Tag: augmented reality

Xreal shows AR game demos and Xreal Hub accessory

Xreal‘s mission is to bring augmented reality (AR) to everyone, and now it is introducing Xreal Hub, an accessory for its AR glasses. It’s also showing off AR game demos at the Game Developers Conference this week. Using Xreal glasses and charging your device at the same time has been a highly requested feature from […]

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Against literally nobody’s expectations Mark Zuckerberg says his Quest 3 headset is better than the Apple Vision Pro

“I finally tried Apple’s Vision Pro. I have to say before this I expected that Quest would be better value,” reveals Meta CEO and social media mega-magnate Mark Zuckerberg. “But after using it, I don’t just think that Quest is better value. It’s the better product, period.” Well, there’s a shock.  In a video posted […]

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Apple Vision Pro: Should you get one?

In this week’s CarCast, Bruno Aziza discusses how to do AI right based on Wells Fargo best practices. He also tries the Apple Vision Pro and shares his pluses/minuses on the device. And, he discusses how companies like CrowdStrike succeed by building with a data-first mindset. [embedded content] Other topics include: The five phases of entrepreneurship; IT spend in 2024: […]

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Apple Vision Pro is ‘2nd most impressive tech since the iPhone’

This is kind of a cheap Friday post, but I was struck by the fact that OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder Sam Altman just posted on X/Twitter that he thought the new Apple Vision Pro is the “second most impressive tech since the iPhone.” vision pro is second most impressive tech since the iphone — Sam […]

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AR/T House reveals Smart Avatar technology with Venice Beach hologram

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  AR/T House today revealed its new Smart Avatars, an app-less augmented reality technology with AI-powered content. AR/T House also showed a use case in Venice Beach, California: A hologram representation of historical […]

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Rokid and Hainan Airlines unveil in-flight AR experience

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  We might consider this to be the age of obnoxious public displays of AR. Last week, Apple Vision Pro owners started walking around places with their headsets on. Now Rokid and Hainan […]

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Viral clip of Tesla driver wearing Apple Vision Pro leads US gov to remind everyone ‘self-driving’ cars don’t mean you can take your eyes off the road

Mere days after the release of Apple’s Vision Pro headset, a user has been recording wearing the XR headset while driving a Tesla. The event has led US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg to remind diligent citizens that you must remain in control of your vehicle even if it offers some form of assisted driving—in other […]

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT app for Apple Vision Pro

OpenAI, the research organization behind some of the most advanced artificial intelligence models on the planet, has released a new ChatGPT app for Apple Vision Pro, the augmented reality headset that Apple launched last month. The new ChatGPT app for the Vision Pro allows users to chat with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo model, the latest and […]

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The language wars of 2024: Apple vs reality

Tomorrow, February 2, Apple will begin delivering its long-awaited mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Pro, and I am confident it will be a remarkable product that wows consumers and invigorates the industry. You might think my opening sentence would please Apple, but if I was a developer with a new app for the Vision […]

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Lumus teams with Schott to make AR glasses

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Lumus, a maker of reflective waveguide tech augmented reality (AR) eyewear, has expanded its partnership with Schott, a high-tech materials and optics company. The collaboration aims to address the surging global demand […]

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Xreal raises $60M for consumer AR glasses

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Xreal has raised $60 million to build its business of making consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses. This latest infusion of capital will be directed towards research and development as well as the […]

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Building a ‘virtual Vegas’ in honor of CES

Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place this week, I wanted to explore how easy it would be for a developer to create a digital twin of Las Vegas that can be accessed […]

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Railcar Studio unveils Invaders AR mobile RPG

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the brightest minds of the gaming industry? Consider getting a custom GamesBeat sponsorship. Learn more. Railcar Studio has unveiled Invaders, an augmented reality mobile game that seamlessly integrates virtual and real world settings. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) will initially be available on […]

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The Root’s Ultimate 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Photo: Space You know how much we love dope, Black-owned products on this side, and this luxury home fragrance doesn’t disappoint. Developed under the premise that “home care is a form of self-care,” Space is the brainchild of Ronn Richardson, former Head of Creative for SheaMoisture, and med-tech sales executive Daniel Scott. In other news, […]

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Jadu launches multiplayer AR mobile fighting game

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Jadu has released a multiplayer mobile fighting game that uses augmented reality (AR) to blend the virtual and physical worlds. Dubbed Jadu, the game is available now for free download on the […]

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