Microsoft won’t stop its work on a nearly half-billion-dollar government contract designed to bring HoloLens augmented reality tech to the U.S. Army. “We made a principled decision that we’re not going to withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies to protect the freedoms we enjoy,” Nadella told CNN in an interview. “We […]
View More Microsoft CEO defends work on half-billion-dollar HoloLens military contractCategory: Augmented Reality
Qualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsets
Qualcomm wants to create a new device category, XR viewer headsets, that combine the compute power of its current Snapdragon 855 platform with the speed of 5G on a smartphone to provide you with mobile VR and AR experiences — or ‘Extended Reality,’ as Qualcomm likes to call it — with six degrees of freedom […]
View More Qualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsetsMicrosoft Hololens 2 ushers in the next generation of augmented reality
Mobile World Congress is primarily a show for new phone announcements, but Microsoft used the show to unveil its brand new HoloLens 2.
The new augmented reality headset is sleeker-looking, more comfortable, and more powerful than the previous generation that debuted in 2016. But most importantly, HoloLens 2 has a much wider field of view (FOV) — more than double the FOV of the original HoloLens — to enable more immersive mixed reality experiences.
Without a doubt, the extremely limited FOV was the HoloLens’ biggest weakness. And it looks like Microsoft’s listened to all of our complaints. Read more…
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Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its HoloLens ‘mixed reality’ headset at MWC Barcelona today. The new HoloLens 2 features a significantly larger field of view, higher resolution and a device that’s more comfortable to wear. Indeed, Microsoft says the device is three times as comfortable to wear (though it’s unclear how Microsoft measured this). […]
View More Say hello to Microsoft’s new HoloLens with twice the field of viewHere are the first leaked images of Microsoft’s new HoloLens
Microsoft is scheduled to hold a major press conference at MWC Barcelona later today. With Satya Nadella and Alex Kipman in attendance, the expectation has long been that the company would use the event to show off the next version of its HoloLens mixed reality headset. Just hours before the event, though, Twitter user WalkingCat […]
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View More Group of employees call for end to Microsoft’s $480M HoloLens military contractMicrosoft bringing Dynamics 365 mixed reality solutions to smartphones
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View More Microsoft bringing Dynamics 365 mixed reality solutions to smartphonesMovable Ink adds augmented reality to email marketing arsenal
Movable Ink has always helped marketers create highly customizable, visually interesting emails. Today, the company announced a new capability for marketers who want to introduce light-weight augmented reality (AR) to their campaigns. Moveable Ink co-founder and CTO Michael Nutt says the company was looking for a way to provide customers with AR experiences with less […]
View More Movable Ink adds augmented reality to email marketing arsenalLEGO launches eight AR-focused sets
LEGO’s long been leader among traditional toy companies when it comes to embracing tech trends, from mobile apps to robotics. The toy maker’s been talking up its plans to embrace augmented reality since a couple of WWDCs ago, and now it’s finally ready to go all-in with the launch of eight AR-focused sets. All are […]
View More LEGO launches eight AR-focused setsFacebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claims
Less than a year after making a $3 billion investment into the future of virtual reality with the purchase of Oculus VR, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was considering another multi-billion-dollar bet to ensure that his company dominated the VR platform, buying Unity, the popular game engine that’s used to build half of all gaming titles. […]
View More Facebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claimsFacebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claims
Less than a year after making a $3 billion investment into the future of virtual reality with the purchase of Oculus VR, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was considering another multi-billion-dollar bet to ensure that his company dominated the VR platform, buying Unity, the popular game engine that’s used to build half of all gaming titles. […]
View More Facebook mulled multi-billion-dollar acquisition of gaming giant Unity, book claimsMedivis has launched its augmented reality platform for surgical planning
After two years of development, Medivis, a New York-based company developing augmented reality data integration and visualization tools for surgeons, is bringing its first product to market. The company was founded by Osamah Choudhry and Christopher Morley who met as senior residents at NYU Medical Center. Initially a side-project, the two residents roped in some […]
View More Medivis has launched its augmented reality platform for surgical planning