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While last September Meta offered us a vision of the AR glasses of the future with the unveiling of its Orion model, this October, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of its Hololens range, leaving many industrial users by the wayside. Even if Microsoft’s strategy has been quite chaotic in recent months, the announcement remains quite surprising since the uses of AR have been growing steadily for years.
Meta, as we have seen, continues its developments in the sector and has also announced that Ray-Ban Meta glasses are great commercial successes. Their growing presence in the landscape is forcing the French CNIL to take an interest in them. Snap also shows that the sector is buoyant, by launching the fifth version of its Spectacles glasses. You will find in this watch other companies such as Samsung, Xpanceo or TCL which are advancing in hardware development.
At RA’pro, we were very interested this month in NoCode / LowCode with a little disappointment: No XR companies at the NoCode Summit in Paris while many solutions are available and widely used. Looking forward to the 2025 edition!
On the usage side, note in particular Walmart’s announcement that AR (and XR) is one of its « basic » tools. Yet another indicator that the sector is booming.
See you in a month!
The News
Hide those Ray Bans from me that I can’t see! The CNIL is investigating Meta’s connected glasses.
Barely arrived in France, the Ray-Ban Meta glasses pose personal data problems. The CNIL will have to give its opinion.
Published on: October 31, 2024 – 3:44 p.m.
Meta Glasses Are The Top Selling Product In Many Ray-Ban Stores
Ray-Ban Meta glasses are a great success in terms of sales. This should encourage EssilorLuxottica to venture into other projects with Meta.
Published on: October 21, 2024 – 6:12 p.m.
No-Code, Low-Code and Augmented Reality, a Happy Marriage? – Augmented Reality – Augmented Reality
No-code is revolutionizing the way companies create and manage their digital tools, making the technology accessible even to non-developers. In the field of augmented reality (AR), solutions like Trace, Spline, or ShapesXR facilitate the creation of immersive content, without technical knowledge.
Published on: October 14, 2024 – 2:36 p.m.
AWE 2024: The concrete benefits of XR in the product lifecycle – Grégory MAUBON
At AWE 2024 in the “Industry” session, we had the chance to enjoy a discussion entitled “What’s Working in XR Across the Product Lifecycle?”, which presents in a simple way the benefits of XR in general, and AR in particular, in several stages of the lifecycle of a project or a product. At a time when many people have a little trouble understanding the ROI of XR in industry, I suggest you look back at several telling examples.
kPublished on: October 12, 2024 – 8:39 am
Hybridizing XR, AI and Gamification: RA’pro’s must-attend panel at SATIS 2024 – Augmented Reality
The SATIS show is a key event dedicated to audiovisual creation and technological solutions. It offers a unique space to explore the latest trends in the media industry. RA’pro has been organizing specialized panels there every year since 2017 to highlight the growing impact of XR and AR, with renowned speakers who share their expertise.
Published on: October 1, 2024 – 7:53 am
Strategies, visions and discussions
Summit NoCode and… NoAR! – Augmented Reality – Augmented Reality
With more than 3,000 participants from 50 countries and 160 speakers, the NoCode Summit 2024, held in Paris on October 16 and 17, was a great success. However, as a player in the immersive world, I felt a glaring lack: the absence of immersive technologies such as AR and VR, which are essential to the future of innovation. A look back at a successful event, but which left out a crucial technological aspect.
Published on: October 30, 2024 – 3:04 p.m.
Companies
Wearable Devices and TCL’s RayNeo Join Forces to Bring the Future of Neural Controller Wristband to AR Glasses Market Significantly Ahead of Meta
The Wearable Devices and TCL Announce Partnership to Adapt Neural Control Bracelet “Mudra Band” with RayNeo Glasses.
Published: October 31, 2024 – 3:37 pm
Spacetop AR Laptop Canceled, Shifting to Windows Software for Glasses – CNET
Sightful confirms its pivot to software, will refund pre-orders. The company will offer software for Windows PCs.
Published: October 8, 2024 – 4:04 p.m.
Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2 As Production Ends
Microsoft officially announces the end of the “Hololens” program. V2 will be supported until the end of 2027. The company confirms its desire to focus on the software part and will strengthen its partnerships with manufacturers such as Meta
Published on: October 1, 2024 – 3:33 p.m.
Hardware & Software
XPANCEO smart contact lenses hands-on: AR prototypes from the future – The Ghost Howls
News about XPANCEO’s AR contact lenses by Antony Vitillo from the 2024 edition of AWE. Several models are presented there with specific uses.
