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Sightful Cancels Headless AR Workstation ‘Spacetop’, Pivots to Windows AR Software

Road to VR

Sightful, which secured $61 million in funding to date, now says its shifting focus to a software product for Windows laptops, enabling a similar AR experience, which will run Windows apps and integrate with Microsoft’s CoPilot AI features.

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How to Use the Meta Quest Software Update Tool

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Do you want immediate access to the latest software updates and features on your Meta Quest device without waiting for an update to apply automatically? Well, you’re in luck; the Meta Quest Software update tool, announced in June 2024, allows users to manually update their headsets. What is the Meta Quest Software Update Tool?

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AR at Google: Software Up, Hardware Down

AR Insider

Google continues to retreat from AR hardware while doubling down on software. Google Lens is propelled by the latter, as shown in the latest moves to plant it in prominent places. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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ThirdEye Announces Investment Fund for AR Software Providers

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Enterprise AR/MR hardware provider ThirdEye recently announced an investment fund for AR/MR software providers. Once an application is submitted, ThirdEye’s internal advisory board, consisting of tech experts and business development professionals, reviews the application and follows up with the software provider. This is a small fund.

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Google Ends Support Of ‘Tilt Brush,’ Software Now Open Source

VRScout

In an official statement released yesterday by Tim Aidley, Software Engineer, and Jon Corralejo, Program Manager for Tilt Brush , the pair stated that while the 3D painting software will remain available for purchase via major VR app stores, the team will be ending active development on the app. .”

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Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software

Road to VR

The post Google’s Early VR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ is Getting Revived as Open Source Software appeared first on Road to VR. Additionally, versions of Google Blocks will remain available on both Steam and the Meta PC Store, although you should not the last time these have received an update was in 2018.

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Immersed Shows 3 Minute Walkthrough Of Visor's System Software

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Immersed showed a 3 minute walkthrough of Visor's software features, seemingly working. Visor's software also allows for adjusting the curvature of virtual screens, a feature present in the fullscreen theater mode of Meta's Horizon OS. Who Is Immersed? What Is Visor? Critics claim it’s a scam.

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