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Microsoft Opens Up HoloLens Pre-orders In 6 Countries

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Developers are charging forward with various entertainment and productivity applications (over 80 in the Microsoft store to date) and businesses are finding new ways to utilize the head mounted display as well. HoloLens is now available to pre-order exclusively from the Microsoft Store.

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Microsoft Finds Its Voice In Mixed Reality: ‘It’s About What We’re Gonna Do With These Technologies’

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One of Microsoft’s newest leaders in mixed reality, Mark Bolas, took the stage for a few minutes at Acer’s press conference this week and put into human terms the company’s goals with the technology. Now he is helping define the company’s strategy and vision moving forward into the new medium.

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Microsoft’s Direct Reality Is VR’s Answer To DirectX

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Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Speaking to Giant Bomb during last week’s event, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer clearly outlined exactly what this trademark pertained to. Sadly that wasn’t the case, but do now know what Direct Reality really is.

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What Made VR Gaming Highly Popular

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As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. VR In Gaming.

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Attention Tracking Key to XR Research, CORTEXR Says

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Despite this, issues limit eye-tracking integration for some head-mounted displays. HTC VIVE requires expertise in specialist data analytics, while Microsoft’s HoloLens calibrates its software according to each user.

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XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

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Shen Ye, Global Head of Product at HTC VIVE , discussed the primary drivers of the XR industry, with the entry of Apple into the market being a significant factor driving changes in the industry. However, HTC VIVE still believes that controllers hold value.

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Spatial Audio and the Immersive Experience

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Additional headsets, including the Meta Quest Pro , HTC VIVE XR Elite, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, Varjo VR-3 and XR-3, and Lenovo VRX and A3 feature this technology. University of Bristol researchers worked with Nreal and Microsoft to trial the PeopleLens devices with children aged five to eleven.