VRScout

MAY 26, 2022

Similar to Google Maps’ Live View , users can use their smartphone’s camera to follow a series of virtual arrows leading to their desired location without having to take their eyes off the street. At the time of this writing, Tokyo is the only area in Japan to have reportedly received support. Image Credit: Alta Distance.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The additions aim to challenge firms like Google, Pinterest, and others dominating the eCommerce search sector. Google previously debuted its own multisearch tool via its Google Lens platform, with Lens initially debuting in October 2017. The company also launched the multisearch tool last year.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Google and Apple rolled out their covid-19 contact-tracing APIs months ago for state officials to use in developing their own covid-19-tracking apps, but adoption has proceeded at a snail’s pace. Just 15 states and Washington, D.C. are currently employing the tech giants’ “exposure notification” tech while a handful… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 24, 2020

State and federal investigators are planning to slap Facebook with antitrust charges as soon as November, four people familiar with the matter told the Washington Post. Such a lawsuit would mark the government’s latest crackdown on the biggest names in the tech industry, including Apple, Google, and Amazon, for … Read more.

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VRScout

APRIL 17, 2019

You can access the AR experience yourself by downloading the USA TODAY app from the App Store or Google Play , and scrolling to the post with a blue highlight stating “Interactive Story.”.

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GizModo VR

MAY 11, 2022

Google announced it is finally fully capitulating to demands from both the European Union and news media companies that tech giants should pay to display snippets of reporters’ work on sites or search results. Read more.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2020

Running now until August 23rd at the Seattle Design Festival in Seattle, Washington, the AR exhibition allows visitors to access virtual art inspired by original BLM street paintings which have since been taken down by the city, offering passer-by’s a chance to relive a piece of Seattle history. Image Credit: GGO.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2018

The FIFA World Cup finals are nearly here, and while we still live in a time where most everyone interested in the France vs. Croatia match will be glued to a TV set, researchers from the University of Washington, Facebook, and Google just gave us a prescient look at what an AR soccer match could look like in the near future.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The app is available today on the Oculus store and the Google Play store. Washington @ Cleveland , 8:00 p.m. Boston @ Washington , 8:00 p.m. Based on Intel’s True VR technology, TNT is bringing live and on-demand VR coverage of NBA All-Star events to Gear VR and Daydream headsets via the NBA on TNT VR app.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Samsung, in partnership with Qualcomm and Google, has announced plans to develop a new extended reality product. But when Samsung cancelled the project, I switched to the Google Pixel to stay close to Google’s VR platform. And now, both Gear VR and Google’s platform are gone.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The AR/VR Policy Conference is returning to Washington D.C. 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. Don’t worry, like last year, you can also view the event live for free online.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Thursday, April 5 – Washington @ Cleveland. Tuesday, April 10 – Boston @ Washington. It’s currently available for Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus , and Google Play. Thursday, March 29 – Oklahoma City @ San Antonio.

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GizModo VR

MAY 23, 2022

Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine evidently believes that if you can’t snare enough slimy, data-profiting fish with one net, then you should just cast more nets. Read more.

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VRScout

JUNE 7, 2017

The current catalogue of available VR titles include Google Earth, Apollo 11, Titans of Space 2.0, Washington state has already expressed interest in adopting the program in their own libraries, hopefully indicating an exciting new wave of immersive education in libraries.

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Cats and VR

MAY 30, 2016

Through the new medium of cinematic virtual reality these Veterans were given the experience of being present, alongside their comrades who actually visited the Memorials in Washington DC earlier in the year. Honor Everywhere 360 VR experience is available free to anyone with a smartphone and a Google Cardboard viewing device.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Apple retail employees at a number of stores across the country are quietly planning to unionize, according to a Washington Post report —spurred on by pay that hasn’t kept up with inflation even as the tech giant posts record-setting profits. Read more.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Smithsonian’s National History Museum in Washington, D.C. Google Lens and Google Translate both allow you to scan and translate street signs, maps and guides (and even menus!) Google Maps also uses AR to make navigation more convenient, by placing big virtual signs on top of real-world roads to show you exactly where to go.

