XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 2, 2024

During the event, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke in a keynote address about Meta’s future XR hardware ambitions and the direction of the technology alongside AI integration. ” First Look at Microsoft Co-pilot AR Smart Glasses?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2024

This week, Korean news outlets reported that Microsoft is attempting to purchase OLED display panels for an unreleased MR headset/device. Interestingly, Microsoft is ordering the OLED panels from Samsung Display, a sub-division of Samsung, which aims to debut its own XR headset later this year or early next.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 29, 2024

As reported by Windows Latest , Microsoft recently filed a patent request showing a potential first look at a pair of augmented reality smart glasses. Patents do not always indicate a firm’s upcoming products or hardware. This move seems to position the Quest directly as a competitor to Apple’s Vision Pro productivity goal.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2023

This week is all about Apple. Even before the firm’s monumental and, in some ways, controversial device announcement, which saw audiences amazed at a high price point and technology promise, the XR industry was on each of their seats with predictions on Apple’s immersive debut. There are a few reasons for this.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Microsoft confirmed to UploadVR that it told its customers and partners now is the last time to buy the device before stock runs out. With passthrough headsets still years out, and Magic Leap still focused on consumers, Microsoft dominated the enterprise AR market for years with HoloLens 2. HoloLens 2 production has ended.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 21, 2024

Recently, the US Army announced that it would be considering new XR hardware partners for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) initiative roadmap to create an MR headset for in-the-field armed forces. For Microsoft, the US Army IVAS contract reached an estimated $22 billion, a substantial figure for any headset vendor.

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Anand Tech

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Both hardware and software can be used for that layer of additional security, and it becomes particularly important when dealing with virtualization, especially when it comes to virtual and physical attacks. Over time, according to Microsoft, a physical TPM module in these systems have become a weak point in modern security design.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. In addition to standard audio fare like music and phone calls, they’ll integrate natively with Microsoft products like Office.

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AR Insider

JUNE 10, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. continuing here with Microsoft. Among tech giants investing in AR, Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. What’s Microsoft’s XR Play? ” But it’s not alone.

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2023

Amid mounting pressure from Sony with the recent launch of its PSVR 2 headset for PlayStation 5, Microsoft again affirmed that it’s still waiting for the technology to mature before offering any sort of dedicated VR software or hardware for Xbox.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Microsoft’s enterprise-focused HoloLens 3 may be dead in the water, as a recent report maintains that internal divisions have hobbled the company’s efforts to release its next AR headset as planned. Alex Kipman wearing HoloLens 2, Image courtesy Microsoft. Microsoft Responds.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017. If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

Apple Vision Pro is coming next year, not only making for the Fruit Company’s much awaited first XR headset, but also spurring a resurgence in public interest (and likely investment) in the XR space. Apple has a tendency to undervalue gaming initially, though perhaps reluctantly, eventually acknowledges its importance.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The End of the Windows Mixed Reality In its latest Windows 11 24H2 update , Microsoft is removing some support frameworks for its MR hardware and software portfolio. The update sees Windows Mixed Reality added to the “Deprecated Features” list, which congregates features that Microsoft is no longer working on.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! VR is not only for enterprise.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2024

Meta today announced it’s opening its operating system to third-parties , and has named three heavy weights that have pledged support for its newly renamed Meta Horizon OS: Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft’s Xbox. Microsoft subsequently shut down the Windows Mixed Reality platform in late 2023.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Major firms like Microsoft, Valve, and Apple are continuing to build immersive product portfolios leading towards the dawn of 2024. The initial patent states that Microsoft plans to create a “display device [that] includes a display substrate and a backplane substrate.”

