Microsoft releases HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Production for Unreal Engine
Microsoft today announced the release of HoloLens 2 Mixed Reality Production for Unreal Engine, a new free course to learn how to use Unreal Engine or develop for the HoloLens. Microsoft built this...
View ArticleMicrosoft Mesh App for HoloLens gets a major update with improved UI and new...
Early this year, Microsoft announced Microsoft Mesh, an Azure-based cloud platform that will allow anyone to build immersive, multiuser, cross-platform mixed reality apps. To showcase the capabilities...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Windows Holographic version 21H2 with a brand new feature...
Microsoft today announced the release of Windows Holographic, version 21H2. This new update brings a brand new feature for HoloLens 2. The new feature called Moving Platform Mode enables tracking on...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s multi-billion dollar deal with US defense for HoloLens is still on
Since 2018 Microsoft has been developing a version of the HoloLens 2 specifically for the US military. Called Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), the device replaced the Army’s own Heads-Up...
View ArticleMicrosoft HoloLens 2 now available for purchase in South Africa and Mexico
Microsoft today announced the availability of HoloLens 2 in South Africa and Mexico. HoloLens 2 is a comfortable mixed reality device, with industry-leading solutions that deliver an immersive...
View ArticleMicrosoft announces a limited-time 15% discount on HoloLens 2
At Ignite 2021, Microsoft today announced a new promotional offer for HoloLens 2. As part of this limited-time promotion, HoloLens 2, HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition and HoloLens 2 Development Edition...
View ArticleMicrosoft brings HoloLens 2 to India
In an effort to expand the availability of its mixed reality headset, Microsoft has announced HoloLens 2 for users in India. The mixed reality headset is now available for sale in India via authorized...
View ArticleReport: Microsoft is losing augmented reality team members to Meta
WSJ today reported that Microsoft augmented reality (AR) team lost around 100 people in the past 1 year alone, to Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Microsoft introduced the HoloLens headset in 2016....
View ArticleMicrosoft may have canceled HoloLens 3 due to “strategic uncertainty”
According to a report published by Business Insider, Microsoft has canceled its plans to release what the company would have called HoloLens 3. Citing sources inside Microsoft, the report says that...
View ArticleMicrosoft to bring its products to Meta Quest devices
Microsoft and Meta have agreed to a new partnership that will bring the former’s Microsoft 365, Windows 365, and Xbox Cloud Gaming services to Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. Microsoft’s partnership...
View ArticleDoes HoloLens still have a future?
The VR industry is continuously expanding, especially in the healthcare section. According to a recent report by Allied Market Research, Microsoft is one of the top players dominating the global VR in...
View ArticleMicrosoft HoloLens still has a future
With the recent negative pieces of news regarding HoloLens, getting clear assurance about its future is almost impossible. Nonetheless, Scott Evans, Vice President of Mixed Reality at Microsoft,...
View ArticleReport: US Army to use Microsoft’s IVAS HoloLens in the field in 2023
A new report (via MIXED) revealed that the US Army is set to officially use Microsoft’s military Integrated Audio Visual System (IVAS) HoloLens in 2023, which is a surprise, given the reports months...
View ArticleAltSpaceVR shutdown, MRTK and HoloLens layoffs reflect Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s move to lay off 5% of its workforce recently reflects the inevitable changes coming to the company. One of these changes mentioned by Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella includes the...
View ArticleMicrosoft patents AR glasses with modular design including hot swappable battery
Microsoft files patents for brand-new AR glasses — complete with its modular design with a hot swappable battery. Honestly? It looks promising. The Redmond-based tech giant’s patent application,...
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