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Carmakers Launch Desperate Attempt to Delay Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Law

GizModo VR

Major car manufacturers aren’t giving up on their efforts to stymie Massachusetts’ right to repair legislation. Less than two years after residents in the state voted in favor of updated right to repair laws that would let independent auto repair shops receive telematics data from vehicles, groups representing auto… Read more.

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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. Massachusetts. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center. Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square. Natick, Natick Mall.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.22): VRChat Android alpha released, Kinect For Azure discontinued, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info Other relevant news (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft discontinues Kinect for Azure Microsoft has decided to discontinue its latest iteration of the Kinect sensor, dubbed Kinect For Azure DK. Microsoft will stop selling its Kinect For Azure sensor in October 2023, or until the supplies last. This seems good.

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3D Printing In AR Using A Robotic Assistant

VRScout

While Peng and his teams research has been available since February, as AR technology continues to expand with the release of new products such as the Magic Leap One Creator Edition and the rumored Microsoft HoloLens 2 become more prevalent, RoMA’s form of AR design is only becoming more relevant. Image Credit: Huaishu Peng.

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Through a partnership with Microsoft the foundation is offering a share of a $750,00 pool of cash and the option of technical support from Microsoft, including mentoring in mixed-reality technologies and access to the company’s suite of mixed reality technologies. .

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

ARVR

70s : Group of researchers at different organizations, such as NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina, continued research in computer graphics and virtual reality (Krevelen, 2010). 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake. 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

TechCrunch VR

Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Apple was initially slow to provide a path forward for cloud gaming apps from Google and Microsoft, which had previously been outlawed on the App Store. Virginia and West Virginia.

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