Road to VR

JULY 15, 2018

Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. At the time of this writing, no online sign-up sheet is available specific to HoloLens demos, only a list of participating stores. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center. California. Brea, Brea Mall.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 10, 2018

The latest example comes via Microsoft Japan and a new concept video that shows off how the HoloLens will be used in the relatively near future to pilot autonomous ships.

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AR Insider

MARCH 12, 2021

A mong tech giants investing in AR, Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. XR Talks: Follow the Money for AR’s Trajectory.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2020

Microsoft started shipping HoloLens 2 back in November 2019, but it’s been a slow rollout to select customers. Now, Microsoft says, that’s changing. Now, Microsoft says, that’s changing. HoloLens 2 is Microsoft’s enterprise-focused AR headset.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. OK, I will be able give a more definite verdict after I actually get a hands-on demo first thing tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are our first impressions from having seen the live demos on the stage here at MWC Barcelona. Spatial Anchors.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the next iteration of the company’s standalone AR headset. The post Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Demo from MWC 2019 appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 10, 2024

The news of Glue’s potential closure comes following the decrease in virtual meeting spaces from major XR firms, such as Microsoft, Mozilla, and Meta. Mozilla has announced it will shut down Hubs, which includes Hubs Demo Server, Managed Subscription, and community resource, due to “organisation-wide restructuring.”

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2019

Now, at the cusp of the legendary franchises 10th anniversary, Microsoft is teasing a brand new Minecraft experience that will—based on the video provided—have users crafting and mining throughout real-world environments. Released on Microsoft’s official YouTube channel, the video—entitled “What’s Minecraft up to?”

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 7, 2019

To build hype for the HoloLens 2 among developers, Microsoft is borrowing a page out of Magic Leap's playbook. Starting on March 12, Microsoft will livestream a six-part series of talk shows, dubbed The Realities Show, that will examine various aspects of the next-generation HoloLens.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 8, 2019

Don't Miss: HoloLens 2, All the Specs — These Are the Technical Details Driving Microsoft's Next Foray into. Well, now we actually have a great piece of first-person footage that illustrates just how powerful an update the HoloLens 2 really is.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 18, 2019

Thankfully, as one of the few who has actually used the Microsoft HoloLens 2, I'm fairly certain that this latest demonstration is an accurate representation of what we have in store when using the device. It's always great to see a company pull off a bit of augmented reality magic, but what we see is not always what it's cracked up to be.

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ARPost

MARCH 9, 2021

Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. Surprisingly, there was little at the conference directly related to HoloLens , Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. The Future of the Cloud, According to Satya Nadella. Satya Nadella.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 6, 2019

On Monday, the Microsoft Build conference kicked off, showcasing a series of demos that went off without a hitch — except for one big one. At the start of the show, the company was meant to show off the capabilities of the HoloLens 2 by highlighting a look at the historic Apollo 11 mission as an augmented reality story.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Although now that Microsoft’s new and improved HoloLens 2 is in the mix, Spatial CEO Anand Agarawala and CPO Jinha Lee took the stage today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) HoloLens 2 unveiling to show off what’s next for the platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In October, Igloo Vision , a major provider of immersive collaborative spaces, refurbished its demo centre in London to provide five novel immersive spaces for its Hoxton-based showroom. What a FANTASTIC day yesterday opening our newly refurbed London demo centre Missed out & want to see if for yourself?

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ARPost

MARCH 9, 2021

Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. Surprisingly, there was little at the conference directly related to HoloLens , Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. The Future of the Cloud, According to Satya Nadella. Satya Nadella.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2017

At today’s Microsoft Build 2017 presentation, creators at Cirque du Soleil demonstrated a custom creative toolset on stage using HoloLens technology. While brief, this showed seamless collaboration between AR and VR users, and is representative of why Microsoft likes to lump both types of device into the “Mixed Reality” category.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we were treated to a live stage demo using Unreal Engine, Nvidia RTX, and ILMxLAB’s Star Wars assets. We partnered with our friends at Microsoft to deliver an industry standard API called DirectX Raytracing,” he said. This was the first live demonstration of interactive, real-time, ray-tracing with Unreal Engine.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2021

Among tech giants investing in AR , Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. usually to future-proof core businesses.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Epic Games today released a new video featuring a demo for HoloLens 2 that aims to show off just what sort of graphics can be achieved on Microsoft’s latest standalone AR headset. The post Epic’s HoloLens 2 Demo ‘Apollo 11: Mission AR’ Showcases Impressive PC-quality Graphics appeared first on Road to VR.

