XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, with 2024 shaping up to be a monumental year for XR, with Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Apple all putting major stakes and investments into the space, what companies do today could greatly influence the future of work. The firm is rolling out the features starting in early December this year for free.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2023

Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset is set to delay again amid its upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) from 5 to 9 June, a series of tweets has found this week. Reports have revealed that this may block Apple from unveiling the device at the key event.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Now the question is if and when Pico 4 will finally launch in the United States. Furthermore, Microsoft 365 apps such as Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, will be connected with Omniverse Project Mellon has been unveiled. Of course, Epic is completely against Apple and its vision of its own walled garden.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Facebook’s service will launch on the desktop web and Android, but not iOS due to what Facebook frames as usability restrictions outlined in Apple’s App Store terms and conditions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This year saw massive interest in MR headsets following Apple’s Vision Pro debut, and Meta looks to own the space following its experience with MR via its Pro headset. The XR marketplace could experience shockwaves when Apple debuts its headset. Meta is moving towards MR headsets instead of purely VR devices.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 5, 2021

A group of Apple employees has written an internal letter to CEO Tim Cook and the company’s executive leadership team asking them to support employees that want to continue to work remotely or in location-flexible ways. The employees stated that many of them have thrived working outside the office and urged Apple… Read more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 20, 2023

Workers in the United States will be the first affected. The news comes just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. Similar issues took place at Meta Platforms and Microsoft, shelving their respective Project Nazare and Microsoft AR smart glasses projects.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. And its latest update, dubbed the “Mixed Reality 2.0

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

Bloomberg was first to report that Biden has plans this Wednesday to meet with the CEO’s from Apple, Microsoft and Amazon to… Read more. After over a year where the U.S. faced slews of cyberattacks hitting hospitals , banks , and just about everything else , President Joe Biden is turning to tech’s top players for some advice.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. The Superbowl is the most important sports event of the year in the United States, and airing an ad during the match is super-expensive, but also super-effective. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked.

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Gravity Jack

JULY 16, 2021

We’re all familiar with the top eyewear brands — Ray-Ban, Burberry, Oakley, Apple (huh?), Microsoft (wait, what?). That’s right, in the not-so-distant future, we envision a world where consumers are getting their next pair of glasses from Apple’s Genius Bar or delivered to their doorstep by Snapchat.

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Gravity Jack

JULY 16, 2021

We’re all familiar with the top eyewear brands — Ray-Ban, Burberry, Oakley, Apple (huh?), Microsoft (wait, what?). That’s right, in the not-so-distant future, we envision a world where consumers are getting their next pair of glasses from Apple’s Genius Bar or delivered to their doorstep by Snapchat.

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Gravity Jack

JULY 16, 2021

We’re all familiar with the top eyewear brands — Ray-Ban, Burberry, Oakley, Apple (huh?), Microsoft (wait, what?). That’s right, in the not-so-distant future, we envision a world where consumers are getting their next pair of glasses from Apple’s Genius Bar or delivered to their doorstep by Snapchat.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The reserve pass-through cameras also enable Meta to take another direct shot at soon-to-be market competitor Apple; the firm is equally providing a reserve pass-through feature in its upcoming Vision Pro device. The service is now available for enterprise end-users in supported regions, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

The tracker is expected to launch early in the year in the United States starting at $129. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership (Road To VR). Further references.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Such innovations include its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, digital twin and hyperrealistic avatar construction tools , and AI-powered Research SuperCluster facility, among others.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

The HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition is now available to purchase online, but only in the United States. An article by Microsoft Design details how some designers have created an AR cube with very natural interactions. More info (Intel research) More info (Animated pictures research) More info (Microsoft Design’s cube).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 7, 2023

The metaverse has been pioneered largely by innovative start-ups, but there are concerns that the likes of Microsoft and Meta could trample over these firms due to their existing reach and scale. The DPC alleged that Meta Ireland, based in Dublin, had failed to adequately protect data transfers from the EU to the United States.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

APPLE ARKIT 5 The latest version of Apple’s open source mobile augmented reality development toolset, ARKit 5 , offers significant improvements from ARKit 4. Support for this feature has been expanded to London and other cities in the United States in ARKit 5. However, not every user in the market owns an iPhone or iPad.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

