Snap spins out Specs Inc to focus on headworn AR, while rumors swirl about an Apple AI wearable in development. We have these and other happenings from AI and XR worlds, through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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Spatial Beats: Snap Spins Out Specs, Apple Preps AI Wearable
Google’s Project Genie Makes Real-time Explorable Virtual Worlds, Offering a Peek Into VR’s Future
DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, announced Genie 3 last August, showing off an AI system capable of generating interactive virtual environments in real-time. Now, Google has released an experimental prototype that Google AI subscribers can try today. Granted, you can’t generate VR world on the fly just yet, but we’re getting tantalizingly close. The News Project […]
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XREAL Rolls out Automatic Real-time 3D Conversion Feature for Its AR Glasses
XREAL has rolled out a real-time 3D conversion feature to its flagship AR glasses, which the company says converts any 2D content to 3D. Xreal initially launched its ‘Real 3D’ software on Xreal 1S AR glasses earlier this month, however now the company has rolled out an update to Xreal One and One Pro that brings […]
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Meta is Not the Metaverse: An Open Letter to the Tech Press
In the metaverse hype cycle, its rise to prominence followed Meta’s name change and big investments. But that created a misguided correlation between Meta and the Metaverse… which continues to this day. Should they be decoupled?
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Meta is Not the Metaverse: An Open Letter to the Tech Press
In the metaverse hype cycle, its rise to prominence followed Meta’s name change and big investments. But that created a misguided correlation between Meta and the Metaverse… which continues to this day. Should they be decoupled?
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Snap Forms ‘Specs Inc’ to Insulate AR Business Ahead of AR Glasses Launch
Snapchat maker Snap announced it’s formed a new business dedicated to its upcoming AR glasses. The News Called Specs Inc, the wholly-owned subsidiary within Snap is said to allow for “greater operational focus and alignment” ahead of the public launch of its latest AR glasses coming later this year. In addition to operating its AR […]
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Snap Forms ‘Specs Inc’ to Insulate AR Business Ahead of AR Glasses Launch
Snapchat maker Snap announced it’s formed a new business dedicated to its upcoming AR glasses. The News Called Specs Inc, the wholly-owned subsidiary within Snap is said to allow for “greater operational focus and alignment” ahead of the public launch of its latest AR glasses coming later this year. In addition to operating its AR […]
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Snap Launches Specs Inc. as an AR-Focused Subsidiary
Snap today announced the formation of a new company, Specs Inc. Resting under the ownership of Snap Inc, the subsidiary will focus on the creation, evolution, and advancement of headworn AR products, starting with this year’s highly anticipated consume… AR Insider & Mike Boland
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ VR Game is Still Coming, Demo Debuting at 30th Anniversary Next Month
Indie studio Pixelity confirmed that its previously announced VR game based on the hit ’90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is still coming, as the studio just showed off its first teaser image. Normally a single image wouldn’t be cause for celebration, although we’ve seen a rash of game cancellations lately, including the planned Batman: Arkham […]
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Video: Can Mawari Unlock XR’s ‘Frameless Future?’
The current streaming infrastructure is built for 2D content like Netflix. So it won’t work for XR, given bit rates and graphical processing needs. This is the issue that Mawari is tackling. And it’s attacking from several angles.
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