AR Insider

AUGUST 8, 2022

This week, we look at Meta's ongoing metaverse maneuvering, Microsoft's military challenges, and Xiaomi's new smart glasses. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This week, we look at Meta's ongoing challenges, Microsoft's Quest 3 fate and the latest Apple glasses rumors. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This week, we look at Microsoft's metaverse moves, Digilens' big funding, and more Meta backlash. The post Spatial Beats: Microsoft, Meta & Digilens appeared first on AR Insider. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2020

Major Trends. For Nokia’s Head of Trend Scouting, Leslie Shannon, smaller headsets is a start, but more infrastructure is required before it can go mainstream. These include Charlie Fink on his new book and HP and Microsoft presenting the new Reverb G2 VR headset. This is particularly true for AR devices.

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AR Insider

JUNE 13, 2022

This week, we look at Apple's AR plans, Microsoft's AR reorg, and Meta's Horizon Home. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 18, 2021

New names and old ones round out this week in XR with big funding for Magic Leap, and Sky Mavis,… Continue reading → Spatial Beats: Magic Leap, Microsoft & HTC. The post Spatial Beats: Magic Leap, Microsoft & HTC appeared first on AR Insider.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Looking ahead to 2023, there are six exciting trends in the AR shopping space to keep an eye on. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. This trend becomes possible thanks to avatar platforms and AR features such as image targets and body tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2025

The same negative trends regard the Black Friday sales on Amazon. At CES Ive seen nothing that made me think that the current technological trends of AR/VR may change, with the only exception of smartglasses. This means that the peak of VR holiday purchases this year has been smaller than the past one.

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AR Insider

JUNE 10, 2021

continuing here with Microsoft. Among tech giants investing in AR, Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. Cloud-Forward.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This week, we look at top XR trends of the week. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. and the year. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Microsoft faces more turbulence in its IVAS U.S. Army dealings, while rumors swirl about Apple's Vision Pro scale-back. We have these and other items from XR and AI realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Lammi shared that accessibility to the technology was one of its main goals: “Digital Trends gave it nine out of ten with an editor’s choice award. It was used at the official media event for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Optimum said it’s his favourite VR headset for simracing. “It

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. For sure, not having Microsoft backing it will slow down a lot of its development.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 8, 2018

Live from Seattle, Tech Trends scoops up all the tastiest bites from the #MSBuild2018 developer’s conference. “We We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 25, 2018

Since the HoloLens was first released almost three years ago, Microsoft has steadily been building partnerships and demonstrating an array of industry use cases across manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, education and many others. The new HoloLens subscription service could prove a catalyst for SMEs to embrace immersive technology.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

After examining Amazon last week, it’s time to zero in on Microsoft. In addition to standard audio fare like music and phone calls, they’ll integrate natively with Microsoft products like Office. Microsoft had a similar fate in smartphone era. So how do wireless earbuds better position Microsoft?

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 12, 2020

Dimension was launched by Hammerhead in 2017 as a state-of-the-art volumetric capture and digital humans studio in partnership with Digital Catapult and Microsoft Click To Tweet. Alice Bonasio is a XR and Digital Transformation Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief. Wells’ War of the Worlds.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Let’s take a look at some of the augmented reality trends driving innovation in 2022. Trend #1: Mobile Augmented Reality Is Evolving Mobile augmented reality has many clear advantages that make it the center of much of the technology’s attention. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at the iPhone 15's spatial stack and XR's ongoing AI infusions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

How much do you know about Microsoft XR for enterprises? While Microsoft might not have the same selection of proprietary hardware solutions as companies like Meta, the company is still deeply invested in extended reality. Want to learn more about Microsofts XR Vision?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to scale its Global Collaboration Village , a Metaverse space for international business leaders and decision-makers. Microsoft to Develop Industrial Metaverse in 2024 Alongside its WEF Metaverse partnership.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2022

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Microoft's big deal, Apple's Metaverse shun and Google jumps back into AR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and countless other vendors in the technology space are now investing heavily on the concept of “spatial audio”. Certain trends in the XR environment are contributing to the rising adoption of spatial audio technology today. Here are just some of the most significant trends to consider.

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AR Insider

JUNE 26, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look AI & XR convergence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 6, 2019

To help them do this, winners will receive a share of the $750,000 in funding, and optional technical support from Microsoft, including mixed-reality coaching, mentorship and technology access and training, as well as the opportunity to be featured across Microsoft marketing channels. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Humane's AI Pin and other XR & AI intersections This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at the continued collision of AI and XR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With that backdrop, here’s our dialogue with Maher on the biggest trends and value drivers he’s seeing in brand marketing as we close out 2020. Next-generation smart packaging will take off and provide a supplemental digital experience via AR that ladders up to the overall trend of shifting towards hands-free shopping.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro! It has also partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to facilitate the integration of XR solutions inside companies. This trend was in my opinion one of the most relevant news from Connect. At a certain point, Zuck totally surprised me by announcing a strategic partnership with Microsoft.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 21, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at XR funding and the continued collision with generative AI. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft. Microsoft recently announced it was shuttering its social VR platform AltspaceVR in addition to its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017. If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 17, 2019

Microsoft’s new piece of kit doesn’t disappoint, but the real excitement of its MWC announcement goes well beyond the hardware. Microsoft is in this for the long haul and will continue cashing in just fine without even touching the consumer market Click To Tweet. That’s the low-hanging fruit as far as Microsoft is concerned.

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AR Insider

MAY 23, 2024

Massive funding rounds continue for AI, ScarJo slaps down OpenAI, and Microsoft gets volumetric. We have these items from the XR and AI realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Snap evolves its AR endeavors, Palmer Luckey Boosts Microsoft's troubled IVAS efforts, and AI sucks up all the funding. We have these and other happenings from the spatial spectrum through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2022

As we move further towards engaging with a completely virtual online world, tech giants such as Meta and Microsoft continue to lead the way. ” Microsoft. Microsoft continues to pioneer the future of augmented reality, using its Microsoft Mesh platform that facilitates extended forms of reality (XR).

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