Today the trailer dropped for First Contact Entertainment’s fourth DLC pack for its tactical squad-based first-person VR shooter, Firewall Zero Hour. In the DLC pack there are two brand new contractors, each bringing a new skill to the table, as well as a slew of weapons, trinkets, and camo skins for clothing and weapons. This...
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...
Now that we’ve officially seen the HoloLens 2 and Microsoft has shown off the improvements and new superpowers of the augmented reality headset, what about the specs? Luckily, Microsoft has laid bare the full specifications for its next-generation headset. Let’s dive in and see what $3,500 buys. Video: . Display Optics: See-through holographic lenses (waveguides)...
After years of waiting, Microsoft has finally updated its industry-leading augmented reality device, the HoloLens. During a pre-show event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman, along with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Julia White, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Azure, took the wraps off the HoloLens 2. Don’t Miss:...
Technology giant Qualcomm sees a range of AR and VR eyewear in 2019 which can be powered over a USB-C wire by phones running its Snapdragon 855 chipset. The silicon technology giant is planning to “pre-validate components and performance between smartphones and XR viewers.” Qualcomm is planning to work with partners to implement “a new...
Microsoft’s introduction of HoloLens 2 included an appearance by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, a veteran critic of Microsoft, and he praised its openness.Read More Source: Tim Sweeney’s 2 minutes on stage at HoloLens 2 event says a lot about AR openness
Rumors point to Nintendo jumping into VR. But maybe Nintendo doesn’t need to push for high-end VR, at least not yet. Maybe it’s got more modest plans.Read More Source: Why the high-end doesn’t make sense for Nintendo’s foray into VR
Microsoft officially has unveiled the second version of its mixed reality headset. HoloLens 2 follows three years after the first version of the hardware.Read More Source: Microsoft unveils the $3,500 HoloLens 2 AR headset built for comfort and immersion
Mozilla’s mixed reality browser will be one of the earliest apps for Microsoft’s second-generation augmented reality headset, when it becomes widely available.Read More Source: Mozilla promises Firefox Reality for Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 in summer
With NordicNinja VC, Japan wants a piece of European deep tech. The $113 million fund launched this week aimed at startups specifically in Northern Europe.Read More Source: With NordicNinja VC, Japan seeks a piece of European ‘deep tech’ startups
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