XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. This also applies to companies like IKEA and Amazon, where customers can superimpose virtual furniture, electronics, and clothing stocks in physical locations.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

Both firms have created a platform for displaying XR content in moving vehicles for gaming, entertainment, and other experiences using immersive technologies. The new system combines BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Sony Interactive Entertainment is also set to join massive tech giants such as Magic Leap, AT&T, Amazon, Qualcomm, Unity, Lenovo, and many others at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 in Miami, Florida.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Firms such as Amazon, AT&T, Meta Platforms, Magic Leap, Qualcomm, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity Technologies, Lenovo, General Motors (GM), and others will take the XR centre stage to discuss how metaverse technologies reshaping enterprises and their operations.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

DANGEN Entertainment is hosting a development grant program aimed at helping indie developers that are working on their dream projects. More info (LensList contest) More info (DANGEN Entertainment grant). Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app. Prizes are up to $10,000! Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

They had some hype a few years ago, also because Magic Leap, in the beginning, hinted at the fact that it would have used them, but then they revealed themselves to be too unpractical for AR. A Creator Platform for next-gen to ‘Socialize.’

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

Iger also said he spends his Tuesday afternoons wearing a some kind of head-mounted device at the Disney engineering lab (prompting speculation that he’s referencing their partnership with Magic Leap , which was announced back in June). AMAZON MIGHT OPEN AR SHOPPING STORES. THE SURVEY SAYS: PEOPLE LOVE THEIR VR DEVICE.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Even if they are not general-purpose glasses like Hololens or Magic Leap, these glasses feature inside so many technological innovations that made all we of the tech communities fall in love with them, and with their creator Jeri Ellsworth. Amazon announces Echo Frames smartglasses. I really hope that this will happen soon!

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. Check out the example below of Mica , Magic Leap’s intelligent agent.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

On the other hand, firms like Magic Leap and XREAL are receiving millions in funding to potentially leapfrog the forecasted success of Apple’s Vision Pro. He explained that MR displays from vendors such as Magic Leap and HoloLens may not replace classic AR in the short term “because of some regulations and safety aspects.”

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. Disclaimer.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others. He explained further, “Amazon is using Omniverse to visualise their warehouse, [a] giant robotic system, to help their workers [and] to simulate their fleet of AMRs. [We We are] creating a digital twin of the [Earth’s climate system].

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. And it’s a comedy. Alan: Amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. And it’s a comedy. Alan: Amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. Magic Leap for sure. I mean, everybody’s saying Magic Leap is not so good, and they oversold what they ship. NReal is a spin off from Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. Magic Leap for sure. I mean, everybody’s saying Magic Leap is not so good, and they oversold what they ship. NReal is a spin off from Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And part of what we did is we started really looking at our industry, motion picture, media, entertainment, and just in fact, communication, our communication methods. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited. That is ridiculous.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device. Magic Leap has announced that it has partnered with AMD to build the next generation of its glasses.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. The whole training aspect, doing it with Hololens or with Magic Leap — great, I love it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

In the end, what you see is that people go into a racing game to be entertained; people go into a showroom to buy a car. HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. The whole training aspect, doing it with Hololens or with Magic Leap — great, I love it.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Peggy Johnson is the new CEO of Magic Leap. News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And part of what we did is we started really looking at our industry, motion picture, media, entertainment, and just in fact, communication, our communication methods. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited. That is ridiculous.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

So, as we begin to work with Magic Leap and Hololens and some of these others, and you’re able to do hands-free, and the headsets become able to be worn for longer periods, et cetera, et cetera, we expect that to increase over time. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

So, as we begin to work with Magic Leap and Hololens and some of these others, and you’re able to do hands-free, and the headsets become able to be worn for longer periods, et cetera, et cetera, we expect that to increase over time. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And part of what we did is we started really looking at our industry, motion picture, media, entertainment, and just in fact, communication, our communication methods. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited. That is ridiculous.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

So, as we begin to work with Magic Leap and Hololens and some of these others, and you're able to do hands-free, and the headsets become able to be worn for longer periods, et cetera, et cetera, we expect that to increase over time. And even the ability to just do an Amazon Go-like transaction is actually a spatial transaction.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: I think that one of the mistakes that every… not everyone made this mistake, but a lot of people fell into this trap of believing that gaming is where new technology gets adopted first, and gaming and entertainment are the right places to focus for success in VR and AR. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: I think that one of the mistakes that every… not everyone made this mistake, but a lot of people fell into this trap of believing that gaming is where new technology gets adopted first, and gaming and entertainment are the right places to focus for success in VR and AR. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

Matt: I think that one of the mistakes that every… not everyone made this mistake, but a lot of people fell into this trap of believing that gaming is where new technology gets adopted first, and gaming and entertainment are the right places to focus for success in VR and AR. You can mess around with Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

Is this just location-based entertainment? Bill: Yeah, we actually have four Magic Leaps. Magic Leap just met with Chicken Waffle. But it's actually going to be an open source thing that we've just recently did for Magic Leap. So we are working with Magic Leap in an AR capacity.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

Is this just location-based entertainment? Bill: Yeah, we actually have four Magic Leaps. Magic Leap just met with Chicken Waffle. But it’s actually going to be an open source thing that we’ve just recently did for Magic Leap. So we are working with Magic Leap in an AR capacity.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 24, 2019

Is this just location-based entertainment? Bill: Yeah, we actually have four Magic Leaps. Magic Leap just met with Chicken Waffle. But it’s actually going to be an open source thing that we’ve just recently did for Magic Leap. So we are working with Magic Leap in an AR capacity.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. What split is it between media and entertainment vs. enterprise applications right now, as far as total market spend?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. What split is it between media and entertainment vs. enterprise applications right now, as far as total market spend? So they’re… [chuckles].

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I'd say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Alan: Although Magic Leap did publish some photos of a model wearing the Magic Leap glasses the other day. So they're. Is that a number that you guys--?

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Robert Scoble

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It brings with it a bunch of new technologies that could disrupt even Apple, Google, or Amazon, but soon will start bringing service after service to your home. Not as much as if it talked to you in a human way, and, even, entertained you. It must show the beginnings of a personality with ability to entertain and delight.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Sector 5 Digital helps companies transform their brands by creating brilliant digital content for marketing, communications, sales, and entertainment. On the front, it's all education and entertainment,and on the back, it's all data analytics and really potent information that helps drive the future of flight as we know it.

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