First, Lenovo, now a new Google Glass AR announcement. This is turning out to be a week for augmented reality glasses. Anyone else waiting in the wings? You remember Google Glass. That first plunge into wearables …
Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest is a perfect match for virtual reality. A free-form VR painting and design tool on a standalone HMD with six degrees of freedom. Last year, Facebook hyped the concept of …
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Thinking of setting up an AI ethics board? Google offered a quick lesson the past two weeks on how not to tackle the ethical questions in artificial intelligence. On March 26th, Google announced the formation of …
Read more Lessons Not Learned: Google Cancels AI Ethics Board
In a blow to VR filmmaking, Google is closing their VR studio, “Spotlight Stories.” The popular immersive film studio shuttered with an announcement in Variety: Google Spotlight Stories is closing its doors after over six years …
There’s enough challenges in using VR but a primary one can be lack of space. And it’s a problem that Google looks to solve in patenting a pair of VR shoes. Even if you have a …
The latest Google VR film, “The Journey of Gold”, explores the issue of gold mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As you may know, over five million people have died from resource extraction conflicts …
Google just released a Tilt Brush VR update, making its immersive painting program easier to use for beginners and creatives. We’ve been longtime fans, seeing it as one of the best VR experiences available. We never …
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Google AR & VR is the new name for Google VR as its immersive tech initiatives turn to Augmented Reality. We expected to see new developments at the annual I/O Developer Conference but some of what Google showed …
For all the potential of virtual reality to place us in new environments, accessibility in VR remains a major challenge. We’ve already looked at Samsung’s Relúmĭno, a rough-around-the-edges product from their in-house technology initiative, C-Labs. But two …
If your only driving experience involves gripping a steering wheel, you might want to check out Waymo’s VR 360 experience of the self-driving car. You could watch this using Google Cardboard, Daydream or Samsung’s popular Gear VR …
Apple may have been first out of the AR gate (actually, Google was first with the slow-moving Tango project), but Google’s AR project is racing to catch up. Google’s latest comments on ARCore, their augmented reality platform, …
There’s an interesting piece on the future of VR by Sanjit Dang in TechCrunch, “What’s holding back VR?” Dang is an investment director at Intel Capital and the article is worth reading – both for what he …
As we venture further into the world of AR and VR, we always like to say there are no shortcuts. But it’s interesting to watch the roads we may take to the Holodeck. With the new …
It’s been a busy summer and we’ve been meaning to take a look at Apple’s ARKit. There’s been no shortage of news on the Augmented Reality front. Google has been working on Tango for over three …
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A short time ago, it would have been hard to question the future of the Samsung Gear VR headset. Released in 2014 (here’s The Verge’s initial impression), it’s been one of the few mid-range VR headsets …
According to Variety, a new Google VR headset will be announced at the upcoming I/O conference. Google’s conference runs Wednesday through Friday of this week and has taken on greater significance as Google moves into hardware. Last year, Google …
A new VR industry group has been formed to work on global education, technical issues and share best practices. Google, HTC, Oculus, Samsung, Sony and Acer are joining forces in the Global Virtual Reality Association, [Update: …
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Google’s New Art and Culture App Google’s new Art and Culture app takes us a step closer to virtual and augmented reality experiences with art and cultural institutions. Those of us who live in major cities …
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A talk on the final day of the Google I/O conference on VR and cinema highlighted the challenges we face in developing virtual reality as a new medium of storytelling. Over the past year, investments have …
Google VR will be a major focus of the I/O conference this year and we will livestream the sessions. The conference runs May 18 – 20th and CEO Sundar Pichai keynote kicks off the event on Wednesday …
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Google Cardboard VR is now available in four more countries according to Engadget. Of course, the inexpensive VR viewer has been available through other sellers on Amazon and it’s free if you subscribe to The New …
We’re not sure whether Google’s new contact lens patent should be seen as a wearable or VR. Maybe both. Whatever it is, Google’s patent is for a device that is injected directly into your eyeball. Initially, …
Google’s creative virtual reality joke for April Fools Day is making the rounds. But intended or not, it raises questions about our drive toward greater realism in virtual reality and our relationship to the “real world.” …
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A story in the Financial Times says that a new Google VR headset will debut this year. It’s hardly surprising in light of Google’s hiring of VR developers and its recent leadership moves. There’s not many details except …
Google Cardboard seems straight out of our maker-culture. An inexpensive device that opens up a new realm of experiences. Google recently announced that five million Cardboard units have been distributed. 20% of the total is due …
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Google’s Virtual Reality strategy has been a mixed bag. With Google Cardboard, they brought VR to a global audience of students and educators, along with 1.1 million readers of The New York Times. And they partnered with GoPro …
Here’s an incredible story for virtual reality fans in the holiday season – Google Cardboard saves a baby’s life at a Miami hospital. A four-month-old baby girl, Teegan Lexcen, was born with only one lung and half …
Google Expeditions Project is expanding to twelve more cities in the United States and three internationally. The Google kit for schools includes Asus Smartphones, Google Cardboards that turn them into Virtual Reality devices (some of the …
Let the smack down begin. In the MIT Technology Review, Tom Simonite explores the Facebook Google VR battle struggle for dominance in virtual reality. The two tech giants bring radically different approaches with their VR headsets. …
Here’s the latest from Magic Leap, the company that Google has invested a half billion dollars in. While it’s unclear if Google will use any of Magic Leap’s technology, it’s definitely a way to play in …