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Unicorn AR Startup Magic Leap is Killing Its First Headset Next Year

Road to VR

Magic Leap 1, the AR headset that helped the Plantation, Florida-based startup attract over three billion dollars in funding, will be completely defunct by late next year. The company announced this week that Magic Leap 1’s cloud services are due to be shut off on December 31st, 2024.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

Google can count on the acquisition of North, the experience he has matured by producing Google Glass and investing in Magic Leap, and the fact that it owns the most-used mobile operating system. Magic Leap will meet its fate. Duck Face, Magic Leap One, and me. What about Magic Leap ?

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Interview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

The Ghost Howls

And Robert says that even Facebook’s goal is making wearable glasses : he has seen its strategy plans, and inside there it is written that its goal is not building a VR headset, but a slim AR glass that people can wear every day. Why can’t it be Facebook, or Magic Leap ? PRNewsfoto/BadVR).

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The XR Week Peek (2022.10.03): Quest 3 leaks, Lenovo ThinkReality VRX launch, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The device is available on Amazon for $379. More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 1) More info (Tim Cook talks about AR / 2) More info (Apple and its strategies to make AirPods succeed). One of the samples is a giraffe in the hands, which clearly recalls the elephant in the hands of Magic Leap. Some news on the metaverse.

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Caregility Opens XR Solution at Saudi’s Seha Virtual Hospital

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These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Stake in Magic Leap Riyadh also acquired a majority stake in Magic Leap, allowing the firm a seat on the board of directors.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. More info (Beat Saber DLC) More info (Frostpoint VR) More info (The Last Light). News from partners (and friends).

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How to be a good VR startupper – Part 1

The Ghost Howls

I wrote a review on Magic Leap One because my friend (and ex partner ) Gianni made me try it. There is not a clear earning strategy, so you will probably have to experiment a lot on this. Here on my blog I am experimenting with different income sources (Patreon, Adsense, Amazon Affiliate, Sponsored Posts, etc…).

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