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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. Image courtesy Microsoft. The post Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market appeared first on Road to VR.

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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. The report also noted that early adopters and consumers of emerging technologies will likely see their creations reemerge as enterprise productivity solutions.

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

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Even though its focus is on new computer graphics technology, it covers many other relevant XR topics, such as privacy and safety in AR and VR, rapid prototyping of XR experiences, haptics, and digital twins. Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. Where: Lisbon, Portugal.

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USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

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The University of Southern California (USC) announced last week the launch of an over $1 billion USD initiative to grow its university programmes for extended reality (XR), generative artificial intelligence, and ethical technology. It will also spearhead a School of Advanced Computing to incubate computing projects for advanced technologies.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

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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. Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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Magic Leap 2 Review: A High-Spec Enterprise AR Headset

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Now, as Microsoft and Qualcomm alumni, Chief Executive Peggy Johnson has advanced the company’s position as a top-tier enterprise product. Speaking at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Peggy Johnson explained the need for spatial technologies to back the global economy.

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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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