Published on: October 31, 2024 – 3:05 p.m.
I wore the new Snap Spectacles, and the AR glasses felt like the future | ZDNET
A hands-on review of Snap’s Spectacles, including a review of features and handling
Published: October 29, 2024 – 8:54 am
Samsung Eyes Shared Augmented Reality with Grouping Technology with AR Glasses, Reveals Patent
Samsung has just filed a patent in the US on a prototype of AR glasses that look a lot like Meta’s Orion project. The hardware seems very smartphone-related, but the features are not specified.
Published on: October 29, 2024 – 8:45 am
Meta Orion AR Glasses (Pt. 1 Waveguides) – KGOnTech
Karl Guttag takes us on an in-depth look at the optical setup of Meta’s Orion glasses. As the author points out, the company is still very tight-lipped about the technical details of the device
Published on: October 12, 2024 – 8:47 am
The uses
‘pride vision’ AR camera detects candidates who support marriage equality in japan elections
TBWA HAKUHODO’s app, Pride Vision, lets you point to an election poster to see if the candidate supports marriage equality.
Published on: October 31, 2024 – 3:23 pm
Augmented Reality: 10 Innovative Use Cases | Big Media | Get Inspired, Get Informed, Get Engaged
Bpifrance offers us an article that lists a number of concrete and current uses of AR. PS: Just don’t look at the illustration image that shows a VR headset
Published on: October 19, 2024 – 6:08 p.m.
Snapchat announces launch of immersive augmented reality high street on Brick Lane in East London — Retail Technology Innovation Hub
In London, Sanpchat is proposing an installation in the Ely’s Yard building that creates an augmented reality shopping street
Published on: October 18, 2024 – 8:40 am
Walmart Reveals Plan for Scaling Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Augmented Reality and Immersive Commerce Experiences
Walmart announces a range of internal tools, including Retina, an AR experience creation platform that uses AI to facilitate 3D model creation
Published: October 14, 2024 – 11:30 am
New venue and immersive experience for the Peinture Fraîche festival – MET’
Several works in augmented reality will be presented during the Peinture Fraîche festival in Lyon from October 9 to November 3
Published on: October 2, 2024 – 3:20 p.m.
Jobs ( list )
- [research] CIFRE contract on the uses of VR for learning and training October 29, 2024
- [CDD] Computer Science Study Engineer in Virtual Reality for Education – Clermont-Ferrand – CNRS October 23, 2024
- [CDI] 3D Immersive Reality Engineer – TechnicAtome – Aix-en-Provence October 23, 2024
- [CDD] Post-Doctoral Fellow in Human-Machine Interaction Mixed Reality – Palaiseau – Télécom Paris October 23, 2024
- [internship] virtual and augmented reality engineer – CEA – Saint-Paul-lès-Durance October 19, 2024
- [internship] Final Studies Project – Acquisition systems for augmented reality – IntiReality Solutions – Besançon October 19, 2024
- [CDI] Immersive interaction engineer for extended reality – Université Paris-Saclay – Orsay October 19, 2024
- [internship] XR Application Developer – Stellantis – Vélizy October 19, 2024
- [internship] Integration of augmented reality and voice control in a web application – COURBON SOFTWARE – Saint-Étienne October 19, 2024
- [CDI] CAD Operator, Virtual Reality and Simulation – Cherbourg-en-Cotentin – CIMPA October 14, 2024
- [internship] Development of augmented reality solution for remote train driving – ALSTOM – Villeurbanne October 14, 2024
Upcoming events ( list )
- (RA’pro presence) Satis Expo – November 6 and 7, 2024 – Paris
- Nordic VR Forum 2024 – 6. & 7. & 8. November – Hamar, Norway
- Tech Espresso #3 – Advanced Rigging and Animation for Metahumans · November 14 – online
- Match XR 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Helsinki
- (RA’pro presence) Tech For Retail – November 26 and 27, 2024 – Paris
- EuroXR Conference 2024 – November 27th to 29th – Athens, Greece
- Metaverse of museums, 3D virtual museums. What are the challenges? What are the uses? Dec. 3, 2024 in Palaiseau
- XR Awards 2024 – Dec 05 – Rotterdam
- Immersive Tech Week – 4 DECEMBER – 6 DECEMBER – Rotterdam
- Stereopsia Europe 2024 – 9/10/11 décembre – Bruxelles
- Laval Virtual 2025 – April 9-11, 2025 – Laval, France
