XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Microsoft HoloLens Loses $22 Billion Life Line to Oculus Founder Microsofts HoloLens has taken another major hit , potentially signalling the end of the mixed-reality headset in the future. This effort aims to create next-generation head-mounted displays and “intelligent glasses.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Microsoft has reportedly filed a new patent to develop a microLED display solution to enhance virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences. ” The initial patent continues, “The display substrate includes an array of micro-LEDs forming individual pixels. An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lian Jie Su, Principal Analyst at Omdia , explains where AR glasses provider need to focus their attention in order to optimise sales: “Major technology vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Qualcomm are looking to bring spatial computing to a range of edge devices, including smartphones, head-mounted displays, AR glasses and robots. “To

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More info Anduril takes over the IVAS project Anduril , the defense technology company founded by Palmer Luckey, has taken over the IVAS project, which was previously managed by Microsoft. Microsoft will still provide the Azure cloud, but all the hardware and software should be provided by Luckeys startup.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Last week, Anduril announced that it is taking over the US Army's IVAS program from Microsoft. Palmer Luckeys Anduril Is Taking Over The US Army IVAS Program, Replacing HoloLens Palmer Luckeys Anduril is taking over the US Armys IVAS HMD program, previously handled by Microsoft.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

billion globally by the end of 2017, of which, head-mounted displays (HMDs) will account for $4.7 The report also offers disruptive trends to watch in 2017, such as: New VR headsets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system will spark demand by enterprise firms for VR-related hardware, software and services.

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Road to VR

JULY 6, 2016

The patent is described as a “Peripheral Treatment of Head-mounted Displays” and details a form of AR display that seems to utilise technology similar to optical waveguide, a way to bounce light from a source to a destination with minimal loss of signal.

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. The glasses use eye-tracking sensors to gather “gaze information of the user in order to improve the quality of content provided for rendering on the head-mounted display.”. Microsoft, Intel, and Sony are the three strongest VR and AR-related patent owners. WHAT IS A PATENT?

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

And while most of them have been in the form of developer kits, they bring with them hope and the potential promise of amazing things in the future.Microsoft has been in the thick of this stream, working hard to build an ecosystem to support an array of devices like the HoloLens and a collection of recently released immersive head-mounted displays.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Generally, there are two types of AR solutions — marker-based augmented reality and markerless (sensor-based) augmented reality — that help developers merge content into the camera feed of a smartphone or head-mounted display. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality? Mobile application.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are expected to reduce the prices for their game products in the coming years. The VR head-mounted displays were initially created focusing on games mainly. VR In Gaming. But later on, their presence has been felt in diverse businesses across industries all over the world.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Speaking to Giant Bomb during last week’s event, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer clearly outlined exactly what this trademark pertained to. Sadly that wasn’t the case, but do now know what Direct Reality really is.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft has recently been awarded a patent to install hot-swappable battery functionality into a future pair of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses, reports revealed. According to MSPowerUser, Microsoft published the patents on 5 October, revealing a potentially strong competitor to current smart glass providers with its modular design.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What is Microsoft Mesh , and what can it do to transform the future of immersive collaboration? For some time now, Microsoft Mesh has promised companies an opportunity to build unique mixed and extended reality experiences for the future of work. So, what is Microsoft Mesh exactly, and what can it do? What is Microsoft Mesh?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. It comprised a head-mounted display (HMD) and a front-facing visor. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Inside Microsoft HoloLens 2.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Developers are charging forward with various entertainment and productivity applications (over 80 in the Microsoft store to date) and businesses are finding new ways to utilize the head mounted display as well. HoloLens is now available to pre-order exclusively from the Microsoft Store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2023

Microsoft has developed its mixed reality (MR) solutions with fresh updates on its Dynamics 365 Guides platform, the company announced in early April. The new tools will support deskless and frontline workers worldwide and follow numerous steps Microsoft has taken to promote its Mesh platform for MR experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. It comprised a head-mounted display (HMD) and a front-facing visor. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Microsoft has reportedly scrapped plans to make a HoloLens 3—what would have been a successor to its current mixed reality headset—and infighting within the mixed reality division has fueled… Read more. One of the most outspoken proponents of the metaverse is struggling to find its place in this hypothetical virtual world.

