Road to VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Vive Pro Full Kit – $900 from Amazon (25% discount). Vive Pro Eye Full Kit – $1,100 from Amazon (21% discount). Vive Pro Eye Headset Only – $600 from Amazon (25% discount). Vive Cosmos Elite Full Kit – $650 from Amazon (28% discount). Vive Cosmos Elite Headset Only – $400 from Amazon (27% discount). Out of stock?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft. Microsoft recently announced it was shuttering its social VR platform AltspaceVR in addition to its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) for AltspaceVR. Microsoft again, because some time ago they bought AltspaceVR , a VR social platform that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) for Servers. I won’t discuss this in detail, but I assure you that they are infinitely better than Zoom/ Meet/ Teams.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2021

That includes Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others. Speaking of direct consumer touchpoints, Amazon blitzed the wearables market in 2019 as a delivery system for Alexa. The situation is similar with Microsoft. This is all about triangulating product roadmaps based on tech giants’ financial motivations.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Nvidia previously made CloudXR available on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure earlier following the release of its early access SDK in 2019, where the company outlined hopes of kickstarting CloudXR streaming amidst a mounting 5G-centric future.

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MARCH 16, 2019

Recently, reports have begun circulating that the availability of Oculus Rift headsets have been on the decline the past few weeks, disappearing entirely from Amazon, Microsoft, and Best Buy. Oculus Quest / Image Credit: Oculus.

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MAY 29, 2019

Oculus’ whirlwind Kickstarter success led many to believe that established entertainment companies such as Sony, Microsoft, or even tech giant Google might look to buy the company, but Facebook’s decisive choice wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. Image Credit: Benjamin Formaker-Olivas.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

The HTC VIVE (yes, they now capitalize all the letters in VIVE) is getting itself in front of millions of new online shoppers perusing the virtual aisles of Amazon. The post HTC VIVE VR Headset Now Available on Amazon appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2017

If You Bought From the Microsoft Store. You must contact Microsoft within 30 days of the price change to receive the refund or credit. If you’re within the 30 day window, give the Microsoft Store support linke a call at 1-877-696-7786 and tell them you’d like a refund for the difference to the new $400 price.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 29, 2020

On Amazon Marketplace, you can find two instances: one is Hubs Personal , that gives you a single server for personal use, and the other one is Hubs Enterprise , giving you a full architecture that you can use for more professional purposes. Azure is one of the best cloud providers (Image by Microsoft).

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2022

As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. . Amazon US Prime members qualify for free shipping, which ought to arrive to those of you in the lower 48 in early June. Here’s the full spec sheet below: CPU & GPU.

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JUNE 24, 2020

According to an investigation of LinkedIn profiles by Protocol , many former Magic Leap employees have taken up residence at Silicon Valley’s most prominent tech companies, including Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon. Image courtesy Protocol.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2020

After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. ’ Google’s motivations for wearables are similar to Apple, Amazon and Microsoft: to protect and future-proof its core business. Highly Motivated. But what’s everyone else doing? But as always , the first question is ‘why?’

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The company emphasizes that its so-called ‘Community Edition’ of Hubs can run on any platform that supports Kubernetes, which includes a majority of cloud services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

TPCast for Vive is priced at US$300, and is sold on TPCast’s website and online retail sites including Amazon and NewEgg. Originally slated for its US release on 9/25/2017 through the Microsoft Store , pre-orders were quickly refunded for no discernible reason. It appears Amazon’s link isn’t active yet.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Image courtesy Microsoft. In the case of that first group of headsets, the best Windows Mixed Reality Black Friday 2018 deal is the Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset for $180 at Amazon (a 55% discount). The deal is eligible for fast & free shipping with Amazon Prime. Dell Visor [Amazon] – $230 (49% discount).

