The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Meta lays off people working on its custom chips An unconfirmed rumor unveiled that Meta is laying off people working on its “custom silicon for wearables team”, that is the team working on Meta’s custom chips. Plus this headset had many delays and now it can’t compete on the consumer side with the Quest 3 that has just launched.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Working with Microsoft , GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2. Unity and the University of Miami. To get the project off the ground, the learning facility turned to Unity.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. One-year price performance for FB as of 2/3/20 Alphabet Inc.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The omniverse solution is available as a platform-as-a-service offering, running on Microsoft Azure. Cavrnus Otherwise known as Cavrnus VR, Cavrnus is a Metaverse builder platform , designed to help every creator share their vision of a metaverse on the internet.

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VRWorld

JULY 19, 2017

“e-skin apparel is completely different from other wearable devices in the sense that first and foremost it’s still just a shirt that anyone can wear. ” According to the company, Xenoma’s Software Development kit (SDK) enables development of apps using Java SDK, Visual C# and Unity Engine.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In its report, the WEF named the “Medical Metaverse” among its top emerging technologies of 2023 – alongside flexible batteries, genAI, sustainable aviation fuel, designer phages, wearable plant sensors, spatial optics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing, and AI-facilitated healthcare.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Microsoft Windows Operating System compatibility. Compatible with Steam VR and OpenXR drivers, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other game engine plugins, as well as C++ libraries such as Direct X, OpenGL, and Vulcan. Multiple connectivity options such as VirtualLink (5m / 16.40 ft) cable, DisplayPort 1.4, as well as USB 3.2

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This aligns it with the prices for competing solutions like the Apple Vision Pro and Microsoft HoloLens 2. Users can access over 100 third-party applications and engines, including Unreal Engine and Unity. Starting at $3,990, the base model is almost half the price of the previous generation XR-3.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

XR devices are all over the headlines this month; the release of the Apple Vision Pro has brought spatial computing/mixed reality wearables to the forefront of emerging workplace and consumer-based digital solutions. This aids collaboration and productivity between staff on – and off-site.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Sahni also highlighted how new workplace applications are coming to Quest 3, including Microsoft Mesh, Windows 365, and Adobe High Five. The firms are collaborating to improve the opportunities for leveraging AR wearables in the workplace. However, the enterprise XR growth journey doesn’t end with finding the proper application.

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VRWorld

JUNE 8, 2016

Case in point is Microsoft’s HoloLens, where a development kit will set you back for $3000. Most importantly, the SDK comes with support for Unity Engine and Unreal Engine – you can build and test your own application almost immediately. Unlike the VR, where you can purchase an Open Source VR Hacker 1.4

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. You can see this in today’s AR products (and despite what Microsoft or Magic Leap call their devices, they really are augmented reality devices that you wear on your face).

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Xiaomi , one of the biggest smartphone and wearables manufacturers in the world, has announced its smartglasses. Last Call / Full Saga Review) More info (Microsoft Flight Simulator) More info (Squingle) More info (Half Life 2 VR Mod) More info (Shock Troops) More info (Mafia VR Mod) More info (Gunman Contracts?—?Mod Image by Xiaomi).

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

However, some of the underlying technologies, principles and potential paint for a very interesting picture on how a country with over a billion people could have access to consumer grade wearable computing. Connect to your smartphone, with split rendering of visuals via an affordable, light weight wearable glass that’s on you.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

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?”. indoor vs outdoor) USB-C connection to a compact wearable computing pack for the computational power PC version works with Windows, but we’re doing our best to support Android and Linux.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. And with our plugin integrated with Unity, they were able to place ads alongside the track, by basically planting billboards that are part of the scenery. Get ads that work for VR and AR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. And with our plugin integrated with Unity, they were able to place ads alongside the track, by basically planting billboards that are part of the scenery. Get ads that work for VR and AR.

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