The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2025

Even more, in the end, I had the opportunity to make a little demo involving camera access for the launch of the Pico 4 Ultra enterprise… (Pico)tionAI Let’s now speak about how the idea of the Pictionary game came out. He also invited people interested in using computer vision on MR devices for B2B uses to reach out to them.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

With new updates to Google’s Daydream View headset, the unveiling of Pixel 2, and a preview of AR Stickers that included packs for Stranger Things and Star Wars , Google also teased a slew of new apps and experiences built with ARCore by their partners. Image Credit: Google/Grab Games. We can’t wait to see more!

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Note: Samsung and Google aren’t yet sharing any key details for this headset like resolution, weight, field-of-view, or price. During my demo I also wasn’t allowed to capture photos or videos, so we only have an official image for the time being. We went hands on with an early version.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

ARCore, Google’s developer platform for building augmented reality experiences for mobile devices, is unveiling today a new tool called Depth API, which not only lets mobile devices create depth maps using a single RGB camera, but also aims to make the AR experience more natural, as virtual imagery is more realistically placed in the world.

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JUNE 8, 2017

This appeared to deliver fairly stable tracking, without the need for dedicated hardware, unlike Google Tango, which uses a suite of cameras and sensors. The post 4 Dev Demos Showing Off Apple’s New ARKit Tracking appeared first on Road to VR.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

So no demos beyond those early, closed door hands-ons allowed last month.Check out the video below, courtesy of The Verge : Drawing design and software cues from Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, the device features a rigid strap, eye-tracking, pancake lenses, and ergonomic design, which wethought was pretty close to Quest Pro in terms of comfort.

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ARPost

MAY 16, 2023

The company is currently launching new hardware and a new product package, so we spoke with CEO and co-founder Jay Wright for a software demo and an explanation of the new release. Participants can also be invited to a Campfire session via a link, just like 2D remote collaboration tools like Google Docs. Now, one app can do both jobs.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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MAY 27, 2024

Google Project Starline finally looks like it’s going to be rolling out to workplaces worldwide, potentially transforming the way we meet and collaborate in the future of work. So, what is Google Project Starline, and what makes it different from the current solutions available? What is Google Project Starline?

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

This week, we dive into Snap’s new AR Spectacles, Google I/O takeaways and Digilens’ new reference frames. Ben Lang of Road to VR got a hands-on demo with the new headset, which is based on the Qualcomm XR2 platform which powers Digilens’ proprietary Waveguide lenses. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. More from AR Insider….

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In May 2024, the Google I/O event revealed a few interesting insights into the tech giants future product roadmap. The company mainly highlighted AI, introducing new versions of Google Gemini, tools for building AI assistants, and more. With Project Astra, Google introduced its vision for the future of smart assistants.

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MAY 15, 2024

Google today announced it’s starting a pilot program that will soon allow select partners to create AR content and display it within Google Maps. Because compared to Meta and Apple, Google still seems unable to commit to a coherent XR strategy.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The company will be hosting public demos of Viverse Worlds at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain on March 3rd – 6th, so we’re hoping to learn more then. What is clear though is HTC isn’t the company it once was.

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MAY 7, 2019

Google focuses on practical AR functionality at its annual developer conference. Google’s annual I/O Developer Conference kicked off earlier this morning at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA with a two-hour keynote highlighting a wide range of updates to their lineup of proprietary mobile software.

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MAY 8, 2018

Aparna Chennapragada, VP of Product for AR/VR at Google, took to the stage at Google’s I/O developer conference today to tease some of the work the company is doing to integrate augmented reality into Google Maps. Image courtesy Google. Image courtesy Google.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Google released a preview version of ARCore for Android yesterday, the company’s answer to Apple’s ARKit. Built by George Michael Brower with friends at Google Creative Lab. Built by Jane Friedhoff with friends at Google Creative Lab using Unity and ARCore. This is a simple demo that lets you draw lines in 3d space.

