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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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JANUARY 18, 2022

Microsoft announced it’s planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the studio will play a key role in the development of its future metaverse platforms. Xbox doesn’t feature any form of official VR compatibility, not even with its range of Microsoft Mixed Reality headsets.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Microsoft is set to announce their HoloLens 2 in February. Do these patents show the future of Microsoft’s AR device? There’s currently a lot of discussion surrounding Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, which is rumored to be making its unveiling at Mobile World Congress in February. Of course, this is all speculation.

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JUNE 10, 2021

continuing here with Microsoft. Among tech giants investing in AR, Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. Cloud-Forward.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. For sure, not having Microsoft backing it will slow down a lot of its development.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2023

PuttView X is an upcoming app for Microsoft’s HoloLens headset that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to project valuable putt information directly onto golf courses. Is immersive technology the future of interactive sports training? This includes everything from setup lines to green contour.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. Of course, there’s a direct inverse relationship between field of view and resolution, because as you stretch the field of view you reduce pixel density. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft. The headset is also equipped with eye-tracking.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

To date, Microsoft is successfully working on such a holoportation solution. . Plus, such virtual courses are an additional opportunity for earning money, because the possibilities for monetizing a training course within virtual reality are almost endless. Image Credit: Microsoft. RECRUIT STUDENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. Surprisingly, there was little at the conference directly related to HoloLens , Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. The Future of the Cloud, According to Satya Nadella. Satya Nadella.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Arguably the coolest mixed reality experience developed on the Microsoft HoloLens headset so far, that’s what. tasking players with crushing Goomba’s and collecting coins as they navigate the familiar course. Well, because he’s awesome. Any MR or VR experience capable of inducing a realistic sensation of vertigo is ok in my book!

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ARPost

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Of course, hardware isn’t everything. The Navigator 500 is also compatible with over 200 optimized partner applications, including Microsoft Teams. See Also: XR Announcements and Themes Fresh From Microsoft Ignite. The hardware itself is built around a modular design that can be manually optimized for different use cases.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. That said, I hope that this new course of Magic Leap will take a completely different road from the one that led to Magic Leap One.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro! It has also partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to facilitate the integration of XR solutions inside companies. Of course the launch of the new device, the Meta Quest Pro, was one of the most important things from Connect. I was not expecting it at all, and was quite cool. Image by Meta).

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Passenger jet maker Airbus has created a Microsoft HoloLens app to train engineers and cabin crews. Airbus, a Microsoft HoloLens partner, developed the software for its A350 XWB line of planes, which first took to the skies in 2013. Microsoft demonstrated JAL’s app last year. Jet engineering is going holographic.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The event has attracted more than 50 exhibitors , including Microsoft, Lenovo, PTC, Taqtile, Healium, and PwC. Of course we all look forward to returning to meeting in person, or to traveling to locations like Paris or Buenos Aires. There will also be talks given by industry experts including. The full schedule is posted online.

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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Microsoft Flight Simulator is now compatible with VR headsets : not only the HP Reverb G2 as initially teased but all the headsets that are compatible with OpenXR , so basically all the most famous devices. Of course, no. Of course, it works by being connected to the phone via USB.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. First, as background, the deal calls for 120,000 units of Microsoft’s Hololens-based IVAS design. It follows the 2018 contract with Microsoft for $480 million over 2 years. This deal represents a 45x delta over its previous contract with Microsoft. AR is working.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The headset is so shipping and we are having the first reviews as well, but of course, its launch has been a bit obscured by all the content about the Quest 3S. And the IVAS project it is doing with the army is in trouble, with Microsoft just making modifications when requested, and waiting for the results of the field test.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Of course, one of the key differences between AWE US and AWE EU is that different individuals and organizations are active (or active in different ways) in Europe. Of course, that’s not to say that Meta’s whole position in the Eurozone and AWE EU is fighting off the EU’s antitrust department. Different Voices at Different Volumes.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Facebook all in development of their own game streaming services, cloud VR gaming could help set Google Stadia apart from the pack. Of course, it’s important to note that Google isn’t alone in its VR streaming endeavors.

