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First Impressions: Sony's Standalone Headset For Creatives Disappoints

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UploadVR Ian Hamilton I tried a brief hands-on with the headset and its unusual controllers at the Augmented World Expo conference in Long Beach. Sony Announces XR2+ Gen 2 Standalone Headset For Enterprise Sony is the previously undisclosed fifth company building a headset using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.

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Highlighting the Top 3 XR Trends of 2023 [Insights From This Year’s AWE USA]

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From cutting-edge hardware to new, groundbreaking technology and software solutions, this year had it all. Many software providers were experimenting with AR as well. From next year on, the event is moving to the Long Beach Convention Center. In the lobby, Zappar was demonstrating its $75 Cardboard-inspired device.

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Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Strategy Driven By Pioneer Who Helped Launch VR’s Renaissance

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Bolas previously directed USC’s Mixed Reality Lab at the Institute for Creative Technologies, where he hired a teenager from Long Beach before the young man co-founded Oculus. An Acer press conference will be livestreaming here starting at 8 am Pacific time on Thursday.

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Ultraleap Reportedly Plans To Sell Its Leap Motion Hand Tracking Group Amid Major Layoffs

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Ultraleap Hyperion Makes The Best Hand Tracking Better Ultraleap released Hyperion, the latest version of its industry-leading hand tracking software.

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Taqtile Introduces Manifest for DigiLens ARGO Smartglasses

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This year, the software will be showcased at AWE in Long Beach California between June 18 th – 20 th. The spatial computing and augmented reality (AR) technology company, Taqtiile, first announced its partnership with DigiLens at Augmented World Expo (AWE) last year.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

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I saw my first presentation at the League for Innovation Conference in Long Beach, California in 2002. Intuitive applications, software that can learn, and other nuances that are improving thanks to AI will also find a place in AR and VR applications as things move forward.

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Oculus Rift Creator Palmer Luckey is Developing a New XR Headset

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Luckey says in a post on X that he’ll be talking more about the device at Augmented World Expo (AWE), which takes place in Long Beach, California from June 18-20. The company has also mentioned in the past it’s developed XR software for the battefield, which could mean an Anduril headset could be on the horizon as well.

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