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Well-funded AR Headset Startup DAQRI is Shutting Down

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DAQRI, the Los Angeles-based AR headset company known for its enterprise-focused Daqri Smart Glasses , is shutting down. SEE ALSO iOS 13 Code Suggests Apple is Testing Its AR Headset Internally. Daqri isn’t the first AR startup to find itself in troubled waters lately. Image courtesy Daqri.

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Microsoft Opens HoloLens 2 Sales in UAE

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Microsoft is set to allow clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to purchase HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. Ihsan Anabtawi, COO and CMO for Microsoft UAE , said that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant had demonstrated its commitment to the UAE.

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How XR Can Address The Skilled Workforce Gap

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Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO of The Immerse Group and President of the VR/AR Association , has outlined the potential for how XR can solve the skilled workforce gap looming for industries like manufacturing and construction. Microsoft Teams Introduces Frontline AR Tools for iOS, Android Will VR Help NASA Put Humans on Mars?

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How Can Businesses Prepare for Enterprise VR?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88 percent year-on-year, with augmented reality (AR) peaking 94.1 The Dublin-based IT consultancy has outlined a Metaverse Continuum Group to facilitate digital transformations for businesses. percent YoY for 2023.

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How Businesses Are Cutting Employee Training Costs With VR

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Another STRIVR client, United Rentals, instructs its outside sales reps how to rent construction equipment by placing them in virtual construction sites. ” “Gone are the days of lectures, PowerPoints, manuals,” spoke Belch. ” Image Credit: VW / STRIVR / Microsoft. .

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aR ‘Pragmatic Choice’ for XR Future, RealWear CEO Says at AES 2023

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In a recent panel talk at the Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES) 2023, Dr Chris Parkinson, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, RealWear , discussed the benefits and rise of the assisted reality (aR) wearables market. Speaking at the event, he explored the potential of aR devices for frontline workers in a panel discussion.

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Big XR News from Unity, PIXO VR, and Microsoft

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XR Today recently marked this period with an XR Trends series, which brought together some of the best minds in the industry to share AR/VR/MR insights. Currently, Unity is the most widely-used gaming engine used to create VR/AR/MR experiences for individual developers and enterprises.

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