TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It seems that distance learning is even coming for the healthcare industry. As remote work becomes the order of the day in the COVID-19 era, any tool that can bring training and education services to folks across industries is gaining a huge amount of investor interest — and that includes healthcare.

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ARPost

JULY 14, 2020

This article will look at just a few of the XR companies that are using their resources to help healthcare providers, frontline workers, and even those of us staying at home. I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for Pico since they never got the credit they deserved for launching an all-in-one headset a year before Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

More info (Road To VR review) More info (Ars Technica comparison with other devices) More info (Polygon review) More info (Playing Oculus games with the Knuckles) More info (Orders backlog) More info (Valve Index fitting guide) More info (Wireless Index) More info (All games compatible with Index) More info (Gabe Newell talking about the Index).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one?

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The peripheral supported span from Oculus and Ultraleap Hand tracking, to Go Touch VR haptics devices and all commercial XR controllers. Hololens 2 Credit: Microsoft One of the major XR platforms used in business applications is Microsoft Hololens 2. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Meta Oculus and Aptiv. Turning to the Leadership Network, and leveraging the power of Oculus for Business, Aptiv achieved phenomenal results. With the Oculus Quest headset, Aptiv has been able to reduce in-person training times significantly, with most courses now only taking between 4 hours and 2 days.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 18, 2017

One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. Development: Unity , Vuforia , Microsoft Visual Studio , Windows 10 SDK , HoloLens Emulator (if you do not have a device). Image courtesy Microsoft.). Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.).

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. ThirdEye products are targeted for healthcare, government and field services. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft. She was actually in a VR suit performing in a studio. A calendar app may also be in the works.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

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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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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Microsoft announced its augmented reality headset, Hololens, in 2015, and released the first version in 2016. Microsoft’s tagline: “Work smarter with mixed reality.”). Microsoft’s store currently has 343 HoloLens apps.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. How Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are Revolutionizing Healthcare Step Forward All of this took a step forward last week?—?including Realworld will conversely play on the more accessible Oculus Quest 2.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 18, 2023

According to the VRARA and its Global Executive Director Kris Kolo , Meta’s renewed dive into the business world – following the Quest Pro and other delves during the Oculus era – may be rife with issues. Meta is an openly consumer-first XR solutions provider. Security is a massive concern for XR’s enterprise clients.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As researchers continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and companies like Microsoft prototype new haptic devices, we can probably look forward to a near-future where the virtual world will not only look realistic, but also feel real to all our senses. Healthcare. Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

All the way back in 2015, Microsoft sent an original Hololens AR headset to the ISS with a Remote Expert Mode so ground crews could help astronauts with repairs and a Procedure Mode that overlayed equipment tutorials for novel systems. Like HTC, Microsoft had to modify the device's tracking system to work in microgravity.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Historically dedicated to making XR glasses for the Healthcare niche, the Californian startup has decided to release general-purpose AR glasses that are very similar to the Nreal Light. Oculus is shipping again the Elite Straps. Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to VR. I can’t wait to discover more about them.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. Now, the day is here, and the wait was… worth it? Want to dive deeper into the details? HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The firm is also exploring new healthcare-related usage. Moreover, last year, Nreal partnered with University researchers and Microsoft to leverage its smart glasses technology as a medical device. Additionally, Magic Leap’s headset recently received IEC 60601 certification for healthcare scenarios.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While some pundits felt let down by an underused consumer Metaverse, the firm is now joining enterprise solutions provider giants such as Microsoft and AWS to provide business-ready XR solutions. Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, faced criticism following his promises of a widespread metaverse.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

After 2017, AR revenues will surge ahead, hitting critical mass in healthcare delivery and product design and management-related use cases. Most revenue through 2020 will come from the US. The US, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) are projected to account for three-quarters of revenue for VR and AR.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. Salesforce uses Oculus Rift to create an immersive 3D environment for analyzing data. It has applications in training and educational use cases.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2020

” Mary Meeker describes in her report “ Our new World ” how this principle will apply in the long term to key enterprise segments like training and healthcare. Zoom leaves Microsoft miles behind with Skype and teams. Apple completely turned the mobile age upside down in 2007, Microsoft shaped the way we work on computers.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 13, 2022

When it finally launched its first product after years of delays, secrecy and hype, tech watchers balked at a device which failed to deliver on many of the claims made by the startup’s eccentric founder Rony Abovitz and instead made largely incremental gains over the competing Microsoft HoloLens which was unveiled years earlier.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As researchers continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and companies like Microsoft prototype new haptic devices, we can probably look forward to a near-future where the virtual world will not only look realistic, but also feel real to all our senses. Healthcare. Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

While the ability of VR to provide valuable, realistic experiences without introducing real-world risks has found many fans across various industries (from healthcare to real estate), the most popular types of virtual reality content remain video games, movies and television. Photo from Microsoft. from Microsoft. from Oculus.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Meanwhile, Sony, Oculus , and HTC continue to dominate the VR hardware marketplace, with an 86% combined market share. One driver of headset acquisitions was a temporary-turned-permanent price cut by Oculus in Q3, who matched Playstation’s VR headset price point at $399. Cultural factors also appear to be driving VR demand.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Emteq Ltd was founded in 2015 to improve lives through the development of facial sensing healthcare solutions and is applying its technology to VR. He has won numerous research and development awards including from the Wellcome Trust, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and Innovate UK. Solomon Rogers – Founder, REWIND.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

However, the potential of VR is fully fulfilled in training, in several industries such as healthcare, construction, engineering, the military and the marine industry. . Some examples include the Oculus Quest and Vive Focus platforms. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . Source: [link].

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

Oculus has reduced the price of the Rift headset to $399, matching that of the PlayStation VR, and this allowed it to ship 210,000 units of the product in the third quarter of 2017. “ VR in business can be applied to many industries, such as manufacturing, healthcare and education ,” Canalys Analyst Jason Low said.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 23, 2018

This came to the VR industry in a big way, when an intellectual property lawsuit saw Oculus on the hook for some $500M in damages in a February ruling. The latter did occur — with Oculus demoing a wireless prototype late in the year, and HTC announcing a wireless solution for their headset to start 2018. #5 9 – ZeniMax v.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

There’s no doubt that the announcements made on this conference might be the clearest direction where VR/MR/AR are heading as an industry, as it will happen after Microsoft Windows 10 Mixed Reality launches, as well as seeing the first sales results of next generation Oculus Rift headset.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. Glue is used training and teaching, particularly by healthcare institutions. It also supports the Oculus Go, and Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets.

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VRWorld

APRIL 4, 2017

Topics include deep learning and AI, data center and cloud computing, analytics, healthcare, self-driving and AI cars, life sciences, defense, virtual and augmented reality, computer and machine vision, smart cities, robotics and IoT. This year’s conference will occupy the entire 373,000-square-foot convention center.

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