The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

Many magazines wrote that Meta is abandoning the “metaverse”, but actually, the famed M-word appeared two times in the statement that Mark provided his employees about the new course of the company. The hype is now all about AI, and that’s why Mark has said that the company is now heavily investing in artificial intelligence.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

The same analyst, though, added an important note to these statistics that has been ignored by many magazines: “shipping times remained unchanged 48 hours after pre-orders opened. And he’s not the only believer: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated Mixed Reality as one of the top three trends to follow for 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. Some months ago, some important magazines leaked that Microsoft might have abandoned the HoloLens project. According to a new leak, Microsoft scrapped the plans for a HoloLens 3, and also the collaboration with Samsung has been brought to an end.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

This also comes as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft. The last year has seen some erosion to Microsoft’s enterprise AR dominance due to a combination of internal and external factors. Those factors include turbulence in Microsoft’s U.S. ML2 represents a sizable and widely recognized leap from ML1.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But if Apple does indeed keep its plans for AR glasses in the long term, it will likely be a lighter form of AR than what we see in devices like Microsoft HoloLens. For example, Microsoft is down and Magic Leap is up, which flips their previous positioning. Specifically, Microsoft is seeing some turbulence in its landmark U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

More info Other relevant news (Image by Apple) Apple invited XR journalists to WWDC For the first time ever, Apple has explicitly invited the main editors of the most important XR magazines to the WWDC. In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When the acquisition was performed, Satya Nadella said that from Activision, Microsoft could have get also some expertise about “metaverse”, so I’m curious to see if in the long run, this acquisition may have some effects also in our field. All journalists are writing reviews about it, and they are all pretty positive.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2022

It turns out it is a common problem, highlighted even by popular magazines like Upload VR. Thanks Microsoft for keeping the tradition of the cycle of operating systems. Unless you are forced to for whatever reason, my suggestion is to keep using Windows 10 for VR at least for a few more months , while Meta and Microsoft fix this mess.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Adding AR to this traditional workflow involves software from VisualLive and Microsoft Hololens. Bottom-Line Impact Much of the above was put into play in the construction of Microsoft data centers. Microsoft’s Azure Spatial Anchors were also used for positional accuracy of BIM models. This gives them additional perspective.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2022

BMW does this by accessing digital elements from its cloud data management system through Microsoft HoloLens. This lets it visualize various designs to get a better sense of the finished product through a tighter feedback loop. Engineers then overlay digital components and manipulate positioning through HoloLens’ standard hand gestures?—?a

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Microsoft Azure’s Mixed Reality API ). Low barrier to entry WebXR capabilities in browsers are becoming standardised thanks to the efforts of Google, Microsoft and Mozilla, making these features accessible and compatible across multiple devices. Demonstration of how web pages can gain an awareness of the spaces around them.

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ARVR

APRIL 15, 2022

Led by tools such as Spatial and Microsoft Mesh , remote collaboration and industrial support can be enabled. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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VRScout

AUGUST 4, 2019

Not too long ago the US Army announced a whopping $479M contract with Microsoft to supply 100,000 modified HoloLens headsets for combat use. One interesting part about TRACER is that the entire system is built almost entirely from commercial, off-the-shelf products that anyone can purchase on the internet.

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ARVR

APRIL 16, 2021

Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. It follows the 2018 contract with Microsoft for $480 million over 2 years. This deal represents a 45x delta over its previous contract with Microsoft. Army’s previous contract with Microsoft. One of the biggest news items from the past few weeks in the AR sphere is the U.S.

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ARVR

AUGUST 5, 2020

ARGear was presented alongside products from companies including Microsoft, Logitech, and SK Telecom. link] ARGear at the 2020 RemoteWork Fair was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Developed by : Guerrilla Games | Published by : Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s) : PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 2. Developed by : Quantic Dream | Published by : Sony Computer Entertainment & Quantic Dream Platform(s) : PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 3.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The company’s resurgence happens as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft. These things have set Microsoft’s AR ambitions back a bit. Without disparaging Microsoft or piling on the grief, we mention this only to say that the timing is opportune for a HoloLens 2 competitor.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Using Microsoft HoloLens and software from Scope AR, they can see line-of-sight markers to guide fastener positioning. structural integrity needed in deep-space conditions. Traditionally, technicians take several measurements to place fasteners in the correct spot. It requires lots of scrutiny to ensure accurate placement.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Other relevant news. HoloLens 2 availability has been expanded to 15 new regions : Italy (YESSS!) News from partners (and friends).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

