AR Insider

APRIL 16, 2021

XR Talks: Microsoft Doubles Down on AR. This is the reason that Microsoft has solely targeted the enterprise for HoloLens 2. That underlying challenge of wearability versus graphical UX is currently the AR hardware industry’s greatest barrier. ” Is Wearability the Next Mobility? Double-Edged Sword.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. See Also: New Guidelines for Developers: XR Software Should Be Accessible for Users With Disabilities. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. According to Microsoft, the controllers would be shown on stage at its keynote but wouldn’t be available for hands-on demos at its Build developer conference this week.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2020

Other major headset makers, like Microsoft and its HoloLens 2, have also honed in on hand-tracking as a key input method. But hand-tracking isn’t a ‘solved’ problem, making it a challenge for organizations that don’t have the resources of Facebook and Microsoft to work out their own hand-tracking solution.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

avatar and Avatar software development kit (SDK) generate photorealistic avatars for users. Alternatively, Meta’s big tech teammate, Microsoft, also launched a huge partnership on cross-compatibility with the former’s Quest product lineup and latter’s Office 365 solutions. Meta’s Codec 2.0 Types of Avatars.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When you think about “haptics,” particularly in the sense of extended reality , you probably think about hardware and wearables that let you interact with and feel your environment. Haptics require hardware but they also require software. However, many haptics experiences require hardware and software to work.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 15, 2025

Organizations can even use software to guide new employees through simulations on how to complete certain tasks, or use specific equipment and tools. Virtual reality headsets and applications, such as Horizon Workrooms by Meta, Microsofts Immersive Spaces, and custom-built metaverse environments, are helping to bridge the gaps between teams.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2018

Through cooperation with Microsoft, Taobao Buy’s AR content will be accessible through the HoloLens headset. Alibaba sees a future were AR wearables are an “everyday device.”. Alibaba will officially introduce the world to Taobao Buy at the upcoming Creativity Festival in Hangzhou, China.

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VRScout

APRIL 3, 2019

Since that video, Martin’s Scroll ring has gone through several iterations and has evolved into something that no longer looks like a ring; instead, it has morphed into an interesting-looking interactive wearable called LITHO , that promises a more dynamic, intuitive, and precise mobile AR experience.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Our close collaboration with Mentra will accelerate developer adoption and innovation in the smart glasses industry, positioning Vuzix at the forefront of the AI-enabled wearable revolution. Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix , added: The Z100 smart glasses are an ideal platform for AugmentOS.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Starting at $499, these AR wearables are designed to assist with everyday tasks by providing an immersive heads-up display. Vuzix has recently announced the integration of Microsoft’s Intune, a cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service, into its M-series of AR smart glasses designed for business use.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What’s Holding Wearable Displays Back? Now we see a small, but healthy and growing market for VR devices, software, and services, which are focused on delivering solutions around entertainment, training, education, and clinical use. They are not wearable enough or good enough for consumers to be willing to buy them.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Following the loss of its multi-billion IVAS/HoloLens contract with the US military, Microsoft’s mixed reality division appears to be approaching the end of a bumpy ride. During this announcement, Microsoft launched the last major feature update. ” Microsoft has recently lost its HoloLens U.S. military to abandon.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That consists of several revenue subsegments including consumer, enterprise, hardware, software and various combinations of these factors. It’s subdivided by spending on enterprise-deployed AR headsets and software, as well as B2B enabling tech. The latter includes things like AR authoring and experience-creation software.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2017

During ARKit’s launch, software chief Craig Federighi said Apple has overnight become “the largest AR platform in the world.”. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has shaken the company up since arriving in 2014. “And you see virtual objects and holograms. Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 29, 2024

As reported by Windows Latest , Microsoft recently filed a patent request showing a potential first look at a pair of augmented reality smart glasses. Notably, the recent Microsoft patents highlight how the firm has worked on the upcoming potential product since at least 2023 – based on patent-filling information.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. Next year, the new Quest will help in getting there, but it will be Apple that will really disrupt the market, because it will come up with cool wearable glasses. They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have received a software update, which enables live AI, live translation, and support for Shazam. We are proud to be the first in our industry to offer a Wearable multimodal video AI experience to the public.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

How can the right combination of hardware and software instantly transport us into a new world? Using a combination of hardware and software, VR solutions replace our real-world view with a computer-generated alternative. Now, innovators have transformed virtual reality experiences with low-latency software and upgraded hardware.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

According to the company, Astra is an AI agent for everyday life that can leverage your phones camera and voice recognition software to aid you with day-to-day tasks. Plenty of other companies have been experimenting with AI assistants such as Microsoft and Copilot, for instance.

