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Google has lost another key person working on its augmented reality devices, Business Insider has learned. Paul Greco, a vice president of engineering at Google, departed the company this week for a new opportunity, according to a person familiar with the matter. A Google spokesperson confirmed Greco’s departure but declined to comment on other details in this story. Greco was formerly the chief technology officer of once-highflying startup Magic Leap. He joined Google in 2021 and initially… Source link

Google AR glasses prototype Google Google will test augmented reality prototypes in public settings, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Some prototypes will look like normal glasses and will be equipped with microphones and cameras as well as transparent displays. The new glasses aren’t a product yet and aren’t available to the public, but Google wants to test apps like real-time translation or showing the user directions inside glasses lenses, especially in environments like busy… Source link

Google Maps Live View AR indoors Google Google on Tuesday announced several new features that are coming to the Google Maps app. The coolest one will help you find your way through indoor spaces like airports, malls and train stations using augmented reality. The updated Live View AR feature, which overlays digital guides on top of the real world to provide directions as you look through your phone’s display, now works indoors. So, say you’re in an airport and need to find your gate or an ATM…. Source link

On Tuesday, Google unveiled the feature, called Indoor Live View, which shows graphics like arrows, directions, and icons on your smartphone’s screen, laid atop a camera view of the world around you. It can be used to help you find a store in a shopping mall or a bathroom at an airport, for instance. The feature is more interactive than Google Maps’ existing indoor maps, and expands on a similar feature for city-street navigation that launched in 2019. It’s available for Android and iOS… Source link

Pinterest should continue to benefit from online searches and interactions that previously took place in malls, with help from technology.  Augmented reality has been around for years, but had little interest from brands and consumers. COVID-19 forced the movement as much of the world began shopping from home. With many … Source link

There’s an AR ghost on Google Search. There’s a dancing skeleton, set of creepy jack-o’-lanterns, and costumed cats and dogs, too. Ahead of Halloween weekend in the U.S., Google has launched a set of fun, augmented reality-powered features on Google Search which appear as an option when you search for specific Halloween terms using a mobile device. For example, if you search for the word “Halloween” and scroll down the search results page, you’ll see a box that prompts you… Source link