The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. This offering holds only for EMEA users (Europe, Middle-East, Africa). The metaverse hype is growing, and with it, all the interest of the big brands towards XR. Register now.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 23, 2019

Another immersive experience, “Ocean Alive Kinetic Experience” uses Microsoft XBOX 360 Kinect to visitors are transported to the bottom of the sea where they can interact with the ocean’s eco-system. Bloom, an immersive experience by PXLabs. Image courtesy EarthX.). Tiffany Kieran.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Caregility Joins Informa’s Arab Health Conference 2023 The news comes as the Eatontown, New Jersey-based company expands its operations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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CraneMorley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The SoCalGas instructor and field technician work together to engage the class in hands on learning by giving them a bird’s eye view of a natural gas meter set assembly procedure through the Microsoft HoloLens and its “head up – hands free” capability, streamed live to the class using the Microsoft Remote Assist and Teams applications.

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

Think about that you can take an entire class on a journey to Africa to see the safari, or in biology class, you can take them on a road trip inside a human body. Tech companies focused on metaverse development, such as Meta (aka Facebook) and Microsoft, are using this convenience as a springboard to the next version of “virtual meetings.”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2023

Additionally, we work with companies like Ohana One and Doctors without Borders, where doctors at smaller local hospitals in Africa need to perform operations they aren’t familiar with. With our smart glasses, they can get an expert from New York City, San Francisco, or [Baltimore-based] Johns Hopkins to join the theatre experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2019

They’ve got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2019

They’ve got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 5, 2020

We also work everywhere, from remote parts of Africa, to powering up a data center that needs some backup power. If you have any opportunities in your organization to work out loud on tools, like we use some of the Microsoft tools here internally, like Microsoft Teams and Yammer. That's another project we're doing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 5, 2020

We also work everywhere, from remote parts of Africa, to powering up a data center that needs some backup power. If you have any opportunities in your organization to work out loud on tools, like we use some of the Microsoft tools here internally, like Microsoft Teams and Yammer. That's another project we're doing.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2019

They've got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying — and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox — that we were developing the Kinect camera. It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Jenna to the show. Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying — and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox — that we were developing the Kinect camera. It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Jenna to the show. Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 5, 2020

We also work everywhere, from remote parts of Africa, to powering up a data center that needs some backup power. If you have any opportunities in your organization to work out loud on tools, like we use some of the Microsoft tools here internally, like Microsoft Teams and Yammer. That's another project we're doing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying -- and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox -- that we were developing the Kinect camera. It's my absolute pleasure to welcome Jenna to the show. Welcome, Jenna. Welcome, Jenna.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

IVAS is the modified HoloLens that Microsoft is experimenting with the US Army and thanks to this partnership it could show better and more useful data to its soldiers. IVAS is the modified HoloLens that Microsoft is experimenting with the US Army and thanks to this partnership it could show better and more useful data to its soldiers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Last Call / Full Saga Review) More info (Microsoft Flight Simulator) More info (Squingle) More info (Half Life 2 VR Mod) More info (Shock Troops) More info (Mafia VR Mod) More info (Gunman Contracts?—?Mod If you are a company/startup/lab leveraging XR in Africa, kindly fill the form linked below or reach out to VRARA Nigeria to get featured.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. And what’s great to do, with it being the global summit, is we’ve got speakers this year that are coming from Africa, and India, and Asia, and Germany and– you know, we’re doing a European summit next year.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

After further tests on the device, t he Army has begun accepting the first 5000 units that Microsoft should manufacture. Meta promotes an initiative to support XR in Africa. The news was reported everywhere, but it seems we declared this project dead too soon. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Try Party Pie.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Anyway, the door is not closed completely: he added to the interview “ I think we might get there [eventually], But yeah, that’s not where our focus is.” Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has just burnt completely Microsoft tweeting “we oftentimes work hard to make things that no customers are asking for them ”. I love him. I really can’t wait….

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EON Reality

APRIL 28, 2020

The initial response by educational institutions to address the sudden shift to online learning has been characterized by the transference of lectures and tutorials to teleconferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. However, universities are beginning to reconsider the long-term viability of such arrangements for various reasons.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kent: It reminds me of– I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that’s a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft. And so with some of the demos that I’ve seen there were for people who were doing sales for say, medical equipment.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kent: It reminds me of-- I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that's a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft. And so with some of the demos that I've seen there were for people who were doing sales for say, medical equipment.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kent: It reminds me of– I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that’s a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft. And so with some of the demos that I’ve seen there were for people who were doing sales for say, medical equipment.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. We all know that Microsoft is building AR glasses for the US Army : a modified version of HoloLens 2 called IVAS, that is ruggedized, with a wider field of view (80° x 40°), and feature additional sensors (for instance to provide thermal vision). Well played, Microsoft. Learn more.

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