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Collection by Gerrit Eicker
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nwn.blogs.com
New World Notes
nwn.blogs.com
2 min read · 2019-09-25 · We saw some signs last February that this was coming and now it's here: Facebook just unveiled its new social VR world, called Horizon: Starting with a bustling town square where people will meet and…
VentureBeat
Oculus Quest will get hand-tracking, Oculus Link to play Rift PC games
VentureBeat
1 min read · 14 saves · 2019-09-25 · Jeremy Horwitz · Oculus is bringing hand and finger tracking capabilities to its VR headsets, providing a more natural input alternative to using controllers.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
29 saves · 2019-09-23 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
Quartz
How 5G will reinvent "working from home"
Quartz
4 min read · 130 saves · 2019-09-16 · Basic internet access lets us work remotely, but 5G will let us work truly virtually.
TechCrunch
Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box
TechCrunch
8 min read · 44 saves · 2019-09-18 · Facebook wants to take over your television with a clip-on camera for video calling, AR gaming, and content co-watching. If you can get past the creepiness, the new Portal TV let you hang out with…
9to5Mac.com
iOS 13 GM and latest iOS 13.1 beta continue to reference Apple’s Stereo AR headset efforts
9to5Mac.com
2 min read · 11 saves · 2019-09-11 · Michael Potuck · As 9to5Mac’s Gui Rambo first shared back in April and detailed more specifics just last week, Apple is working on bringing Stereo AR to iOS and has been testing it with two Apple headsets and one…
The Verge
Snap announces Spectacles 3 with an updated design and a second HD camera
The Verge
3 min read · 33 saves · 2019-08-13 · Casey Newton · They’re $380 and go on sale in November
WIRED
Google Lens, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Learning
WIRED
3 min read · 56 saves · 2019-08-20 · Why take a boring selfie in front of the Mona Lisa when you can use AR to dive deep into it?
The Startup
The End of the E-Commerce is just around the corner
The Startup
5 min read · 36 saves · From 2017 · How Augmented Reality will change E-Commerce into A-Commerce
Mashable
Instagram now lets anyone make their own AR effects
Mashable
1 min read · 21 saves · 2019-08-13 · Karissa Bell · Get ready to see a lot of new augmented reality effects in Instagram.
Gizmodo
The VR Revolution Is Alive and Well, It's Just Not Ready For Your Living Room (Yet)
Gizmodo
5 min read · 18 saves · 2019-07-20 · Sam Rutherford · When HTC and Oculus launched their first-gen virtual reality headsets back in the spring of 2016, it felt like the beginning of a revolution. These headsets were immersive and sophisticated, unlike…
WIRED
Want to Know the Real Future of AR/VR? Ask Their Devs
WIRED
3 min read · 30 saves · 2019-08-05 · A new survey of 900 active devs provides some surprising clarity into the technology's constraints.
