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Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada

Road to VR

Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. Here’s the full list of the participating Microsoft Stores: UNITED STATES. The post Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada appeared first on Road to VR.

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Breonna’s Garden: An AR Experience to Foster Healing

ARPost

Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot by plainclothes police when she was hit by 6 of the 32 bullets that were fired into her Louisville, Kentucky home. Lady PheOnix pointed out the generous support they received from Microsoft , Unity , and Metastage.

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Vodafone ‘Shifts the Paradigm’ from XR Headsets to AR Glasses

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Vodafone is bringing its computing connectivity capabilities to the Snapdragon-powered HyperRealityHub that it says “shifts the paradigm” from heavier XR headsets to more lightweight and affordable AR glasses.

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Meta to Terminate Quest 1 Support for New Apps Next Month

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The following articles share some excellent examples: Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools Porsche Partners with Meta to Demonstrate Metaverse Potential Lift Off for HoloLens! The US Space Force and Microsoft Build an AR Space Simulation Already, the use cases for MR headset are starting to snowball.

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How the XR Community Celebrates Black History Month (Black Futures Month?)

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Microsoft’s Immersive Museum. Microsoft also created a virtual museum for Black History Month. The experience will make its world premiere at SXSW next month and will also be in Breonna’s hometown of Louisville Kentucky for her birthday, June 5. How Do You Celebrate Black History Month?

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

That year, SITA worked with Helsinki Airport to explore visualizing airport operations with the Microsoft HoloLens. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), which sees 6.7 Later use cases: By 2017, the idea of using smart glasses to improve airport processes no longer seemed so futuristic.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

A version of the HoloLens designed for military use has been tested by the US Army earlier this year, following an announcement that Microsoft accepted a $480 million deal to supply thousands of HoloLens units to the army, in spite of strong objections from many of its employees. HoloLens Army.