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Vodafone ‘Shifts the Paradigm’ from XR Headsets to AR Glasses

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It uses advanced architecture to enable computing requirements to be shared between the glasses, the hub, and the cloud. He added: “Our GigaAR Stage is a prime example, and we will continue to push the boundaries of XR in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies.”

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What Are the Seven Layers of the Metaverse?

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Over the last two years, metaverse technologies have matured due to investments from firms such as Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Epic Games, and many others. Wi-Fi, the blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud architecture, and graphics processing units are examples of technologies that empower the Metaverse.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.06.07): Facebook working on Quest 2 Pro, Nolo and Arpara announce new VR headsets, and more!

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Just to make you understand how much money this could mean, my reader Sir Gamedev has sent me a link where one of the previous Xbox executives has revealed that the initial undercost sales of the first Xbox units cost Microsoft between $5B and $7B. More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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The Metaverse Workplace as the New Enterprise

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Firms such as Virbela, Meta Platforms, ENGAGEXR, Spatial, Arthur, NVIDIA Omniverse, Microsoft, Pico Interactive, Varjo, HTC VIVE, and UPWorlds are all working to build these platforms. For example, Meta Platforms has leveraged its Horizon Worlds suite of applications in recent months.

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6 Insightful Construction XR Cases to Read in 2022

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Microsoft and the Haas Group. The company decided they needed to update their technology as a result, and turned to Microsoft for assistance. With the Microsoft ecosystem, and the HoloLens 2 headset, it’s easier to provide everyone with a comprehensive view of what a project will look like, and make rapid changes to designs.

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What it’s like to View XR Through Varjo, the World’s First Human-Eye Resolution Headset

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It’s a Helsinki-based company (“varjo” is “shadow” in Finnish) that’s been in stealth until now, working to develop a 70 megapixel solution for XR (by comparison, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive run about 1.2 But in terms of future developments, this reviewer is most excited about the mixed reality headset the company is working to build.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.27): new Quest leaked, Dreams now supports VR and more!

The Ghost Howls

But we had many other examples, like the Lost Horizon festival on Sansar, and now the TomorrowLand festival, with many top-notch artists playing in a virtual environment and streamed to the users. We are talking about the RTX30 series, based on the new Ampere architecture. News worth a mention. Image by Tweak Town).