Offenbar wollen NTT Docomo und LG im kommenden Jahr in das Schneckenwettrennen um eine alltagstaugliche AR-Brille einsteigen. MIXED | News zu VR, AR und KI & Matthias Bastian
Snap drops 11% as user growth disappoints in Q2 2020
Snap said a bump in user growth at the start of coronavirus-led lockdowns petered out sooner than expected, and it forecast fewer current-quarter users. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters
Roomality uses AI to render window-sized 3D landscapes without glasses
An AI system will enable glasses-free 3D displays to simultate real world environments that look as if they can be explored through living space ‚windows.‘ AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input
Cornell’s SciFi Lab has revealed a wristband that uses thermal cameras and a deep neural network to determine the wearer’s hand and finger poses in 3D. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Announcing the Women in AI Awards winners
Here are the winners of the second annual Women in AI Awards. The awards are part of VentureBeat’s continuing commitment to diversity in AI. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
GamesBeat Decides 156: June NPD, Ghost of Tsushima, and more
GamesBeat Decides talks about Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima, but first the crew tackles the latest news, like the latest NPD report. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
NextNav can figure out which floor you’re on in a skyscraper
NextNav has figured out how to use barometric pressure sensors to figure out what floor of a building a person is on when they’re calling from a skyscraper. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The Walking Dead: Onslaught will crawl its way into VR this year
The Walking Dead: Onslaught is coming soon from AMC and Survios as a single-player campaign VR game built around a big hub. But it has no co-op play. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Verizon advances 5G edge computing with IBM deal, interoperability specs
Edge computing will be critically important to delivering highly responsive cellular services in the 5G era, and Verizon is pushing the industry forward. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Samsung: Expect 6G in 2028, enabling mobile holograms and digital twins
Samsung said today that the next generation mobile standard, 6G, may arrive earlier than initially expected, further boosting data rates for future XR apps. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz