XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Soon, Meta will host its Connect 2023 event, whereby the firm will announce innovations in its XR product portfolio. Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Here are some of the top events to consider in 2023. MWC 2023 February 27th to March 2nd, 2023, Barcelona MWC is one of the biggest events in the world for companies interested in connectivity and technology. Demand for Augmented Reality solutions is increasing at an incredible rate in today’s landscape.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2023

Even before the firm’s monumental and, in some ways, controversial device announcement, which saw audiences amazed at a high price point and technology promise, the XR industry was on each of their seats with predictions on Apple’s immersive debut. Apple supports Unity applications as part of its software stack.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 21, 2023

Innovators in the MR space have already begun exploring ways to use state-of-the-art technology to power digital teleportation, holograms, and more. While somewhat less commonplace in the current world than VR or AR, Mixed Reality (MR) is gaining increasing attention in the immersive landscape.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2023. RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. So, where should business buyers start their search for the ultimate headset?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Unity Technologies has reportedly backtracked on the controversial fees it introduced last week, triggering a public outcry from the developer community. Many Unity developers have slammed the new fees as unfair, prompting the San Francisco-based firm to rescind its announcement partially.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What is Microsoft Mesh , and what can it do to transform the future of immersive collaboration? For some time now, Microsoft Mesh has promised companies an opportunity to build unique mixed and extended reality experiences for the future of work. So, what is Microsoft Mesh exactly, and what can it do? What is Microsoft Mesh?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Immerse Global Summit 2023 , now part of the Metacenter Global Week event, is just around the corner. Here’s everything you can expect from the Immerse Global Summit and Metacenter Global Week in 2023. What is Immerse Global Summit 2023? What is MetaCenter Global Week?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The With Google AR and VR technologies, companies can create immersive experiences designed to rapidly convert customers, and enhance brand loyalty. The ARCore solution from Google supports developers in creating simple but effective AR applications, which customers can download from the Google Play store and access on any Android device.

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

The Augmented World Expo Asia announced that it will host its 2023 conference in Singapore from August 30-31. 2023 will mark the first time that AWE Asia is hosted in Singapore. AWE Asia 2023 will offer 56 sessions, 30% more than in 2022. For the first year, sessions at AWE Asia will be organized into 9 content tracks.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2023

As the ever-growing technology space finds its footing in enterprise and for consumers, industry leaders are ensuring that the market stands upon a strong foundation of industry-wide collaboration and rich design tools. On the other hand, Unity is introducing tools that leverage AI to simplify XR content creation processes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A familiar question that echoes questions asked by the XR space at the start of 2023. ” however, Meta did not reach this goal in 2023; instead diverting towards MR and smart glasses. ” however, Meta did not reach this goal in 2023; instead diverting towards MR and smart glasses. Is the Metaverse dead?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 26, 2023

This month, Microsoft will deploy an upgraded version of its dormant HoloLens 2 headset for US Army soldiers. Microsoft’s US Army contract sees the firm deploy 20 custom “Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)” HoloLens 2 MR headsets for field testing. Microsoft IVAS: What’s New? The IVAS version 1.2

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

In the XR landscape, conferences and expos offer a hands-on opportunity for business buyers to test out the latest technology, and gather some useful insights from innovators in MR, AR, and VR. This year, leading names like Deborah Oyeyinka from Unity Technologies , and Kristofor Mellroth of Xbox are set to attend.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, with 2024 shaping up to be a monumental year for XR, with Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Apple all putting major stakes and investments into the space, what companies do today could greatly influence the future of work. The firm is rolling out the features starting in early December this year for free.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

But there’s even more: Unity has already published a page about how it is possible to build for the Quest 3 using not only the XR Interaction Toolkit, but also AR Foundation. Unity page also confirms that the headset will provide plane detection, so you will be able for instance to detect the walls and the desks in your room.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2023

