves triangulate an IoP play. And like Google Lens, above, monetization is on the road map.

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