article thumbnail

Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans

Road to VR

Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. Road to VR reviewed the entirety of a trove of documents that leaked this week in connection with an ongoing Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft court case.

Microsoft 283
article thumbnail

Microsoft Files Patent To Bring Real-World Objects To VR

VRScout

According to a patent filed to the United States Patent & Trademark Office, Microsoft has been working on a computer system that automatically converts physical objects into digital models viewable in VR. Image Credit: Microsoft. Feature Image Credit: Microsoft. For more information check out the patent here.

Microsoft 489
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Samsung Odyssey+ Headset Revealed in FCC Documents

Road to VR

A ‘Samsung HMD Odyssey+’ sporting a new model number has appeared in FCC documentation, suggesting that the device is nearing a launch-ready state. FCC documentation filed by Samsung reveals a headset called the HMD Odyssey+, sporting model number XE800ZBA (the original Odyssey is XE800ZAA). Internal photos. User manual.

Samsung 161
article thumbnail

Is Microsoft Planning a Mixed Reality Showcase?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Next week, Microsoft Ignite 2023 will kick off, where the leading computing firm will showcase its latest innovations over a two-day schedule, which covers the firm’s comprehensive product portfolio. Hightens Hololens Use Cases In late October, Microsoft highlighted new features in its Dynamics 365 Guides Version 9.0

Microsoft 109
article thumbnail

Microsoft Previews Azure Remote Rendering Support On Quest 2 & Pro

Upload VR

As part of Meta and Microsoft's ongoing partnership, a public preview is taking place for Azure Remote Rendering on Quest 2 and Pro. During Connect 2022 Meta and Microsoft revealed a partnership to run Windows on Quest via cloud streaming. For any developers interested in checking this out, here's the full documentation.

Microsoft 111
article thumbnail

Microsoft 365 and CoPilot to Debut on Vision Pro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Tomorrow, to mark the potentially paradigm-shifting device, the Apple Vision Pro, Microsoft is officially launching immersive Office 365 and Co-Pilot software solutions ready for Apple’s US XR marketplace debut. Microsoft 365 for Vision Pro: What’s New? CoPilot Comes to Vision Pro GenAI and XR are moving hand in hand.

article thumbnail

Report: Magic Leap One’s Field of View Detailed in Developer Documentation

Road to VR

And despite knowing some of the AR headset’s specs , there’s still an extremely important piece of the puzzle that has been missing in official documentation: field of view (FOV). Peering into client-side source code of the FOV documentation page , which ostensibly featured placeholder text (“Coming soon on launch day!”),