The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I thought that there could be nothing else to say in this roundup apart from the Connect, while actually, digging into the various XR magazines and social media feed, I have been able to find a lot of interesting little news, which I’m reporting to you. Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! So, Microsoft has made whatever it could to make the limited FOV more acceptable and we have to appreciate that. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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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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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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ARVR

MARCH 22, 2021

Among tech giants investing in AR , Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. That not only includes its best-of-breed hardware in the Hololens 2, but an expanding suite of software (it is Microsoft after all) for enterprise AR. usually to future-proof core businesses.

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ARVR

JUNE 14, 2021

continuing here with Microsoft. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Owning Enterprise AR Among tech giants investing in AR, Microsoft continues to show strong signs as a leading platform for enterprise productivity. This ties to Microsoft’s DNA, as enterprise productivity has been its core business for 30 years.

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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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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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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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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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VRScout

MAY 12, 2017

The intuitive project was announced at this year’s Microsoft Build Developer Conference which officially kicked-off Wednesday in Seattle. Using Microsoft technology we can now create even more immersive worlds for audiences to explore and enjoy. No word on when you can expect a public release as of yet.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

A new leak coming from Twitter user choco_bit and published by online magazine 9to5Mac seems to point to the fact that the upcoming iPhone 12 Pro phone may feature a rear depth camera. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. I will come out fatter from this quarantine . Top news of the week. Image from 9to5Mac). supports VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Considering the terrible sales performances of Snap Spectacles, I think the news will arrive on all main tech magazines, but the sales of these glasses won’t be spectacular. Sounded good. Smartphone-based AR is here to stay. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews).

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As I reported last week, people are exploring class actions, or are switching to other devices, and I even found on Kotaku (a popular indie gaming magazine) a very angry article about this topic. More info (New features of OpenXR) More info (OpenXR in Unity) More info (OpenXR in Microsoft products). Support The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. We all know that this thought has not aged well, and that Microsoft has failed completely entering the phone market, with billions of loss because of that. XR is going to conquer the consumer market. USA vs China.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I know many people that have tried this T-shirt: it has been one of the most discussed gadgets of CES in the community, even if it had no visibility on the most important VR magazines. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (FIT) together with various partners from industry including Apple, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Son y has confirmed the release and official adoption of H.266/Versatile Not a great evolution from Microsoft. Support this VR magazine! The other games were A.R.T.I,

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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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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. Microsoft has answered the report saying that “HoloLens is doing great” , and Alex Kipman has tweeted not to believe what you read on the internet.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It’s my first time in such an important magazine and I’m incredibly happy about it! Reading the reviews from the most important magazines, I’ve learned that the killer feature of this headset is the new XR2 Gen2 chipset. Shipping will start on October, 10th.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2021

Microsoft announced their new platform Mesh last week to enable better mixed reality experiences across not only AR and VR headsets, but also mobile and desktop. Mesh is built on Microsoft Azure which enables developers to build immersive, multiuser, cross-platform mixed reality applications through an SDK. Spatial Maps?—?Spatial

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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

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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns.

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CraneMorley

APRIL 26, 2021

CraneMorley’s work with Microsoft HoloLens and Mixed Reality was featured in the latest spring 2021 edition of The Record Magazine. The first featured article highlights CraneMorley’s use of Microsoft HoloLens 2, Dynamics 365 Guides and Remote Assist during the pandemic. Back to Blog Page.

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CraneMorley

JANUARY 19, 2021

The latest release of The Record magazine features CraneMorley work with Microsoft HoloLens 2. A key product in use is the Microsoft HoloLens 2 and the different capabilities including Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides. Using Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Dynamics 365 Guides. Back to Blog Page.

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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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CraneMorley

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

CraneMorley’s was recently published in the latest summer 2021 edition of The Record Magazine. The answer is Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Dynamics 365 Guides. The Record- The Record Magazine provides news and industry thought leadership on Microsoft and partner technology in the enterprise. Back to Blog Page.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Remember that Sony owns very famous IPs, so it may launch some exclusive games with VR support that get lots of visibility in gaming magazines. Other companies like Nreal and Microsoft are in a better position, but just because we are in the very early stages of the market.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The pandemic has also spurred swiss UBS bankers to experiment with virtual reality, equipping their London traders with Microsoft HoloLens smart glasses to recreate the atmosphere of a trading floor. To deploy a virtual platform for training employees working with clients, the bank will have to purchase thousands of VR headsets.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 2, 2023

All of this is a problem if you would like to use this device instead of your standard laptop: if you want to use Photoshop or Microsoft Word, this is probably not the device you are looking for. And its chipset is a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2. But to use the G-doc suite, it is pretty cool.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Anduril's Lattice software will run on Microsoft's militarized HoloLens IVAS for US Army soldiers. Luckey tells Wired magazine that in future he even envisions integrating natural language models to allow Lattice to describe specifics of inbound threats and converse with soldiers about them. What Is HoloLens IVAS? HoloLens IVAS 1.2

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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

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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