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Big XR News from Meta, Apple, Immersive Tech Week, Xreal, and Microsoft

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This announcement comes as Meta reinforces its commitment to immersive solutions for work and the industrial Metaverse. ” Clegg added: European business leaders such as Lufthansa, Iveco, Alstorm, and Decathlon are already using immersive technologies to develop products, to train employees, and engage customers.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. More immersive. Spatial Anchors.

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Microsoft’s Metaverse Push Blocked by UK Officials

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Today, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which provides the “ building blocks ” for its Metaverse. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022.

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Big XR News from Microsoft Ignite, Snap, Meta, and Valve

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This month could just prove that immersive business solutions will start seeing greater media hype in the next few months leading into 2024, CES, and beyond. At Ignite, Microsoft announced plans to introduce new avatars and immersive spaces to its popular Teams application, widely used for workplace communications.

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Meta Rolls Out Horizon Worlds across UK

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Meta has released its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform for Quest 2 users in the United Kingdom with further plans to launch in European countries in the summer, it was announced on Sunday. Meta will restrict, suspend, or disable users found violating the terms of the platform on an individual case basis, it explained.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

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Today’s companies now build immersive tech solutions at scale to facilitate the future of XR socialising. Busch Gardens Virginia , one of the United States’ top theme parks, created an immersive roller coaster ‘The Battle for Eire’ featuring emerald mask VR headsets from the Taiwanese tech giant.

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Holopatient Remote Uses AR Holograms For Hands-On Medical Training

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Key features of HoloPatient Remote according to GIGXR: Remote and/or socially distanced student groups connect with their instructor, who is wearing a Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, using their iOS or Android device. rangi in Australasia; University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. nanga o Awanui?rangi

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