IGS 2023 wrapped up last week, tipping off a monumental event filled with XR innovation across a series of industries. Major firms like Microsoft, Valve, and Apple are continuing to build immersive product portfolios leading towards the dawn of 2024. As important industry events occur, the sector continues to progress.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The technology’s similarity to pre-existing systems enables the easy integration of XR within a range of business environments, such as construction and healthcare, helping drive the adoption of immersive solutions and devices. The firm named the OEP’s digital twin one of the next “big things” in XR technology in 2023.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

percent YoY for 2023. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. Additional businesses like Epic Games, Unity, Autodesk, Adobe, NVIDIA, and many others have pivoted to the Metaverse to reach these goals.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

In recent years, companies from virtually every industry have begun to discover just how beneficial immersive technology can be when it comes to improving collaboration and productivity. Demand for Extended Reality (XR) is growing at an astonishing rate. The company’s flagship mixed reality headset offering is the HoloLens series.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Here’s how the alliance describes their new OpenUSD inititive: Created by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is a high-performance 3D scene description technology that offers robust interoperability across tools, data, and workflows. OpenUSD is based on years of research and application in Pixar filmmaking.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

During the Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled its latest piece of technology, the AR2 Gen 1 platform, which will be a key component for the next generation of slimmer and more fashion-friendly augmented reality (AR) glasses. Hand-tracking Works with Snapdragon Spaces (Unity/Unreal) 2.5X

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 29, 2023

United States aerospace firm Boeing has begun conducting field testing to repair its aircraft with augmented reality (AR) technologies, its Australian branch announced on Thursday last week. The military organisation’s Mobility Guardian 2023 exercise took place in July. How do we help deployed forces stay mission ready?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

In recent years, companies from virtually every industry have begun to discover just how beneficial immersive technology can be when it comes to improving collaboration and productivity. HP Building on a long history in the computing and technology landscape, HP has begun producing headsets for both VR and MR environments.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

When Mark Zuckerberg acquired Oculus, all the eyes of the tech industry started looking at VR as the “next big thing” And now that Apple entered the field, all people in the technology world are talking about the Vision Pro, and especially of the future evolutions of the device, which could become mainstream.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The FDA approval allows NuEyes to expand its product portfolio, which aims to provide healthcare professionals with competitive and innovative smart glasses technology. The firm notes that its patent-pending technology offers dentistry and medicine professionals an “unprecedented level of precision and live 3D visualization.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Metaverse solutions are quickly emerging as one of the most exciting concepts in the technology landscape. NVIDIA Graphic technology innovator NVIDIA has invested in various solutions built to empower the creation of metaverse spaces.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

As manufacturing and industrial companies continue to deal with ever-growing demands from their customers, the need for innovative technology in the industry is greater than ever. All of these tools allow workers to resolve issues faster, while keeping technology hands-free.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A leader in AI development for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) solutions, Meta’s latest involvement in the AI Alliance will help facilitate an ethical framework for the emerging technology. The project areas are spot on and I urge you to read between the lines.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro Apps: The Apple Apps During WWDC 2023, Apple’s debut of the Apple Vision Pro drew much attention to the existing Apple tools that would work on the headset. Apple also works with Microsoft on solutions like Teams for the Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 22, 2023

Recently Microsoft noted how MR represents the “ eyes and ears ” of AI. So, it appears that the two emerging technologies, XR and AI, coexist to enhance outcomes for end-users across the board – instead of competing. At the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2023, NVIDIA introduced the CloudXR 4.0

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

But still, 3 years ago, no one would have bet on Sandbox VR still making millions in 2023, so this is in any case a remarkable result. This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Igloo Vision was among a number of leading emerging technology companies showing face at the event to highlight the future of workplace technology -with the firm successfully showcasing how immersive spaces are a valuable enterprise tool via its Igloo Core Engine solution. In 2023, Igloo Vision showcased its various immersive spaces.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 24, 2023

The week saw major technology events like NVIDIA GTC and GDC 2023 introduce a wealth of new XR solutions and products. Major cooperations are building upon 2022’s technology innovations to provide reliable XR SAAS platforms, giving developers space to leverage immersive solutions across the workplace.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 5, 2023

Brilliant Labs, creators of AR monocle technologies, have also contributed to the research. Numerous firms such as NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Unity, and many others have incorporated versions of GPT on their own solutions to increase content development dramatically.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. He cited ARtillery data, highlighting how, in 2023, XR will become a “$38 billion” industry.

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