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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part III: Google

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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. After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google.

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Is Wearability the Next Mobility?

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At the other end of the spectrum are the likes of North Focals — lacking immersion and contextual awareness, but stylistically-viable (though sales challenges and sale to Google should be noted). Applying that principle back to AR, could wearability be the next era’s mobility? The Next Mobility.

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What’s Google’s Wearables Master Plan?

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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.

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What’s Facebook’s Wearables Master Plan?

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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. Master Plan.

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Who’s Waging the Wearables Wars? Part I: Amazon

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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 and their respective moves and motivations in wearables. . We’ll start this Wearables Wars series by looking at Amazon.

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ARtillery Briefs, Episode 44: Wearables Pave the Way for AR

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But another device class could have an equal or greater impact towards that same end: wearables. The above factors are amplified as wearables continue to be one of the fastest-growing consumer tech segments. Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies.

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Data Dive: Wearables’ Hot Streak Continues

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As we continue to examine , wearables are AR’s forbear, in that they will condition consumers to wear sensors on their bodies. Meanwhile, wearables are further propelled by tech-giant motivations. It sees wearables both offsetting near-term iPhone revenue deceleration; and future-proofing its hardware-heavy profit machine.

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