XR

VoxelSensors Expands its Spatial and Empathic Computing Solutions with Gaze Tracking, Acquires EyeWay Vision’s IP, and Unveils the Plan for its First Spatial Awareness System for Mobile

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Photon, Acquisition, Architecture, Education, MWC, Contextual inquiry, Perception, Health, Series, D11, Intellectual property, XR, IP, Single-photon, Mobile World Congress

This expansion follows the closing of VoxelSensors’ €9.5 million Seed Round, empowering its ambition to spearhead the fusion of depth sensing and gaze tracking for stellar spatial and empathic immersive experiences.

Key Points: 
  • This expansion follows the closing of VoxelSensors’ €9.5 million Seed Round, empowering its ambition to spearhead the fusion of depth sensing and gaze tracking for stellar spatial and empathic immersive experiences.
  • On a track to enhance spatial and empathic computing experiences, VoxelSensors has completed the acquisition of EyeWay Vision’s industrial and intellectual property (IP) portfolio and know-how.
  • “The acquisition of EyeWay Vision’s IPs and the mobile depth system mark key milestones for VoxelSensors,” stated Johannes Peeters, CEO of VoxelSensors.
  • “Together, these advancements position us as a major player in the rapidly evolving spatial and empathic computing market for mobile and XR devices.

Object Management Group Hosts Event on the Impact of Digital Transformation across Industries

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Digital transformation, Dassault Systèmes, NTT, Research, Gen, Generative, MITRE, Organization, Digital twin, Transport, Security, Digital technology, Object Management Group, OMG, Software engineering, XR, Impact, Former, Interplay, Digital, SDO, NTT DATA, Benefit, DELMIA, Transport law, Integration, Artificial intelligence, Human, AI, Internet of things, Synthetic media, Lead, Trust, Consultant, Value, Management

9:30 am – 10:00 am – Keynote: Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence; The Coming Wave of Radical Upheaval in Industry and Manufacturing.

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  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am – Keynote: Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence; The Coming Wave of Radical Upheaval in Industry and Manufacturing.
  • Presenters: Mike Bennett, CTO, Object Management Group SDO; Dan Isaacs, CTO & GM, Digital Twin Consortium; Mark Sage, Executive Director, AREA.
  • Industry experts and thought leaders discuss the impact of digital transformation across various sectors.
  • Learn about the Composable Framework, including the Digital Twin Capabilities Toolkit and Reference Architecture Platform Stack from the Digital Twin Consortium Ambassadors driving the next digital transformation era.

MSIT of Korea to Provide Support for K-Metaverse Companies’ Participation in SXSW 2024

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Software, Metaverse, Entertainment, Medical Devices, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, Communications, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Other Technology, Electronic Games, Health, SXSW, ICT, Ministry, MSIT, AI, GITEX, Education, Culture, Points of the compass, XR, AWE, SAT, Music

The Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea (MSIT, Minister: Lee Jong-ho) will organize a K-Metaverse joint pavilion at the SXSW 2024 (South by Southwest 2024) to offer support for the participation of Korean Metaverse and XR companies.

Key Points: 
  • The Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea (MSIT, Minister: Lee Jong-ho) will organize a K-Metaverse joint pavilion at the SXSW 2024 (South by Southwest 2024) to offer support for the participation of Korean Metaverse and XR companies.
  • Since its launch in 1987, SXSW has become a leading event for its eclectic blend of technology, film, music, education, and culture.
  • The MSIT plans to provide comprehensive support for the participation of approximately 30 promising companies in the metaverse and XR sectors at around four regional exhibitions, including AWE USA 2024 in North America and GITEX 2024 in the Middle East.
  • This initiative starts with SXSW 2024 in North America, aiming to achieve tangible outcomes from the participants.

