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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 19, 2017
Varjo is a startup of 19 employees that is only 10 months old based in Helsinki, Finland. The talent comes from the likes of Microsoft and Nokia. The comparison is apples to apples, taken through the same sense with the same SLR. A video of a prototype back in Finland showed how this tech can work with AR.
The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet memories of the experiences I had there and the amazing people I spent my time with. Microsoft and Asobo have launched the new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator and it is a blast. I’m back in Turin, Italy!
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VRScout
MAY 3, 2017
You’ve been able to pop on a VR headset and watch any Netflix content on a flatscreen TV in a virtual living room for a year and a half, and according to a recent job posting you’ll soon be able to do the same with the Microsoft Hololens. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Vizor raised $2.3M APPLE HIRES AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERT FROM NASA.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
From Rift to Apple Watch to Snap Spectacles, the trend is toward wearable computing. Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. Researchers in Finland are experimenting with brainwave analysis as a method for content curation.
The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. If OpenAI wanted to slow down to have time to understand the consequences of this new type of AI, Microsoft would already ready be to hire all the talents of OpenAI and carry on AI developments by itself.
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 17, 2020
It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Microsoft tries to be the leader of market, but they’re not shipping. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. They were acquired by Apple.
XR for Business Podcast
JANUARY 17, 2020
It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Microsoft tries to be the leader of market, but they’re not shipping. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. They were acquired by Apple.
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