XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Here are some of the VR vendors making waves in the industry as of 2023. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. HTC/Microsoft . The technology world is always a game of rivals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

In recent years, companies from virtually every industry have begun to discover just how beneficial immersive technology can be when it comes to improving collaboration and productivity. The most recent device, the HoloLens 2, comes in a variety of editions, including industrial and development options.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. At the event, Samsung also unveiled other innovative tech products, such as an immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 23, 2023

In recent years, companies from virtually every industry have begun to discover just how beneficial immersive technology can be when it comes to improving collaboration and productivity. The most recent device, the HoloLens 2, comes in a variety of editions, including industrial and development options.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. For starters, they’re based in Oregon as opposed to Silicon Valley.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This made sure investors gained some trust for immersive reality startups again, something that will be beneficial for our whole industry. I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. Great job, Magnopus!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 24, 2023

This week was pivotal for the XR industry. Also, among new consumer-based immersive hardware and software launches, the industrial XR space is accelerating across the enterprise space. The updated Omniverse suite now contains considerations for industrial Metaverse content creation.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

It will be possible to shoot 4K videos of the augmented applications, body tracking has been improved , and the system will be able to perform better environment understanding The new ARKit features will be used by a new tool provided by Apple for all its iPhone users: RoomPlan. like EMG?—?to Bytedance keeps investing in XR.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Industry. #1 1 The AR industry swallows its Jagged Little “Reality” Pill as it pushes the mainstream AR eyewear target out a couple of years. this year the AR industry is forced to take its head out of the “AR Cloud” and come to terms with just how hard it is really is to usher in our wearable AR future. Source: Samsung.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The very first Vision VR/AR Summit was home to keynote addresses from established leaders in the emerging industries, leaders such as Gabe Newell of SteamVR, Palmer Luckey of Oculus, and Dr. Richard Marks of PlayStation VR. The “VR Game Dev” track will tackle platform-specific development, case studies, and tool/service demos.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2024

Meanwhile, competitors such as Meta and Microsoft are working to get XR devices into employees’ hands today. Then, like with its iOS platforms, driving consumer adoption of spatial productivity tools allows for Apple’s first step towards a Vision Pro in every office building. But enterprise adoption may come.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

It’s the fruits of lots of rigor, and the design principles of Spatial’s founding team including Jinha Lee (MIT, Microsoft, Samsung) and Anand Agarawala. That includes the work it’s done to support collaborative industrial design for toy manufacturers like Mattel, and car manufacturers like Ford. Faster Horses.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2017

But while all the R&D muscle that Microsoft put behind this tech is certainly impressive, the question is whether that personalized spatial audio translates into more immersive user experiences. In the middle of the chamber sat a huge acoustic measurement device called an arc rig, covered with 16 speakers and multiple microphones.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

Once again, the event will take place virtually for those unable to visit in person, but as with last year, it will also be an all-singing, all-dancing, fully live event with hundreds of thousands of industry visitors expected from around the world. These heavy hitters will be joined by around 2,400 other exhibitors of all shapes and sizes.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 30, 2020

Other investors include Expa, Lerer Hippeau, Leaders Fund, Samsung NEXT and Andy Hertzfeld (of Macintosh fame). “The industry is firing up 5G and that will also be a big push.” It’s not disclosing valuation at this stage, Anand Agarawala, the CEO who co-founded the company with Jinha Lee (CPO), said in an interview.

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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. CLOUD ANCHORS This tool allows users to place virtual objects in physical space that can be viewed by other users on their own devices.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 7, 2016

With the new generation of immersive content, the industry needs to solve this new and harder engineering challenges. Its founders claim to be a proven team of industry experts from their former senior roles at Apple, Adobe, Microsoft and Lucasfilm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Further, the announcement reveals plans to integrate Microsoft Mesh—the company’s multi-user XR foundation—with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR development tools.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Capacity issues have led to a multibillion-dollar infrastructure crisis in the airport industry, not to mention low customer expectations on the part of airlines and airline passengers (airports’ two main customers). That year, SITA worked with Helsinki Airport to explore visualizing airport operations with the Microsoft HoloLens.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. A new set of tools for developers to build all of this. If you haven’t seen a Microsoft Hololens or a Magic Leap you probably have no clue about how amazing this will be.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future. HoloLens got a major software update , and Microsoft introduced new enterprise mixed reality applications like Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout.

