XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Compared to the first version, Microsoft has upgraded the display resolution from 1280×720 to 2048×1080.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. InsiteVR’s latest solution, called Resolve, lets AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) professionals explore 3D models of environments with other people on the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The OpenXR standard, that aims at standardizing virtual reality hardware and runtime is keeping improving, and in its latest release, it has added new features like experimental overlays and hand tracking extensions. More info (New features of OpenXR) More info (OpenXR in Unity) More info (OpenXR in Microsoft products).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). 6GB Connectivity ?—?5G,

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). I have anyway selected four news that can be relevant for you: NVIDIA has announced a new GPU architecture, called Hopper, that represents the evolution of Ampere. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2023

Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2023 , the new device includes a trove of innovative features such as a “retina-level” electrochromic adaptive display, lighting adjustment, Snapdragon Spaces tethering, and hand tracking, among others. This is offered on the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 and AR2 Gen 1 processing platforms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2022

XR Today: Can you explain your hand and eye tracking solutions, and how they differ from others? Varjo’s XR-3 and VR-3 headsets were the first VR and XR headsets to incorporate Ultraleap’s highly accurate 5th-gen Gemini hand tracking , which features improved initialization, pose accuracy, and occlusion handling than ever before.

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ARVR

JULY 7, 2020

The other side concerns the soft aspects of digital experiences like app architecture and design. Types of user interactions that have been tested so far include gaze , hand gestures/hand tracking , touch controllers or voice commands , or any combination of these. The First No-Headset Virtual Monitor 3.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The groundbreaking multi-chip architecture achieves 50% lower power consumption and 2.5x Purpose-built for AR : To help create the thinnest possible, high-performance AR glass, we have built a multi-chip distributed processing architecture combined with customized IP blocks.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lenovo created headsets such as the Mirage Solo and Mirage VR S3, which used Google Daydream, as well as the Lenovo Explorer, a Microsoft Windows-based MR device, along with the company’s VR classroom platform. 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) tracking with 4 cameras and hand-tracking controllers. 70/90Hz refresh rates.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 19, 2025

App ecosystem: The Apple XR app ecosystem includes business favorites like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which were reimagined for 3D collaboration, as well as Zoom with immersive meeting features. The Meta Quest 3 also offers similar specs, with hand-tracking capabilities (though eye tracking is missing).

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: So Clay is a software company, we're specializing in hand tracking and gesture recognition, mostly in the AR and VR space. We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. And hand tracking needs to be there. But let's get back to hand tracking, because this is a vital part.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Numerous innovations continue to enhance the smart glasses industry for enterprise workers, including developments in hand tracking, device management, software platforms, and interoperability. Global teams are now intricately connected with remote engineers and experts, leading to a streamlined, agile workforce.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. The biggest news of the week has been the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7B. With it, Microsoft acquires many popular games like Overwatch, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and even Candy Crush. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. But Microsoft, thanks to innovative 2K displays, has managed to keep the same high-quality pixel density of the HoloLens 1, that is 47 PPD (pixels per degree). Resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The internal architecture of the Qualcomm Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 chip (Image by Qualcomm). The AR Processor’s main feature is tracking. Together with tracking, it also is good at doing everything related to environment understanding, like for instance performing object detection or hand tracking.

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VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Eye tracking software converts eye images into gaze direction. Hand tracking software converts hand position into gestures. The open OSVR architecture opens plugin development to everyone. If you are an eye tracking expert, you can add an eye tracking plugin. Magic Leap is not commercial yet.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

If not, well, let me make a recap: startup Lynx opened the preorders some months ago about a new standalone headset all focused on having both virtual reality and passthrough augmented reality , and featuring amazing capabilities like eye tracking, hand tracking, a new lens design, and 5G connectivity (through an add-on).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Because of this, this device has no way to compete with the Quest 3 on the consumer side, but the above features may still make it compelling for some categories : for instance, the better support of hands tracking, eye tracking, and lossless connection to PC may make it very interesting for people that spend their time on VRChat on PC.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the videos, it is possible to see that the passthrough is great, but also that features like positional tracking and hand tracking are pretty wonky. There are more than 10 apps that are already compatible with it, like Figmin XR and Osso VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

The SteamVR version is expected for May Cloudhead Games teases that modding is coming to Pistol Whip World creation tool for architecture and engineering Arkio is coming to the official Quest store. Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). It also features a free version.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Virtual Reality is becoming always more important in enterprise settings , for training, architectural visualization, prototyping, and more. This approach reminds me a lot the one that Microsoft is having with HoloLens 2 , and is understandable since they are selling devices worth $1000 each, that can’t interest small businesses.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that’s doing design and 3D objects, it’s almost like a no-brainer, whether it’s in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. And you don’t have to spend all this money to prototype these things out.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that's doing design and 3D objects, it's almost like a no-brainer, whether it's in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. And you don't have to spend all this money to prototype these things out.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so anybody that’s doing design and 3D objects, it’s almost like a no-brainer, whether it’s in architecture, or designing 3D objects, or big aerospace, airplanes, cars. So you see a lot of it in architecture, engineering, construction. And you don’t have to spend all this money to prototype these things out.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. We all know that Microsoft is building AR glasses for the US Army : a modified version of HoloLens 2 called IVAS, that is ruggedized, with a wider field of view (80° x 40°), and feature additional sensors (for instance to provide thermal vision). Well played, Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2021

architecture firms), and it also has the typical solid manufacturing of HTC. Hand tracking support is coming in the future; The two new controllers of the Focus 3. Bring everyday files into VR, from Microsoft PowerPoint presentations through to 3D formats. The battery is rechargeable and every charge lasts for 15 hours.

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