Copresence Introduces AI Avatar Rendering to Its Digital Avatar Platform

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Apps, Applications, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Computer graphics, AI, Blender, Smartphone, Maya, Organization, FPS, XR, VR, Photorealism, Unreal Engine, Customer service

Copresence , a provider of digital avatar generation software, is excited to announce the addition of AI avatar rendering to its platform, highlighting a differentiation in capabilities between AI-generated and computer graphics-generated avatars.

Key Points: 
  • Copresence , a provider of digital avatar generation software, is excited to announce the addition of AI avatar rendering to its platform, highlighting a differentiation in capabilities between AI-generated and computer graphics-generated avatars.
  • With this latest AI avatar rendering announcement, Copresence's platform now offers two distinct approaches to avatar creation: classical 3D assets created through computer graphics (CG avatars), and artificial intelligence-generated avatars (AI avatars), each with unique characteristics.
  • To view Copresence’s CG avatars and AI avatars in action side-by-side, view the following link: https://youtu.be/GP7YZfBKuF8?si=Z6MJwxgfZC0KnHCP
    “Our team is deeply committed to pushing the boundaries of avatar realism and accessibility.
  • For more information about Copresence and to stay updated on the company’s latest developments, please visit copresence.tech .

Keysight and AMD Break Barriers to Redefine Benchmarking for Cloud and Edge Infrastructure Performance

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
5G, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Hardware, Technology, Semiconductor, Mobile, Wireless, AMD, Growth, Human, Automation, XR, Corporation, Benchmarking, Central processing unit, CPU, Video game

Given this transformation, comprehensive infrastructure benchmarking is critical to ensure optimal performance across a spectrum of industry use cases.

Key Points: 
  • Given this transformation, comprehensive infrastructure benchmarking is critical to ensure optimal performance across a spectrum of industry use cases.
  • To provide more realistic performance benchmarks, Keysight in collaboration with AMD developed an integrated test case methodology that takes into account the processing power of central processing units (CPUs).
  • The methodology was developed by deploying Keysight’s software tools onto AMD EPYC™ processors to conduct staged test cases with realistic traffic at scale.
  • When used, it highlights the prowess of the AMD ‘Zen 4’ chiplet architecture to meet complex demands in those networks.”

TA Studios to Showcase Pioneering VR Solutions at Digital Oilfields Expo in Houston, Texas

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Software, Oil, Gas, Audio, Video, Metaverse, Energy, Consumer Electronics, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Technology, Virtual reality, Fire safety, Marketing, OSHA, Business development, Safety, Digital Revolution, Augmented reality, XR, Rendering (animal products), VR

TA Studios, the AR/VR development division of Tests Assured , announced its participation in the forthcoming Digital Oilfields conference , set to take place in Houston, Texas March 4th and 5th.

Key Points: 
  • TA Studios, the AR/VR development division of Tests Assured , announced its participation in the forthcoming Digital Oilfields conference , set to take place in Houston, Texas March 4th and 5th.
  • TA Studios will be demonstrating its virtual reality (VR) solutions, with a focus on safety and operations training for the energy sector.
  • In 2022, the global demand for AR and VR in oil and gas was valued at 250.8 million USD.
  • As the energy industry seeks innovative ways to enhance operational efficiency and safety, TA Studios offers VR technologies that promise to transform traditional oilfield operations.

Key Initiatives Aim to Stimulate Brazil’s Innovation Culture

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Apps, Applications, Technology, Security, Communications, Software, Networks, Internet, Digital Marketing, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Digital transformation, Extended reality, AI, T-Systems, Internet of things, 3D, BRQ, Digital, Local, Accenture, Globant, Virtual reality, CI&T, Ecosystem, Data analysis, Virtual, XR, VR, Machine learning, ISG, Research report, CX, Research

The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Business Innovation Services report for Brazil finds startups, established companies and the Brazilian government are all focusing on efforts to promote digital transformation with initiatives that boost Brazil’s innovation ecosystem.

