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Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions

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According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec , Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as “next-generation mixed reality devices.” The post Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions appeared first on Road to VR.

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Sightful Cancels Headless AR Workstation ‘Spacetop’, Pivots to Windows AR Software

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Image courtesy Sightful Sightful says this comes down to difficulties competing with Microsoft’s own neural processing units (NPU) , which are integrated into its latest generation of Surface laptops, as well as the usual cadre of partner OEMs, such as Lenovo, Dell, Asus, and HP.

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U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag

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Microsoft’s contract with the U.S. Based on HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s specially-built Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has faced multiple challenges since being awarded the Army contract in 2019, including poor field testing results due to reliability and ruggedness issues. Despite recent improvements in the 1.2

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Microsoft and Meta to ‘deepen partnership’ with ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ on Quest

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At Microsoft’s Build developer conference the company announced it was bringing Windows Volumetric apps to Quest, which Microsoft calls a way to “extend Windows apps into 3D space.” Image courtesy Microsoft “We call these Volumetric apps,” Davuluri says in a blog post.

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Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2, Support to End in 2027 with No Successor in Sight

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Microsoft announced to enterprise partners last week that it’s discontinuing its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2, and pulling the plug on support updates at the end of 2027, leaving many to question whether the Redmond tech giant is shelving the platform altogether. There is no out-of-warranty support or inventory for device exchange.

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Is Microsoft Transitioning from an XR Hardware to Software Provider?

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Microsoft is squarely at the forefront of the immersive technology race. Along with Lenovo, Apple, Pico, Meta, and XREAL, Microsoft has become a top player in the market. Microsoft is notably receptive towards XR application flexilibty and acecssiblity, with the new OpenXR coding feature in Windows Holographic version 1.1.

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Innovative AR Laptop Cancelled to Make way for Microsoft Windows AR Software

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Sightful has decided to pivot from its ‘Spacetop’ AR laptop to an AR software for Windows in order to more effectively integrate AR technology with AI capabilities like Copilot. Meanwhile, Microsoft has also been moving its focus to software solutions with the discontinuation of the HoloLens 2.