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JULY 18, 2017

Developed for Google Daydream, honeygrow’s vr training app uses the platform’s remote control to drive interactions, something the developers say made it especially easy for VR newcomers. One the originally unused buttons was programmed to access a secret menu for internal demo purposes.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The team today posted a look at its experiments attaching the Tracker to Google’s Daydream View, a device that doesn’t positionally track a user’s head movements. He also teased that the company has been using the Tracker with a phone supported by Google’s Tango 3D mapping tech too. It’s been done.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2019

Google Lens is great for when you want to quickly translate a menu written in a foreign language, or visually explore the world around you simply using your Android smartphone. Considering however it’s using the full Google Lens suite of tools, we bet a lot more is possible. — Phasedragon (@Phasedragoon) August 22, 2019.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We’re live from Google’s Pixel phone media event, where we got hand’s on with the company’s new Daydream View VR headset. Much like the Google Cardboard and Gear VR, Daydream View is powered by your phone (in this case a Google Pixel phone). Google announced three colors for the fabric covering: slate, snow and crimson.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta 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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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Samsung's first standalone headset is coming in 2025, running Google's new Android XR operating system and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset. I went hands-on with an early headset developer kit showcasing Google's software and Samsung's hardware. Beyond this, Samsung isn't yet sharing specifications.

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APRIL 17, 2025

Google recently surprised tech enthusiasts by showcasing prototype AR glasses during a TED talk hosted by Shahram Izadi , Google’s head of augmented reality and extended reality. According to The Korea Economic Daily, this prototype is Samsung-made under the existing Android XR partnership between Google and Samsung.

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MAY 19, 2017

With Google I/O coming to a close, the three day developer conference saw its fair share of annoucements around VR and AR. Unlike the more subdued VR demos i’ve grown accustomed to at tech conferences, this was an all out dance party, and likely the most fun you can have in any web VR experience. There’s no party like a VR dance party.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What if I told you that smart devices such as your iPhone and Google Assistant aren’t just listening to you, but persuading and manipulating your actions as well? ” As the 12-minute demo progressed, EVA became more involved in our day-to-day lives. Be warned: your at-home voice assistant is doing more than just listening.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2025

Still, the demo with them was about… photos and videos, live translation, and AI. 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. I guess you’re not surprised by it.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Google is working on ways to create the most realistic sense of presence while in VR. To help with that, Google has been experimenting with light fields to show how VR can come as close as possible to what you’d actually see if you were there. Download the demo for free and check it out for yourself. Image Credit: Google VR.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Trying out Into The Scaniverse , I found that the quality of the subjects, the central objects being scanned, is very impressive for running in a web browser, while the background is significantly lower detail than what you'd find in Varjo Teleport and Meta's Horizon Hyperscape Demo.

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MAY 16, 2023

Collaborating with teammates in a virtual space is as easy as opening a Google Doc. According to the team, accessing the system is as easy as opening a Google Doc. I had the opportunity to sit in on a demo with the Campfire team, during which they demonstrated the system’s wide range of capabilities.

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JULY 18, 2017

I was able to get a hands-on demo earlier this month of Prism and was immediately impressed by the clean minimalist form factor. Created to work with existing iPhones, I simply opened up a demo app and slide the phone into the headset. What I didn’t get to demo was Mira’s shared experience and Spectator Mode.

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MAY 18, 2017

Over the last 12 months or so we’ve been keeping an eye on Google’s aggressive hiring for its AR/VR team which, among other things, suggested that the company was working on new “mass production” hardware that would go beyond the simple smartphone snap-in Daydream headsets. No pictures were allowed.

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MAY 14, 2024

Google showed a brief demo of AI smart glasses with a HUD I/O 2024. Google says Astra works by "continuously encoding video frames, combining the video and speech input into a timeline of events, and caching this information for efficient recall". 0:00 / 0:53 1× The smart glasses teaser segment of Google I/O 2024.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2022

I went hands-on with two demos of the Realwear Navigator 500, and both were aimed at the most prominent use case for these smart glasses: maintenance. The demo by Transition Technologies focused on remote assistance. The demo was effective, by the way. Wearing the headset for the second demo.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s had pop-up events and in-store demos as far back as 2016 to prepare for the launch of the original Oculus Rift. Opening physical stores though would be much larger step for Meta, putting it in the same retail class as Microsoft, Apple and Google; the latter just opening its first retail store this summer.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2025

Ndreams announced Synapse 2, but only for Google Cardboard, and Voodoo DE showed a preview of a very futuristic device. Just to summarize some of the craziness: Ive announced the launch of the Decagear, while Sebastian Ang (MRTV) published a video announcing to be the new CEO of Pimax.

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