Snap Acquires Brain-Computer Interface Startup NextMind
Snap announced it’s acquired neurotech startup NextMind, a Paris-based company known for creating a $400 pint-sized brain-computer interface (BCI). In a blog post, Snap says NextMind will help drive “long-term augmented reality research efforts within Snap Lab,” the company’s hardware team that’s currently building AR devices. “Snap Lab’s programs explore possibilities for the future of the […]

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Snaps AR-Brille könnte ein Hirn-Interface bekommen

Snap kauft das Start-up NextMind, das eine Hirn-Computer-Schnittstelle entwickelte. Die Technologie dürfte früher oder später in die AR-Brille Spectacles fließen.
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Snap’s Spectacles Lens Lets You Play Catch With The LA Rams

“LA Rams Mini Game” is the first Spectacles Lens developed in collaboration with a professional NFL team. Snap Inc. this week revealed a new AR-powered Lens for the company’s Spectacles 3 that lets users toss the virtual pigskin with LA Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Thanks to Snap’s hand-tracking technology, users can play catch using their […]

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AR-Brille: Wettrennen mit Meta – Snap kauft nächstes Unternehmen

Snap investiert weiter in AR-Technik – und schützt sich womöglich vor Meta.

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Snap AR-Brille: Entwickler zeigen erste Demos

Im Mai stellte Snap die erste vollwertige Spectacles AR-Brille vor. Entwickler experimentieren mit dem neuen Gerät und zeigen erste Demos. MIXED | News zu VR, AR und KI & Matthias Bastian

Snap Acquires AR Display Startup WaveOptics for Over $500M
Snap Inc is making some definite strides into augmented reality territory as of late. It not only announced yesterday that its next-gen version of Spectacles will be a AR device, but it’s now come to light that the company is acquiring WaveOptics, the startup behind the AR optics within the Spectacles themselves. As confirmed by […]

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Snapchat’s 4th-generation Spectacles Are Its First to Support AR
Snap Inc, the company behind Snapchat, today announced its 4th generation Spectacles glasses. While the prior generations included only cameras for capturing first-person footage, the 4th generation Spectacles are the company’s first to include a display for real-time AR. Also unlike previous versions of Spectacles, the 4th-generation is not currently available for sale. Snap is […]

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Snap uses iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar sensor for AR imagery

Snap has launched a new version of its augmented reality studio that allows users to create cool AR effects on Apple’s newest iPhone 12 Pro. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi

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

Snap’s Lens Studio now supports custom ML-powered Snapchat Lenses

ML developers can bring recognition models to the popular AR platform, which is also adding plant, pet, and neighborhood recognition, plus voice search. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz