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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

ARPost

Don’t worry – preorders open across Europe and Asia on July 6. Where the Reverb really comes into its own is gesture control. Both Valve and Microsoft collaborated with HP on the headset. While it lacked the pizzazz of an AltSpace event, Popper again presented the Reverb G2 at the VR/AR Global Summit the following week.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.13): Upload Winter Showcase had many VR announcements, Pico prepares for the holidays, and more!

The Ghost Howls

What was expected but still not announced is that the FTC is also trying to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. This acquisition could give too much power to Microsoft and it could damage the customers by making all Blizzard games exclusive to Microsoft platforms, so the FTC is trying to prevent it. Learn more.

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Keppel O&M, IMDA Trial Smart Glasses for Remote Inspections

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The IMDA has selected numerous projects for its 5G Innovation Programme worth $30 million USD, which will support the following projects: Asia-Pacific’s first 5G mobile edge computing platform for healthcare-based MR and Holomedicine. Southeast Asia’s first-ever maritime 5G XR smart glasses solution.

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Apple’s working on solving this problem, too, according to a report in Nikkei Asia. Microsoft announced its augmented reality headset, Hololens, in 2015, and released the first version in 2016.

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Forecast: VR Market Will Reach $162 Billion by 2020

VRScout

The US, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) are projected to account for three-quarters of revenue for VR and AR. The social conversation listening report shows a decrease in online mentions from Q1 2016 to Q2 2016 for Microsoft Hololens, Playstation VR and Oculus Rift — but a 115% increase in people talking about the Vive.

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The XR Week (2020.11.16): HP Reverb G2 still haunted by WMR tracking, Quest 2 update brings 90Hz, and more!

The Ghost Howls

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters.

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RayNeo Air 2 XR Glasses Review: Sleek Smart Glasses

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Are they as revolutionary as RayNeo says, or will they quickly fade into the background as companies like Meta, Microsoft , and Apple continue to invest in the XR landscape? However, you might need a pair of wireless earbuds for better volume control. So, what exactly can these innovative smart glasses do? Let’s find out.