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Microsoft Mesh for Teams is now Available on Meta Quest Headsets

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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Microsoft Teams Introduces Frontline AR Tools for iOS, Android

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Microsoft highlights how companies can benefit from Team’s enterprise-ready and proven end-to-end encryption, data loss prevention, and compliance certifications when leveraging the AR service. Microsoft is planning for device-wide general availability in 2024.

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Big XR News from Unity, PIXO VR, and Microsoft

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

XR World Reacts to New Unity Runtime Fees Unity Technologies has reportedly backtracked on the controversial fees it introduced last week, triggering a public outcry from the developer community, with many Unity developers slamming the new fees as unfair, prompting the San Francisco-based firm to rescind its announcement partially.

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Case Study: Medtronic Lessens Training Costs with AR

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These use cases are where Medical device manufacturer Medtronic, with the help of Re’Flekt and Unity, has implemented AR. To provide some context, a sizeable challenge for Medtronic is human error due to ineffective training. Training is outpaced by product cycles. That happens to the tune of $30,000 per training.

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Will Microsoft Claim the Metaverse Crown in 2024?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Microsoft spent the second half of 2023 championing what it coined as the industrial Metaverse, specifically an umbrella of multi-user XR services covering enterprise use cases such as collaboration, design procedures, and employee training. Will the loss of Windows Mixed Reality lead to a lull in XR products from the firm?

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Taqtile Deepen Microsoft Support at MWC 2024

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Taqtile, a leader in AR instructional solutions, is showcasing its now deepened support of Microsoft services to boost the usability of its immersive solution in demanding industrial environments. The company intends to prepare for an increasing number of OpenXR devices in 2024.

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Microsoft Mesh for Teams to Roll Out Upgrades at Build 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Microsoft unveiled fresh, immersive features for its Microsoft Mesh-powered Team platform, it announced at its Build 2023 event on Tuesday. Microsoft’s latest iteration of Avatars for Teams allows attendees also to break the cycle of video fatigue common among remote workers and their colleagues.

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