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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. South Portland, The Maine Mall. Portland, Pioneer Place. Portland, Washington Square. Massachusetts.

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This HoloLens App Wants to Kickstart Collaborative Mixed Reality

VRScout

They became one of the first teams to join Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program. They became one of the first teams to join Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program. The post This HoloLens App Wants to Kickstart Collaborative Mixed Reality appeared first on VRScout.

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This HoloLens App Can Help The Visually Impaired Navigate

VRScout

Now one Portland-based HoloLens developer, Javier Davalos, is showing us what the mixed reality hardware can do to help the visually impaired. From exploring the use of VR for medical training to discovering new ways immersive technology can impact prosthetic patients , exciting progress is being made on a daily basis.

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. And while Portland is by no means a backwater, it’s still not a major tech or immersive content hub like LA or San Francisco either.

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Vancouver Is Now One Of The Largest VR Hubs In The World

VRScout

Finger Food Studios, an XR organization whose clients and partners include Microsoft, Hootsuite, and Cirque du Soleil, was integral in securing $1.4 Now, with our talent pool and proximity to San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, there’s been a huge uptick in business-to-business development.

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Celebrate Earth Day at this extended reality festival

Hypergrid Business

Another immersive experience, “Ocean Alive Kinetic Experience” uses Microsoft XBOX 360 Kinect to visitors are transported to the bottom of the sea where they can interact with the ocean’s eco-system. It’s an immersive experience where you get to climb to the top of the tallest tree in Portland, Oregon. Tiffany Kieran.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

A developer out of Portland, OR named Javier Davalos has made an Hololens app that utilizes audio feedback for real-world navigation help for the visually impaired. For the legally blind, the eSight 3 is a $10,000 headset that uses high-speed cameras to display an algorithmically-enhanced view of the world in real time.