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Metaverse and Investing – Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 2: Software and Infrastructure

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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) for AltspaceVR. Microsoft again, because some time ago they bought AltspaceVR , a VR social platform that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Snap’s augmented reality filters likely place it as one of the leading companies in the AR industry. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) for Servers.

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5 Industries Which Could Benefit From Augmented Reality Post COVID

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Augmented reality has been making waves in a number of industries including healthcare, events, and sports. 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. Healthcare. Travel and Tourism.

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

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Finally, why in the name of the geek gods is Google shutting down Poly? Google’s own Tilt Brush, an important content creation tool, relies on Poly. 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. Not a good sign. Image source: Virtuix.

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7 XR Companies on the Cutting Edge of Retail

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Extended reality promises a new way for business leaders in the retail landscape to connect colleagues and reach their audience like never before. Tools like virtual, augmented, and mixed reality could help to recreate some of the meaningful experiences we’re used to seeing with in-person retail interactions. Yord Studio.

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The HoloLens Application that Wants to Save eCommerce Retailers Millions

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Students from Georgia Tech are working with Microsoft and Walmart to increase efficiency in warehouses using Mixed Reality. Much has been made of the use of robots to increase efficiency in warehouses —with web retailers such as Amazon announcing significant investment in that area. Image Credit: Imagine Cup.

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NVIDIA CloudXR 3.0 Update Brings Bidirectional Audio Support for Remote Collaboration

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It has an SDK for the service and has also brought CloudXR to the three leading cloud computing platforms : AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. It offers support for OpenXR, bringing SteamVR content to those devices. Ronnie Vasishta, senior vice president of telecommunications at NVIDIA, is set to speak more about the 3.0

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Why are Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality the Perfect XR Pair?

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Across the industry, tech firms are incorporating artificial intelligence to boost computer vision. Across retail, VR is also providing new ways to enhance the customer experience. Firms such as Reactive Reality allow retail firms to avoid overproduction and meet sustainable development goals (SDGs).