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VeeR VR

APRIL 10, 2018

It seems like everyday we see new startups posing innovative solutions to problems in the immersive technology industry. The best way to learn about a new emerging field is to speak to people directly working in the industry right now. Alice is one of the top journalists covering the virtual reality industry. Alice Bonasio.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

Out-of-Home entertainment, and Immersive Technology industry specialist Kevin Williams reports in his latest Virtual Arena column on the further growth in recognition that virtual reality VR is receiving from the Enterprise sector. Image credit: KWP. edutainment” a factor in the deployment of virtual education). Image credit: KWP.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This lets you experience scenes that are a bit more complex than the ones that you can live on Microsoft’s device; The field of view is 40° Horizontal and 30° Vertical. Furthermore, it is not something original to Magic Leap, since I’ve seen Microsoft doing it in VR some years ago. It’s a safer choice, IMHO.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. Some updates on Meta products. Learn more.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Having launched its first VR headset in late 2017, alongside a handful of similar headsets as part of Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, HP is preparing to take its next step with the launch of a new headset that diverges from the pack. The first I recognize: Samsung’s recently launched Odyssey+. Image courtesy HP.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

This could also be a move to counteract the probable future actions of Samsung, that is rumored to announce an amazing AR/VR hybrid standalone headset; The showcase of a new pro device based on the Half-Dome prototype , to fight the Valve Index… and that will become the Rift Pro; The announcement of a new Facebook Metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

All social companies are now competing on who can offer the best tools to create them: the one having the lead is currently Snapchat (that has been the first startup believing in augmentations), which has already implemented full-body filters, and location-based filters, where you can augment certain landmarks of various cities. Sounded good.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If these Facebook features proved to be popular, more developers would use them, and finally, Facebook could have more power on the VR development tools , after the failed acquisition of Unity. Microsoft now sees VR as a high priority for Flight Simulator. You know, Microsoft only adds VR when people ask for it….

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Companies are beginning to incorporate the technology into solutions across various industries, including healthcare, sports, education, tourism, and the automotive industry. The tool can hear a dialog partner, then translate the speech to one of the available languages. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables. Mobile application.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The VR industry today is likely not exactly what Brendan Iribe envisioned it would be back in 2012. Over the course of the last four years, the VR industry has become bigger, more complex, and more competitive than most could have imagined. A Tale Of Two Headsets. Though that creates other questions that we’ll get to in a second.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We captured the transition from a couple companies shipping development tools to hobbyists into a fast-moving industry driven by some of the world’s largest tech companies, each of which is selling increasingly sophisticated systems directly to consumers. December 2015. March 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But, you know, companies should select the right tool for the job. So that’s a better tool for that job in a certain respect. But they house it… their trick is the way they house it, is industrial-grade. You have Reflect, which is focused largely on the industrial aftermarket and large equipment and integrating CAD.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But, you know, companies should select the right tool for the job. So that’s a better tool for that job in a certain respect. But they house it… their trick is the way they house it, is industrial-grade. You have Reflect, which is focused largely on the industrial aftermarket and large equipment and integrating CAD.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They want immersive tools. You can now go deep on it with 3D tools that are baked into the platform. And he, with the new phones -- the iPhone 12, and the iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 and up -- they all have infrared scanners on them now. So the good news is there's certain industries or certain. They want on-demand.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They want immersive tools. You can now go deep on it with 3D tools that are baked into the platform. And he, with the new phones -- the iPhone 12, and the iPad, and the Samsung Galaxy S20 and up -- they all have infrared scanners on them now. So the good news is there's certain industries or certain. They want on-demand.

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