With Qualcomm’s industry-leading Snapdragon Spaces platform , Xiaomi can also develop programmes on OpenXR and Microsoft’s MRTK toolkit. Additionally, Apple followed suit by redirecting efforts to their long-awaited, premium-tier MR headset and subsequent mid-range consumer MR device.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Finally after China and United States, also India has entered the AR race with the launch of the Jio AR glasses. In its personal crusade against Microsoft, optics expert Karl Guttag has listed in 4 articles all the defects of the HoloLens 2. Not a great evolution from Microsoft. Jio launches its AR glasses.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

The United States is well-known for instances where civil juries award massive damages to aggrieved parties in court matters. 1 – Apple Lays Groundwork for AR. The headset is shipping this month (January 2018) to its supporters. #9 9 – ZeniMax v. 7 – Mixed Reality Update in Windows 10.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Apple to Release Vision Pro in March According to Bloomberg’s senior tech analyst Mark Gurman , Apple plans to introduce its Vision Pro MR headset in March 2022, despite previous plans to launch the head-mounted display (HMD) in January. The impact of the Metaverse is real, and it’s happening today, right now. –

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VRWorld

APRIL 14, 2017

One of everlasting legacies from former President of The United States (POTUS) Mr. Barrack Obama will be the creation of Chinese semiconductor industry. The same one which is being used for Microsoft Xbox “Project Scorpio” APU from AMD. Add in Apple’s domestic CPUs and GPUs.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

Architecture students from Egypt and the United States meeting in Second Life. This is what Microsoft did in the 1980s with office automation. This is what Apple did in the 2000s with the iPod and iPhone. Image courtesy Jon Brouchoud.). This is what Netscape did in the 1990s with web navigation.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So just to provide some background about ThirdEye, while we may be a relatively new name in the commercial space, we have over 20 years of experience developing this technology for the United States Department of Defense. Alan: But here’s the thing, and the reason I brought up Apple. So that’s our origin story.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So just to provide some background about ThirdEye, while we may be a relatively new name in the commercial space, we have over 20 years of experience developing this technology for the United States Department of Defense. Alan: But here’s the thing, and the reason I brought up Apple. So that’s our origin story.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So just to provide some background about ThirdEye, while we may be a relatively new name in the commercial space, we have over 20 years of experience developing this technology for the United States Department of Defense. Alan: But here's the thing, and the reason I brought up Apple. And I think from Apple's perspective.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Finally Magic Leap will be available in almost all the United States. ” , that are all the member states of the USA, excluded Alaska and Hawaii. This is for instance something that Microsoft lacks completely. @PixelStrikeInc brace yourself…the memes are coming. pic.twitter.com/MbJZV8aOdf. Avatar Chat.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

2021 was a bad PR year for Big Tech. Lawmakers , advocates, and scholars filled pages of books and held hours of hearing exalting what they viewed as an industry being strangled by a handful of players using anti-competitive practices to solidify their position as kings. Ironically, those exact same tactics were… Read more.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Vuforia, a free to use development kit which supports many devices including Tango phones, EasyAR, ARKit for Apple devices; and ARCore from Google, Oculus and OpenVR, are also popular options these days. Since Coursera is not allowed to offer its services to United States citizens, U.S. Skillshare.

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GizModo VR

JULY 8, 2021

In what has become a growing battle between big tech companies and the people who use their products, iconic Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently spoke out in support of the right to repair movement. Read more.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 19, 2020

I was researching some file optimization this morning and I found two: one's called Simplygon, which is a polygon reduction tool from-- I believe Microsoft bought them. So Apple -- I believe -- left the Khronos Group, leaving kind of the worldwide standards. And then Apple's like "Ehhh, no. Boaz: Yep, that's right.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 19, 2020

I was researching some file optimization this morning and I found two: one's called Simplygon, which is a polygon reduction tool from-- I believe Microsoft bought them. So Apple -- I believe -- left the Khronos Group, leaving kind of the worldwide standards. And then Apple's like "Ehhh, no. Boaz: Yep, that's right.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 19, 2020

I was researching some file optimization this morning and I found two: one's called Simplygon, which is a polygon reduction tool from-- I believe Microsoft bought them. So Apple -- I believe -- left the Khronos Group, leaving kind of the worldwide standards. And then Apple's like "Ehhh, no. Boaz: Yep, that's right.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 13, 2022

When it finally launched its first product after years of delays, secrecy and hype, tech watchers balked at a device which failed to deliver on many of the claims made by the startup’s eccentric founder Rony Abovitz and instead made largely incremental gains over the competing Microsoft HoloLens which was unveiled years earlier.

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