AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Wearables Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. Starting with Horizon , the goal is for more immersive human interaction.

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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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AR Insider

MAY 11, 2021

This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses. percent ($2.1 percent ($2.1

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

“Wearables Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. More from AR Insider… The post Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars?

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 2020

“Wearable Wars” is AR Insider’s mini-series that examines how today’s wearables will pave the way and prime consumer markets for AR glasses. Each installment will profile a different tech leader’s moves and motivations in wearables. Meanwhile, the story is flipped for wearables, as that division is on its way up.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2017

In 2017, with so much talk of head-worn devices as the future of immersive computing, it’s easy to see that Glass was ahead of its time. With the Glass team at the time teasing, “we’ve outgrown the lab and so we’re officially ‘graduating’ from Google[x] to be our own team here at Google.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. They’ve raised over $22 million in funding for their AR wearables from seasoned investors like Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Greylock Capital, and Marc Benioff. Guest Post.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2025

AR smart glasses leaders commonly state how wearable technology has the potential to allow users to interact with RT3D content, leverage AI based on one’s surroundings, and communicate with others hands-free, potentially ushering in the next form of human-computer interaction. Will Samsung Enter the AR Wearables Market in 2025?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 13, 2025

Unlike competitors like Meta, Samsung has a broad hardware ecosystem to support a dedicated XR wearable, much like how the Apple Vision Pro works alongside newly released iPhone/iPad models. In 2024, Samsung reaffirmed its commitment to developing an XR wearable that will integrate seamlessly with its Galaxy ecosystem.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2025

The device comes as a cross-collaboration between Samsung, Qualcomm, and Google, with Qualcomm providing a chipset foundation and Google working to deploy its much-touted AndroidXR framework on the upcoming headset. Moreover, Samsungs extensive technology ecosystem can help introduce its large Galaxy user base to XR wearables.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

At Unpacked 2024, TM Roh, the President of Samsung’s Mobile Division, and Google’s Senior Vice President of Platforms and Devices, Rick Osterloh , said that the XR device is under rigorous development and aims for a late 2024 release. The Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset is renowned for delivering 4.3K resolution.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What’s Holding Wearable Displays Back? Here we use the term “AR glasses” broadly to reference head-worn devices that allow you to directly see the real world as well as digital content, whether basic 2D content or more immersive 3D experiences tied to the real world, sometimes called Mixed Reality. by Jason McDowall.

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AR Insider

MARCH 24, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” For example, the last installment of this series examined Google’s natural “Internet of Places” play.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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ARVR

JUNE 2, 2021

This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Social Experiment That brings us back to wearables.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Part 1 : The two biggest barriers holding wearable displays back are visual quality and device comfort, which hinge on the display and optics technology. We’ll see what Google does with the technology after the acquisition, although they reportedly dropped support for North’s first version and are not planning to ship the second version.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 16, 2020

That could feature a “notification layer” or lean-back entertainment , which then evolves over time into sleeker hardware for world-immersive AR. The eventual target is a likely an all-day wearable. We already see that underway as wearables are exploding as a device class from tech giants across the board.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Now, a CNBC report contends that Facebook has struck a deal with Luxottica, the Italian parent company to Ray-Ban and many others, to help design some form of immersive wearable. The report mixes both terminologies, so it’s unclear exactly which end of the spectrum the proposed device should fall on.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

See Also: ITIF Releases Report on Moderating Multi-User Immersive Experiences. Other speakers we’re most excited about include Representative Darrell Issa, Christina Jackson of Meta, Karim Mohammadali of Google, futurist Cathy Hackl, and Unity’s Aaron Kleiner.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

The immersive masterpiece by Double Eye Studios won Best VR Immersive User Experience Venice Film Festival last year. This is a breakthrough in immersive theater that everyone in VR should see. Neurosity launches the Crown , a wearable device that puts users in control of their focus. We saw “Finding Pandora X” at SXSW.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A new X1 processor enhances the display of the new AR device for various use cases, including immersive apps, games, and websites. Samsung Electronics has reportedly been developing this product since February of last year with assistance from Google and Qualcomm. How can we support you in realizing your smart glasses?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 27, 2024

Google I/O 2024 is one of the tech giant’s most exciting annual events for a few reasons. Not only does it give us plenty of updates on new devices and development tools from Google, but it’s also where the company announces some of its most exciting innovations.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Boz also said that Meta is going to launch half a dozen wearables: hes probably referring to the upcoming smartglasses, smartwatches, and neural smartbands. More info Android XR to guarantee camera access Google confirmed to me that the Android XR operating system will offer camera access in the same way phones do.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

You can now interact with virtual objects and environments like never before, taking immersion to an entirely new level. Google Daydream View plus 3DOF controller. Many mobile headsets, like the Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, become fully functional as soon as you slide your compatible smartphone into them.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Starting at $499, these AR wearables are designed to assist with everyday tasks by providing an immersive heads-up display. Recent updates to the app have introduced new features such as a teleprompter, a fitness application, Google Maps integration, as well as translation and transcription capabilities.

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AR Insider

JUNE 25, 2020

As we examined , that includes AirPods Pro spatial audio — signaling a continued march towards audio AR, and a wearables suite that carries different flavors of sensory augmentation. Google’s answer to this challenge is to utilize imagery from Street View as a visual database for object recognition so that AR devices can localize.

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AR Insider

JUNE 8, 2021

After accomplishing deep and frequent user engagement levels , Snap has attracted brand advertisers that want to expose their products and messaging with the same degree of immersive depth. This is why it simultaneously fuels mobile AR lens initiatives and wearable hardware. ARtillery projects spending on AR ad placements to reach $6.8

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 14, 2024

Yesterday, HP partnered with Google to revive the latter’s immersive video conferencing solution from its development stages, Project Starline, just in time for I/O 2024. Now, HP is helping Google to commercialize the product fully so that it is ready for a 2025 market debut.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

This week, Google officially announced the retirement of its flagship smart glasses product. In a company document , the firm confirmed the retirement of Google Glass Enterprise Edition effective this Wednesday (March 15). Google will also drop official support for its enterprise-grade immersive hardware on September 15, 2023.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2017

The leaders of tech juggernauts like Apple, Google, and Facebook have been making aggressive moves into the space while publicly endorsing the world-changing potential of AR. Snap’s bold move into consumer AR is notable because, unlike Google Glass, it’s been able to sort of retain a coolness factor inherent to Snap’s culture.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

Apple has recently collaborated with NVIDIA to launch the Omniverse, a workplace immersive collaboration and design suite that CloudXR powers. million for Meta’s immersive product portfolio. GenAI integrations may also be present on the headset, thanks partly to the XR2+ Gen 2 Platform’s support for AI-ready wearables.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2025

While several AR wearables captured attention at the event, Cellid’s approach to lightweight, unobtrusive AR is a refreshing take on a crowded industry. While still years from mainstream adoption, these prototypes hint at a possible long-term future for AR wearables. Cellid Inc.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 8, 2017

The company is also adding support for systems like wearables and widgets, enabling wrist-mounted menus and more. Also updated is the core physics engine, which should make using Leap Motion a much more reliable and immersive experience going forward. Users reach out to virtual panels to press buttons and alter meters.

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