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MAY 17, 2018

The Society for Human Research Management also identifies “ hidden costs ” during the course of training, including supervisor and employee time, as well as instruction material and equipment costs. . ” But Microsoft remains the biggest name in the development of VR and AR, or “mixed reality,” software and hardware for training.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Looking for the top Microsoft XR implementation tips to help you get the most value out of solutions like Microsoft Mesh, Azure Mixed Reality services, and immersive applications? So, how do you make sure youre getting the best return on your investment in Microsoft XR solutions? Heres your guide to implementation success.

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VRScout

MAY 17, 2019

Earlier this month, Microsoft teased Minecraft fans with a short video hinting at some type of upcoming augmented reality experience for smartphones. The foundation of any solid Minecraft experience, players will of course be able to craft their way both above and beneath their real-world environments as if they were in-game biomes.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2019

For larger companies looking to connect their entire team with HoloLens 2 headsets, Microsoft is offering a package that includes Dynamic 365 Remote Assist on each MR headset at the cost of $125 per user – per month. If you’re a developer working on your own, Microsoft offers the HoloLens 2 Development Edition.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

Many magazines wrote that Meta is abandoning the “metaverse”, but actually, the famed M-word appeared two times in the statement that Mark provided his employees about the new course of the company. Thanks to this, it will be possible to use a 3D avatar instead of your webcam feed during your calls, starting in May of this year.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Minecraft on Oculus Rift / Image Credit: Microsoft. With the release of Minecraft Earth taking place over the course of October, no doubt the team has their hands full. Feature Image Credit: Microsoft. One of the major things holding up the Go was a library dependency which my team has been adding for the upcoming 1.14

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I also have to say that when reading the various docs, many things I read reminded me of the times I developed an experience on the HoloLens 1 : I think that Apple took some inspiration from the work that Microsoft did when designing its SDK. You can imagine Bounded experiences as widgets in your room. They have limited interactivity options.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

The event saw a lot of software announcements, teasers at tech to come, and of course the much anticipated official announcement of the Meta Quest Pro. Zuckerberg also discussed enterprise-focused partnerships with Zoom, Adobe, and Microsoft, even bringing on Microsoft CEO and Chairman, Satya Nadella. Kicking Off Meta Connect.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Of course, to that, you have to add high-speed connectivity, quality of visuals, etc… For this reason, using the XR2 processor, which is so successful among VR and MR headsets, is not possible. Of course, now the most popular one is via a smartphone connection. This may be local (a smartphone) or remote (via the cloud).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

’ During the weekend prolific Microsoft leaker WalkingCat , the same individual responsible for leaking images of the Oculus Quest 2 back in July of 2020, posted two concept videos showcasing what appears to be Samsung’s take on a dedicated AR headset.

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MARCH 3, 2019

After four years of waiting, does Microsoft’s new holographic computer live up to the hype? Possible HoloLens 2 use-case / Image Credit: Microsoft. Microsoft reports that the field-of-view (FOV) is twice the size of the old HoloLens, although some have since challenged those claims. HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2024

Of course, we are not at this point yet on MR headsets, because we are still in the early days. That was very cool… I still believe that Microsoft was years ahead of all its competitors and it threw them away with the bad management of the HoloLens project.

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MAY 30, 2023

Of course, I’m also a bit envious (I’ve not been invited), but I’m mostly happy for them and I can’t wait to read their impressions about the headset. In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh. version featuring a new low-light camera, and a 1.2

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nearly 100 speakers are signed up to give talks on fifteen topics throughout the course of the Conference portion. There are three main AWE events, namely, Conferences, Expos, and the Auggie Awards. AWE USA 2019 Day 1. The Conference Portion. See Also: Can AI and AR Be Put Together to Offer a Unique Experience?

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MARCH 17, 2019

Microsoft’s new piece of kit doesn’t disappoint, but the real excitement of its MWC announcement goes well beyond the hardware. Microsoft is in this for the long haul and will continue cashing in just fine without even touching the consumer market Click To Tweet. That’s the low-hanging fruit as far as Microsoft is concerned.

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