Meta continues to sink billions of dollars a quarter into developing the metaverse, and is just now facing its first real competitive threat from Apple. In its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday, …
Apple Vision Pro
It really is one of the best product names in Apple history: Vision is a description of a product, it is an aspiration for a use case, and it is a critique on the sort of society we are building, …
What is the relationship between blockchain and Web3?
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are the building blocks of Web3. However, the decentralized web also relies on technologies like AR, VR, IoT and others unrelated to blockchain or digital …
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Only DevSecOps can save the metaverse
Defined as a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on enhancing social connections through conventional personal computing and virtual reality and augmented reality headsets, the metaverse was once a …
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The metaverse isn’t what you think it is, because we don’t know what it is
Anyone who tells you what the metaverse will be is either guessing or kidding themselves. "The topic lately fills me with frustration," says CNET's Scott Stein, our resident expert on virtual worlds. …
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Why AR, not VR, will be the heart of the metaverse
My first experience in a virtual world was in 1991 as a PhD student working in a virtual reality lab at NASA. I was using a variety of early VR systems to model interocular distance (i.e. the distance …
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How AI, VR, AR, 5G, and blockchain may converge to power the metaverse
Emerging technologies including AI, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), 5G, and blockchain (and related digital currencies) have all progressed on their own merits and timeline. Each has …
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Drug Enforcement Feds Want Augmented Reality to Monitor U.S./Mexico Border
As augmented reality becomes more and more popular, the Drug Enforcement Administration is looking into its usage and applications at the US/Mexico border. Augmented reality superimposes …
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New Report States Apple Will Release Mixed Reality Headset in 2022 and AR Glasses by 2025
There has been excitement and news headlines over Apple's plans to venture into augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. However, projected dates for these devices' release have been announced by …
AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform—Call It Mirrorworld
While augmented reality (AR) may strike some as an over-hyped concept that has so far delivered little of value, there are strong indications that this technology may actually give rise to the third …
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