Category Archives: Mixed Reality

Sharing Virtual and Holographic Realities via Vive and Hololens

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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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Lenovo Ships the First Tango-Powered Android Smartphone

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Google has been talking about its Tango augmented reality initiative since last year, but it’s finally happening: The first Tango smartphone is now available.
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Microsoft HoloLens is Now in These 8 Countries (but Still Super Spendy)

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Microsoft HoloLens: Jobe horrified to learn that furriners can now buy it

Microsoft HoloLens is now available in six more countries. Redmond wants more businesses and developers to get going with its augmented-reality Windows headset. As well as the U.S. and Canada, it’s now in four European countries and two down under. That’s where Microsoft is targeting developers next. You can get it in November, if you pre-order now…

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