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Voices of VR

APRIL 3, 2023

AltSpaceVR closed it’s doors for the second time on March 10th, 2023 at 10:08pm, and Athena Demos was there to bear witness to it all until the very last moments. AltSpaceVR closed it’s doors for the second time on March 10th, 2023 at 10:08pm, and Athena Demos was there to bear witness to it all until the very last moments.

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Next Reality AR

MAY 7, 2019

It looks like Microsoft will finally make good on its promise to bring Minecraft to augmented reality, as foreshadowed via a HoloLens demo in 2015. Don't Miss: This New AR App Is Like Minecraft for Drone Pilots Judging by the video, it looks like Microsoft is working on serving up.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2018

Microsoft teases practical MR worker tools for Hololens at 2018 Build Developer Conference. Call me strange, but of all the mixed reality demos I tried at this year’s Microsoft Build Developer Conference in Seattle, Washington, the one I actually found the most fun had me repairing an electric panel.

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CraneMorley

APRIL 4, 2023

After being invited to the Microsoft booth to show an automotive technical training use-case for the HoloLens 2, augmented-reality headset, with only a matter of weeks to develop the demo, our team showed that when the odds are stacked against us, we can get it done.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 3, 2019

A major software tool first promised during the reveal of the HoloLens 2 earlier this year is finally available. Native support for Unreal Engine 4 has arrived for the HoloLens 2 via early access on GitHub (login required).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Announced just last week, Microsoft’s Surface Studio all-in-one computer has been met with excitement and touted as an example of the company’s new approach to innovation. Microsoft says Surface Studio is made for designers and creators. SoundStage. The Night Cafe. Gnomes and Goblins. Space Pirate Trainer. Audioshield.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2023

The demo taps a recent partnership with computing giant NVIDIA to build use cases and adoption of the industrial metaverse. The demo comes after Siemens struck a partnership with FREYR to become the latter’s preferred supplier for automation technology.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 8, 2018

We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution. Microsoft want to enable developers to reach customers in a multi-sense, multi-device way Click To Tweet.

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ARPost

JANUARY 31, 2023

Much of the post waxes nostalgic about the platform, which launched in 2015 and was purchased by Microsoft in 2017. Why, Microsoft? The team writes that they are closing AltspaceVR to “shift our focus to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.” It has been a privilege to help unlock passions among users.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. According to Microsoft, the controllers would be shown on stage at its keynote but wouldn’t be available for hands-on demos at its Build developer conference this week.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 2, 2019

Don't Miss: Microsoft's Live HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo Didn't Take Flight, but You Can See It Thanks to Unreal Engine's Video You say you've never heard of Titan? You say you don't know why this is important? Well, here are a few things you should know.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Showing off what Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality can do is difficult without actually putting it on someone’s head, but the company’s new camera hack is providing a helping hand. Fear not; Microsoft has an in-depth guide to assembling the rig, complete with the nuts and bolts you’ll need.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This includes shutdown of Hubs ‘ demo server, managed subscription, and community resources. The team responsible for Hubs recently announced its shutdown in a blog post , stating that its last day under Mozilla will be on May 31st, 2024.

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2023

During a very impressive TEDTalk demo, Imran Chaudhri, one of the co-founders of the company Humane , gave a jaw-dropping demonstration of an artificial intelligence (AI) device that you wear on your jacket or shirt, and the tech world is buzzing. Answer your phone by projecting an AR display on the palm of your hand.

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VRScout

JUNE 1, 2016

Microsoft unveiled their vision of a mixed reality world today at Computex in Taipei. . When Microsoft first announced their HoloLens augmented reality headset, they also showed off their Windows Holographic platform, which let developers build Windows 10 apps and experiences for the device.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

For Microsoft it’s the Halo and Gears of War games. They made, like, a God of War VR demo.” All major console manufacturers have flagship first-party characters that define their systems and audience. For Nintendo it’s always been the colorful cast of the Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda franchises.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 19, 2022

The ten-week-long programme will help startups create value, gain experience, and expand the region’s metaverse tech stacks, with a demo set to take place at GITEX for shortlisted entrants. creating immersive worlds to improve customer experiences. monetising digital assets and services with decentralised finance (DeFi) infrastructure.

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