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2023

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 staff, with MRTK and HoloLens teams affected, plus AltspaceVR to be shut down

January 23, 2023

In General XR News January 23, 2023 – Microsoft has recently announced a series of potentially heavy blows to its XR business, as the company looks to lay off 10,000 staff. Several employees impacted by …

2022

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon AR2 platform to revolutionize AR glasses

November 17, 2022

In Augmented Reality News  November 17, 2022 – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a global provider of semiconductors and a key enabler of the metaverse through its continued investments and research in extended reality (XR) technology, has …

2022

Meta unveils Meta Quest Pro Virtual and Mixed Reality device at Meta Connect 2022

October 11, 2022

In Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News October 11, 2022 – Meta has today unveiled the Meta Quest Pro at Meta Connect 2022, the company’s annual conference focused on all things augmented and virtual reality …

2022

Google Ventures leads $12M Series A investment round in SideQuest platform

October 6, 2022

In Virtual Reality News October 6, 2022 – SideQuest, a platform designed to enable Meta Quest users to enjoy virtual reality (VR) content and experiences that are not yet available on the Meta Quest Store, …

2022

Hands-on with Meta Reality Labs’ Starburst prototype for HDR VR

August 12, 2022

In Virtual Reality News TL;DR – Starburst is very bulky, VERY bright, gets hot so quite heavy due to all the heat dissipation hardware, but an extremely impressive HDR VR demo. This week at SIGGRAPH, …

2022

Google to begin real-world testing of its latest Augmented Reality smart glasses prototype

July 21, 2022

In Augmented Reality News July 21, 2022 – Google has recently announced in a blog post that it will once again begin testing its latest augmented reality prototypes in the real world, starting next month. …

2022

NVIDIA and partners announce successful proof of concept for 5G-enabled Virtual Reality collaboration

June 16, 2022

In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2022 – NVIDIA and several partners have recently announced a successful proof of concept that uses edge computing and 5G-enabled virtual reality (VR) technology to enable two engineering teams …

2022

Qualcomm cuts the AR cord with its new Wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference Design powered by the Snapdragon XR2 platform

May 20, 2022

In Augmented Reality News  May 20, 2022 – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a global provider of semiconductors and XR technology, has today announced another milestone in its aim of making extended reality (XR) the next computing …

2022

A summary of all the VR games announced at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2022

April 20, 2022

In Virtual Reality News April 20, 2022 – Today, Meta held its second annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, during which several new virtual reality (VR) gaming titles were announced, as well as updates and expansions …

2022

How Augmented Reality can be used for industrial skills training

April 4, 2022

In Augmented Reality This is a contributed piece. Augmented reality (AR) is solving the industrial skills gap. That’s a fact. Industrial engineering is a rapidly ageing industry, with at least a quarter of all workers …

2022

Niantic announces it has acquired 8th Wall to expand its AR tools for developers

March 10, 2022

In Augmented Reality News  March 10, 2022 – Niantic, developer of Pokémon GO and provider of augmented reality (AR) technologies, has today announced that it has acquired 8th Wall, a provider of a web-based augmented …

2022

Sony reveals first look at new PlayStation VR2 headset and Sense controller design

February 23, 2022

In Virtual Reality News February 23, 2022 – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has revealed the new design of its next generation virtual reality (VR) headset, PlayStation VR2, together with an updated and final design image …

2022

Google reportedly working on Augmented Reality headset codenamed ‘Project Iris’

January 21, 2022

In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News January 21, 2022 – Google is reportedly building an augmented reality (AR) headset, according to a report published by The Verge, which cites two people familiar with the …

2021

Meta opens up its Horizon Worlds social VR platform to adult users in the US and Canada

December 9, 2021

In Virtual Reality News December 9, 2021 – Meta (formerly Facebook) has today announced that it is making its social virtual reality (VR) platform ‘Horizon Worlds’ available for free to everyone 18 years of age …

2021

A summary of announcements from Facebook Connect 2021, including the company’s new high-end VR headset ‘Project Cambria’

October 28, 2021

In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News October 28, 2021 – Today at Facebook Connect, Facebook’s annual conference on all things augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), it is quite clear that the company …

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US Army awards Microsoft task order to develop version 1.2 of its IVAS Mixed Reality solution

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