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Five Ways VR Is Being Used In Modern Healthcare

VRScout

When you hear the term “VR,” you might think of entertainment, social media, or the exploration of virtual worlds; perhaps the last thing you’d ever think of is the healthcare industry. Perhaps surprisingly, the healthcare system is currently using VR in a number of creative ways. Well, in short, yes. Conclusion.

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7 Practical AR Uses In Healthcare

ARVR

AR can also be useful in industries such as healthcare. Despite its infancy, AR can be useful in the following areas in healthcare: Health awareness Prevention Diagnosis Treatment (i.e., AND Health maintenance So, how can healthcare organizations take advantage of these limitless possibilities? medical, therapy, etc.),

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Spatial Beats: Snap, Google & Digilens

AR Insider

This week, we dive into Snap’s new AR Spectacles, Google I/O takeaways and Digilens’ new reference frames. AR meets Quicktime as the enterprise see-what-I-see tech merges with mobile AR creative tools. Barra says he’s moving into the healthcare technology space. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. More from AR Insider….

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Big XR News from Google, Meta, IGS Orlando, HTC VIVE, and Warpin

XR Today - Big XR News tag

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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The Auggie Awards 2021

ARPost

The ceremony included one new Auggie for Best Collaborative Tool, which was added in light of the high demand for this kind of product during the pandemic. Best Collaboration Tool. HP Global Head of VR for Go-To-Market, Joanna Popper, presented the award for Best Collaboration Tool to ShapesXR by Tvori. Best Developer Tool.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

In the search of money, it seems that Rony Abovitz may have found someone in the healthcare sector that may become a new investor. The Magic Leap One could so become a headset completely devoted to healthcare (focusing on a niche could be the only way to save it, IMHO). The future of world scanning has just begun.

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Google Glass Retires, but is New AR Hardware Coming?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, Google officially announced the retirement of its flagship smart glasses product. In a company document , the firm confirmed the retirement of Google Glass Enterprise Edition effective this Wednesday (March 15). Google will also drop official support for its enterprise-grade immersive hardware on September 15, 2023.

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