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Microsoft is supposedly gearing up to field test its HoloLens-based military AR headset, however a new report contends the company is bracing for impact, as it’s expecting negative feedback from soldiers. Last year, Microsoft announced it had won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would see the development of a […]

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

3 years ago

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Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in the Russian Federation, with both social media platforms now completely inaccessible to users in that country. Meta’s VR services haven’t been mentioned by name in the bans, although they’re also likely to become inaccessible as a side effect. The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has caused a huge backlash […]

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NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep for Solar Array Replacements

3 years ago

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Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari of NASA began a spacewalk to assemble and install modification kits required for upcoming solar array upgrades on the?International Space Station?at 8:12 a.m. EDT. Barron, designated extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), is wearing a suit with red stripes. Chari, designated extravehicular crewmember 2 (EV 2), will wear …

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NASA TV is Live as Two Astronauts Prep for Station Spacewalk

3 years ago

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NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari now is underway and also is available on the NASA app, the Space Station blog and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 66 are preparing to exit the?International Space Station‘s Quest airlock for a spacewalk expected to begin at approximately 8:05 …

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Big XR News from VRARA, Niantic, Singulos Research, and HP

3 years ago

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The Immerse Global Summit’s Metaverse 2.0 event saw an industry-wide gathering of some of the top global tech firms investing and developing the next steps in the Metaverse. The massive two-day event saw numerous talks, panel discussions, and big reveals in the market, and was joined by a week full of massive headlines driving content […]

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MediView XR Raises $9.9m for TeleHealth Solution

3 years ago

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Last week, MediView XR secured roughly $9.9 million in a round of funding, enabling the Cleavland-based- firm to enhance remote connectivity and spatial computing for its immersive surgical navigation platforms. Inside View Investments led the Series A funding round in a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) financing proposal. MediView XR is searching for further […]

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Acura Opens Integra Sales with Metaverse, NFTs

3 years ago

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Luxury motor company Acura announced last week it would kick off the release of the 2023 Integra by joining the Metaverse with a virtual showroom and launching its first-ever non-fungible token (NFTs). The new Metaverse showroom Acura of Decentraland will debut on 22 March and allow people to view an immersive experience commemorating the Integra […]

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Tripp CEO Discusses Partners Meta, Qualcomm, and Niantic

3 years ago

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TRIPP, a popular health and wellness solution, began as a virtual reality (VR) app for Meta Quest and Playstation VR headsets, with an augmented reality (AR) port debuting on Nreal smart glasses in November last year. Recently, the firm has seen substantial growth, thanks to working with strong strategic partners such as Meta, Qualcomm, Pico […]

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