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New Jersey Utility Uses Augmented Reality to Visualise Underground Infrastructure

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vGIS, a new geographic information system (GIS) visualisation platform from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) partner Meemim , is being used to view underground infrastructure while wearing Microsoft Hololens.

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XR Headset Case Study: Microsoft HoloLens and Toyota Motors

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This is something Toyota Motors discovered when it began experimenting with Microsoft and the innovative potential of the HoloLens. In a New Jersey logistics centre, a professional was struggling to find the best way of installing a door edge guard onto a Toyota car. Microsoft HoloLens and the Industrial Metaverse.

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Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada

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Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. Here’s the full list of the participating Microsoft Stores: UNITED STATES. New Hampshire. New Jersey. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center. Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square.

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How Are US Regulators Affecting Big Tech’s XR Plans?

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Attorney generals from eight states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia—have joined the litigation. Other firms such as Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft have ordered redundancies across their workforces at 18,000, 11,000, and 12,000, respectively.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

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Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Apple was initially slow to provide a path forward for cloud gaming apps from Google and Microsoft, which had previously been outlawed on the App Store. Virginia and West Virginia.

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Is Mixed Reality the future of coaching in sports?

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But now thanks to a study by New Jersey Institute of Technology the use of real-time statistics may change the way games are coached. The study is based on a coach wearing the Mixed Reality Microsoft HoloLens headset. So far everything collected and analyzed has been after the play or game.

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COVID-19 Accelerating VR Adoption

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In 2018, Medical Realities , the company where he serves as Chief Medical Officer, collaborated with Ian Nott and Harrison Lee, the co-founders of Aetho (the makers of the Beame platform) on a project showcasing the collaborative functionalities of the Microsoft HoloLens.