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Big XR News from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Sony

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Microsoft HoloLens 2 Receives Final Major Update This week, Microsoft announced the final opportunity to purchase HoloLens 2 before its discontinuation in December. The first is WinGet integration, which enables users to download Microsoft Store apps after the storefront’s retirement.

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Microsoft Patents New MicroLED Display for HoloLens 2 Successor

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Microsoft has reportedly filed a new patent to develop a microLED display solution to enhance virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences. An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee? ” The initial patent continues, “The display substrate includes an array of micro-LEDs forming individual pixels.

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The Current State Of The VR/AR Patent Landscape

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Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. Image Credit: The United States Patent and Trademark Office. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) only grants patents after a rigorous, time-intensive, and thorough application review process. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony/USPTO.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

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Busch Gardens Virginia , one of the United States’ top theme parks, created an immersive roller coaster ‘The Battle for Eire’ featuring emerald mask VR headsets from the Taiwanese tech giant. As media and entertainment companies explore possibilities inside the metaverse, there are three key use cases to remember.

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The best AR and VR news from CES 2022

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PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The tracker is expected to launch early in the year in the United States starting at $129. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses.

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Google’s Project Iris Receives New Smart Glass Feature, Reports Say

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</string> This will also allow users to pair their Sony LinkBuds for similar gestures, which has received Google’s “iris_device” code attribution, the report added. According to two unnamed sources speaking to the Verge, the report stated that Google would begin shipments of Project Iris in 2024.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.23): StarWars: Squadron is a new AAA VR game, Apple announces ARKit4 and more!

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Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. You can now buy HoloLens 2 directly from Microsoft. News worth a mention. Image by Nreal). Nreal wins first round against Magic Leap in the IP theft trial.

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