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Spatial Beats: Microsoft Mesh, Niantic & VR Training

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This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.21): The XR autumn continues, Windows 11 update kills WMR, and more!

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The same negative trends regard the Black Friday sales on Amazon. Microsoft is now forcing the update on all the machines for which it has the power to decide on the updates, like the Home versions of the operating systems. He recently explained that he uses Virtual Reality (VR) headsets to train every day and prepare for matches.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!

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It is not by chance that is Reality Labs working on it: the data collected from AR and VR headsets, and also from the Project Aria glasses, can be very precious to train these robots. 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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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.25): Facebook plans “a big shift” in privacy, Apple VR headset rumored, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Furthermore, the comparison with Microsoft doesn’t hold well: Microsoft was a software company that just didn’t have high standards, so it made products with many bugs. Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon has just acquired the Finnish company Umbra. Some numbers about VR training.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

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VR training goes big with Accenture and Bank of America. This week we had two big news that endorsed the importance of training in virtual reality. The first comes from the major consultancy brand Accenture, which has just announced that it is going to deploy 60,000 Oculus Quest 2 headsets for the training of new employees.

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Metaverse and Investing – Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 2: Software and Infrastructure

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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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What Will AR Do for Brand Marketing in 2021?

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There continues to be competition for consumer mindshare from search, social, Amazon, or a brand’s own apps and properties. 2020 Spatial Predictions: ‘Training Wheels’ Win AR. Microsoft will kill Slack, Asana, and Zoom to dominate the future of work. How do you see this playing out?

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