VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2018

Through cooperation with Microsoft, Taobao Buy’s AR content will be accessible through the HoloLens headset. Is it a coincidence that this announcement comes straight off of the heels of Magic Leap announcing their partnership with the online home goods store, Wayfair, to bring an AR shopping experience to their users?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2020

That’s because exactly when Meta was going to get a new investment directly from China, due to the Trade Wars between China and the USA, the money was negated at the last minute, and the company had to close. It is decent for a devkit, but not comparable at all with today’s standards of Magic leap One and HoloLens 2.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 15, 2021

Rokid, a Hangzhou, China-based startup, says its Vision 2 headset includes “the world’s leading diffractive optical waveguide technology with a light transmittance of 85% and 40° field of view (FOV).” According to a paper by Microsoft’s Bernard C.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Image courtesy ‘WalkingCat’ The AR glasses appear to be tethered on the left temple, suggesting it could have a dedicated compute unit that users can pocket, such as Magic Leap 1. The headset’s near-eye optics sit behind the glass frame.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Meta Platforms is set to ink a massive partnership with augmented reality (AR) firm Magic Leap, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Meta could potentially explore how to leverage Magic Leap’s trendsetting AR technologies, including software and hardware. Meta and Magic Leap: Partners in Real-Time?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here you are the integral interview that I had with Kelly Peng, asking her everything from Kura to the differences between the US and China (Kelly comes from Xi’an), not to mention her life as a startupper. The entrance to the big WCVRI VR exhibition in Nanchang China, in 2019. Video interview With Kura’s Kelly Peng.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). 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.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In an industry populated with giants such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft it is astounding that one of the most important names in the game is a startup known as Magic Leap. Earlier this year, Magic Leap raised an enormous round of fundraising when it pulled in $793.5 Currently sitting at a $4.5

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

Entrance of nReal offices in Beijing, China. nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there. Anyway, it is a big step forward from HoloLens or Magic Leap One.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This shows the growing trend of European companies to try to create a new technological hub that can compete with the US and China for this new tech revolution. Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap has sold units of its first device for $550. The Metaverse hype is growing strong also in China.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Magic Leap VP Product Marketing and Developer Programs, Lisa Watts, presented the Auggie for Best Enterprise solution to Avataar. Alvin Graylin, HTC China President, presented the Auggie for Best Head-Worn Device. Gauld returned to the stage with the Best Creator Tool trophy still in hand. Best Enterprise Solution.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

NOLO and Arpara brings new headsets from China. What surprised me more is the launch of the Arpara VR , a headset from a company I had never heard of before, not even in my travels to China. Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device. Other relevant news. Image from NOLO). was a lot of money?).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. If headsets like Lynx or Project Cambria implement AR on a VR headset, Magic Leap 2 implements a bit of VR on an AR headset. The object is not reconstructed as a 3D mesh, but the system calculates all the possible views of it via AI.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It is some kind of magic. Me trying the Realmax glasses in Nanchang, China… am I not supercool? This is a simpler mechanism than the waveguides employed by Microsoft HoloLens 2 or by Magic Leap, and while it may provide a bit less immersive holograms, it is the only way to provide affordable wide-FOV glasses at the moment.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