Congress is stopping the acquisition of more Microsoft IVAS headset. The story of the IVAS, the modified HoloLens system that Microsoft is building for the army, is becoming always more similar to a soap opera. This is a decision that is not going to make Microsoft happy. All VR magazines reported the news with enthusiasm.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Hololens 2 Credit: Microsoft One of the major XR platforms used in business applications is Microsoft Hololens 2. Interhaptics provides solid hand interaction performances which complement smoothly Microsoft MRTK far interactions. The HoloLens 2 has a greater hand tracking precision compared to other windows-based VR devices.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For one, market-leading Microsoft (HoloLens 2) has experienced headwinds, including turbulence in its massive U.S. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) announced it hired XR Veteran Joanna Popper as its Chief Metaverse Officer to explore digital technologies, Variety Magazine reported on Thursday.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 8, 2021

These updates will be compatible with all hand-tracking devices and exoskeletons currently integrated with Interhaptics: UltraLeap Oculus Quest Hand-Tracking Sensoryx VR Free Gloves Microsoft Hololens 2 SenseGlove DK1 All standard VR controllers About Interhaptics Interhaptics is a software company specialized in haptics.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. The HoloLens incorporates several patent-protected Microsoft inventions, including Kipman’s motion sensors initially brought to market for the Xbox Kinect video game controller. billion in 2016.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Frontal view of the device (Image by Microsoft). The biggest news of the MWC for what concerns XR has been for sure the announcement of the HoloLens 2 by Microsoft. Image by Microsoft). Together with the HoloLens 2, Microsoft has also announced a new version of the Kinect, called Kinect Azure. HoloLens 2. Azure Kinect.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The company’s resurgence happens as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft. These things have set Microsoft’s AR ambitions back a bit. Without disparaging Microsoft or piling on the grief, we mention this only to say that the timing is opportune for a HoloLens 2 competitor.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Many big magazines have talked about this problem, and all our efforts together made sure that Meta took action. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great. The special IVAS program that Microsoft is carrying on to develop a special version of HoloLens 2 for the US Army is not doing that well. It was even featured on Google News.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Meanwhile, Snapdragon AR2 is already being used and tested by AR leaders including Adobe, Microsoft and Niantic. For example, the AR2 joins last November’s launch of its Snapdragon Spaces platform, giving Qualcomm tighter integration of software and silicon. Consider it AR’s coming of age.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. Force Multiplier Back to the issue of timing and underlying tech (a gating factor for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D in 2006), a force multiplier for all of the above may be 5G. The product’s main feature was 3D graphical renderings of U.S.

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ARVR

AUGUST 31, 2022

First, it upgraded its hardware to Microsoft Hololens 2 which means greater positional accuracy. Case Study: Boeing Streamlines Aircraft Assembly with AR was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Oculus quest 2 is the same price as the Xbox series S(a gaming console by Microsoft), but the Xbox is able to have much better graphics quality. Your not going to get the same resolution and graphics quality on a VR headset as on a console, unless you pay a very pretty penny. There’s no fix for this until the tech gets better.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

An Oculus Rift is set to arrive at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX cargo ship, according to a report by Air & Space Magazine. Microsoft’s HoloLens previously made a trip to the space station after a failed launch, and custom VR headsets have been used by astronauts in the past.

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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2022

Google could be the knowledge layer, Facebook could be the social layer, Microsoft the enterprise productivity layer, and Amazon the commerce layer. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In partnership with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Cesium, it offers a real-time 3D creation engine for producing immersive mapping and digital twins of real-world locations. Equipped with Cesium’s 3D Tiles and geolocal data from Microsoft Bing and OpenStreetMap, the software lets developers simulate geo-specific experiences.

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ARVR

MAY 11, 2022

Long Tail And the list goes on…Amazon is making a few subtle but notable geo-local AR moves, while Microsoft Mesh is an enterprise version of much of the above. And Niantic is directly targeting a real-world metaverse through its Lightship platform, which will enable and accelerate geo-local AR apps.

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