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

Road to VR

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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Is Microsoft Leaving the XR Headset Race?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Earlier this month, reports circulated on social media platforms such as LinkedIn about HoloLens/Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners receiving last-time-to-buy incentives for the HoloLens 2 device. These remaining devices will be available only through Microsoft directly or through official resellers. What are we doing with the hardware?

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The HoloLens 2 AR Headset Can Now Be Used While Driving

VRScout

Microsoft has partnered with German automotive manufacturer Volkswagon to develop an AR (augmented reality) GPS navigation system powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset. We had extensive discussions,” said Marc Pollefeys, director of Microsoft’s Mixed Reality and AI Lab in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Big XR News: Microsoft Leave Headset Race, Orion Debuts, and XR Data Considerations

XR Today - Big XR News tag

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TapID Uses Bone Conduction To Deliver A Better Typing Experience In VR

VRScout

To bring a more organic and natural typing experience into VR, a group of researchers from the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich , Switzerland have developed a set of wristbands called TapID that—when combined with hand tracking—allows you to “feel” the keys of your virtual keyboard as you type.

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Packaging the Future

Tech Trends VR

At a 1961 press conference in Switzerland, the company presented the first machine for aseptically filled bacteria-free milk, but they haven’t stopped innovating in the decades since, and are now at the forefront of implementing technologies that will enable it to continue to scale its global operations in a much smarter way. Industry 4.0

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XR Data & Security, Cross-Device Communication, Ownership, and Trends – Expert Roundtable

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Bochud Microsoft already has the gaming power and gaming data, so that’s been overlooked. Then there are Germany, France, Switzerland, and the UK. If we don’t get that part right, we’ll be running a race to the end, and we’ll end up with a whole bunch of different ecosystems that don’t work together.

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