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5 Industries Which Could Benefit From Augmented Reality Post COVID

ARPost

The use of augmented reality within the healthcare sector has already been making headlines this year, with doctors using Microsoft HoloLens headsets to help care for COVID-19 patients. AR has also been making its way into the sports gaming sector. See Also: AR in Sports: Augmented Reality Apps that Bring Fans into the Game.

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How Can Businesses Prepare for Enterprise VR?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Even governments are turning to immersive platforms to showcase tourism, security, and travel opportunities. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. percent year-on-year, with augmented reality (AR) peaking 94.1

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Cooperation of Deep Tech SMEs and Global Giants Drive Opportunities in the Metaverse

ARPost

Internationally the most successful Finnish XR companies include Varjo Technologies , which is developing high-end XR headsets for enterprise use, OptoFidelity with its XR testing solutions, Dispelix with its augmented reality waveguide technologies, and VRKiwi with its Cave Digger VR games available on all VR platforms.

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Is XR ‘Taking Off’ for the Commercial Aviation Industry?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Trainees could use Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap headsets, as well as tablets and smartphones for the platform. Other nations are promoting the travel industry post-pandemic, with many nations creating sovereign metaverses to showcase national tourism initiatives. In-Flight Entertainment.

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Spatial Beats: Apple VR, Google Poly & LBVR Hangs On

AR Insider

We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. According to this story in Bloomberg, Apple will soon introduce a VR device for gaming, watching video, and communicating, which means we might get our first real look at it later this year.

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Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse-A Digital Twin for Infra Transformation

XROM

These infra projects will go live during the Mumbai Tech Week and will be accessible to the citizens through virtual reality (VR) devices across locations, a dedicated mobile app, and website, and the official Maharashtra tourism website.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

Tech Trends VR

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. The HoloLens incorporates several patent-protected Microsoft inventions, including Kipman’s motion sensors initially brought to market for the Xbox Kinect video game controller. billion in 2016.

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