Google launches tools to make augmented reality apps, setting up showdown with Apple
7 years, 7 months ago

Google launches tools to make augmented reality apps, setting up showdown with Apple

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc.’s iPhone over next-generation smartphone features. “And this is one of those huge things that we’ll look back at and marvel on the start of it.” Apple and Google have had to make compromises to bring the technology to market. In Apple’s case, the Cupertino, California-based company decided to make its AR system work with devices capable of running iOS 11, its next-generation operating system due out this fall. Google initially aimed to solve this problem with an AR system called Tango that uses a special depth-sensor, but only two phone makers so far support it.

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Apple to unveil new iPhone 16 with AI tools including picture generation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple to unveil new iPhone 16 with AI tools including picture generation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 on Monday night, with the …

Consumer tech and new products: Developer conference keynotes are changing
1 year, 9 months ago

Consumer tech and new products: Developer conference keynotes are changing

Hindustan Times  

Every summer, tech giants unveil a new direction for their software products, apps, and upgrades bestowed upon tools for app developers. Apple CEO Tim Cook takes a photo in a viewing area for new products during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 5. Apple’s different take on reality While Microsoft and Google …

Google Launches New AR Tool For Cloud Users That Works On Smartphone
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Launches New AR Tool For Cloud Users That Works On Smartphone

News 18  

Google on Friday launched its new ‘Immersive Stream for XR’ service for all Google Cloud customers, with which users will not need any powerful hardware or a special application to be immersed in a 3D or augmented reality world. “Immersive Stream for XR is being used to power the ‘immersive view’ feature in Google Maps, while automotive and retail brands …

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses
3 years, 3 months ago

Apple Glasses effect? Google may be working on own AR smart glasses

India Today  

Apple is making some serious inroads in establishing itself as an AR company by reportedly hiring key people from Meta. But while the first implementation of Apple’s AR technology is expected sometime in 2022 in the form of AR Glasses, Google is upping the ante with its new project. According to a report, Google is working on a new set …

What we know about Apple’s AR headset
3 years, 4 months ago

What we know about Apple’s AR headset

Live Mint  

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the best-known Apple watchers and commentators in the world, Apple's much-awaited first Augmented Reality headset will be released sometime near the fourth quarter of 2022. Apple's AR projects Apple is rumored to be working on at least two AR projects that include an augmented reality headset, followed by a sleeker pair of augmented reality …

Google Accidentally Leaks Reveals Several Upcoming Smartphones in ARCore Support Page
4 years ago

Google Accidentally Leaks Reveals Several Upcoming Smartphones in ARCore Support Page

News 18  

Google, in a now-deleted list of supported devices for ARCore, had revealed several unannounced smartphones from seven different Android manufacturers including Samsung, Motorola, LG, Asus, Oppo, and more. The new devices added by Google included Asus Zenfone 8 Flip, LG Stylo, Motorola Moto G, Oppo Reno 5A, Oppo Reno 5 Pro+ 5G Bosch, Realme 8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A52, Samsung …

Apple AR Headset Could be in the Works Hints iOS 13 Code
5 years, 6 months ago

Apple AR Headset Could be in the Works Hints iOS 13 Code

News 18  

It seems that Apple's long-rumoured plans for an augmented reality headset appear to be taking shape. Reports claim to have seen the documentation for an internal iOS 13 build that points to work on AR headset support. Notably, internal builds of iOS 13 include a 'STARTester' app that can switch in and out of a head-mounted mode, a "StarBoard" shell …

Google IO 2018: Google announces ARCore 1.2 with support for certain iOS devices
6 years, 10 months ago

Google IO 2018: Google announces ARCore 1.2 with support for certain iOS devices

Firstpost  

For the uninitiated, ARCore is Google’s platform for building augmented reality experiences and was launched roughly three months ago. On day 2 of the Google I/O developers conference, Google introduced a new version of its augmented reality software development kit named ARCore 1.2. For the uninitiated, ARCore is Google’s platform for building augmented reality experiences and was launched roughly three …

Google Motion Stills app brings Pixel-like AR stickers to all Android smartphones
7 years, 1 month ago

Google Motion Stills app brings Pixel-like AR stickers to all Android smartphones

India Today  

Google very recently added the support for AR stickers to Pixel phones, including the newly launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The Mountain View-based company has now added AR stickers to its Motion Stills app - which in turn brings the AR Mode to almost all Android phones. The Motion stills app by Google is already available for download …

Google to take on Apple over augmented reality technology with launch of ARCore SDK
7 years, 7 months ago

Google to take on Apple over augmented reality technology with launch of ARCore SDK

Firstpost  

Google said in a blog post that it hoped to make ARCore available to at least 100 million users, but did not set a date for a broad release. Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc’s iPhone over next-generation …

