XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. The decision comes following the aforementioned layoffs at Microsoft, which greatly affected its mixed reality (MR) software and hardware divisions.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 24, 2018

He built head-mounted displays so that trainees could experience real-world scenarios too costly or dangerous to recreate in reality. With the cost of hardware having dropped in the past few years, the model of the flight simulator is quickly being replicated across multiple task-based jobs.

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ARVR

JULY 9, 2020

70s : Group of researchers at different organizations, such as NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina, continued research in computer graphics and virtual reality (Krevelen, 2010). 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake. 2000s : First outdoor mobile AR game ARQuake.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

With head-mounted displays, users can detach their senses of sound, sight, and space from their surroundings to fully ‘immerse’ in simulated, computer-generated realities. Their Metaverse Continuum Group has outlined strategies for enterprises to adopt XR for training, upskilling, and engaging others.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2017

The startup is building what it calls a “new type of portable hardware device that might be considered a hybrid between a powerful smartphone and a gaming console.” The group boasts a fairly eccentric group of investors, including Kevin Spacey, a couple of football players and, yes, Shakira. Read more here. Read more here.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

Oculus has done a quick 180 on their position on Digital Rights Management: after repeatedly blocking patches that would enable users to access non-Oculus content, Oculus quietly updated its hardware-specific runtime and removed all evidence of that controversial DRM – and did not mention the change in its runtime notes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 24, 2017

Sony’s third home console was easily its most controversial, launching with a ridiculous $599 price tag and using proprietary hardware that became notoriously difficult to develop with. This week marks the 10th anniversary of the PlayStation 3’s release in Europe. It was a rare stumble for the brand.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. This time around, the location is Shenzhen, China – also known as the hardware design capital of the world. As always, the game revolves around the minimum hardware specifications. In meantime.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 16, 2017

And gamers will be a big part of that revenue, with projections of spending $100 billion on VR hardware by 2018. Frank Soqui, general manager of the enthusiast desktop group at Intel, told UploadVR that Intel has invested in companies like Voke and Replay people fans of all sports want to look around and enjoy a 360-degree experience.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Generally, there are two types of AR solutions — marker-based augmented reality and markerless (sensor-based) augmented reality — that help developers merge content into the camera feed of a smartphone or head-mounted display. Hardware developers are responsible for PCB layout and design, as well as enclosure design.

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ARVR

MARCH 17, 2021

What if I told you that there is a niche group of techno-philosophers who have dared to ask ‘what is the ultimate potential of technology?’ Head mounted displays, haptic gloves, backpack computers, body tracking pucks. VR hardware and software developers… you are not making just another gadget or app to sell to people.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

It’s been said it only takes one visionary to champion VR within an organization; that one passionate (and sometimes crazy) person who “gets it” early and then slowly but surely gets others in the group on board. So, if you simply leaned forward and moved your head around, the other player could see that and vice versa.

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VRWorld

JUNE 8, 2016

Osterhaut Design Group sells their R-7 glasses for $2799.99. Unlike the VR, where you can purchase an Open Source VR Hacker 1.4 headset (OSVR) for just $299.99 – AR headsets can set you back for thousands of dollars. Case in point is Microsoft’s HoloLens, where a development kit will set you back for $3000.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

Additional integrations and features for APIs and 5G networks include: Generic Controller Support , allowing CloudXR client developers to map inputs for their head-mounted display (HMD) controllers. Call Back-Based Logging for enhanced flexibility in handling log messages. Additionally, CloudXR 4.0

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated new hardware features , whilst bringing quality-of-life improvements to headset connection and tracking. If you want to read his previous post, you can find it here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 14, 2017

How To Bring Engineering Datasets To Head-Mounted Displays. Presented by: Andreas Mank & Ingo Esser (Software Development Team Leaders ) at ESI Group and NVIDIA. Presented by: Nicolas Dalmasso (Innovation Director) at Optis. Improving Patient Care Using EchoPixel’s Interactive Virtual Reality Technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

And about a year before it came out, they hired me and they said, "Stefan, we think that the control of smart glasses and the control of head mounted displays is really important. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. This is a really great experience."

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

And about a year before it came out, they hired me and they said, "Stefan, we think that the control of smart glasses and the control of head mounted displays is really important. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. This is a really great experience."

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

And about a year before it came out, they hired me and they said, "Stefan, we think that the control of smart glasses and the control of head mounted displays is really important. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. This is a really great experience."

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

And so we can take those objects that are modeled in a CAD system and pull them into a head-mounted display — the Microsoft Hololens — and see those 3D models align with your physical space. Even back to Microsoft, you know, they’re like the hardware provider. That’s at least the hope.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

And so we can take those objects that are modeled in a CAD system and pull them into a head-mounted display — the Microsoft Hololens — and see those 3D models align with your physical space. Even back to Microsoft, you know, they’re like the hardware provider. That’s at least the hope.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

And so we can take those objects that are modeled in a CAD system and pull them into a head-mounted display -- the Microsoft Hololens -- and see those 3D models align with your physical space. I think that there is that smaller group of people that were buying Hololens 1 and willing to kind of help us evolve that experience.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Combining light field rendering and head mounted displays, hospitals can bring surgeons a solution that is superior to traditional imaging systems like microscopes while saving costs and improving patient outcomes. Head over to the official Vive X website for more information and submit your application.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To discuss this further, XR Today is honoured to interview Paul Doherty, President and Chief Executive, The Digit Group , following the event. Additionally, it works with the United Kingdom’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to advise Westminster on its smart city development. I had to learn how networks worked.

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