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Likewise, AutoDesk offers its XR cloud services through a partnership with Amazon. A similar relationship exists between Azure and Microsoft’s MR hardware. Not all XR companies offer their own cloud services. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. Your Forecast: Cloudy.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Mobile application.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88

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JANUARY 18, 2023

In December, Ammaar Reshi created and sold a children’s book that he wrote using Chat GPT and physically published via Amazon Kindle Publishing in an exceedingly short time period. Where does Microsoft Fit into the Mix? On the broader picture, Microsoft officially announced that it integrated Chat GPT in its Azure OpenAI Service.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Brand new units, including the headset’s hip-worn compute unit and single controller, were being liquidated for the barn burner deal of $550 via Amazon subsidiary Woot. While no longer sold by Magic Leap, the company was selling ML 1 up until mid-2022.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2020

” Google could be the knowledge layer , Facebook the social layer , Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer , and Amazon the commerce layer. Speaking of which, Pearlman says to watch Amazon’s subtle but potentially impactful moves in spatial computing. could plant seeds for its own AR cloud.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. A talk on day two will discuss “Reframing Identity for Mixed Reality,” and feature Carrie Valladares of Microsoft , Karim Mohammadali of Google , and XR Association Vice President of Public Policy Joan O’Hara. So Much More to See at AWE EU 2022.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Games not on the Oculus Store like Half-Life: Alyx (2019), No Man’s Sky (2016) , and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) are all playable on Rift S through Steam. You can find this deal through official online retailers such as Oculus.com , Amazon , Best Buy , and NewEgg. What’s in the box? Oculus Rift S headset.

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Road to VR

MARCH 7, 2019

As first reported by Variety , Rift is out of stock all over the Internet including US online retailers New Egg, Best Buy, Microsoft Store, Micro Center, as well as several European retail partners including Media Markt, Curry’s, and Game. We don’t comment on future products, but are excited about the year ahead.”.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Looking at the chart of the sales on Amazon US, it is possible to see that the headset had five times the peak sales volume during the 2024 holiday season as it did in 2023. Microsoft will still provide the Azure cloud, but all the hardware and software should be provided by Luckeys startup. This is impressive.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Computer processors across Amazon Web Services recently hummed into gear to create 30 simulations of what Earth could look like by the middle of this century. But this effort on Amazon’s servers represents one of the first attempts to do modeling on the cloud and could… Read more. Normally, climate models run on supercomputers.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has reportedly planned to reduce the number of employees working on its US Army mixed reality (MR) headset. Microsoft began reducing staff headcounts on Wednesday across the company’s extended reality (XR) division and plans to finalise the full 10,000 by late March. trillion funding package backed last month.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The firm used an artificial intelligence (AI) network and Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Toolkit to enable outward tracking and navigation during advertisements. In September, Nreal launched its Air product on Amazon with an iPhone-compatible dongle for iOS support.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Amazon and Microsoft launched wearables lines in the past quarter and smaller players like Bose and Snap are planting seeds for a wearables-heavy future. Speaking of direct consumer touchpoint, Amazon blitzed the wearables market last month as a delivery system for Alexa. The situation is similar with Microsoft.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Luna—no, not the surprisingly delicious protein bars— is Amazon’s upcoming foray into the world of cloud gaming. Some of us probably rolled our eyes at the announcement and thought, “Ugh, why does Amazon need to have its greedy little paws in everything?” When you dig into the announcement and see what its service will… Read more.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft is reportedly reducing the size of its HoloLens group. Microsoft is far from the only big tech company to make this move – this week Amazon started laying off 18000 people, Meta laid off more than 11000 in November, and Snap laid off 20% of its staff in September.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2017

Announced at Bethesda’s standalone event at E3 last year, then later used as a way to build hype for Microsoft’s forthcoming Project Scorpio console (just yesterday christened Xbox One X), Fallout 4 VR is in the face of it the answer to many VR gamer’s desires. and will be available in Q4 of this year.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Veronica Orvalho created the platform based off her research in computer graphics, which have been used by Universal Studios, Sony, Microsoft, Amazon and other European-funded research projects. ” The company has previous worked with companies such as Sony, Amazon, CeekVR, and Farfetch via pilot programs.

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JULY 2, 2018

Windows also hosts WMR-only games on the Microsoft Store. At the time of this writing, a new HP VR headset and a pair of motion controllers can be had for as little as $200 on Amazon , or $250 lower than its MSRP. Image courtesy Valve. The slow uptick in Windows VR users is likely tied to the individual headsets ever decreasing price.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Of course, Microsoft and Amazon are observing the situation: in my opinion, Microsoft will wait a bit , considering its focus on AR enterprise with HoloLens, while Amazon could improve its already existing offering of glasses connected with Alexa. Sounded good.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta.

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