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ARPost

MARCH 23, 2021

The one-day marathon event drew together a number of the usual suspects, including Varjo, Lenovo, and Microsoft, all of whom hosted keynotes. See Also: EWTS Shines a Light on Enterprise XR and Wearables. Enterprises are creating a new reality of work,” Microsoft Canada’s Azure Mixed Reality Lead Sean Graglia said in a later keynote. “MR

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That said, it appears that Microsoft could potentially be working on a new device in reaction to modern MR headset expectations. MR and AR wearables bring new forms of navigation, like eye and hand tracking, potentially simplifying professional onboarding. per cent from 2023 to 2030. per cent between 2024 and 2032.

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

ABB used the Unity Editor and Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) to test prototypes quickly and eventually build a production-ready software application called ABB Ability Augmented Field Procedures. — Connects field and control room operators for real-time communication using Microsoft Remote Assist.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and many others started to reestablish the Metaverse and XR as serious business tools following a lacklustre adoption rate from consumer markets. This trend encompasses the integration between the hardware and software. What drivers are leading enterprise interest in spatial computing hardware and software?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lian Jie Su, Principal Analyst at Omdia , explains where AR glasses providers need to focus their attention to optimise sales: Major technology vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Qualcomm are looking to bring spatial computing to a range of edge devices, including smartphones, head-mounted displays, AR glasses and robots.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Magic Leap also benefits from a robust open platform, where retail and ecommerce innovators can develop applications with open-standard software. In recent years, Microsoft has begun making a name for itself as perhaps the most significant innovator in the mixed reality space.

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AR Insider

MAY 4, 2020

This counts consumer and enterprise hardware as well as software and services. Wearables Suite? We believe AR glasses will be part of a constellation of wearables that augments our senses holistically, and from many angles. Header Image Credit: Microsoft. . $34 Billion Market. Specifically, Ben Delaney and co.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 2, 2021

Today, at a special AR/VR focused event held inside its virtual reality community platform Altspace, Microsoft showcased a new product aiming to provide their AR HoloLens platform and VR Windows Mixed Reality platform with a shared platform for meetings. The company announced that AltspaceVR will now be Mesh-enabled.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This week, reports are circulating on social media platforms such as Linkedin highlighting how Hololens/Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners are receiving “ last time to buy ” incentives for the Hololens 2 device while also noting that first-generation HoloLens devices will soon receive a final update.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

Software Compatibility VR headsets can’t do much without access to the right software. Others, like Varjo, even provide software solutions that can help you stream content faster through the cloud. The premium lightweight wearable has a 3-point precision fit headset and active cooling capabilities.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world. You can integrate third-party MDM solutions such as Ivanti, Microsoft Intune, and VMWare Workspace One. What is Meta Quest for Business?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2023

Apple supports Unity applications as part of its software stack. Luckily, with the support of consumer services like Rec Room and developers like Zoom and Microsoft, the Vision Pro device could set itself up with a content offering unmatched by its immersive industry peers – although it may take some time.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We’re already seeing key metaverse players coming together in the collaboration between Meta and Microsoft. To continue providing users with seamless software experiences and improved productivity and collaboration capabilities, Microsoft and Meta have teamed up to bring Mesh for Teams to Meta Quest headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I’m an electrical/optical/software engineer. We started talking with other professionals in the field, and they always kept saying to us “If Microsoft can’t do it, how can you do it?”. We had to also build custom optical software to do that, and also work on custom chips, and custom displays. Hello Kelly!

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 10, 2021

What makes these glasses unique is that they put all the functionality of a bulky, high-end augmented reality headset like the Microsoft Hololens into something that looks more like a pair of sunglasses. All three headsets are meant for enterprise users, with the Microsoft Hololens clocking in at $3,500 and the Google Glass at $1,000.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2025

Attraction towards AR is on the rise, namely through AR smartphone services but also through the modern-day evolution of smart glasses, which see immersive wearables become smaller and more powerful, thanks to various integrated solutions like AI and XR streaming.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

See Also: The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into Think how Microsoft revolutionized personal computers, or how Apple changed the mobile phone market forever. We’re on the cusp of another life-changing piece of technology and the race is on.

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