Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Nreal is probably best known for its smartphone-tethered AR glasses, dubbed Nreal Light which made headlines back at CES 2019 for its relatively small form-factor in comparison to Magic Leap One or Microsoft HoloLens. Image courtesy Nreal. Nreal Light achieves this by offloading processing to a compatible smartphone.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. Some months ago, some important magazines leaked that Microsoft might have abandoned the HoloLens project. According to a new leak, Microsoft scrapped the plans for a HoloLens 3, and also the collaboration with Samsung has been brought to an end. Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2016

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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Peter Graham

AUGUST 29, 2019

Microsoft might not be doing much virtual reality (VR) development but its dedication to augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) has never been stronger. The announcement was made by Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum in a speech at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai this week reports Reuters.

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Next Reality AR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Germany-based Sennheiser has announced an official partnership with Magic Leap through the company's "Works with Magic Leap" certification program. Don't Miss: Magic Leap, Microsoft Pursuing Military Contracts to Supply AR Headsets for Soldiers, Report Says "As we enter a.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Formed in Utrecht, The Netherlands, the VR Owl Group employs dozens of people across the country and Germany. ” AltSpaceVR Reincarnated as Microsoft Mesh The news comes after AltSpace VR announced in January it would shutter its services in March this year.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 13, 2017

That’s where Microsoft’s HoloLens Agency Readiness Partner Program comes in. Just as its long-winded title suggests, this scheme is designed to recognize studios that have a broad knowledge of and lots of experience with Microsoft’s MR headset. We got hands-on with one such kit two weeks back.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Thyssenkrupp teams up with Microsoft to use HoloLens to customize and deliver services four times faster. Thyssenkrupp has already applied this new process in over 100 homes during a pilot project in Holland, Spain, and Germany, and found that on average the HoloLens made the entire process four times faster.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

This will be a newsletter written on the road: I’ve prepared the material in Italy, I’m currently writing these words from the Frankfurt airport (Germany), I will keep writing on the plane across the ocean and I will finalize everything in Sunnyvale (California, USA). In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

At the time, Ulrich Irnich, Chief Information Officer and IT Director at Vodafone Germany explained that Snapdragon Spaces had enabled his company to “make quick strides to deliver real-world, headworn XR solutions” to customers. Last year, Vodafone and Qualcomm formed a partnership at the MWC.

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ARPost

JULY 12, 2021

Right now, the company has offices exclusively in Germany. The company also has some big-name partners including Oculus , Microsoft , and Telekom. Not that that’s a bad place to have offices. VRdirect is in good company with the likes of Spree and Holoride.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Meta Quest is back in Germany. After having solved its problem with the German institutions, Meta has finally put the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro on sale in Germany again , just in time for the Winter Holidays. FTC is enforcing its role against big tech companies.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. HTW Berlin, Germany. Universität Hamburg, Germany.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. Microsoft is not playing such tricks. 4 GB of RAM. A graphics card with DirectX 12 support.

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CraneMorley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The SoCalGas instructor and field technician work together to engage the class in hands on learning by giving them a bird’s eye view of a natural gas meter set assembly procedure through the Microsoft HoloLens and its “head up – hands free” capability, streamed live to the class using the Microsoft Remote Assist and Teams applications.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

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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Slashgear

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft is finally ready to launch HoloLens across Europe. Ever since the headset was first released back in 2016, it’s been available in only a few European regions, namely the UK, Ireland, Germany, and France.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 18, 2022

OssoVR and also CWRU’s Microsoft HoloLens 2-based HoloAnatomy and HoloAnatomy Neuro suites are bringing such realities to fruition. For example, Jena, Germany-based metaverse company rooom has built a bespoke platform for hosting full-scale events capable of rivalling major showroom gatherings.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

OssoVR and also CWRU’s Microsoft HoloLens 2-based HoloAnatomy and HoloAnatomy Neuro suites are bringing such realities to fruition. For example, Jena, Germany-based metaverse company rooom has built a bespoke platform for hosting full-scale events capable of rivalling major showroom gatherings.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It can be pre-ordered on the Meta website and will ship from October, 25th in all the 22 countries where Quest 2 is already shipping (sorry, still no Germany, then). Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft. Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Goppingen, Germany-based firm’s collaborative effort with Siemens will offer improved product development processes via immersive and interactive 3D content with bespoke, digitally-twinned products.

