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AR Project ‘Terminal 3’ Adds Deeper Understanding to Trump’s Travel Ban

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Terminal 3 , an AR experience released at Tribeca Film Festival, allows users to become a U.S. Hawaii, or the “travel ban” case, makes its way to Supreme Court proceedings in the coming weeks — the Supreme Court will rule on the authority of the executive order. “We are at a cultural crossroads. With Trump v.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 to Improve AR/VR Rendering & Reduce Power Consumption “by 30%”

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Qualcomm introduced it’s new Snapdragon 845 mobile processor at the company’s tech summit in Hawaii this week, which Qualcomm says improves mobile AR/VR headset (branded to as ‘XR’, or ‘eXtended reality’) performance up to 30 percent in comparison to its predecessor, Snapdragon 835.

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Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ Now Used by 1,000 Surgeons Monthly

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The platform, which was created to provide surgeons with an immersive, repeatable environment to safely practice their craft, is now used by more than 20 teaching hospitals and eight top medical device companies across 11 countries. SEE ALSO Scope AR Secures $9.7M Series A to Develop AR Training & Remote Assistance Tools.

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Qualcomm announces AR2 chip to pave the road to the augmented reality glasses of the future

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Unluckily I haven’t been able to go to Hawaii to enjoy the live announcement (and enjoy some drinks on the seaside), but I attended a preview of the presentation dedicated to the press, so I’m able to tell you everything I’ve learned about this new chip, and why it is so important for me. Why AR TWO Gen ONE?

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! Let’s see what have been the most interesting things happening in immersive reality…. The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm). AI power than the current XR2.

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Sketchfab Hosts 1 Million Online Scenes While Matterport Posts 250K Virtual Spaces

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Sketchfab models can be viewed in VR with the appropriate headset, which effectively makes this platform the most varied immersive content provider on the Internet. Founded in 2011, Matterport is an immersive technology company built on mapping real places as 3D models. ” Charles Singletary contributed to this report.

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USA Today’s VRtually There Gets A Full Second Season

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As companies maneuver through content plans that include VR and AR, it is encouraging to see renewed interest with a doubling-down of efforts. Such a thing hopefully signals that the teams making the calls for immersive content truly value the medium.

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