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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Quest 3 is an impressive leap in hardware, especially in the visual department, but it continues Meta’s tradition of building great hardware that feels held back by its software. Update (September 27th, 2023): Fixed the link to the second page at the bottom of this page.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2022

To that effect, Qualcomm says its collaborating with ByteDance on XR hardware, software, developer tools, and technology road maps—specifically targeted at Pico Interactive, which was acquired by ByteDance in August 2021.

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2023

Virtual Desktop has collaborated with Qualcomm to integrate the company’s Snapdragon Game Super Resolution, a software enhancement squarely targeted at increasing the wireless streaming quality and latency of PC visuals to Quest 2.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2023

First unveiled at CES 2022 early last year, Canon has now taken its first step into consumer VR software with Kokomo , its fledgling social VR platform. The Japanese optics and imaging giant announced that early access to its Kokomo social collaboration software for Quest 2 is now available in beta in the US and Canada.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Munich, Germany-based AR/VR software company Arthur Technologies today announced it’s successful raised $2.5 The company is also launching a beta of its VR collaboration software, Arthur. for Its VR Office Collaboration Software appeared first on Road to VR. million in seed funding.

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MARCH 11, 2024

ByteDance has trademarked Pico 4S, and icons depicting its controllers were found in the Pico software. Separately, a user on a Chinese VR forum posted screenshots of a folder of the Pico Connect PC VR streaming software version 10.0 It wasn't present in previous versions of the software, and has been removed in version 10.0.24.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

One of the ongoing challenges in market sizing is to piece together clues to extrapolate things like unit sales and software revenues. Both exercises extrapolated hardware units based on software revenue disclosures. For this market-sizing exercise, Chennavasin used game review volume as a correlative factor to software sales.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 8, 2024

Microsoft Power Apps Launches on Realwear Devices Microsoft’s most recent push to scale the distribution of its workplace immersive software to a range of users comes via an update from its long-term partnership with RealWear to distribute Power Apps to Realwear’s lineup of smart glasses for frontline workers.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

However, Meskill also had a lot to say about the software, including one potentially unforeseen change. The other kind of theme for us is that we’re really exploring our [independent software vendor] program in collaboration with Qualcomm.”. . “With your mind’s eye, you can extend that five years into the future.”

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JANUARY 11, 2024

id Software has been in direct contact with modding group Team Beef on the subject of potentially releasing their VR ports on the Quest Store. In response, Carmack wrote , "I got people at id Software playing the VR ports, and they are now in direct contact with @TeamBeefVR, so I am hopeful!"

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

RealWear has strengthened a partnership with a video enhancement software firm to create new video solutions for frontline workers. Founded in 2007, Sweden-based Vidhance specialises in software that improves video quality in devices, including smartphones, AR wearables and small sensors.

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ARPost

AUGUST 11, 2020

Recently announced Lenovo hardware, software updates, and industry partnerships provide both. Currently in its second generation, VR Classroom consists of content management software and curriculum-mapped experiences, preloaded onto a Lenovo Mirage VRS3 headset. Enter the VR Classroom.

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Slashgear

OCTOBER 22, 2021

After a prolonged period of time and a whole lot of work in securing the rights to release the software, Carmack and crew made this build a reality. An Oculus Go unlocked OS build was released today, courtesy of John Carmack. It’s a surprise, honestly, now that Oculus is owned by Facebook. It IS a welcome surprise, in any case.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Apple released the software development kit for its upcoming visionOS platform that drives the Vision Pro headset. The new software tools in the SDK for "Apple's first spatial computer" rely on eye, hand and voice input, and Apple says it is accepting applications for developer kits starting next month.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Apple appears to be getting ready to unveil its first mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. Now a report from Bloomberg maintains the Cupertino tech giant is also prepping a dizzying number of first-party apps, including gaming, fitness, video and collaboration tools.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Meta is rebranding its Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS, and opening it up to third-party headset makers. They'll have access to the same core software and platform services as Meta Quest headsets, including Meta's tracking and mixed reality technology and store.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Also notable is the fact that the technology is widely used in enterprise, through business software that improves various indicators by optimizing workflow and providing cost-effective job training. The company has provided web/mobile development, software development, digital and VR solutions since 2009 and is based in Croatia.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 26, 2024

