VRScout

MARCH 22, 2017

For the first time in Norway, students at a primary school have experienced one of the Microsoft HoloLens’ greatest applications — education. The science lesson, presented by Pointmedia , took kids at Åssiden Elementary School to outer space to learn about our Earth and Solar System. “I could see asteroids. .”

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others. Starting with Google, it acquired Fitbit to accelerate its lingering WearOS platform by having its own hardware. When it failed to market the Fire Phone last decade, it lost a consumer touchpoint and ceded years of pole position to Google and Apple.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Image courtesy Google. Smartglasses are to glasses as smartwatches are to watches—that is, they’re a wearable device capable of presenting useful information to the user. Google Glass. Image courtesy Microsoft. Augmented reality is when digital information is presented as if exists in reality. Intel Vaunt.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Part of the experience of going to a good restaurant is being presented with lots of tempting choices. But when gripped by indecision, it’s often hard to visualize things in any meaningful way, specially in restaurants that get all fancy and creative with their dish descriptions and presentation.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2022

(For more on Snapdragon Spaces, Steve Lukas will be giving a presentation later on day one.). Rounding out this two-hour block, XR Association CEO Elizabeth Hyman will present “The Tech Heard ‘Round the World – Embracing the Future of XR.” Later that day, Antony Vitillo presents “How to Organize a Great Virtual Event.”

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AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. We’re featuring the video and takeaways for this week’s XR Talks, starting in Part I with an analyst presentation from AR Insder’s own Mike Boland.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Part of the experience of going to a good restaurant is being presented with lots of tempting choices. But when gripped by indecision, it’s often hard to visualize things in any meaningful way, especially in restaurants that get all fancy and creative with their dish descriptions and presentation.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 18, 2017

Google Glass might be considered a sort of precursor to everything we write about on UploadVR today. Long before Cardboard, Daydream, and Tango, Google aimed to give the world a normal pair of glasses that presented simple AR overlays; far more primitive than what we see now with Microsoft’s HoloLens, but still very promising.

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ARPost

JUNE 9, 2020

You can look forward to representatives from Google, Facebook, Intel, HP, Microsoft, and more. You can, for example, view 2D live video streams of conferences, project presentations, as well as pitching sessions. The panel of experts consists of producers, curators, and distributors within the XR entertainment space.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Smartglasses are a wearable device separate from augmented reality, and are generally defined by their ability to present useful information to the user, often in the form of a small floating screen or heads-up display (HUD). Think Google Glass or Vuzix Blade—not Microsoft HoloLens or Magic Leap 1.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. There have been a few key announcements at Connect: Meta has launched Quest Pro , its new premium headset, for $1500 Meta announced its focus on a new vertical, productivity Meta has partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to tackle the XR enterprise world.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

To boot, myMako is very much the sort of thing that could have launched on any number of XR headsets—Magic Leap (1 or 2), Microsoft HoloLens (1 or 2), or any VR headset for that matter, as it basically presents surgeons with 3D images obtained from computer tomography (CT) based scans.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to consumers. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s investments in the Android OS years ago. Just like with mobile devices, Google can position itself closer to users as a “Trojan horse” for search. Trojan Horse.

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ARPost

JUNE 4, 2020

Brands like Bosch, Nreal, 0glasses, and Am Glass by Pacific Future joined Magic Leap, Vuzix, Microsoft HoloLens, and Epson Moverio this year, delivering a new way to experience 2D and 3D content and features. They will also impact the e-commerce industry. And it’s all about helping consumers decide faster and better. Buying and Selling Trust.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Google—which is increasingly expanding its hardware business in the smartphone, connected home, and AR/VR sectors—has been fingered as one of the likely buyers. Google has tried to buy its way into hardware twice before, albeit more expensively. Those efforts largely fell short and the associated expenses slimmed Google’s margins.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2020

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. Google’s Justin Quimby says this is okay as long as there are common languages — again like HTML today. It includes embedded video, narrative analysis and top takeaways. Speakers’ opinions are their own.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Unlike augmented reality, which shows the user digital information that’s presented as if exists in reality itself (think Microsoft HoloLens, Nreal Light, Magic Leap 1) , smartglasses typically present actionable information to the user via a small screen that functions as a heads-up display (HUD).

