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Varjo Launches ‘Teleport’ Service to Easily Scan Real Places and Bring Them into VR

Road to VR

Powered by advances in Gaussian Splatting and NVIDIA GPU-trained generative models, Teleport’s 3D models are processed in the cloud and then rendered on-device, which means an Internet connection is only required to initially download the model, but not explore it.

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This AR Lightning App Is Insanely Well-Made

VRScout

“Thanks to depth sensors and vision-based machine learning, we can create in real-time a digital twin of the hand and its surroundings to generate a 3D environment where virtual and real objects interact seamlessly,” said Goguel on LinkedIn. ” Goguel’s experimental demo is free to download via Github.

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Video Of An AR Pianist Playing A Real Piano Is Going Viral

VRScout

The app uses machine learning to detect the piano, and then figures out the exact 3D position and orientation of your piano in a 3D space down to 1 cm accuracy. Our latest app, AR Pianist, uses machine learning to superimpose a virtual pianist on your piano. Obviously all of that carries on to the AR headset too.”.

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Snapchat AR Lenses Update Adds Voice Commands, Shared Worlds, Dog & Plant Scanner

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This includes voice-activate UI navigation, shared AR Lenses capable of spanning multiple city blocks, new scanners capable of identifying dog and plant breeds, and machine learning functionality just to name a few. Lens Studio can also be downloaded free via Windows or Mac. This week Snap Inc. Voice-Activated Lenses.

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Apple ARKit Apps Surpass 13 Million Downloads In Six Months

VRScout

Now a new report reveals that in just six months after its release, more than 13 million ARKit apps have been downloaded on iPhones and iPads around the globe. Utility apps were the second most downloaded category making up for 14 percent of the downloads, and Entertainment apps making up for the third most downloaded apps at 12 percent.

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You Can Now Delete Your Furniture Using IKEA’s AR App

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IKEA Kreativ is a new digital design tool from the Swedish home furnishings retailer that utilizes a combination of spatial computing, machine learning, and mixed reality technologies to deliver a unique mixed reality shopping experience. According to IKEA, the experience will be available for Android users sometime in the near future.

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Flood The Streets With Water And Hot Lava Using Snapchat’s New AR Ground Lenses

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Using machine learning technology, these “Ground segmentation Lenses” identify the floor and flood environments with either water or molten hot lava. What began as simple face filters and dancing hotdogs has rapidly evolved into an advanced AR platform capable of altering famous landscapes and even replacing the sky. .

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