The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) is rapidly evolving, with significant advancements and strategic shifts shaping the future. OpenAI's new SearchGPT aims to revolutionize search engines by integrating AI tools for more efficient and relevant results. Meanwhile, Apple is recalibrating its AR/VR strategy, focusing on more accessible devices following the Vision Pro's niche appeal. Meta continues to innovate with its smart glasses and VR applications, partnering with universities to explore educational potentials and enhancing its Meta Quest offerings. Additionally, the market for AI gadgets is poised for growth, despite past disappointments, with promising developments on the horizon. These trends highlight a dynamic intersection of technology and user experience, setting the stage for transformative changes in how we interact with digital and physical worlds.
SearchGPT is here. OpenAI's quest to integrate its artificial intelligence tools into even more people's lives got a boost on Thursday.The company behind ChatGPT announced on its website that it would start taking signups to test out an early version of SearchGPT, an AI-fueled search engine. OpenAI stressed that this is a prototype — and the "best features"...
With Vision Pro appealing mostly to developers and enthusiasts, a new Bloomberg report says Apple is recalibrating its strategy for future AR and VR devices.
Despite the majority, most people are also wary of letting AI represent them - and Gen Z still wants to meet up in person.
Meta released 7,500 pairs of transparent glasses, and I secured a pair that impressed me with its camera, Meta AI responses, and audio playback performance.
There's nowhere but up for the AI gadget market to go in 2025, because that market in 2023 and 2024 was, sadly, riddled with junk.Overly ambitious devices debuted — seemingly pegged to the rapturous response to ChatGPT and other LLMs — but once they got into the hands of consumers, to say they did not please would be an understatement. There was rabbit...
A world where your glasses seamlessly blend digital artifacts over reality may not be far off. Here's how my demo went.
By leveraging a full-system digital mockup, aerospace companies can create a unified, integrated model that serves as the single source of truth for all teams involved in the project. This model allows different functions—such as design, engineering, and manufacturing—to work concurrently, rather than sequentially. This concurrent engineering approach...
Just a few days ago, we heard rumors that Apple is cautiously looking into launching its own version of smart glasses sometime in the (distant) future. Now, it appears that the company is getting a bit more serious about the product.According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has launched a new initiative, codenamed "Atlas," with the aim to see where...
Apple's Vision Pro isn't doing too well, but the company hasn't given up on it yet. A new report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that the company is working on a new version of the mixed reality headset, this one with the yet-unreleased M5 chip inside. Tweet may have been deleted Kuo also claims that Apple has delayed...
Paul Sawers, TechCrunch, Nov 12, 2024 According to this article, "Meta has launched a new partnership with a slew of universities in the U.S. and U.K., as it looks to ingrain VR across the education system." I guess it's a big deal (per Mixed, Upload, Social Media Today, Technopedia, ReadWrite, etc etc)...
A wearable device could replace Amazon's handheld scanner and shave a few seconds off your next package.
Meta announced yet another pair of smart glasses back in September — and now we have an idea of what researchers are doing with it before it's ready for consumers.As part of its research-focused Project Aria initiative, Meta released a list of research projects that are being performed with its Orion smart glasses that were revealed at Meta Connect...
New research shows how Meta, Valve, and HTC stack up on Steam - and how Meta's offerings leave other products in the dust.
It seems likely that support for other headsets is also on the way.
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