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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M.

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Big XR News from Samsung, HTC VIVE, Google, Sony, Pico, NVIDIA

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However, as the second half of the decade begins, it is clear that the XR industry will see growth in various ways, namely, through the continued business and consumer adoption of RT3D immersive solutions. At the same time, these aligned emerging technologies provide a potential growth opportunity for the fledging technology space.

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Visual Positioning Systems: what they are, best use cases, and how they technically work

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Today I’m writing a deep dive into Visual Positioning Systems (VPS) , which are one of the foundational technologies of the future metaverse. As an example of a VPS solution, I will give you some details about Immersal , which is one of the leading companies for what concerns this technology. What is VPS?

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What is Google Project Starline? Immersive Conferencing

XR Today - Virtual Reality

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. Since then, we’ve seen plenty of companies experimenting with the potential of immersive collaboration. What is Google Project Starline?

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Google Reportedly Working On Its Own Mixed Reality Glasses

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According to The Verge , Google is currently in development of its own AR device capable of blending virtual graphics over the real world, citing “two people familiar with the project.” The original Google Glass / Image Credit: Robert Couto Photography. Image Credit: Google Inc.

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Google 6DOF videos review: move inside VR videos!

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Around 40 days ago, I reported to you the news of Google presenting at SIGGRAPH 2020 a new algorithm for recording, encoding, and decoding 6DOF VR videos , that is movies inside which you can physically move. Now the technology has improved, but it is still too rough to be used properly. Google Immersive LightField Video technology.

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Google Wants To Deliver World-Scale AR Using Google Maps

VRScout

Google Maps is getting a major upgrade. During Google’s 2-hour long 2022 I/O event last week, the company made a number of exciting announcements, including the reveal of a new mid-tier phone as well as a pair of AR glasses capable of translating multiple languages in real-time. . Image Credit: Google.

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