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VRGames

MARCH 7, 2023

Last month Samsung revealed a new partnership with Google and Qualcomm to develop an XR device, thought not yet released.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

Cogent Communications is cutting off internet service to its Russian clients, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Other companies that have stopped doing business with Russia include tech giants like Microsoft , Apple, Google, and others, as well as Visa, Boeing, and even Harley Davidson.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 9, 2021

And now, researchers from the University of Washington have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables these devices to… Read more. As it turns out, smart speakers have proven to be handy in hospitals , allowing patients to independently control devices, as well as lessen the workload for clinicians and caretakers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 13, 2022

The panel also included Nicholas Bramble, Google’s Senior Counsel, Javier Lopez Gonzalez, Senior Trade Policy Analyst for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , and George Washington University’s Susan Ariel Aaronson. Metaverse Rennaisance?

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2017

Discussions are underway with Washington state to potentially launch a similar program in its libraries, and the hope is that momentum continues to build, Oculus says. SEE ALSO Google Expects "Tens of Millions" of Daydream-Ready Devices on the Market By Year's End.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 6, 2017

In fact the company has already run pilot lessons using the headset in classes at Renton Prep in Seattle, Washington, and Castro Valley Unified College in California. With HoloLens, though, the company is looking to move into the classroom. You can see a video of the student’s impressions below.

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ARVR

MARCH 4, 2021

© Poly by Google Augmented reality (AR ) technology is a unique tool empowering restaurants, delivery services, and other vendors in the food service industry. AR is applied in a variety of cases, from streamlining staff training, through visualizing dishes and menus, to enhancing the customer experience. © Ronen Horovitz. © TOÀN D?

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Apple was initially slow to provide a path forward for cloud gaming apps from Google and Microsoft, which had previously been outlawed on the App Store. Virginia and West Virginia.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 8, 2022

Basically, if the metaverse is the new internet, then everyone wants to be the new Google - holding the keys to the huge amounts of money to be made from selling advertising there. in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington, in the U.S., If you study a computer science degree (B.S., MS, or Ph.D.)

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Google drops support for Daydream. With a communication that has surprised no one, Google has dropped support for the Daydream platform, which won’t be supported in the upcoming Android 11. Phones stopped to be compatible with Daydream , and Google never released a new viewer after the second version of the Daydream View.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The FPF, a Washington, DC-based organisation with offices in Belgium, Singapore, and Israel, aims to unite experts across the XR industry to discuss current and future challenges over data and privacy rights and for the sector. The Push for XR Best Practices.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. 500 people run every week through the “Walk on the Moon” multi-headset installation at Smithsonian museum in Washington DC. Content ?—?that’s that’s the most important part.

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Charlie Fink

MAY 21, 2019

Wearable devices like the humble Google Glass, a monocular microdisplay, leave workers' hands-free and keep their eyes on the job. In Everett, Washington, where Boeing makes KC-46 Tankers and 767 Freighters, the HoloLens is increasing speed and accuracy of wiring, saving the company millions of dollars.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Currently, it has long been a member of the XR Association , a Washington, DC-based organisation piloting numerous initiatives to outline best practices and ethics for XR, AI, and other emerging technologies. Meta has also joined the Metaverse Standards Forum , which works on building interoperability, standard file formats and hardware.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Last week, researchers from Google and University of Texas at Austin Christopher Shallue and Andrew Vanderburg, announced that a machine-learning algorithm had discovered two new planets, Kepler 80g and Kepler 90i. Now artificial intelligence is helping to find even more. It also orbits its star every 14 days.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

How to watch: Free Guy is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video , Google Play , Apple TV+ , and more. Four Good Day is based on Eli Saslow's Washington Post article "How's Amanda? How to watch: House of Gucci is now available for purchase on Prime Video , Google Play , Apple TV+ , and more. House of Gucci.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

Think: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe , a memoir about adolescence and gender identity ( banned/challenged in schools in Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, and Texas). Simply click on the title you're interested in, and you'll be asked to sign in, either using your Google account or creating a new account on the site itself.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 27, 2023

The news comes amid a massive wave of layoffs across the tech industry, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and many others launching a second round of job cuts. The Redmond, Washington-based firm also cut back staff developing the US Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Attendance of the meetup comes just weeks after the Microsoft Ignite event , which showcased many of the Redmond, Washington-based firm’s key innovations in extended reality (XR), avatars, artificial intelligence (AI), the user experience (UX), and productivity tools, among many others.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The AR squadron contained John Hanke ( Niantic chief executive — Developer of Pokemon Go ), Stanley Pierre-Louis, (General Counsel for the Entertainment Software Association), Brian Blau ( Gartner Research Vice President), and Ryan Calo (Assistant Professor of Law, University of Washington).

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