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Hands-on: HTC’s ‘5G Hub’ Demonstrates VR Cloud-rendering is on the Horizon

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Feb 26, 2019

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HTC announced a new product out of left field here at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week, the 5G Hub mobile hotspot that includes a media streaming device, a digital assistant, and Internet access point for up to 20 concurrent devices. HTC’s growing focus on virtual reality has also led it to include what the company says will be one of the first devices to deliver on the promise of cloud-based app rendering for VR headsets.

Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View

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Feb 26, 2019

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Yesterday at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the company’s next iteration of its enterprise-focused standalone AR headset. Microsoft is coming strong out of the gate with its fleet of partners as well as a number of in-house developed apps that they say will make it easier for companies to connect, collaborate, and do things like learn on-the-job skills and troubleshoot work-related tasks. That’s all well and good, but is the HoloLens 2 hardware truly a ‘2.0’ step forward? That’s the question that ran through my mind for my half-hour session strapped into the AR headset. The short answer: yes.

‘Marvel VR’ Has Seen Its Last Update as Focus Shifts to 2019 Rift-exclusive Lineup

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Feb 26, 2019

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Following its fourth update this week, there are no plans for further updates to Marvel Powers United VR (2018), an Oculus spokesperson has confirmed to Road to VR. For developer Sanzaru Games, publisher Oculus Studios, and Rift owners alike, the focus is on the future.

Watch HoloLens 2 ‘Spatial’ Remote Collaboration Demo from MWC 2019

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Feb 24, 2019

Spatial is a real-time AR collaboration platform first developed for the original HoloLens by New York-based startup Spatial. Although now that Microsoft’s new and improved HoloLens 2 is in the mix, Spatial CEO Anand Agarawala and CPO Jinha Lee took the stage today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) HoloLens 2 unveiling to show off what’s next for the platform.

Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Demo from MWC 2019

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Feb 24, 2019

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the next iteration of the company’s standalone AR headset. While HoloLens 2 purportedly boasts a 2-3 our battery life and a 70 degree field of view—two times larger than the previous HoloLens—Microsoft’s onstage demo revealed a few more improved capabilities attested to the device, namely its hand-tracking, voice input, and eye-tracking.

HoloLens 2 Specs Reveal 2–3 Hour ‘Active’ Battery Life, Optional Top Strap, & More

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Feb 24, 2019

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Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2, a standalone AR headset and successor to the original HoloLens. While the company is still keeping some specs under wraps, a list of official specs gives further insight into the new headset.

Microsoft Reveals HoloLens 2 with More than 2x Field of View & 47 Pixels per-Degree

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Feb 24, 2019

Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. The headset features a laser-scanning display which brings a field of view that’s more than 2x the original HoloLens and 47 pixels per degree.

Mozilla Announces ‘Firefox Reality’ AR Web Browser for Hololens 2

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Feb 24, 2019

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Today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain Mozilla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the Firefox Reality web browser to the recently revealed Microsoft HoloLens 2.

Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Livestream Here @ 9:00AM PT

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Feb 24, 2019

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Microsoft is expected to reveal HoloLens 2 at its MWC Media Event today in Barcelona and you can catch the official livestream right here.

‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Update Brings ‘Nuke’ Objective, New Enemy, & Hero Tuning

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Feb 24, 2019

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Marvel Powers United VR, the latest Rift-exclusive title from Oculus Studios, got its fourth update this week which introduces a new objective and enemy, along with a slew of tweaks including a “significant tuning pass” to hero abilities to reduce ability spam and increase hero versatility.

NextVR Finally Available on Vive via SteamVR

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Feb 24, 2019

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NextVR, a company specializing in live VR broadcasting of sports and entertainment content, has finally launched their app on SteamVR after several months of listing it as “coming soon.” While the app has previously been available on Vive via HTC’s Viveport platform since early last year, Vive users who exclusively use SteamVR haven’t had access.

AT&T to Demonstrate Cloud-rendered SteamVR Content Streamed Over 5G

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Feb 23, 2019

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AT&T, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, this week announced plans to demonstrate cloud-rendered VR content streaming over a 5G network. The company says its 5G Lab, which is exploring use-cases for 5G and edge networking, will host the demonstration next month which will show SteamVR content rendered in the cloud and sent over a 5G network with low enough latency for a full 6DOF VR experience.

Bigscreen Patches Potential Hack That Could Have Spelled Disaster for the Platform

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Feb 22, 2019

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A team of researchers at the University of New Haven recently uncovered an exploit that could mean a serious security threat to apps built on the Unity game engine. Bigscreen Beta, the Unity-based social VR platform that lets you stream you monitor to others and chat in virtual reality, was particularly vulnerable before being patched last week.

Award-winning Mobile Meditation App ‘Calm’ Comes to Oculus Go & Gear VR

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Feb 22, 2019

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Rated Apple’s 2017 App of the Year and Google Play’s 2018 Editor’s Choice Award winner, the original mobile version of Calm has celebrated a measure of success over the years with its growing list of soothing guided meditation routines and nighttime stories to put a restless mind to bed. Today the studio behind Calm released a free VR version for Oculus Go and Gear VR.

‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Expansion Heads into 4th Beta Weekend Ahead of April Launch

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Feb 22, 2019

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Orbus Online, the indie studio behind MMORPG OrbusVR, is working on a pretty significant expansion to the base game, dubbed OrbusVR: Reborn. While the expansion is set to launch sometime in April, owners of OrbusVR can hop in starting today for its fourth beta weekend.

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