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Apple vs. Microsoft: Vision Pro, HoloLens, and a familiar pattern in a classic tech rivalry

Some of Microsoft’s biggest missteps over the years have come not from being too late but rather too early, leaving… Read More

Analysis: Apple’s Vision Pro sets up a clash with Valve, Sony, Meta over future of VR/AR

Apple newly announced headset positions the company as a contender in the evolving field of virtual and augmented reality, and… Read More

Magic Leap jumps into the enterprise market for augmented reality in ‘coopetition’ with Microsoft

Now that the metaverse is finally getting real, Magic Leap isn’t playing games. When the mysterious augmented-reality venture was founded… Read More

‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words

Microsoft’s future just got a major edit. The metaverse, hybrid work, flexibility, trust, and technology’s role in the global economy… Read More

Microsoft awarded $21.8B Army contract to make HoloLens-type mixed reality headset for soldiers

Microsoft has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to produce a mixed reality headset called the Integrated Visual… Read More

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

The avatar will see you now. Or at least Microsoft hopes so. In a world still adjusting to the realities… Read More

XR experts see health care as the killer app for VR, AR, MR … or whatever you call it

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Mixed reality? Today at a Seattle symposium, experts settled on extended reality, or XR, as the… Read More

Expedition Titan uses mixed reality to turn Saturn’s mysterious moon into a thrill ride

It’s doubtful anyone alive today will get to ride through the ice volcanoes of Saturn’s largest moon — but you… Read More

In Seattle exhibition, Microsoft AI and mixed reality power immersive look at historic French monastery

An immersive new exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry is blending technology from the 17th and 21st centuries… Read More

Studio216 becomes mixed reality startup Altoura, raises $1.1M, looks to build off Microsoft partnership

Jamie Fleming launched studio216 in 2005 and helped build the digital content agency for more than a decade. But after… Read More

Does HoloLens 2 live up to the hype? Hands-on with Microsoft’s new mixed-reality headset

When Microsoft first unveiled the next-generation HoloLens “mixed reality” headset in February, executives promised a more comfortable and immersive experience… Read More

King County wins award for using Microsoft HoloLens to train staff at wastewater treatment plant

King County has been recognized for using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality device to train operators at a wastewater treatment plant.… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens brings 300-year-old 3D model to life and offers new view of French landmark

The historic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, is a stunning visual display, with its medieval monastery rising up… Read More

From pain to memory, researchers investigate how VR can make things go better in the real world

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Can being in the middle of an opera take your mind off pain? Here at the University… Read More

Magic Leap finally reveals what’s going on at its Seattle office, and role in larger vision for augmented reality

Two years ago, the secretive augmented reality company Magic Leap established a Seattle office nearly 3,300 miles away from its… Read More

TLDR: Amazon’s Whole Foods grocery pick-up service, Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset, Ofo bike graveyard

Today’s featured stories Amazon to offer Whole Foods drive-up grocery pickup for the first time, starting at two stores Hype… Read More

Hype turns into (mixed) reality as Magic Leap finally unveils its long awaited headset

The hiding and the teasing are over. Magic Leap, the mysterious augmented reality startup backed by big money, has finally… Read More

Teleporting holograms, a belt for fetal health, and more at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student contest

Bill Zhou wanted to be able to help his mom fix the WiFi router when she called. The only problem?… Read More

Dive into World Cup action: AI researchers turn soccer videos into 3-D ‘holograms’

News Brief: Computer scientists have trained a neural network to transform the action from pre-recorded videos of soccer games into… Read More

Microsoft’s SharePoint spaces brings mixed reality to core Office 365 document management tool

Microsoft is infusing mixed reality into SharePoint, adding a new degree of customization to the document management and collaboration program… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast live from Microsoft Build with Cloud + AI chief Scott Guthrie

GeekWire is spending the week at Microsoft’s annual Build developer’s conference, where the company is pitching its cloud and enterprise… Read More

Microsoft Edge boosts SpaceShipTwo into virtual space on Virgin Galactic’s website

Virgin Galactic hasn’t yet started taking tourists into space on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, but the company now offers a… Read More

Microsoft makes a new round of layoffs across multiple business units

Microsoft is making a new round of job cuts across multiple business areas. The company confirmed the layoffs, which were… Read More

Hands-on with Windows Mixed Reality headsets: Same tech as Microsoft HoloLens, at a lower price

LAS VEGAS — Virtual reality has its fair share of naysayers. It’s too expensive, they say. It’s too hard to… Read More

Amazon’s blended-reality mirror shows you wearing virtual clothes in virtual locales

How would that glitzy cocktail dress look on you when you’re on the dance floor at the GeekWire Gala? Now… Read More

Microsoft announces hardhat accessory for HoloLens as it expands reach of mixed reality headset

Plenty of tech companies are seeking to revolutionize how people work, but the ideas are typically limited to office workers.… Read More

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Satya Nadella, the full GeekWire Summit interview: Microsoft’s transformation and the future of tech

Satya Nadella is most well known for transforming Microsoft as its third, and current, CEO. He’s taken the company in… Read More

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 refresh is here: What to expect in the Fall Creators Update

Microsoft will start rolling out the fourth major update to its Windows 10 operating system today, the Fall Creators Update.… Read More

Three technologies Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks will shape the future

With a rueful smile, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged on stage at the GeekWire Summit that “one of the (really… Read More

Microsoft acquires virtual reality startup, announces new Samsung mixed reality headset

Microsoft has acquired a San Francisco Bay Area virtual reality startup ahead of a major milestone for its “mixed reality”… Read More