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Microsoft Opens Up HoloLens Pre-orders In 6 Countries

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Developers are charging forward with various entertainment and productivity applications (over 80 in the Microsoft store to date) and businesses are finding new ways to utilize the head mounted display as well. HoloLens is now available to pre-order exclusively from the Microsoft Store. As for a retail edition of the device?

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Vive’s Deluxe Audio Strap Sells Out

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Yesterday saw the anticipated launch of the Deluxe Audio Strap for the HTC Vive. Both the US and UK accessory sites for Vive are out of stock right now , though some other territories like Australia still have units on offer (we wouldn’t recommend trying to import from there, though). For $99.99

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Augmented World Expo Asia 2023 Announces Agenda

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Singapore VR/AR conference announces speakers from Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, 3M, IMDA, HTC, among others. Global technology giants on the agenda include Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, and Qualcomm. Schussler (Deutsche Telekom).

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‘Bigscreen’ Free Screenings of ‘Stargate Origins’ Start Today, Check Showtimes Here

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Showings of Stargate Origin are free, although only users in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand will be able to join in – no doubt an issue with licensing. No ticket or sign-up is required, simply download Bigscreen from the Oculus Store , Steam , or the Microsoft Store.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

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Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Other relevant news.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

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BISim was founded in 2001 in Australia as part of Czech-based Bohemia Interactive Studio (makers of Arma and Dayz). When Microsoft signed an agreement with the US Army for the use of the HoloLens 2 in the IVAS project, many employees signed a letter to ask to terminate it, because they foresaw the use of their technology to kill people.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

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Oculus and HTC), there were some cases when this sensor could actually prove to be very useful for some experiments. Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2.