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Lift Off for HoloLens! The US Space Force and Microsoft Build a AR Space Simulation

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The US Space Systems Command (SSC) has renewed its partnership with Microsoft as it builds an augmented reality (AR) space simulation. Moreover, Microsoft Azure will host the environment within its commercial and government clouds, with classified and unclassified entry requirements, depending on the mission’s context.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Happy Holidays , my dear AR/VR community! Even if these should be holidays, my will to inform you is not in vacation, so here you are my roundup of the best AR/VR news for this week. Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. The Lynx R1 is a mixed reality headset we are all curious about. Image by HP).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR! Wishing you all a very positive and special year of the rabbit, I leave you with the most important news of the week in AR and VR!

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The US Army Is Testing AR Tech For Armored Vehicles

VRScout

Powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, the IVAS system is designed to improve a soldier’s situational awareness by displaying key information such as the locations of enemy and friendly forces as well as GPS directions over the real-world environment. “You Image Credit: U.S. Army photo by Spc.

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Case Study: Medtronic Lessens Training Costs with AR

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T hough we spend ample time examining consumer-based AR endpoints, greater near-term impact is seen today in the enterprise. But the greatest area of enterprise AR impact today is in industrial settings. This includes AR visualization to support assembly and maintenance. One area that’s ripe for AR guidance is healthcare.

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Top 5 E-Commerce AR and VR Trends To Follow in 2023

ARPost

AR and VR are two of the most promising technologies of the modern era. While AR and VR have been around for decades, it wasn’t until recently that they offered a quality experience without being too limited by technological constraints or not being portable enough for widespread use. They are: 1. billion by 2024.

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Case Study: Toyota Streamlines Production with AR

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hough we spend ample time examining consumer-based AR endpoints, greater near-term impact is seen today in the enterprise. But the greatest area of enterprise AR impact today is in industrial settings. This includes AR visualization to support assembly and maintenance. Using HoloLens 2, that motion state can be simulated.