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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

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According to America’s Blood Centers , the United States has been suffering from a noticeable lack of blood donors below the age of 30 over the past 10 years; roughly 30% to be more exact. Feature Image Credit: Abbott Laboratories The post You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality appeared first on VRScout.

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Microsoft Files Patent To Bring Real-World Objects To VR

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According to a patent filed to the United States Patent & Trademark Office, Microsoft has been working on a computer system that automatically converts physical objects into digital models viewable in VR. Image Credit: United States Patent & Trademark Office. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Microsoft Files Patent For VR Mat With Haptic Feedback And Pressure Sensors

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Could Microsoft’s high-tech floormat be the future of at-home 4D entertainment? According to a patent filed by Microsoft to the United States Patent & Trademark Office earlier this week, the company has been experimenting with the idea of a unique VR floor mat device designed to enhance users immersion.

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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 Patents New MicroLED Display for HoloLens 2 Successor

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Microsoft has reportedly filed a new patent to develop a microLED display solution to enhance virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences. An Apple-Microsoft-Meta micro-OLED Melee? ” The initial patent continues, “The display substrate includes an array of micro-LEDs forming individual pixels.

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AR Tech Could Disrupt The Gambling Industry

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A new video featuring a unique AR (augmented reality) filter is turning heads online and kickstarting discussions around the impact of immersive technology on the gambling industry. Regardless of whether or not the filter is real, it does bring up several interesting questions about the future of gambling and immersive technology.

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