2022-10-14
“Google's Project Starline is the real deal. It makes a virtual call feel like a one-on-one conversation. But it's unclear if it's something most people will ever get to experience.” https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google plans to install them for some enterprise partners, such as Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile
2022-04-13
TikTok reported that during its closed beta of its Effect House: “To date, more than 450 effect creators have published effects on TikTok, inspiring the creation of more than 1.5 billion videos and garnering over 600 billion views globally.” https://newsroom.tiktok.com/ ...
TechCrunch
TikTok is rolling out Effect House, which lets creators make AR effects that others can use in videos, to all users after a closed beta test last fall
2021-10-11
“MindMaze, whose virtual-reality software helps people regain motion after strokes or traumatic brain injuries, is valued at more than $1.5 billion after receiving financing from AlbaCore Capital Group, according to a person briefed on the matter. ” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
MindMaze, which makes VR software to help patients regain motion after strokes or traumatic brain injuries, raises $125M, source says at a $1.5B valuation
Bloomberg : Source: MindMaze .
2021-07-21
Snapchat Profiles Get 3D Treatment With New Bitmoji Avatars - “More than 70 percent of the platform's 280 million daily active users have a Bitmoji linked to their accounts.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
TechCrunch
HBO Max partners with Snapchat to let users in the US co-watch pilots of select series with up to 63 other users for free via a Snap Mini
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
2021-06-08
Object Capture is a revolutionary new API on macOS Monterey which uses photogrammetry to take a series of 2D images to create 3D content #WWDC21 https://twitter.com/...
iMore
Apple introduces Object Capture, an API on macOS Monterey that enables developers to turn 2D images of real-world objects into 3D models optimized for AR
Apple announced a ton of new software updates today and they all need new tools to allow developers to do what they need to if they want to make great apps.
2021-05-22
“Spiegel has said that AR glasses will take roughly a decade to reach mainstream adoption.” “I don't believe the phone is going away. I just think that the next generation of Spectacles can help unlock a new way to use AR hands-free.” https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
Snap unveils its first AR glasses, with four built-in microphones, two stereo speakers, and a touchpad, and says it will test them with some AR effects creators
2021-05-21
“Spiegel has said that AR glasses will take roughly a decade to reach mainstream adoption.” “I don't believe the phone is going away. I just think that the next generation of Spectacles can help unlock a new way to use AR hands-free.” https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
Snap unveils its first AR glasses, with four built-in microphones, two stereo speakers, and a touchpad, and says it will test them with some AR effects creators
The fourth-gen glasses have built-in AR displays — Snap's new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet.
2021-04-21
👀 “As a user moves, Precision Finding fuses input from the camera, ARKit, accelerometer, and gyroscope, and then will guide them to AirTag using a combination of sound, haptics, and visual feedback.” https://www.apple.com/...
9to5Mac
Apple unveils AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line starting at $299 with handcrafted leather holders
Alongside the long-awaited launch of AirTag, Apple has also announced the availability of AirTag accessories.
2020-09-04
iPhone 12 will get the same Sony lidar tech as iPad Pro https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...
Fast Company
Source: only the iPhone 12 Pro Max will support speedy millimeter-wave 5G, and the feature will be limited to the US, South Korea, and Japan
here's what LiDAR can do Ali Salman / Wccftech : mmWave 5G Network Will be Exclusive to iPhone 12 Pro Max, Will Launch in Only Three Countries Samuel Martinez / Pocketnow : mmWave ...
2020-04-22
Snap Inc. Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results: “Over 75% of our daily active users engage with augmented reality every day on average. At the end of Q1 2020, over 900,000 Lenses had been created by our community through Lens Studio” https://investor.snap.com/...
Snap
Snap reports in Q1 DAUs increased 20% YoY to 229M, revenue increased 44% YoY to $462M, time spent watching Discover content rose 35%+; stock up 20%+
2020-03-31
“Facebook has struck a deal to buy all of the augmented reality displays made by British firm Plessey, as the social network looks to build AR glasses capable of overlaying virtual objects onto the real world.” https://www.theinformation.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
The Information
Facebook says it has struck a deal to license tech and purchase AR displays from microLED firm Plessey, which sources say Apple recently looked at buying
The Information :
2019-10-10
“Kuo understands that Apple's AR glasses will be marketed as an iPhone accessory and primarily take a display role while wirelessly offloading computing, networking, and positioning to the iPhone.” https://www.macrumors.com/...
