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Book Review: Mark Pesce’s “Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing”

ARPost

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. See Also: Must Read AR/VR Books in 2020.

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Microsoft to launch new flagship laptop this fall to replace the Surface Book

Digital Trends

A new rumor suggests that Microsoft could end up replacing the Surface Book 4 with a new Surface Laptop model featuring RTX graphics.

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Spatial Beats: Microsoft Mesh, Niantic & VR Training

AR Insider

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. See his books here. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Flying The Dune Ornithopter On Arrakis In VR Via Microsoft Flight Simulator

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For my part, I've spent much of the last few days flying over the dunes of Frank Herbert's Arrakis in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new free add-on to Flight Simulator transforms the game into the barren spice-filled planet from the 1965 book. Check out the mission in our video:

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VR Experiences Designed for VIVEPORT with Bjorn Book-Larsson

ARPost

Thanks to coronavirus we obviously can’t meet at GDC as we usually would every year,” Bjorn Book-Larsson, President of VIVEPORT, said introducing the seminar. “So Book-Larsson, presented “A Step Ahead of the Curve: Using Data Trends to Build a Successful VR Experience.” It has a pretty high barrier to entry,” said Book-Larsson.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 vs. Microsoft Surface Book 3

Digital Trends

The Surface Pro 8 makes for a better tablet than laptop and sports newer components, while the Surface Book 3 makes for a better laptop.

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Microsoft Surface Book 3 Review: Big Specs, Big Price

GizModo VR

Aside from a couple USB port changes, you might not be able to tell the difference between Microsoft’s latest Surface Book and its past iterations. They look nearly identical side-by-side. Same keyboard layout. Chassis color. The screen/tablet portion still disconnects from the base. Even the clamshell hinge still has… Read more.