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Microsoft starts taking ‘Flight Simulator’ VR beta sign-ups

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Asobo Studios has opened sign-ups for a closed beta test of playing Microsoft’s latest flight simulator program in VR using a Windows Mixed Reality headset like the HP Reverb G2 and …

Tags:Game Playing| Microsoft| Virtual Reality

Xbox Series X/S pre-orders now available at these retailers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft’s new XBox Series X and Series S consoles will be available on November 10th from a number of retailers in North America and Europe. They will cost £339/€499/$499 and £249/€299/$299, …

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Covid Changes the Direction of Commercial Meeting Room Displays

by Bob Raikes

We’ve written and posted a lot of stories relating to Covid-19, but many highlighting the difficulties in the supply chain. However, yesterday I heard how the pandemic has had a (relatively) positive aspect on …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Meeting Rooms| Microsoft| Touch Market

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will Stimulate Billions in PC Hardware Sales

by Artem Alekseenko

Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the global leader in tracking the hardware spend of gamers, has analyzed the sales impact of the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. This includes PC builds, processor upgrades, display …

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Can Software “Eat” 5G Hardware?

by Steve Sechrist

There is an old saying in the technology mind space that any hardware that can be replaced by software, will be. It’s an observable fact in technology evolution… Now, faced with the quandary of …

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2020 End of an Era – Dawn of the Next

by Steve Sechrist

It’s January 2020, which has kind of a nice ring to it and yes, perhaps a fitting time to muse over the passing of a technology giant, as we consider the dawn of what’s …

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Microsoft’s Flight Sim Renaissance

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, Flight Sim 2020 pre-alpha press event, this past week is rocking the game, flight simulation, and virtual reality worlds as Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in reviving …

Tags:3D software| Aviation| Game Playing| Microsoft| Simulation

Surface Hub 2S: in Pictures

by Artem Alekseenko

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Hub 2S during a special event in New York. Panos Panay, Chief Product Officer at Microsoft, revealed that the device uses Windows 10, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Microsoft Whiteboard …

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AR/VR for the Military

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we discuss non-consumer applications for AR / VR systems, we have to add military applications on this list, for sure. Besides the military affinity to new technologies as a way to achieve an …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| Virtual Reality

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Microsoft Scores with $480M Hololens Army Contract

by Chris Chinnock

Microsoft announced they have received a $480M contract from the U.S. Army to develop special versions of their Hololens device dubbed the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). The contract calls for the delivery of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence

What Bob Saw on the Net 17/05/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Top-5 …

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