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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

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(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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Mixed Reality Improves Blood Donation Experience

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Back to Blog Page At CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Abbott (a global leader in screening blood and plasma) and Blood Centers of America (largest blood supplier network in the U.S.) As a result, Abbott and Blood Centers of America keep an open-minded approach to find new ways to attract new blood donors.

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Is the Hololens 3 Coming Next Year?

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Last week, in an official Microsoft Hololens 2 blog post , Microsoft’s Vice President of Mixed Reality (MR), Scott Evans , alluded to a new headset iteration in the near future – when the technology is ready. Microsoft aims to design a Hololens 2 successor device that enables end-users a higher return on investment.

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CraneMorley and Porsche partner to transform training

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Back to Blog Page During 2022, CraneMorley and Porsche Cars North America were honored with seven national awards for their groundbreaking mixed reality training delivered on the Microsoft HoloLens 2. Starting with CAD files, the CraneMorley team creates a digital twin or hologram of a specific vehicle and its components.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.08): Microsoft launches Mesh, HTC and Pico tease new hardware, and more!

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Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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The Market Growth of Mixed Reality

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billion, predominantly in North America. Moreover, Microsoft is powering many MR hardware and software solutions with its immersive software development kit. Companies like PICO, Microsoft, and Meta are entering the market with new, more accessible technology all the time. While MR is the most niche immersive avenue.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

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Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2. More info (Official page of the Ultraleap Stereo IR 170) More info (Ultraleap product page on Arrow website).