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the keynote, Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg announced the device as well as several new updates, new partnerships with Microsoft, Adobe and Zoom, new games and some advanced avatar features. Kemweb is an innovative corporate communications consultancy with its headquarters in Mainz, Germany. All of that and more in the podcast!

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In the keynote, Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg announced the device as well as several new updates, new partnerships with Microsoft, Adobe and Zoom, new games and some advanced avatar features. Kemweb is an innovative corporate communications consultancy with its headquarters in Mainz, Germany. All of that and more in the podcast!

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores. PlayStation VR (PSVR).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

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. Other relevant news. HoloLens 2 availability has been expanded to 15 new regions : Italy (YESSS!)

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In a LinkedIn post ahead of its attendance at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe , the Jena, Germany-based enterprise metaverse firm wrote it had joined the Forum to “develop common standards” for increased interoperability in the global tech community.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

In addition to offering $100 in Oculus Store credit for every new Rift purchase from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft (US), GAME (UK), Saturn (Germany), and FNAC (France), Oculus have provided some significant software discounts on the store, highlighted below: Dirt Rally – $40 (33% off) – a superb rally sim from Codemasters.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 22, 2022

At Embedded World 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany, AMD has announced its next-generation of Ryzen Embedded SoCs, the R2000 series. and OS support for Microsoft Windows 11/10 and Linux Ubuntu LTS. AMD has also equipped the SoCs with 16 PCIe Gen 3 lanes on the R2314, R2514, and R2544 SKUs, while the R2312 gets eight. G2 and USB 2.0,

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This is what video game giant Wargaming are hoping to prove when they start demoing their latest offering at Gamescom in Germany this week. Their first MR project used Google Tango and the Microsoft HoloLens to bring a rare digital tank from their game to a real-life exhibit at the Tank Museum at Bovington , UK.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. Image by Microsoft). After the news went viral, Microsoft has clarified that it was just “a translation bug” and that Xbox is not adding VR support at the moment. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). In the end, the Chinese company Nreal has kept its word. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2017

IARC ratings are already used for all Google Daydream VR and Microsoft Hololens AR apps. Currently, the IARC rating system administers content ratings from ESRB in North America, PEGI in Europe, ClassInd in Brazil, USK in Germany and the Classification Board in Australia with more rating authorities expected to join in the future.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 19, 2019

Nvidia meanwhile is showing off a range of 2019 games with real-time ray tracing enabled at Gamescom 2019 in Cologne, Germany, including Dying Light 2, Cyperpunk 2077, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Watch Dogs: Legion. gallery ids="1870333,1870334,1870335"].

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2016

On the one hand we have platform wars , where Vive, Play Station, Oculus and Microsoft compete for the users. HACKVENTION, a hackathon combined with a convention, took place earlier this month on the Fairground in Hanover, Germany. Virtual Reality hype is a worldwide phenomenon. However, at the moment there is no coherent ecosystem.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 19, 2020

Because Spatial is hardware-agnostic every colleague doesn’t need to have a Magic Leap 1, they can join a meeting from a Microsoft HoloLens, Oculus Quest, Android/iPhone mobile device or desktop (just without the fancy spatial computing).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This week, the company has announced it is going to hire additional 10,000 people to help in developing the m verse , and all these new hires will happen in the Europen Union , and in particular, inside Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Ireland . Microsoft X-Rings is a controllers that can change its shape.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 1, 2019

The European leg of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2019 will commence this October, held across two days in Munich, Germany. Today, the AWE EU 2019 agenda has gone live, revealing a rich lineup of talks focused on current and future augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) technology. Image credit: AWE USA 2019.

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