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Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps for Xbox and gaming

The Verge

In some sense, they’re 2D today, and the question is can you now take that to a full 3D world, and we absolutely plan to do so.”. It looked like a special version of Minecraft for the HoloLens was being worked on six years ago, but so far all we’ve seen is Minecraft Earth , a mobile augmented reality mobile game, come and go.

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T-Mobile teaming with Drone Racing League to help emerging sport develop 5G-enabled tech

GeekWire

T-Mobile is teaming with the Drone Racing League in a multi-year deal that makes the Bellevue, Wash.-based Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but T-Mobile Ventures is focused on early and emerging growth companies developing products and services for its 5G network.

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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World

Cloud Musings

3D Printing - Worldwide shipments of 3D printers are expected to grow 98 percent in 2015, followed by a doubling of unit shipments in 2016. 3D printing will reach a tipping point over the next three years as the market for relatively low-cost 3D printing devices continues to grow rapidly and industrial use expands significantly.

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Seattle startup’s telerobotic ultrasound system brings specialist care to underserved areas

GeekWire

and was awarded $150,000 from the Flywheel Angel Network. James previously spent four years as a software engineer at Microsoft, before co-founding Pear Medical , a University of Washington startup that used augmented and virtual reality to compile medical scans into an interactive 3D model.

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Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input

Venture Beast

Cornell's SciFi Lab has revealed a wristband that uses thermal cameras and a deep neural network to determine the wearer's hand and finger poses in 3D. Read More.

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Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

GeekWire

F5 Networks appointed Elizabeth Buse to its board of directors. Buse previously served as co-CEO and CEO of Monitise, a global mobile banking and payments company, from 2014 to 2015. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced the mobile carrier’s new 14-member external diversity and inclusion council. and Seattle Genetics.

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How 5G is driving big innovations in healthcare for veterans

CIO Business Intelligence

The organization is currently piloting private 5G networking, a foundational technology that can improve communications, which hospitals have struggled with for years. A private 5G network works differently. It’s a cellular network designed to operate within the building, ensuring consistent high-quality reception.