VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

You’ve been able to pop on a VR headset and watch any Netflix content on a flatscreen TV in a virtual living room for a year and a half, and according to a recent job posting you’ll soon be able to do the same with the Microsoft Hololens. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Vizor raised $2.3M Facebook wants to convert their current 1.7B

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TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland — founded and run by longtime veterans from Nokia cast asunder when that company, once a leading smartphone and mobile maker, went into a tailspin last decade — and its backers in this round include a number of big investors out of the region.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2023

Managers can also launch Microsoft Teams meetings at manufacturing cells, where attendees can virtually teleport to locations across the digital twin. The executive from the Espoo, Finland-based firm stated the industrial metaverse would remain the driving force behind the sector’s profitability.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Public safety technology company Axon announced last week that it has hired an imaging engineering team that will work from a new R&D office in Tampere, Finland. ” The new team will be led by industry expert Juha Alakarhu, who has led camera technology teams at Nokia and Microsoft.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. Researchers in Finland are experimenting with brainwave analysis as a method for content curation. Mixed reality needs a GUI-like revolution in user interaction.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In Finland you are experimenting with it in at least one city at the moment,” says Branson, who recently announced his support for the idea. ” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, on the other hand, isn’t panicking. The billionaire said it could help protect people whose jobs will be lost as a result of new technology.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Microsoft initially began selling HoloLens 2 to enterprise customers back in late 2019, but a broader rollout has taken quite some time. HoloLens 2 is Microsoft’s enterprise-focused AR headset which the company initially launched late last year with limited availability to select partners. ” Image courtesy Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

I love some of the simple things; I remember being at a shipyard in Finland, and just using a tablet, they were showing me how they look into a new container that had been built, and how they could check what was going on, and using in an eight hour experience to make sure it was all correct. I always love trying those things out.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

I love some of the simple things; I remember being at a shipyard in Finland, and just using a tablet, they were showing me how they look into a new container that had been built, and how they could check what was going on, and using in an eight hour experience to make sure it was all correct. I always love trying those things out.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

At the time of writing they are: United States Canada Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Republic of Ireland Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Australia Japan New Zealand Taiwan. In which countries is it available?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Microsoft announced at their at Future Decoded conference in London that HoloLens, the company’s augmented reality headset, will be expanding its international availability to include all of the European Union in December. image courtesy Microsoft. image courtesy Microsoft. .” image courtesy Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Microsoft tries to be the leader of market, but they’re not shipping. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. But it’s a matter of time.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Microsoft tries to be the leader of market, but they’re not shipping. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. But it’s a matter of time.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. If OpenAI wanted to slow down to have time to understand the consequences of this new type of AI, Microsoft would already ready be to hire all the talents of OpenAI and carry on AI developments by itself.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It’s true, all you need to play Fortnite on Quest 2/3/Pro with Xbox Cloud Gaming is a free Microsoft account , that and be in a supported region. Microsoft says you’ll need a high-speed internet connection, with best performance at rates of 20 Mbps and 5Ghz WiFi or mobile data connection.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Image by Microsoft). He’s looking for collaborators for this great project, so I invite you to join him to help him in creating this! More info (Google Chrome 81 supports AR) More info (Nicolò Carpignoli’s initiative). News worth a mention. Consoles will probably evolve their VR offerings next year.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

or Finland? Antony: Varro is from Finland. Alan: Finland, sorry. Antony: My thought is that Microsoft is doing a great job, because it has created the AR market with the first Hololens, and now after some years, it has created the new Hololens 2, that is a big improvement over the previous one. It’s also the eyes.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

or Finland? Antony: Varro is from Finland. Alan: Finland, sorry. Antony: My thought is that Microsoft is doing a great job, because it has created the AR market with the first Hololens, and now after some years, it has created the new Hololens 2, that is a big improvement over the previous one. It's also the eyes.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

or Finland? Antony: Varro is from Finland. Alan: Finland, sorry. Antony: My thought is that Microsoft is doing a great job, because it has created the AR market with the first Hololens, and now after some years, it has created the new Hololens 2, that is a big improvement over the previous one. It’s also the eyes.

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Mashable VR

MAY 16, 2022

Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are already up and running for PlayStation cloud gaming. This feature isn't available in every part of the world, but many major markets are covered.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Finland. image courtesy VR First. Doña Ana Community College, USA.

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