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NVIDIA Posts First DirectX 12 Ultimate Driver Set, Enables GPU Hardware Scheduling

Anand Tech

As well, this driver also enables support for hardware accelerated GPU scheduling. AMD: Hawaii. Perhaps the more interesting aspect of this driver release, though only tangential to DirectX 12 Ultimate support, is that NVIDIA is enabling support for hardware accelerated GPU scheduling. DirectX 12 Feature Levels. DX12 Ult.).

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.21): Qualcomm launches AR2 chip, HTC headset gets leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The biggest news of the week took place in the Hawaii islands, where Qualcomm had its Snapdragon Summit event. There are already some OEMs collaborating with Qualcomm on this chip, and we can expect to see the first hardware implementing it in the second half of 2023. Top news of the week. Image by Qualcomm).

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Snapchat’s Augmented Reality Vending Machines are Marketing Gold

VRScout

Editor’s Note: VRScout was able to independently verify valid re-sale permits for Snapchat’s Bot in the states of Nevada, Texas, Washington and Hawaii. Now, on the verge of a 2017 IPO , Snapchat has updated their company name to Snap and finally manifested their secret their hardware project into what they call Spectacles.

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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

Road to VR

They can choose between several different skydiving locations—like Dubai, Hawaii, or Switzerland—where iFly has recorded real skydives specifically for use in the iFly VR experience. After training and getting a feel for stable non-VR flying, customers don a purpose-built helmet which incorporates a Gear VR headset.

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NASA just inflated its new-age spaceship heat shield for Mars

Mashable VR

Engineers have developed new hardware — an inflatable heat shield — that might be the key. The inflated system will then separate and splash down into the Pacific Ocean with a parachute near Hawaii. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab). There's something in the mission for ULA, too.

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Jake Rowell: How The best VR Experience Came to Life

VRWorld

Coming from Hawaii, Jake brings a laid back, creative spirit but hardworking ethics which brought a lot of success. Jake Rowell: You can blame Neville ( Neville Spiteri, co-founder and CEO, WeVR ) for bringing me from Hawaii to Los Angeles. Be on Hawaii in a way that you could not be before? Why not have a third experience?

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

” , that are all the member states of the USA, excluded Alaska and Hawaii. Notice anyway that all these demos can’t satisfy the average users : because of current hardware limitations, they actually appear much worse than advertised. Finally Magic Leap will be available in almost all the United States.