Apple Bets the Future of Augmented Reality Will Be on Your Phone
7 years, 7 months ago

Apple Bets the Future of Augmented Reality Will Be on Your Phone

Wired  

The AR revolution will come not with a bang but a tape measure. Matthew Miesnieks, a VC who led a team researching AR within Samsung,1 calls ARKit “the biggest thing that’s happened to the AR industry since it began,” and he’s not alone in his enthusiasm. By getting AR in the hands of millions of iPhone users, Apple is poised …

Next big leap for Apple? - augmented reality
7 years, 7 months ago

Next big leap for Apple? - augmented reality

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a technology that projects life-like images into real-world settings viewed through a screen. “This is one of those huge things that we’ll look back at and marvel on the start of it,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts during a …

Apple’s next big leap might be into augmented reality
7 years, 7 months ago

Apple’s next big leap might be into augmented reality

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a technology that projects life-like images into real-world settings viewed through a screen. “This is one of those huge things that we’ll look back at and marvel on the start of it,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts during a …

Apple's ARKit demos give a trippy taste of our mixed reality future
7 years, 8 months ago

Apple's ARKit demos give a trippy taste of our mixed reality future

Wired  

While large portions of the internet get excited about whether the upcoming iPhone has an OLED screen with an embedded fingerprint scanner, wireless charging or how many blades it has – sorry, we mean cameras – developers are mainly excited about one thing: augmented reality. At Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference in June, the company announced an augmented reality developer API …

Google I/O 2017: Google has new plans for VR and AR, including standalone headsets
7 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2017: Google has new plans for VR and AR, including standalone headsets

Firstpost  

We heard a bunch of interesting announcements in the keynote speech of this year Google I/O. While the future of VR is said to be one where the PC acts as the rendering engine, communicating data through wireless connectivity, Google’s approach eliminates that. According to Google, the new headset will feature positional tracking, which will help users to move and …

Google I/O 2017: Assistant could make its way to the iPhone this year
7 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2017: Assistant could make its way to the iPhone this year

Firstpost  

Google is being speculated to further expand the range of its voice assistant and bring it to iOS devices, primarily the iPhone. This year, it is being speculated that Google will further expand the range of its voice assistant and bring it to iOS devices, primarily the iPhone. Google will also update the integration of Assistant in to its Photos …

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that AR will be bigger than the iPhone, but building a device won't be easy
8 years ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that AR will be bigger than the iPhone, but building a device won't be easy

Firstpost  

While most of the buzz in the technology space surrounds virtual reality, Apple appears to be focussing entirely on augmented reality. Reports suggest that Apple thinks AR is ‘the next big thing’. The closest anyone has come to an AR experience for the masses is Niantic with Pokémon Go, though even that isn’t a very good example of the true …

Google pushes for virtual reality and augmented reality with new smartphones from partners
8 years, 2 months ago

Google pushes for virtual reality and augmented reality with new smartphones from partners

Firstpost  

Google has been trying to position the vast network of smartphones running its Android operating system for virtual and augmented reality, fields that many in the technology industry say are poised to go mainstream after years of niche appeal. Alphabet Inc’s Google quickened the pace of its push into virtual and augmented reality this week as its hardware partners announced …

Google's hardware launches to challenge Apple and Amazon
8 years, 5 months ago

Google's hardware launches to challenge Apple and Amazon

Firstpost  

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced a new “Pixel” smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc’s iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global smartphone market. The string of announcements - including the $649 Pixel, a smart speaker for the living room …

Google's augmented reality game Ingress can finally be played on an iPhone
10 years, 8 months ago

Google's augmented reality game Ingress can finally be played on an iPhone

Firstpost  

Ingress, Google’s own augmented reality game has made an entry to the Apple App store. Ingress is a multiplayer game that requires you to choose a “Faction” or a group at the very beginning. There are two groups; “The Enlightened” or the ones who have embraced alien technology, and “The Resistance” the ones that are fighting against it. The game …

Google Needs Your Help Building Apps for Its All-Seeing Tablet
10 years, 9 months ago

Google Needs Your Help Building Apps for Its All-Seeing Tablet

Wired  

Google is calling on the world's software developers to help it build software for the experimental 3-D-modeling tablet it calls Project Tango. The tablet can tap the power of motion sensors and machine vision to create realistic models of the environment around it, and with the introduction of a new Tango development kit on Thursday, Google hopes that coders will …

Introducing Project Tango: Google's smartphone that would 3D map your entire home
11 years, 1 month ago

Introducing Project Tango: Google's smartphone that would 3D map your entire home

Firstpost  

When Google marked its deal to sell Motorola mobility to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, it ensured that the best division of Motorola – its Advanced Technology and Projects group – would be left behind for the Android team. Google’s Advanced Technology & Projects group has now announced Project Tango with the stated objective of giving “mobile devices a human-scale understanding …

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