9to5Mac
Kuo: iPhone SE 2 and new iPad Pro models are coming in Q1'20; MacBooks with new keyboard and an Apple AR headset in partnership with third-party brands in Q2'20
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
2019-09-11
VERY INTERESTING: Apple-designed U1 chip uses Ultra Wideband technology, the first ever in a smartphone, for SPATIAL AWARENESS. With iOS 13.1 makes AirDrop even better with directionally aware suggestions. https://www.apple.com/... #appleevent https://twitter.com/...
Engadget
Apple debuts iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, with 5.8" and 6.5" screens, no 3D Touch, better battery life, triple camera system with zoom and wide angle, in 4 colors
As usual, Apple's latest batch of iPhones aren't exactly surprising, thanks to plenty of detailed leaks throughout the year.
VERY INTERESTING: Apple-designed U1 chip uses Ultra Wideband technology, the first ever in a smartphone, for SPATIAL AWARENESS. With iOS 13.1 makes AirDrop even better with directionally aware suggestions. https://www.apple.com/... #appleevent https://twitter.com/...
Engadget
All iPhone 11 models have the U1 ultra-wideband chip for spatial awareness, whose underlying tech would enable Apple's rumored Tile-like tracking tags
Some thoughts on Apple's iPhone 11 event... Joseph Green / Mashable : Pre-register for the iPhone 11 and claim £30 cashback when you buy Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider : Here's what...
2019-08-14
“Official lens creators on Snapchat charge a min of $1,000 for a sponsored lens, according to Ben Knutson, who quit his IT job last year to make Snapchat lenses for brands full time. For more complex lenses, some creators charge brands as much as $30,000.” https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
CNN
A look at Snapchat's community of about 100 official lens creators, who make custom AR lenses for people and brands, with Snap helping connect them to buyers
Kaya Yurieff / CNN :
2019-08-08
“Note 10 will spatially map the room and save where you dropped your drawings. It'll also recognize the faces of people you've marked up, so the same doodles will show up on them again when they re-enter the scene” https://www.engadget.com/...
Engadget
Hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Note10 and 10+: sleeker all-screen design is nice, the S-Pen has more tricks like gesture support, better DeX support is useful
Cherlynn Low / Engadget :
“Note 10 will spatially map the room and save where you dropped your drawings. It'll also recognize the faces of people you've marked up, so the same doodles will show up on them again when they re-enter the scene” https://www.engadget.com/...
The Verge
Samsung debuts the Galaxy Note10 with 6.3" screen, wide angle and telephoto rear cameras, Snapdragon 855, coming Aug. 23 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for $949
Available on August 23rd starting at $949 — Samsung is announcing not one, but two versions of its flagship Galaxy Note 10 smartphone …
2019-08-04
“If you said to me, “The only thing AR will ever amount to was this beautiful new way to experience someone else's imagination through your own eyes,” that would be enough for us! ” >> Such a good read - interview with Bobby Murphy, cofounder of Snap https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...
Fast Company
Interview with Snap CTO Bobby Murphy on augmented reality, visual communications, Lenses, Spectacles, and a future world in which the camera dominates
Mark Wilson / Fast Company : Tweets: @gavinsbaker , @jeremysliew , @_danielsinclair , @fastcompany , @willstew , @tomemrich , @ctrlzee , @kerrymflynn , and @mtatsis Tweets: Gavin ...
2019-08-03
“If you said to me, “The only thing AR will ever amount to was this beautiful new way to experience someone else's imagination through your own eyes,” that would be enough for us! ” >> Such a good read - interview with Bobby Murphy, cofounder of Snap https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...
Fast Company
Interview with Snap CTO Bobby Murphy on augmented reality, visual communications, Lenses, Spectacles, and a future world in which the camera dominates
When Snapchat first became a phenomenon among teens in 2012, the focus understandably was on such distinguishing features as its promise … Tweets: @gavinsbaker , @_danielsinclair ,...