Microsoft is Laying Off Around 1,000 Employees Across its Mixed Reality Group

Microsoft is going through another round of layoffs this week that will affect the company’s mixed reality group.
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US Army Will Soon Start Testing Improved Microsoft HoloLens Headset

The US Army will soon start testing an improved HoloLens headset that addresses the reliability and comfort issues soldiers have been complaining about.
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MIT’s X-AR system guides users to RFID-tagged hidden items

It can be frustrating when you’re searching for an object, knowing that you may have looked right where it is without realizing you’ve done so. A new augmented reality system could help, by showing users where specific items are … even if they’re hidde… Continue reading MIT’s X-AR system guides users to RFID-tagged hidden items

Tip: Find and Watch Every Ignite 2019 Session

Microsoft has created a central repository for all of the keynote and session videos it recorded at its recent Ignite 2019 conference.
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Microsoft’s Original HoloLens Will No Longer Receive Major Windows 10 Updates

With the second-gen HoloLens launch just around the corner, Microsoft is no longer going to release major OS updates for the original HoloLens.
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Microsoft announces the $3,500 HoloLens 2 Development Edition

As part of its rather odd Thursday afternoon pre-Build news dump, Microsoft today announced the HoloLens 2 Development Edition. The company announced the much-improved HoloLens 2 at MWC Barcelona earlier this year, but it’s not shipping to developers yet. Currently, the best release date we have is “later this year.” The Development Edition will launch […] Continue reading Microsoft announces the $3,500 HoloLens 2 Development Edition