Microsoft issues critical security patches. Have you updated yet?

Yep, we’ve finally reached the point where people are having to update their augmented reality headsets with security patches.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 19 Critical Vulnerabilities

Microsoft releases a total of 57 security patches, part of its July Patch Tuesday, with 20 rated critical. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Fixes 19 Critical Vulnerabilities

How augmented reality could save tech from itself

 Indeed, as technology marches relentlessly forward, it feels like many of today’s positions could soon be displaced. But just as with past technological inflection points — whether the steam engine, the telegraph, the computer or even industrial robots — technology will always give as much as it takes, as it always has. That matters little to people who have lost their… Read More Continue reading How augmented reality could save tech from itself

Microsoft Just Lost the Augmented Reality Wave (Premium)

Apple’s long-anticipated move into Augmented Reality (AR) has delivered a decisive death blow to HoloLens and the Windows Mixed Reality platform.
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HoloLens News is Just the Latest Evidence of Microsoft’s Real Focus (Premium)

HoloLens News is Just the Latest Evidence of Microsoft's Real Focus (Premium)

While Microsoft enthusiasts continue to react poorly to the software giant’s new strategy, I see a clarity here that should be celebrated. Microsoft is doing the right thing.

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Sharing Virtual and Holographic Realities via Vive and Hololens

An experimental project to mix reality and virtual reality by [Drew Gottlieb] uses the Microsoft Hololens and the HTC Vive to show two users successfully sharing a single workspace as well as controllers. While the VR user draws cubes in midair with a simple app, the Hololens user can see the same cubes being created and mapped to a real-world location, and the two headsets can even interact in the same shared space. You really need to check ou the video, below, to fully grasp how crazy-cool this is.

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