Snap Spectacles Used to Turn Spoken Word Poetry into an Augmented Reality Experience

From the front lines of mainstreaming augmented reality smartglasses comes the latest update from Snap and its Spectacles wearable.

This time the demonstration of the device’s powers comes from a more creative arts perspective.

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Edge AI’s benefits bring ‘much higher’ security risks, says McAfee data scientist

Weighing the pros and cons of edge AI and the cloud can be difficult, McAfee’s chief data scientist explained at Transform 2021. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Zachariah Chou

Spatial Beats: Facebook, Rec Room & Looking Glass

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 Looking Glass‘ latest hardware, New avatars at Rec Room and lots of XR funding.

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Xbox-Chef lobt Oculus Quest 2 – und beobachtet PC-Markt

Microsoft bleibt bei VR weiter zurückhaltend – auch nach Sonys Ankündigung der Playstation VR 2. MIXED | News zu VR, AR und KI & Matthias Bastian

Report: Oculus Quest 2 with 128GB Storage May Soon Replace 64GB Base Model
Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset launched in October 2020 in two flavors: 64GB and 256GB. Now images have surfaced via French online retailers LDLC and its subsidiary Top Achat suggesting the existence of an upcoming 128GB version of Quest 2. Notably, LDCL is an official partner retailer of Oculus, which may lend credence to the report. French […]

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‘YUKI’ Review – a Nostalgic Shot of VR Bullet Hell Madness
Much like the ‘Xortex’ mini-game in Valve’s The Lab, ARVORE’s latest roguelike shooter YUKI taps into a veritable reservoir of nostalgia as you guide a pint-size action figure by hand through a seemingly impenetrable miasma of laser particles and moving obstacles. YUKI captures that child-like fun I first rekindled in ‘Xortex’, but ignites it on a much grander scale. It’s […]

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Data Dive: How Much Does AR Influence Shopping?

We hear a lot about AR’s ability to boost conversions in eCommerce. But is it really happening? And to what degree? A new Snap and Publicis report uncovers consumer AR shopping behavior which we examine in this week’s Data Dive.

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Baidu: Autonom fahrende Taxis bald in über 30 Städten

Autonomes Fahren ist in China auf dem Vormarsch. Der IT-Konzern Baidu will Robotaxi-Dienste jetzt im großen Stil kommerzialisieren. Wie sehen die Pläne aus? MIXED | News zu VR, AR und KI & Josef Erl

USA Today Showcases New Summer Olympics Sports with Augmented Reality

After a postponement of the Summer Olympics for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo is set to host the games this summer, despite a surge in cases in the city.

Nonetheless, the games seem set to go on, and USA Today has published two AR experi… Next Reality & Tommy Palladino

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Langstrecken-Lidar: AEye kooperiert mit Nvidia & Continental

AEyes Lidar für autonomes Fahren erreicht Sichtweiten von bis zu 1.000 Metern. Mit namhaften Partnern soll die Technologie schon bald produktionsreif werden. MIXED | News zu VR, AR und KI & Josef Erl