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.”

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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.

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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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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Palmer Luckey's Anduril is taking over the US Army's IVAS HMD program, replacing Microsoft's customized HoloLens solution. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program was first announced back in 2018 , and in 2021 the contract was awarded to Microsoft , with a stated value of up to $21.88

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Australian Air Force and Saab Australia are trialing the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset as the Australian military evolves into a “fifth-generation fighting force.” Saab’s mixed reality applications program lead, Inger Lawes, praised AR’s potential to improve military training exercises.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 22, 2021

Bosworth, a 15-year Facebook veteran, first joined Microsoft in 2004; it wasn’t the same Microsoft we know today, but it was changing to prioritize user security in the face of a long history of ostensibly leaving virus and malware protection for third parties to sort out. Let other companies scramble to keep up with us.”

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VRScout

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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft is delivering the first batch of HoloLens IVAS to the US Army, Bloomberg reports. In 2018 Microsoft won the $480 million evaluation contract for just over 2500 prototype units, based on HoloLens 2 with some modifications and an extra sensor. simulated weapons & enemies for training exercises.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 6, 2022

Teachers using the platform can utilise immersive visualisations to assist students in academic concepts and training such as special education, post-COVID exercises, and remaining active in the classroom.

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Tech Trends VR

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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AR Insider

APRIL 8, 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 , Microsoft , and Google , it’s time to zero in on Bose. Head Start.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 30, 2024

Nowadays, almost every virtual reality headset supports some form of immersive collaboration app, whether it’s Microsoft Teams and Zoom on the Apple Vision Pro or Horizon Workrooms on the Meta Quest. The integrated gamification features make it easy to embed team-building exercises into your virtual conferences.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So predicting AR’s trajectory becomes an exercise in “ following the money.” Microsoft wants to double down on a longstanding position in enterprise productivity, and Facebook wants AR (and VR primarily) to boost social engagement and ad revenue. This is simply to future proof massive sums of revenue.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. And in the same way, reinforce what you’re learning, conduct practical exercises, and much more. The increase in the number of large companies working in VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2019

The Microsoft HoloLens 2 being used to power Spectrum Hunter / Image Credit: U.S. As a result, many warfighters engaged in active battlefields will often cut their transmissions and go “radio silent,” essentially becoming invisible to any frequency emission detection devices being employed by the enemy. Navy, Joe Bullinger.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 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 and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. Highly Motivated. Sound Investment.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 8, 2019

And exploring a few of those possibilities is what I had the chance to do when I collaborated with Microsoft Education to write the Immersive Experiences in Education white paper we’ve published at the ISTE 2019 conference a few weeks ago. Methodology. Now, I’m very much a technology enthusiast. Click To Tweet. Cody Karutz?Founder

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

” Stauffer was prepared mentally to diet and exercise, but he didn’t relish the idea of joining a gym or starting every day with a run. “People always want to tell you ‘just exercise’ but it’s not that simple,” Stauffer said. – Have you ever tried to use VR as a form of exercise?

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2019

Microsoft won a decisive $480 million defense contract with the U.S. IVAS also provides what the Army calls “after-action” reports, giving soldiers a summary of their accuracy and performance after a training exercise. Army late last year to bring the company’s AR hardware platform to the battlefield.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In the work we have done with VR, we were able to take the theoretical capabilities of VR and insert them into joint military training exercises. Once a trainee is wearing a VR headset, all they can see is the simulation, and the outside world falls away. . Do you have any statistical data to prove the effectivity of VR in your field?

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Even the United States Army has begun its implementation of immersive technology into its training exercises, ordering over 100,000 HoloLens Mixed Reality headsets from Microsoft. Image Credit: Baobab Studios / ILMxLAB / Oculus Facebook / Microsoft / Gap / Oculus Facebook. HEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR….

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AR Insider

APRIL 29, 2021

The latest such exercise zeroes in on headworn AR revenues. Army’s $22 billion contract with Microsoft. L ike many analyst firms, one of the ongoing practices of AR Insider’s research arm ARtillery Intelligence is market sizing. A few times per year, it goes into isolation and buries itself deep in financial modeling.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

ARtillery Intelligence recently performed this exercise including compatible hardware bases and active users (see below). Furthermore, this mobile AR market-sizing exercise reveals another factor: platform fragmentation. Microsoft is doing the same with Hololens. Web AR may have another advantage: platform reach.

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Anand Tech

MAY 1, 2023

Microsoft has confirmed that the company will discontinue selling PC accessories under the Microsoft brand, narrowing the firm's focus to premium-priced peripherals sold under the Surface brand. The decision marks a major fork in the road for Microsoft-badged keyboards and mice, an era that started in 1983.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 21, 2020

We’ve generally stated “tens of billions” for the collective investment scale of the big five — Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments. But our standards of precision are higher, and you deserve better.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2024

Apple vs. Microsoft. Imagine one for exercise that extra-light, sweat-wicking materials. This puts Meta in an entirely new position as a platform holder, as it now seems the company is trying to beat Google at its own game. And you know what, it just might win. It’s a tale as old as time. Apple vs. Google.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The military organisation’s Mobility Guardian 2023 exercise took place in July. USAF engineers used Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the HoloLens 2, to conduct the field test. The company explained that the exercise is a first for Boeing Australia to provide remote guidance for global C-17 customers in a military setting.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2020

Speaking of ARtillery Intelligence, we’ll bring its figures into this exercise as a third comparative source. Header Image Credit: Microsoft. It’s also a large gap to cover in four years from IDC’s own 2020 estimate of 800,000 units. It projects 2.89 million AR glasses by 2023. appeared first on AR Insider.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

TL;DR: Lifetime access to Microsoft Office's essential apps on Mac or PC is on sale for £38.04, saving you 85% on list price. From mental health and productivity tools to entertainment and exercise apps, monthly subscription fees are getting out of hand. Credit: Microsoft. Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The Microsoft HoloLens is a great example of this —now a two year old device, it’s still one of the most impressive pieces of technology existing today. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Northway Games.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 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. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 29, 2020

Among tech’s big five — Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook — all but Facebook have crossed the mark. Apple was first, followed by Microsoft and Amazon (which has since dipped below the mark). This principle is at the heart of our ongoing follow-the-money exercise. ” in Hanneman-speak. Moving Target.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 7, 2022

TL;DR: As of March 7, you can get lifetime access to Microsoft Office's essential apps on either Mac or PC for just $49.99, which is 85% off their usual price of $349. From mental health and productivity tools to entertainment and exercise apps , monthly subscription fees are getting out of hand. Credit: Microsoft. Get Deal.

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ARVR

APRIL 16, 2021

Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. It follows the 2018 contract with Microsoft for $480 million over 2 years. Because the deal’s accounting and amortization details aren’t public, let’s assume for the sake of this exercise that it’s distributed evenly. Army’s previous contract with Microsoft. AR is working.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

One of the ongoing themes in our AR Show coverage is how executives today exercise the muscles developed in early-career cross-training. You’d really like to see at least two platforms. […] And so it’s been a bit disappointing to see Microsoft’s place in VR.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 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. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

AR Insider’s ongoing coverage of The AR Show episodes is an exercise in deconstructing and synthesizing the musings of spatial computing’s top minds. This “ follow the money ” exercise is a key AR confidence signal. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.”

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