At WCVRI, China shows its strategic interest for VR. And while China always moves chaotically, I think that the push of the government is helping its VR companies. While HTC is struggling on the hardware side, I think that it is moving very well to create a good software ecosystem, at least in China. HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Today is my last day in China. More info Microsoft is still committed to HoloLens 2 All this bad press about Microsoft leaving Mixed Reality has made the company release a press statement in which it states its commitment to HoloLens 2, IVAS, and mixed reality in general.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). China is launching real name identification in games.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When Chi Xu left Magic Leap and returned to China, he had big ambitions. He believed China would have its own augmented and virtual reality giants, just as how the domestic smartphone industry birthed global leaders like Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi that rival Apple today. to Pico and Nreal in China. For example, chips.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). Rony Abovitz steps down from Magic Leap CEO. This was a very good thing and attracted many people to Magic Leap. I hope that Magic Leap will benefit from it and will recover pretty soon.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Then why Magic Leap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?) In the meanwhile, its adoption is getting better, too: the popular Unity game engine promises the first implementations of OpenXR for the end of the year with a complete implementation coming in 2021, and Microsoft has already completely switched to an OpenXR runtime.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I’ve just had my first day in Nanchang, China. I’m here to attend the WCVRI , a very big event about Virtual Reality in China, where I am exhibiting HitMotion: Reloaded , the mixed reality fitness game of my agency New Technology Walkers ( contact us if you need some VR development!). Is it really important? And… how is Nanchang?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed. On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. I also expect it to be consumer-oriented in China.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

The problem is that we had no idea about the release date for us western people because the device had been announced and released only in China. Magic Leap releases its SDK. We still haven’t seen a Magic Leap device , but at least now we can see its SDK. — Mozilla MR (@mozillareality) March 19, 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

You know that I’m very interested in the Chinese market… and in China, with WeChat you can do almost everything. Well, if you are in a company that wants to make marketing in China, WeChat is maybe the most important marketing channel that you can exploit. Microsoft is shipping Azure Kinect. You may wonder why you should care.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. If a family can afford spending the money for 4 Magic Leap Ones, they can play this board game together (Image by Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

For instance, the piece video on China Daily where Tim Cook says “I am incredibly excited about AR […] stay tuned and you’ll see what we have to offer” has become viral and everyone is talking about it, while actually, it doesn’t convey any info. Some others, like Niantic, will probably join soon. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Keep in mind that Magic Leap One has a diagonal FOV of 50° and you realize why the word “only” is between quotes. The hand tracking was fabulous as always thanks to Leap Motion and its Orion tracking. Probably Shadow Creator took inspiration from Microsoft device when designing it. Side view of the device.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

When I reviewed the Nreal glasses in China, I underlined that the tracking was one of its weak points: the objects moved quite a lot while I was moving in the environment. And since there is not hands tracking yet (it is coming soon, the company told me), interactions with the Nreal Light devkit feel very limited.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

The technology is also being applied to consumer products in the development stage, with the current DK-50 development kit being provided to leading consumer electronics and smart eye-wear manufacturers, sporting a 40 degree field of view – larger than Microsoft’s HoloLens.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Microsoft HoloLens and GE. GE Healthcare handles the process for manufacturing most of its complicated medical equipment in China. Working with Microsoft , GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2.

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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. Huawei launches its VR glasses. Minecraft Earth is close to its release. The time is coming!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

ResearchAndMarkets also anticipates market growth in China, with a projected 62.5 The report notes that the forecasted uptick hinges on various market leaders, including Google, Sony, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, HTC, Oculus, Magic Leap, Blippar, and Upskill. per cent CAGR and 613,300 unit shipments by 2030.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Instead, he has concentrated his journalistic efforts on a stereotypical dystopia of avatars and social media white elephants from a caricatured Meta, Microsoft AltSpaceVR, and Decentraland. Yes, the media has documented failures among the consumer-facing metaverse, which includes Meta, JP Morgan, Decentraland, Microsoft, and others.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I wrote a review on Magic Leap One because my friend (and ex partner ) Gianni made me try it. Licensing your game to LBVR can give you extra cash in the west, while in China you must be very careful about piracy and people not paying the licenses. Maquette by Microsoft). Try to spare money whenever you can.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 30, 2019

Same for HoloLens, Magic Leap and all the startups in the space. Europe is leading the way here; China is a whole different story. The critical thing to note is that for an AR system to work best, the computer vision algorithms are tied so tightly to the data that they effectively become the same thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. Jinha had worked at Microsoft Research and he had offers to go back to Microsoft Research and Google and all these other companies and do serious hefty work for them on AR.

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