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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

VRScout

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Google Parent Firm Alphabet to Lay Off 12,000 Jobs

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Google parent company Alphabet announced layoffs on Friday of roughly 12,000 workers, totalling 6 percent of its global workforce. Workers in the United States will be the first affected. The news comes just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. Today is certainly one of them.”

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Will Apple Launch Its MR Headset at the WWDC?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset is set to delay again amid its upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) from 5 to 9 June, a series of tweets has found this week. Reports have revealed that this may block Apple from unveiling the device at the key event.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. And its latest update, dubbed the “Mixed Reality 2.0

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Apple Employees Ask Tim Cook to Support Those Who Want to Continue to Work Remotely

GizModo VR

A group of Apple employees has written an internal letter to CEO Tim Cook and the company’s executive leadership team asking them to support employees that want to continue to work remotely or in location-flexible ways. The employees stated that many of them have thrived working outside the office and urged Apple… Read more.

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After Meta’s Q4 Results, What’s Next for the Embattled Metaverse Firm?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Such innovations include its partnerships with Microsoft and Zoom, digital twin and hyperrealistic avatar construction tools , and AI-powered Research SuperCluster facility, among others.

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How Will Xiaomi’s AR Smart Glasses Square Up with Rivals?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

With Qualcomm’s industry-leading Snapdragon Spaces platform , Xiaomi can also develop programmes on OpenXR and Microsoft’s MRTK toolkit. Additionally, Apple followed suit by redirecting efforts to their long-awaited, premium-tier MR headset and subsequent mid-range consumer MR device.

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