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  • The 2023 ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Business Innovation Services report for Brazil finds startups, established companies and the Brazilian government are all focusing on efforts to promote digital transformation with initiatives that boost Brazil’s innovation ecosystem.
  • The Brazilian government has supported this progress by favoring sustainable and inclusive economic and social development via digital technologies, the ISG report says.
  • “Service providers are playing a pivotal role in Brazil’s digital transformation by offering brand- and value-oriented strategies,” said Shafqat Azim, ISG partner and Americas lead, Digital Transformation.
  • They understand and evaluate the business through data analysis, co-create design and propose recurring innovation strategies that deliver tangible results.

Spirent Report: 5G Standalone and Private Networks Ready to be Unleashed

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Security, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, 5G, Networks, Internet, Spirent, Insight, SPT, AI, ROI, OSS, Semiconductor intellectual property core, Growth, Heel, Redcap, 3GPP, NIB, DevOps, Automation, Acceleration, XR, LEO, Communication

The “5G 2024: Market Drivers, Insights & Considerations” report provides insights from across the 5G ecosystem on the status of 5G, revealing trends, geographical differences and future potential.

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  • The “5G 2024: Market Drivers, Insights & Considerations” report provides insights from across the 5G ecosystem on the status of 5G, revealing trends, geographical differences and future potential.
  • “5G Standalone (SA) network deployments were delayed last year, in part due to the technical challenges of deploying and integrating new, cloud-native 5G Core technologies,” said Spirent’s Head of Market Strategy, Steve Douglas.
  • Private 5G – More than 1,200 private LTE/5G networks have been commercially deployed over the last few years as pending SA deployments, lifecycle automation and security focused network slices could lead to more than 40,000 rollouts by 2027.
  • 5G Advanced – As 5G Standalone (SA) upgrades accelerate, users will finally get a feel for what true 5G can offer.

XPANCEO to Develop the First Laboratory Optic Testing System to Accelerate Smart Contact Lens Production Worldwide

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Technology, Nanotechnology, Other Technology, Other Science, Research, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Science, Calibration, XR, VR, Growth, Contact, DLE, Weather, Sport, Telescopic sight

The system allows the replication of AR experiences in diverse contexts such as sports, gaming, and navigation, enabling safe immediate tests of holographic optical elements without the necessity for human trials.

Key Points: 
  • The system allows the replication of AR experiences in diverse contexts such as sports, gaming, and navigation, enabling safe immediate tests of holographic optical elements without the necessity for human trials.
  • This new setup is crucial for objectively evaluating lens prototypes, ensuring they meet requirements before clinical trials and market launch, marking a significant industry advancement.
  • Calibration to the brightness of a pixel in the virtual image with a measured brightness allows for the measurement of absolute brightness.
  • Contrast, a metric reflecting the ratio of the brightness of the green color of the image to the background.

5.5G Intelligent Core Network: Embracing a New Future for Intelligent Communications

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Cloud, IPE, Intelligence, POC, MWC, Digital, Assessment, GUI, FOA, Human, Leo, Huawei, XR, O&M, MBB, Speech, DAE, Mobile phone

In his speech, Leo elaborated on the extraordinary advancement of the 5.5G intelligent core network and its far-reaching influence on future communications technologies, and further emphasized the key role of service, network, and O&M intelligence in advancing the communications industry.

Key Points: 
  • In his speech, Leo elaborated on the extraordinary advancement of the 5.5G intelligent core network and its far-reaching influence on future communications technologies, and further emphasized the key role of service, network, and O&M intelligence in advancing the communications industry.
  • Leo stated that "the 5.5G intelligent core network incorporates service, network, and O&M intelligence.
  • With the development of intelligence technologies and the introduction of more XR devices, single-modal communications have evolved to multi-modal communications.
  • The launch of the 5.5G intelligent core network marks not only a leap in technical capabilities, but also a big step for the entire communications industry in shifting towards intelligent, efficient, and personalized services.