Today, Intel announced that it is looking to progress its AI PC Acceleration program further by offering various new toolkits and devkits designed for software and hardware AI developers under a new AI PC Developer Program sub-initiative. Notably, this is both a software and a hardware play.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The post Oculus Quest Pro Reference Hidden in Latest Software, Mentions Face & Eye Tracking appeared first on Road to VR.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 17, 2024

Naturally, this is already changing the work that software developers do. Will we even need software developers in the future? Reviewing code : Generative AI can also be a useful tool when it comes to reviewing software. What Does The Future Look Like For Software Developers? Will We Still Need Software Developers?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Having launched its pilot program on PC VR earlier this year, YUR is now officially making its software available on Oculus Quest. Investment, Releases Calorie-counting Software for Quest appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy YUR. You won’t find YUR on the Oculus Store though, at least not yet.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Quest 3's passthrough will improve over time with software updates, according to Meta's CTO. Bosworth's comments suggest that Quest 3's depth estimation accuracy or resolution may be improved in upcoming software updates. If that happens, it would also improve the quality of the currently experimental dynamic occlusion feature.

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

On Tuesday, along with closing its seed funding round, the company unveiled its SurgicalAR software for HoloLens at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Florida. Using the HoloLens, the SurgicalAR software precisely maps medical imaging onto a surgeon's.

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Program Ace

AUGUST 31, 2023

Looking for a trustworthy list of top software outsourcing companies? We have just made one after research so that you could quickly get yourself a partner.

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Slashgear

JUNE 29, 2022

Europe has had a Mars orbiter in space for two decades, and so it's not surprising to learn it was using software made with an ancient version of Windows.

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VRScout

AUGUST 14, 2017

TheWaveVR has given us a glimpse as to what the future of production as well as performance could look like, but it still lacks the support of already-established names in software for now. The post New App Lets You Control Ableton Live Music Software In VR appeared first on VRScout.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 10, 2024

Automation, auto-complete and procedural generation of code have been part of the software engineering workflow for many years. Does this mean that software developers are now redundant? Overall, I believe this will lead to software engineers spending less time writing code and more time creating solutions.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Lytro , the once consumer-facing light field camera company which has recently pivoted to create high-end production tools , has announced a light field rendering software for VR that essentially aims to free developers from the current limitations of real-time rendering.

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Anand Tech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Designed to provide a more holistic end-user experience for adopters of hardware with the Ryzen AI NPU, AMD has made its latest version of the Ryzen AI Software available to the broader ecosystem. AMD Ryzen AI Software: Version 1.0 New to Version 1.0 AMD Ryzen AI Version 1.0 also supports PyTorch and TensorFlow 2.11

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Meta will soon roll out v49 of the Meta Quest system software , bringing updates to the Quest Home environments and further options for parents to supervise teens in VR via a new Family Center web page. The v49 software update will begin rolling out to Quest headsets soon.

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Mashable VR

JULY 1, 2022

You've probably heard that Macs don't need antivirus software, but whoever told you that was wrong. Antivirus software is still a worthwhile purchase. Here’s some useful information that will help you choose the right antivirus software for your Mac. Adware, or advertisement-supported software, is also a problem.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2019

The company joined VIVE X, HTC’s global VR/AR accelerator program, for its second batch back in 2017, which included investments and mentorship for a total of 33 startups working in the areas of software and hardware for both augmented and virtual reality. Mindesk was founded in Bari, Italy.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 21, 2021

When you're ready to test your GPU performance and compare it to other optimization results, you need powerful benchmarking software. Here are the best options.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Quest Pro and Quest 2 can do some pretty cool things but the software continues to be maddening. The hardware is cool, but to use a Quest Pro as of this writing is an exercise in losing time and patience with confusing software. For instance, why do I need to install and launch a meetings app to access my PC?

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 13, 2022

For years, developers of free, open-source software have been telling anyone who will listen that their projects needs better financial assistance and more oversight. Now, after a number of disastrous incidents involving open-source code, the federal government and Silicon Valley may finally be listening. Read more.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

In a software update today, Meta increased the maximum frequency from 490 MHz to 525 MHz. Quest 2’s GPU performance is now 7% higher than before. The Quest OS dynamically adjusts the GPU clock frequency to give apps the performance they need without wasting battery when they don’t need it.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And whether Quest buyers want Horizon or not, Meta is pushing it throughout the headset's software. It's clear that Meta is continuing to invest heavily in Horizon Worlds, recently bringing it to mobile and web and building a first-party studio to ship high quality games inside it.

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