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The XR Week Peek (2024.09.23): Quest 3S may cost $299, Meta and Luxottica to partner until 2030, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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 XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.20): Quest 2 Pro leaks, Xiaomi smartglasses, Half Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR

VRScout

The founders received a Microsoft mixed reality headset and are currently enrolled in the WXR Mentorship Program beta. Acquired by Microsoft last fall , AltspaceVR was our social VR venue because of their great team and cross-platform functionality, which allows anyone with Wi-Fi and a screen to tune in. 8 She-EOs in a virtual pool.

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

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 Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast's Kent Bye - Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

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. But once the WebXR 2.0

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XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

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.