The AR Space Race, Part VIII: Startups

How will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud? This is the theme of our new series, Space Race, where we’ll break down who’s doing what, continuing here with a focus on startups.

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Is AR’s Next Design Target ‘Wearability?’

Does ‚wearability‘ represent AR glasses’ V1 design target, which evolves over time towards advanced AR functionality? That’s opposed to starting with advanced AR then sizing-down towards wearability. We examine strategic drivers in the latest report excerpt.

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Spatial Beats: Snap, Niantic & Facebook

Welcome back to Spatial Beats. This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus…

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Will Mobile AR Revenues Reach $26 Billion by 2025?

ARtillery Intelligence released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow from $6.87 billion in 2020 to $26.05 billion in 2025, a 30.5 percent compound annual growth rate. We break down the findings for AR Insider readers.

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Is Ubiquitous AR a Decade Away?

What’s the timeline for ubiquity in AR’s fully-actualized form? By that, we mean all-day AR glasses with stylistic viability and wearability. We’ve assembled quotes from tech leaders that signal the 2030’s as AR’s decade.

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Apple Glass: Chasing Clues for the ‘What’ and ‘When’

After covering the „why“ of Apple’s AR glasses last week, the next question is „what?“ What will „Apple Glass“ look like, and what will be its primary features? We examine the evidence in this week’s report excerpt.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider’s weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week we look at WWDC takeaways, PSVR showcase, and some fresh funding for spatial players.

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The AR Space Race, Part VII: Microsoft

How will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud? This is the theme of our new series, Space Race, where we break down who’s doing what…continuing here in Part VII with Microsoft.

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The AR Space Race, Part VII: Microsoft

How will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud? This is the theme of our new series, Space Race, where we break down who’s doing what…continuing here in Part VII with Microsoft.

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What Are AR Glasses’ Impediments to Scale?

Though AR enjoys mobile’s sheer reach, smartphones aren’t the technology’s optimal vessel. How long will it take to reach AR’s fully-actualized form factor in smart glasses? We examine in the latest report excerpt.

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