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Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

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The technology behind Microsoft’s enterprise-focused computer vision camera, the Azure Kinect developer kit , will soon find its way into commercial products. Microsoft is collaborating with two companies, Analog Devices and SICK AG , to create commercial devices using Azure Kinect’s 3D Time of Flight (ToF) depth technology.

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Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

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Microsoft announced at their at Future Decoded conference in London that HoloLens, the company’s augmented reality headset, will be expanding its international availability to include all of the European Union in December. image courtesy Microsoft. image courtesy Microsoft. .” image courtesy Microsoft.

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HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

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Microsoft initially began selling HoloLens 2 to enterprise customers back in late 2019, but a broader rollout has taken quite some time. HoloLens 2 is Microsoft’s enterprise-focused AR headset which the company initially launched late last year with limited availability to select partners. ” Image courtesy Microsoft.

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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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It’s true, all you need to play Fortnite on Quest 2/3/Pro with Xbox Cloud Gaming is a free Microsoft account , that and be in a supported region. Microsoft says you’ll need a high-speed internet connection, with best performance at rates of 20 Mbps and 5Ghz WiFi or mobile data connection.

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Didimo Announces $6.9M in New Funding to Further Develop 3D Digital Human Capture

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Didimo, a Portugal-based firm that creates digital models of humans, today announced that it’s raised more than $4.9 million from new and existing investors including Portugal Ventures, Farfetch UK Ltd., Founded in Portugal in 2016, CEO and founder Prof. Bynd VC, Beta-I and LC Ventures.

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Big XR News from Meta, Deloitte, Snap, and Virtuleap

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Next year, Apple will debut the Vision Pro following years of hype, and Microsoft will also start rolling out its industrial Metaverse services. GED Ventures Portugal led the $2.5 On the other hand, some of 2023’s leading XR firms are securing notable funding rounds as forecasts expect 2024 to be a monumental year for XR.

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Save the Date for the Most Important XR Events in Q3 and Q4 2022

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Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. Where: Lisbon, Portugal. The upcoming events include the one in London and Amsterdam , both in September. Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES). When: October 18-20, 2022. Where: San Diego, California, the US. AWE EU 2022. When: October 20-21, 2022.

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