AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. Some recent acquisitions include AltspaceVR (Microsoft), and Escher (Niantic).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, you can also access apps like Zoom, and Microsoft Teams for immersive meetings. Meta even recently updated its partnership with Microsoft , to introduce new, simpler ways for enterprise users to access office apps on their Quest 3 or Quest 3S headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At the event, Jon Li said that AI has “really infiltrated everybody’s mindshare,” explaining that various enterprise end-users, from healthcare to security, can benefit from the emerging technology. However, these leading firms flipped the year’s mainstream narrative for XR, building 2024 up as a landmark year for XR.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. Ways to Get Your Business into VR 2. the year of AR glasses?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Betsy Gilbert We see a number of enterprise use cases for AR/mixed reality smart glasses, including: Healthcare: enabling simulation scenarios for healthcare professionals and hands-free guidance and/or access to patient records while conducting procedures, reducing risk. This aids in creating accurate and innovative designs.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sahni also highlighted how new workplace applications are coming to Quest 3, including Microsoft Mesh, Windows 365, and Adobe High Five. Moreover, Dexmier highlighted how the healthcare market is seeing an XR uptick due to recent positive outcomes recorded by international facilities.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So we’re really targeting the industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Nick: Industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare. We have an Unreal engine SDK. Nick: So one personal preference of mine, and that’s the beauty of mixed reality is definitely in the healthcare space.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So we’re really targeting the industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Nick: Industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare. We have an Unreal engine SDK. Nick: So one personal preference of mine, and that’s the beauty of mixed reality is definitely in the healthcare space.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

So we're really targeting the industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Nick: Industrial, field services, manufacturing, and healthcare. We have an Unreal engine SDK. Nick: So one personal preference of mine, and that's the beauty of mixed reality is definitely in the healthcare space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. Additionally, sports, retail, logistics, healthcare and, more recently, financial services will lead the way. This will lead to more money invested in research and development (R&D) to make a lighter-weight glass for the AR experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Although, the US Army hit a roadblock in August when it slashed funding towards developing a Microsoft-powered XR training solution. Other options include: Unreal MegaGrants: Epic Games have its funding initiative designed to support developers in the technology world. During 2022 the media giant already experimented with XR content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Big vendor news this week, Admist start-ups and fresh ideas; this week, big names like Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Apple took the headlines due to each firm’s optimisation of its XR product portfolio. Meanwhile, Osso VR has launched its Healthcare XR training service for the Apple Vision Pro.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But then you look at Unreal. Tools like that, like Chalk, and I think Microsoft has their version of it as well on Hololens and other things. But imagine your frontline healthcare worker, for example, in a hospital. Now, you could say, "OK, maybe that's an outlier." You look at Epic. They gave it away for free this year.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But then you look at Unreal. Tools like that, like Chalk, and I think Microsoft has their version of it as well on Hololens and other things. But imagine your frontline healthcare worker, for example, in a hospital. Now, you could say, "OK, maybe that's an outlier." You look at Epic. They gave it away for free this year.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But then you look at Unreal. Tools like that, like Chalk, and I think Microsoft has their version of it as well on Hololens and other things. But imagine your frontline healthcare worker, for example, in a hospital. Now, you could say, "OK, maybe that's an outlier." You look at Epic. They gave it away for free this year.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

New updates to Microsoft Mesh allows remote workers to add immersive experiences to private previews on the platform. Moreover, the update is part of Microsoft’s push to optimise its products with immersive features to combat modern challenges like Zoom fatigue and dial-in hurdles.

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