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APRIL 28, 2017

One of Microsoft’s newest leaders in mixed reality, Mark Bolas, took the stage for a few minutes at Acer’s press conference this week and put into human terms the company’s goals with the technology. Now he is helping define the company’s strategy and vision moving forward into the new medium.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2024

NVIDIA Blackwell Delays Affect Meta and Microsoft XR/GenAI Goals NVIDIA’s highly anticipated Blackwell chipset faces a delay due to design flaws. Furthermore, XR companies like Microsoft and Meta are investing in AI-empowered XR services. Hopefully, the delays with Blackwell will not hinder Meta and Microsoft’s XR objectives.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Next year, Apple will debut the Vision Pro following years of hype, and Microsoft will also start rolling out its industrial Metaverse services. One of the significant changes is the removal of Android and iOS notifications, which effectively separates Meta’s head-mounted displays (HMDs) from messages on smartphones and other devices.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

Collaborate on the data together in one room with two HoloLenses, or bring in more people from all over the world, wearing a Microsoft Mixed Reality Head-Mounted-Display (HMD). Hence we developed different possibilities of shared experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 31, 2021

For developers and prosumers, Tundra has released a number of SteamVR specific products ; two of the products are reviewed here today, Tundra Labs 12VDC Power Kit for Head-Mounted Displays and SteamVR HDK. The just-launched Tundra Tracker (Image by Tundra Labs). Tundra Labs HQ (Image by Tundra Labs provided by Rob Cole).

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JULY 20, 2017

Lenovo is clearly hungry to make its mark in VR and AR; the company’s just announced a new AR headset, making it the fourth head-mounted display we’ve seen from it so far this year. daystAR, as the device is called, was revealed at the TechWorld conference this week, though it’s only a concept right now.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 13, 2023

The United States Army and Microsoft are set to roll out an updated version of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset in 2025, reports show. The head-mounted display (HMD) will also host a separate controller aimed at boosting computing power. Windows Central reported that version 1.2

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Apple to Release Vision Pro in March According to Bloomberg’s senior tech analyst Mark Gurman , Apple plans to introduce its Vision Pro MR headset in March 2022, despite previous plans to launch the head-mounted display (HMD) in January.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Much like the Microsoft Hololens the user is looking at the real world and the device overlays virtual objects and avatars into your view so they appear to be part of the real world.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Yesterday Intel announced its entry into the virtual reality space with the Project Alloy all-in-one head mounted display. Much like the Microsoft Hololens the user is looking at the real world and the device overlays virtual objects and avatars into your view so they appear to be part of the real world.

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JUNE 20, 2017

What the company is doing is a cool idea — offering a wide range of content to a single head-mounted display — but it is also going to be very difficult to pull off. With the SteamVR headset slated for 2018, Mason certainly has a schedule in mind that would provide time to work on it.

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MAY 23, 2017

One thing that I got more and more excited about as we got closer and closer to the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference was finally learning about the new Acer Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted displays (HMD).

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XROM

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

VR Hardware : Comprises tethered and standalone head-mounted displays (HMDs) used for immersive experiences. Key Players and Innovations The Indian AR/VR landscape features several key players, including global giants such as Meta (Oculus VR), Microsoft (HoloLens), Snap Inc., and Nvidia.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lian Jie Su, Principal Analyst at Omdia , explains where AR glasses providers need to focus their attention to optimise sales: Major technology vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Qualcomm are looking to bring spatial computing to a range of edge devices, including smartphones, head-mounted displays, AR glasses and robots.

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EON Reality

JULY 23, 2023

The Innovation Equipment also includes a variety of XR devices, including the integration of the Apple iPad Pro 11″ for creation and XR tasks, the EON HMD VR – Meta Quest 2, EON HMD XR – Apple Vision Pro (available from 2024), and EON HMD AR – Microsoft Hololens II, offering different reality experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Despite this, issues limit eye-tracking integration for some head-mounted displays. HTC VIVE requires expertise in specialist data analytics, while Microsoft’s HoloLens calibrates its software according to each user.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR.

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