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Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
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. Brand new units, including the headset’s hip-worn compute unit and single controller, were being liquidated for the barn burner deal of $550 via Amazon subsidiary Woot.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim. It’s still early days for FlyInside.
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VRScout
MAY 23, 2016
The software, called OnSight, is a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft to give rover scientists the ability to walk around and explore Mars right from their offices. For NASA JPL and Microsoft, its all about using the HoloLens and software as a tool to interact with Mars and 3D simulations in a more natural human way.
The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
I guess that you already know this, but I’ll repeat it the same: the Magic Leap One system is composed of three parts : The actual headset, the Lightwear; The computational unit, the Lightpack; The 6 DOF controller, the Control. From left to right: the Lightpack, the Lightwear and the Control (Image by Magic Leap).
VRScout
MARCH 6, 2017
In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. THE UPCOMING SAMSUNG GEAR VR CONTROLLER IS COOL. HIGH-END VIRTUAL REALITY JUST GOT MORE AFFORDABLE. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 8, 2018
Again, Microsoft did the same with HoloLens… we European are always so unlucky… I guess the reason for this choice is that the company wants to make things gradually, step by step, evaluating how the device goes in the US to then distribute it worldwide. Control and Charger. Regarding the controller, the specs are: Haptics.
Tech Trends VR
MARCH 7, 2018
it makes strategic sense that Pearson has partnered with Microsoft to develop content for the HoloLens Click To Tweet. It’s courseware that you can interact with either on a PC, or stick it on a Google cardboard and in there you’d have hotspots where you can find out more about certain elements, or control where you go within the experience.
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