Tag: AR
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sales of AR and VR headsets drop 12%, data claims
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets dropped 12% to 9.6 million this year according to data from CCS Insight - a problem for Meta and other tech companies that are invested in the digital worlds' potential. VR headset sales in the U.S. also slumped 2% from a year earlier to $1.1 billion as of…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Stranger Things stems Netflix subscriber losses
Stranger Things (above) has helped prevent greater Netflix subscriber losses After enjoying a long reign as the king of streaming, Netflix faces a tough fight to keep its crown. It lost almost 1m subscribers between April and July, as the number of people quitting the service accelerated. But that was not…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over fake accounts
Elon Musk has said his $44bn (£35bn) deal to buy Twitter is temporarily on hold after he queried the number of fake or spam accounts on the social media platform. He said he was waiting for information "supporting [the] calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users". Following the announcement, Twitter…
5G will pass 1.3 billion global connections in 2022, claims research
5G will account for almost 60% of global mobile service revenues in 2026, coming from 40% of subscriptions by volume. Omdia expects more 5G subscriptions to be added in 2022 than in the last three years since the technology was launched commercially in 2019. Although 5G is still in its infancy, representing just 5% of…
‘FAANG’ job listings jumped 42% in 2021, claims GlobalData report
FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) job listings jumped by 42% in 2021 with big data and cloud the trending themes, a report from GlobalData finds. FAANG companies listed over 250,000 jobs in 2021, according to GlobalData, representing a rise of around 44% when compared to 2020. The data and analytics company’s research reveals…
Apple hoping to revolutionise the tech world with the new AR and VR headsets
Apple is poised to take a brave step into the exciting frontiers of AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality). In the pipeline are AR and VR headsets, which will be music to the ears of gamers. Apple is set to redesign their ecosystem, and its system will end in rOS. It is suspected that…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Oppo announces Air Glass ‘assisted reality’ device
Oppo has announced the Air Glass, an AR device that’ll go on sale early next year. Oppo describes the Air Glass as an “assisted reality” product, as opposed to augmented reality, meaning it projects 2D information into your field of view rather than overlaying 3D objects onto the real world. (Yes, sort of like Google…
Snapchat adds AR lens to new £50 Turing bank note
Anyone in possession of the new £50 note - released today by the Bank of England - will be able to celebrate the life of mathematician Alan Turing in a new way, thanks to an augmented reality (AR) lens on Snapchat. The public can bring their money to life, and interact and learn about one…
AR has can benefit older adults but design excludes them, claims study
Augmented reality (AR) is set to revolutionise the way people complete essential everyday tasks, yet older adults – who have much to gain from the technology – will be excluded from using it unless more thought goes into designing software that makes sense to them. Those are the findings of research carried out by scientists at…
Southampton FC unveils AR home shirt
Partnering with manufacturer Hummel, Southampton FC has developed a shirt that includes the latest AR technology embedded within it. Fans will be able to scan parts of the shirt to unlock exclusive content including a 3D augmented reality version of Saints club captain, James Ward-Prowse who comes to life through your smartphone. To help launch…
