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Why Apple is building two different smartglasses platforms
A revolution is coming. And even the general public understands it has something to do with headsets, goggles or glasses. But what is the reality of the coming revolution, exactly? Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), extended reality (ER), mixed reality (XR)? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed the name of his company from “Facebook” to…
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Q&A: Real estate exec sees ’15-minute city’ concept migrating from Europe to the US
As companies continue to wrestle with how to create an efficient and productive workforce in a remote- and hybrid-workplace world, commercial real estate is suffering from a lack of use. Office building occupancy rates among the 10 most populous US cities remain at 43.6%, well below pre-pandemic levels and notably lower than the national occupancy…
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Nvidia: Avatars could replace human speakers
(Disclosure NVIDIA is a client of the author) Nvidia this week presented its view of the future of the Metaverse at Siggraph. As expected, it was a multimedia showcase where each set of visuals reinforced the points various speakers were making. Much of the presentation focused on avatars and how Nvidia’s tools, by emulating facial…
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Apple builds slowly, thinks laterally, knows its customers
As development of its AR glasses inches toward the release of v.1, Apple’s innovation engine continues to churn — and now the company is investing in content to drive services revenue in what is expected to be a challenging macro-economic environment. Dance nimble, dance light Apple’s teams of economists, accountants, lobbyists, and managers are feeding…
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What you need to know about the metaverse office of the future
It’s easy to say, as many have in recent months, that the office of the future is in the so-called metaverse or that the metaverse is the solution to remote and hybrid work issues. It’s easy because the word “metaverse” does not have a universally accepted meaning. For example, if the statement “The office of…