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Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

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The technology behind Microsoft’s enterprise-focused computer vision camera, the Azure Kinect developer kit , will soon find its way into commercial products. Microsoft is collaborating with two companies, Analog Devices and SICK AG , to create commercial devices using Azure Kinect’s 3D Time of Flight (ToF) depth technology.

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Watch These Schoolchildren Discover the HoloLens for the First Time

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For the first time in Norway, students at a primary school have experienced one of the Microsoft HoloLens’ greatest applications — education. “I think it was interesting to see how small Norway is,” Harstad said. “It was a little strange,” student Casper Hansen said. “I could see asteroids.

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Troubled AI Processor Developer Graphcore Finds a Buyer: SoftBank

Anand Tech

Over its lifetime, Graphcore has received a total of $700 million of investments from Microsoft and Sequoia Capital, and at its peak in late 2020, was valued at $2.8 Those cuts also saw office closures in Norway, Japan, and South Korea, which made it even harder to compete against big players.

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ICYMI This Week: Steam Sale, Racket Club, Venture's Gauntlet & More

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Discounted highlights include Assetto Corsa (90%), Half-Life: Alyx (66%), Ghosts of Tabor (30%), Elite Dangerous (70%), Arizona Sunshine 2 (40%), Microsoft Flight Simulator (50%), F1 24 (40%), Riven (26%), Escape Simulator VR (40%) and Demeo (50%).

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NVIDIA, Siemens Demo Freyr Virtual Plant at Hannover Messe 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The deal will provide the Lysaker, Norway-based battery firm with enhanced production and efficiency scaling tools for its operations. ” FREYR can host meetings with potential investors, customers, and clients while allowing them to tour the digitally-twinned plant in Norway.

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Funding Roundup: Intel acquires Voke VR, The Future Group Raises.

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The Oslo, Norway-based company came out of stealth last year and is now working on a major project with a team of more than 100 people. “We Before that, he worked for Microsoft as the tech director on HoloLens and Kinect. with experience using game-oriented technologies in The Matrix films. Read more on GeekWire.

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Is XR ‘Taking Off’ for the Commercial Aviation Industry?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Trainees could use Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap headsets, as well as tablets and smartphones for the platform. Nations such as Barbados, South Korea, Catalonia (Spain), Dubai, and Norway are creating virtual spaces to attract new fliers to top tourist destinations.