AR Insider
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. Microsoft had a similar fate in smartphone era.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 8, 2019
A Microsoft patent application for a ‘virtual reality floor mat’ describes a special mat which defines a virtual playspace and can be used for tracking. Microsoft’s virtual reality mat patent application is a curious one. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Antilatency.
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VRScout
JULY 21, 2019
Recently, the DAVD development team worked alongside a group from the Johnson Space Center as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) exercise at the Aquarius Reef Base located in Key Largo, an underwater habitat used by NASA to train astronauts in conditions similar to that of space. Image Credit: United States Army.
VRScout
AUGUST 5, 2020
” “Furthermore, there are significant implications for areas such as yoga and physical therapy – slower types of exercise to which form is critical, and we are actively targeting a move to indoor-compatible technology as the next step on our roadmap (assuming a successful launch of the current iteration) to provide for those needs.”
VRScout
MAY 17, 2018
According to a 2014 report from the Association for Talent Development (ADP), businesses with at least 100 employees spent roughly $1,200 on training exercises per employee. ” But Microsoft remains the biggest name in the development of VR and AR, or “mixed reality,” software and hardware for training.
AR Insider
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.
ARPost
MARCH 31, 2021
Microsoft even made a research tool kit that enables developers to create programs that are accessible to people who have limited vision. From changing the thermostat settings to making coffee, users can exercise their independence with more ease. No matter how little, there has been some progress in this area.
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