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Big XR News from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Sony

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Microsoft HoloLens 2 Receives Final Major Update This week, Microsoft announced the final opportunity to purchase HoloLens 2 before its discontinuation in December. The first is WinGet integration, which enables users to download Microsoft Store apps after the storefront’s retirement.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.28): GDC, GTC, Snap’s acquisition of NextMind, and more!

The Ghost Howls

When you are in virtual reality, you see the objects closer than they actually are. I think it was only me that had this problem, but a new article published by the Iowa State University shows that this is a common situation: people doing the test had a perceived distance to virtual objects that was 75% of the real one. Other news.

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. If you think about it, for decades — I used to serve in the Iowa legislature, and I was chairman of the Education Committee, and we spent a lot of time addressing, how do we improve education?

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. If you think about it, for decades — I used to serve in the Iowa legislature, and I was chairman of the Education Committee, and we spent a lot of time addressing, how do we improve education?

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Big XR News from Boeing, ENGAGE XR, Apple, and Meta

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. To power Athena AI, ENGAGE XR is leveraging OpenAI’s Chat GPT service – now partially operated by Microsoft – the firm is also leveraging Dall.e

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR's Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

We've been working in XR Technologies -- first virtual reality, and then augmented reality -- since 2016. If you think about it, for decades -- I used to serve in the Iowa legislature, and I was chairman of the Education Committee, and we spent a lot of time addressing, how do we improve education? I appreciate it.

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, TeamViewer, Vuzix

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, the technology sector was overtaken by Microsoft Ignite 2024. The yearly event showcases the latest Microsoft updates, including the broad number of partners working within its product portfolio. Meanwhile, the University of Iowa is using the Aria framework to develop healthcare services for individuals with hearing loss.