⊲ NVIDIA ⊳ NVIDIA and Microsoft have unveiled RTX Spark, a superchip designed to shift Windows PCs from simple tools to digital teammates capable of assisting with work, content creation and...
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XR Powers “The Human as a Weapons System”
⊲ MIT Technology Review ⊳ Anduril and Meta are prototyping augmented-reality smart glasses for the US Army under a $159 million contract, aiming to optimise "the human as a weapons system." Two...
HoloLens Lives on in Logistics
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ The US Air Force has found an unexpected military use for Microsoft's HoloLens headsets, deploying them to help load and balance aircraft cargo. Originally envisaged for battlefield...
Ubiquitous 3D Workspaces are Trending
⊲ PCMag ⊳ Microsoft Teams (Premium) now includes “immersive events,” allowing users to host 3D meetings within virtual spaces using avatars. Accessible via desktop or Meta Quest VR headsets, the...
Beyond IVAS – Anduril Fuse XR and AI
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Anduril has unveiled its EagleEye military XR headset, designed to enhance soldiers' situational awareness and replaces Microsoft's IVAS program. With both optical and digital HUDs, it...
US Army Operational AR Lives On
⊲ The Register ⊳ The US Army has relaunched its augmented reality headset initiative with $354 million in contracts to Anduril and Rivet Industries for its Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)...
Anduril Takes Over and Accelerates US Army IVAS
⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ Anduril has taken over a the contract for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, valued at $22 billion. This transition allows Anduril to...
Microsoft AI Creates Virtual Worlds
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Microsoft has unveiled Muse, a generative AI model developed with Ninja Theory, designed to assist in creating game environments and gameplay for Xbox. Trained on 7 years of gameplay...
Gaussian Splats: (Nearly) Ready for Standardisation
⊲ Metaverse Standards Forum ⊳ The Gaussian Splatting Town Hall presentations showed a strong interest in 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and its potential for industry adoption. Although a consensus...
HoloLens 2 Support To End
The Verge | Microsoft discontinued its HoloLens 2 headset production on December 10, 2023 and now will only provide security updates until the end of 2027. Despite abandoning new hardware...
MS Flight Simulator 2024: The New Metaverse?
GamesBeat | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 harnesses cloud computing to create a highly detailed, realistic simulation of Earth. Jorg Neumann, head of the project, explains how shifting computing...
Virtual Microsoft Flight Simulator Career
MSFS Addons | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, launching in November will include a "Career Mode", catering to users seeking purpose beyond open-world flying. Players start by customising avatars...
Anduril Saves US Army’s IVAS?
The Defense Post | Anduril Industries is collaborating with Microsoft to revamp the US Army's IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) program. By integrating Anduril’s Lattice software, which...