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
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
Chrome 84 arrives with SameSite cookie changes, Web OTP API and Web Animations API
Google Chrome 84 brings , and more developer features. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski
Magic Leap names ex-Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson as CEO
The struggling AR platform maker has named a new CEO, effective August 1, who may be able to reverse Magic Leap’s currently sinking fortunes. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Facebook advances VR rendering quality with neural 4×4 supersampling
A research team has come up with a way to teach computers how to transform low-res 3D renders into high-resolution versions suitable for live VR viewing. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Google acquires holographic glasses startup North
Alphabet has confirmed that it’s acquiring North, a Canadian augmented reality (AR) wearables company backed by Amazon and Intel. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
HTC’s Vive X incubator backs 7 new startups, focuses on enterprise XR
The $100 million fund launched in 2016 and has nearly doubled its investment while increasingly focusing on enterprise VR and XR applications. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Apple’s ARKit 4 introduces new depth capabilities and expands face tracking to more devices
Apple announced ARKit 4.0 during its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, bringing a slate of augmented reality improvements. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers