ARVR

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Drilling down, our latest Behind the Numbers installment zeroes in hardware unit sales. These are key questions as hardware is the starting point for an ecosystem in any emerging tech. These totals include enterprise and consumer hardware, the former leading in early years. How many AR glasses are shipping today? Why is this?

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In a nutshell, WebXR is an API on web browsers, that allows the XR hardware (such as headsets and mobile devices) to work on websites through the use of WebGL. Microsoft Azure’s Mixed Reality API ). click here to check it out ! In practical terms, this means that when you visit a webpage?—?you Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.

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ARVR

APRIL 15, 2022

Led by tools such as Spatial and Microsoft Mesh , remote collaboration and industrial support can be enabled. This includes head-worn AR (hardware and software) as well as mobile & tablet-based AR (software spending). There, the technology’s style crimes aren’t an issue, and it has clearer ROI and adoption drivers. percent CAGR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2022

It turns out it is a common problem, highlighted even by popular magazines like Upload VR. Thanks Microsoft for keeping the tradition of the cycle of operating systems. Unless you are forced to for whatever reason, my suggestion is to keep using Windows 10 for VR at least for a few more months , while Meta and Microsoft fix this mess.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

Congress is stopping the acquisition of more Microsoft IVAS headset. The story of the IVAS, the modified HoloLens system that Microsoft is building for the army, is becoming always more similar to a soap opera. This is a decision that is not going to make Microsoft happy. All VR magazines reported the news with enthusiasm.

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ARVR

AUGUST 31, 2022

That includes the AR hardware it’s using, the functional areas to which it’s applied, and where it’s going next. First, it upgraded its hardware to Microsoft Hololens 2 which means greater positional accuracy. Revisiting Boeing’s AR-assisted assembly for this report, the company has doubled down on AR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

More info Other relevant news (Image by Apple) Apple invited XR journalists to WWDC For the first time ever, Apple has explicitly invited the main editors of the most important XR magazines to the WWDC. In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh.

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ARVR

APRIL 16, 2021

Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. It follows the 2018 contract with Microsoft for $480 million over 2 years. If we look at enterprise head-worn AR market sizing from our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence , annual hardware and software spend is projected to reach $2.05 Army’s previous contract with Microsoft.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. But that’s a non-starter for anyone outside of the few million people that own VR hardware (much less the compatible HTC and Oculus hardware). The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But fair warning: our hardware observations usually eschew the typical spec-heavy review style (though there’s some of that) in favor of market-positioning analysis. The company’s resurgence happens as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft. These things have set Microsoft’s AR ambitions back a bit.

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ARVR

APRIL 1, 2021

Since not everyone has their own virtual reality headset yet, MeetinVR provides a desktop solution that allows anyone to interact with their virtual reality environments using the hardware they already have. Furthermore, non-VR users can do more than just listen, they can actively participate in VR meetings too.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Beyond the much-anticipated and highly-leaked cousin of the Quest 2, orbiting news from Meta Connect included Microsoft gaming and productivity integrations, as well as highly-demanded avatar legs. Hardware volume is also a key step as larger installed bases attract content creators. So we need 10 million people on [one] platform.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I thought it could have been great to give visibility to this very interesting magazine also in the West and at the same time ask them some questions on the current status of the VR market. For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This not only spreads things out but lets each piece of hardware play to its strengths. Meanwhile, Snapdragon AR2 is already being used and tested by AR leaders including Adobe, Microsoft and Niantic. For example, the AR2 achieves sub-2 millisecond latency and low power consumption for advanced functions like reprojection.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

An Oculus Rift is set to arrive at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX cargo ship, according to a report by Air & Space Magazine. Microsoft’s HoloLens previously made a trip to the space station after a failed launch, and custom VR headsets have been used by astronauts in the past.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2022

Google could be the knowledge layer, Facebook could be the social layer, Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer, and Amazon the commerce layer. Apple will be a hardware powerhouse to represent the user touchpoint to all layers. These layers will fulfill various functions. Will the AR Cloud Underpin a “Real-World Metaverse?”

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But fair warning: our hardware observations usually eschew the common spec-heavy review style (though there’s some of that) in favor of market-positioning analysis. The company’s resurgence happens as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft. These things have set Microsoft’s AR ambitions back a bit.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. link] Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. The HoloLens incorporates several patent-protected Microsoft inventions, including Kipman’s motion sensors initially brought to market for the Xbox Kinect video game controller. billion in 2016.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. It utilizes one of the most powerful hardware features for AR on a mobile device, the LiDAR scanner on the iPad Pro and Phone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max and 14 Pro smartphones.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

Rather than building a physical-world knowledge graph like Google, Apple’s interests trace back to its core business: hardware. Long Tail And the list goes on…Amazon is making a few subtle but notable geo-local AR moves, while Microsoft Mesh is an enterprise version of much of the above.

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ARVR

JUNE 25, 2021

At one end of the spectrum is hardware that’s graphically compelling but stylistically untenable (think: Hololens). At the other end is hardware that’s sleek but underwhelming in graphical intensity (think: North Focals). At the other end of the spectrum is hardware such as North Focals. What will it take to get over that hump?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Frontal view of the device (Image by Microsoft). The biggest news of the MWC for what concerns XR has been for sure the announcement of the HoloLens 2 by Microsoft. Image by Microsoft). Together with the HoloLens 2, Microsoft has also announced a new version of the Kinect, called Kinect Azure. HoloLens 2. Azure Kinect.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Many big magazines have talked about this problem, and all our efforts together made sure that Meta took action. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great. The special IVAS program that Microsoft is carrying on to develop a special version of HoloLens 2 for the US Army is not doing that well. It was even featured on Google News.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Apple – CEO Tim Cook recently reiterated his excitement for the technology – are all heavily involved in the space. Talking to Japanese magazine Nikkei Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa discussed its ongoing R&D: “We are not turning our backs on new technologies.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Facebook came with the Oculus Quest 1 & 2 , then Microsoft with the Hololens2 with hand tracking capabilities; but there are limitations in dealing with occlusions and in tracking outside the camera’s field of view on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Well, now he has amazing hardware, a very good operating system, a profitable store, some of the best XR games, full control of the user accounts. That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recently, avatars have become increasingly popular in the world of VR and in hardware and software systems that can replicate real-world movements using sensors. Both Microsoft and Meta are already pushing this idea as a key part of their initial pitch for adopting the Metaverse. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, Pico 4 now represents 0.67% of the player base on Steam. What was expected but still not announced is that the FTC is also trying to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. The most important VR magazines have reviewed Hubris. More info (GameVroom). Other relevant news.

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ARVR

JULY 9, 2020

Google launched Google Glass , and Microsoft launched HoloLens , a head-mounted display (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). A brief summary (Part 1) was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 2, 2023

Today it was the first day at AWE in which the show floor opened, and I could start going hands-on with many interesting pieces of XR hardware. All of this is a problem if you would like to use this device instead of your standard laptop: if you want to use Photoshop or Microsoft Word, this is probably not the device you are looking for.

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ARVR

JUNE 4, 2021

They can put on a mixed reality headset, like Microsoft HoloLens, and step inside the Colosseum, observe it from any angle and fly over it in a hot air balloon. We also need to consider the cost of procuring MR equipment such as headset and other hardware and creating all of the content. Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Going down the list, Microsoft is motivated to drive and future proof its core product: enterprise productivity. It’s also worth noting that Covid-era lockdowns have created supply chain impediments, as with all things hardware. a direct consumer touchpoint as a Trojan horse for its core business, which of course is eCommerce.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Remember that Sony owns very famous IPs, so it may launch some exclusive games with VR support that get lots of visibility in gaming magazines. Other companies like Nreal and Microsoft are in a better position, but just because we are in the very early stages of the market. Apple is proposing itself to be the next competitor of Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

And there have been countless interviews with Facebook executives (especially on the online magazine Protocol), and every one of them has shared very interesting pieces of information. A leak by the famous leaker WalkingCat shows some pictures of the HP Reverb G2, which is the result of a collaboration between HP, Microsoft, and Valve.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

How Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have responded Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are the three biggest names in console gaming and they've all made moves to cut off Russia, at least to some extent. In the case of Microsoft, the U.S.-based Brad Smith, president and vice chair at Microsoft, suggested further actions could be taken.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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