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Boz explained to Heath the process that Meta follows from the conception to the release of hardware and it goes as follows (courtesy of Upload VR): Pre-Discovery: a dedicated team is always “prototyping the craziest stuff”, creating a “proof of experience” for each idea.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This week, reports are circulating on social media platforms such as Linkedin highlighting how Hololens/Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners are receiving “ last time to buy ” incentives for the Hololens 2 device while also noting that first-generation HoloLens devices will soon receive a final update.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Here is it, today, the Apple Vision Pro finally falls into the hands of US customers. Alongside Apple’s XR device debut, other firms, from Zoom to Microsoft, are jumping on the spatial computing bandwagon. Will Apple remain a prominent figure in the XR device marketplace, or will another firm stand tall?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you are not going, well, expect to read some articles on mine about the hardware that I will try there, so you will feel as if you have been there, too… and I will also eat and review some delicious pasteis de nata for you :D. Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. Top news of the week. Image by Meta).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Companies like Meta and Microsoft are reviewing previous months, discussing revenue and roadmaps, and forecasting what’s to come. Equally, the dust will soon settle following the debut of the Apple Vision Pro, which is currently filling social media feeds. Apple Vision Pro Debuts Beta 1.1 Although the division had lost $4.65

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 22, 2024

This week at Microsoft Build, Pavan Davuluri, the firm’s Corporate Vice President of Windows and Devices , announced a fresh partnership with Meta to debut a volumetric workspace for the Quest portfolio. The move seems to directly position the Quest as a competitor to Apple Vision Pro’s productivity goal.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Microsoft has reportedly filed a new patent to develop a microLED display solution to enhance virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences. The backplane substrate includes a plurality of pixel logic hardware modules. An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2024

F inally, I have been able to put my hands on an Apple Vision Pro. Apple is one of the tech companies that cares the most about design and beauty and the Vision Pro reflects this. This elevates the Apple Vision Pro above many cheap AR headsets that have rather imprecise tracking when the user is moving.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 26, 2024

The event looks to bring together researchers, engineers, investors, entrepreneurs, customers, and suppliers to encourage development towards the hardware required to enable broad enterprise-focused metaverse use cases. The event comes just as Apple is set to debut its Vision Pro MR headset for US customers next week.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2019

The Cupertino-based tech giant may be pumping the brakes on its long-rumored Apple AR headset , something that was reportedly slated to see a release as early as 2020. A DigiTimes Taiwan report (via MacRumors ) now suggests that Apple has disbanded the team behind it, effectively putting its consumer AR device on hold.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2024

Microsoft highlights how companies can benefit from Team’s enterprise-ready and proven end-to-end encryption, data loss prevention, and compliance certifications when leveraging the AR service. Microsoft is planning for device-wide general availability in 2024.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

He might not have as recognizable a name as corporate executives from companies like Apple and Microsoft, but next month, Sony will be saying goodbye to Masayasu Ito , who led the hardware development on the PS4 , the PS5, and some of the company’s other notable gaming devices. Read more.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

In terms of compatibility, the platform is cross-compatible with nearly every major VR & AR device, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2, as well as AR-enabled iOS and Android devices; it’s never been easier to take your friends’ money!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Microsoft recently released information regarding its recent Q2 2024 earnings call. Regarding Mcrosoft’s recent performance, Amy Hood, the EVP and CFO at Microsoft , noted: This quarter, revenue was $62 billion, up 18% and 16% in constant currency. The call hits all the expected notes, such as genAI. So not all is lost.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 23, 2024

On the other hand, Microsoft might lose out on its most significant partner. Meta is also expected to unveil its AR and MR hardware. Microsoft HoloLens May Lose its Largest Partner The US Army is considering new XR hardware partners for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System ( IVAS ) initiative roadmap.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Apple products weren’t exactly allowed in my house growing up. My school had a lab filled with Apple computers, so I got exposed to the basic ins and outs of macOS. But inside my home it was Microsoft-Microsoft-Microsoft. My dad was a computer hardware engineer, and he worked with Windows, so it’s not surprising.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. Microsoft court case. Road to VR reviewed the entirety of a trove of documents that leaked this week in connection with an ongoing Federal Trade Commission v.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2024

Apple WWDC is next week! The 2024 edition of the event will look to showcase Apple’s latest innovations. Apple has already shaken the XR industry somewhat with its limited release. However, with rumours circling that the device may receive a broader distribution model, Apple may provide another immersive industry shake-up.

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