Using Machine Learning to Identify my Pets

Chances are, if you’re interesting in technology you’ve heard the buzzword “Machine Learning” come up a lot over the past few years. But what exactly is machine learning? Simply put, Machine Learning is a type of Artificial Intelligence that gets better at doing something by itself. Chances are, you are affected by some sort of…

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What Half-Life: Alyx taught us about Virtual Reality Development

The virtual reality PC game Half-Life: Alyx just had its first birthday, so I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about how great of a Virtual Reality experience playing this game is, and what exactly about it makes it so far ahead of anything else I’ve tried in the genre. This game is very…

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Let’s talk displays- will the HoloLens 2 look better?

A conversation about the original HoloLens will always circle back to field of view– that is, how much of your field of vision the Hololens display can cover. The HoloLens 2 is said to significantly expand the field of view when compared to its predecessor. However, there is one specification that Microsoft is aiming to…

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HaptX: The Future of Haptics?

When we think of haptics feedback devices, vibrating motors usually come to mind. Or in the case of something like the Nintendo JoyCon, actuators that use a sound wave to control what you feel. At Haptx, they’re taking a radical new approach to haptic technology. One that when combined with Mixed Reality, has the power…

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Microsoft Announces HoloLens 2 Development Edition

After announcing the HoloLens 2 earlier this year, Microsoft has just announced the Development Edition of the HoloLens 2. You get the same hardware in the Development Edition as the regular edition- the difference is only in bundled software. The Developer Edition gets you $500 in Azure credits, in addition to a three month trial…

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Top 5 Most Creative HoloLens Demos

The Microsoft HoloLens is an impressive piece of technology we develop applications for, and it’s set to only get better with the release of its successor. Developers have come up with some great ways to demonstrate what the headset can do. Here’s a collection of what we think are some of the coolest HoloLens demos…

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Spending a week in VR

Finally, we have an answer to the age old question: what happens if you spend a week in virtual reality? Jak Wilmot set out to discover the implications of living in VR for an extended period of time, while creating a documentary film about the experience. Good for him- you definitely wouldn’t catch me attempting…

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Hand Tracking in HoloLens 2: A Sneak Peak

The Mixed Reality Toolkit Team over at Microsoft has posted a video on YouTube that gives us a great first look at exactly how accurate the HoloLens 2‘s hand tracking and gesture capabilities are. Being a developer of interactive experiences ourselves, any new details about the next HoloLens are very exciting to us! Judging from…

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FDA Clears First Hololens App for Surgical Use

Pre op surgery planning with Hololens

The OpenSight AR application for the HoloLens is now the first augmented reality system approved by the FDA for actual use in pre-op surgical planning. If you’re a mixed reality geek like us, then you’ll find this news really cool! OpenSight is made by Novarad– a medical imaging company that has been doing this kind…

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