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Starting with the launch of Google’s Daydream VR platform for Android in late 2016, the writing was on the wall for Samsung—Google’s largest Android hardware partner by far—to eventually support Google’s VR offering. SEE ALSO How Google's Latest VR Moves Are a Major Blow to Oculus' Mobile Strategy.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Through VR, MR, and AR, companies can present products and services to customers like never before, in a fully-customizable, adaptable, and interactive environment. Among the biggest technology brands in the world, and a major name for any company interested in advertising within the digital world, Google has plenty to offer in XR promotion.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Google Glass v2. Let me show you what are some of them.

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

Google is meanwhile motivated toward wearables to maintain direct touchpoints to users. This was the same strategy that drove Google’s Android OS years ago. Just like with mobile devices, Google can position itself closer to users as a “Trojan horse” for search. Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part V: Apple. Trojan Horse.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 15, 2021

This is the case with Facebook’s social graph, Google Search, Apple hardware, and Amazon’s “everything store” Demand First. Facebook (and Google to a lesser degree) has moved in this direction over time. But to give credit where it’s due, Google search and other core products do have a hard-fought quality lead.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 19, 2019

Luckily for us, augmented reality presents the opportunity to experience the Apollo 11 launch and landing, as well as the moonwalk, within our own, Earth-bound terrestrial boundaries. Don't Miss: Microsoft's Live HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo Didn't Take Flight, but You Can See It Thanks to Unreal Engine's Video The John.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Centralism If we take a look at metaverses developers, the list will mostly consist of the ‘big guys’: Microsoft, Meta, Epic, etc. Google and Facebook) appeared and centered everything around itself. BTW, all visuals for this article have been created by Midjourney. It’s so exciting to see where it all goes. We’re happy to chat!

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Varjo’s “ Reality Cloud ” allows users to join XR meetings including remotely present coworkers and virtual assets. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. Now we’re like, ‘what can we actually do with these that will solve problems for people that they didn’t know they had?’”.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The award for Framework of the Year was presented to Troika JS. Jason Johnston accepted the award, presented by Sikaar Keita of eXtended Realities. Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate Ay?egül egül Yönet presented the Single User Experience of the Year award to the Access to Electricity experience by World Bank and Flow Immersive.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2021

It’s always good practice to do some research on your local area and see what types of VR or AR companies are present around you. Don’t simply rely on text editors such as Microsoft Office or Google Docs to do the job – make your CV as readable as possible. Prepare your skillset accordingly. Network in your spare time.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

Team Collaboration & Presentation. Team collaboration apps are designed for professionals who need to meet, discuss, present, and make collective decisions. Collaborate on the data together in one room with two HoloLenses, or bring in more people from all over the world, wearing a Microsoft Mixed Reality Head-Mounted-Display (HMD).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 15, 2023

With major technology firms like Meta, Google, and Microsoft investing millions into the emerging space, enterprise end-users are already feeling the innovative presence of genAI – and there is more to come. Generative AI is here to stay.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. More info (Jio Tesseract website) More info (Jio glasses expected price) More info (Jio’s announcements) More info (0glasses presentation) More info (News on Mashable). Not a great evolution from Microsoft.

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ARPost

MARCH 3, 2020

Expeditions Pioneer Program by Google. Google helps tackle the latter with its Expeditions Pioneer Program. Below is a sneak peek of Google’s experiment at Andersen Middle School, where they pioneered their program. ?. Teachers and staff learn how to use Google’s Expeditions app and ARCore (for Android) or ARKit (for iOS).

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

” For Google, investments in AR are to drive search (visual search, mapping). Microsoft wants to double down on a longstanding position in enterprise productivity, and Facebook wants AR (and VR primarily) to boost social engagement and ad revenue. For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware. to Oculus headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. The launch will happen at a new online event dubbed Vivecon, which is going to start on May, 11th at 5 PM BST (British Summer Time, that is, present-time London time).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Some key business applications could include: Enterprise Communication: Genmoji and enhanced spatial media viewing capabilities could revolutionise virtual meetings and presentations, offering more engaging and natural interactions in remote work scenarios.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Pesce identifies these technologies as Microsoft Kinect, Keyhole (a forerunner of Google Maps), and the smartphone by way of Google Cardboard. On the very last page, Pesce writes: “The path we walk at present represents the consequences of all the decisions we have already made.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Companies like Google that had been sitting on their AI projects for years, unwilling to do any damage to their existing business models, are having to rethink their plans. Google announced a Code Red and brought cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page back from retirement.

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