VRScout

MAY 16, 2023

Collaborating with teammates in a virtual space is as easy as opening a Google Doc. According to the team, accessing the system is as easy as opening a Google Doc. I had the opportunity to sit in on a demo with the Campfire team, during which they demonstrated the system’s wide range of capabilities.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In many ways they’re your typical tech company – my demos are delivered in the familiar blueprint of a trendy open-plan office with exposed brick walls, which sits above a sushi restaurant – but it’s got a different vibe from a lot of similar start-ups.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Relative to enterprise-focused AR headsets like Magic Leap 2 and HoloLens 2, it’s also less expensive due to the inclusion of cheaper and less complicated optics, called ‘birdbath’ optics, which project light from a microdisplay to the eye via what’s essentially a curved see-through mirror (among other things).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Magic Leap will meet its fate.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Update: We received the following statement from Magic Leap about the departure: “Andy Fouche will no longer serve as VP of Public Relations for Magic Leap, Inc. As we sprint full steam ahead toward the launch of Magic Leap One, we are excited to have Brenda Freeman on board as our Chief Marketing Officer.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

“At first, we were just building for the phone and porting to the glasses,” Lens Creator Alex Bradt told me when I got to demo Snap’s Spectacles at AWE. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. Parents and Partners. Not all XR companies offer their own cloud services.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

If you think that Google AR Glasses are nothing but a distant dream, it might be time to think again. Sure, Google Glass turned out to be a flop, and Google’s Iris Project was eventually canceled – but it seems like the tech giant hasn’t given up on the smart glasses market just yet. Could Google be next?

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

Gelfenbeyn was a co-founder of API.AI, which was purchased by Google and now exists as Dialogflow. Other members of the e-board have backgrounds including Magic Leap and Sony. The creator studio, which I was shown in a remote demo, consists of text inputs, toggles, and sliders.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Over the past three years Magic Leap have been one of the darlings of Augmented/Mixed reality. billion in funding from investors such as Google, Andreessen Horowitz and Alibaba. Rony Abovitz also went on to publish a short blog post giving what he describes as a “glimpse behind the scenes at Magic Leap.”

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

While we don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. ” SEE ALSO Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2022

Magic Leap. Also, Athena Demos of Big Rock Creative (the group that brings Burning Man to AltspaceVR ) presents “Principles in the Metaverse (Multiverse).”. Of course, companies don’t need to have a keynote to say something interesting. Major XR companies with talks scheduled include: Lenovo (read: ThinkReality ). Autodesk Inc.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

ARKit was revealed earlier this month, with some seriously impressive tech demos showcasing spatial awareness for virtual objects that will take apps like Pokemon Go and more to the next level. The platform stands as a rival to Google’s new Tango platform for Android devices. That’s a far off future, though.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2023

More info Meta may partner soon with Magic Leap The Financial Times this week reported a very unexpected piece of news: Meta may be working on a partnership with Magic Leap for the production of AR glasses. Magic Leap has factories in the US and Mexico able to produce AR glasses.

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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. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company’s latest product demo, which they call PinMR “8K”, sources imagery from two 5-inch 4K LCD displays held within a fixed viewing frame. In contrast to HoloLens 2 or Magic Leap One, PinMR doesn’t use waveguides, which the company says cuts down manufacturing complexity and cost.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This is what video game giant Wargaming are hoping to prove when they start demoing their latest offering at Gamescom in Germany this week. Their first MR project used Google Tango and the Microsoft HoloLens to bring a rare digital tank from their game to a real-life exhibit at the Tank Museum at Bovington , UK. billion by 2022.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Day Two Day two only has one proper keynote scheduled, this time with Magic Leap. Last year, the company’s Head of Product Management, Jade Meskill, took the stage to talk about the Magic Leap 2 and “augmented enterprise.” The evening of AWE Day Two is also The Auggie Awards.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Google and Sony both have intellectual property around waveguide designs similar in nature. Magic Leap. For a secretive company, we can learn a lot about Magic Leap from their patent filings and acquisitions, namely that they launched without a clear path to executing their vision. Near-eye Optics Basics.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We have early internal units and demos at different iterations. We built demo units, or “developer kits” , that are close to the performances written on the website, but they’re not full-production devices, so for instance some holding parts are still 3D-printed. What is the current status of the project? What is the expected price?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He’s going to kill Apple and Google Maps in 2 years , at least in places where he has a lot of cars” All these cars have 8 camera, Lidar, AI chips, and they are connected to the cloud. Why can’t it be Facebook, or Magic Leap ? “He has one million cars collecting data of the world. PRNewsfoto/BadVR).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap now is worth a bit more than $450M. Magic Leap and its magic drop. Google releases a tool for body tracking on your phone. Google has just released MediaPipe BlazePose, an AI tool that is able to track the upper part of your body in realtime on your phone.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Between that, I worked on consumer cloud software with Google for five years… managing engineering teams for Gmail, Japanese mobile, Google Labs, and social (Blogger etc.) At Google, the change was rapid but much easier to control , as everything from the software to even the servers were designed in-house. teams for Japan.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Meta's CTO seemed to suggest the company could demo a highly advanced true AR glasses prototype in 2024. LCoS isn't a new technology, it has been used in movie projectors since the 90s as well as in AR products like HoloLens 1 and Magic Leap 2.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Way in October, Magic Leap , the still-in-stealth-mode company developing an augmented-reality headset, announced that it has raised $502 million in Series D equity funding , led by Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings. The post Google-backed Magic Leap Reveals Mixed Reality Music App appeared first on VR World.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

More info Google and Samsung are working on smartglasses According to The Information, Google and Samsung are not only working together on a mixed reality headset but also on a pair of smartglasses (a la Ray-Ban Meta) powered by Gemini AI. I cross my fingers, but I don’t have high hopes.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Magic Leap raises other $350M. Iron Man VR demo has been released!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Android Studio is Google’s IDE to create Android applications, and by installing it, you also download and install all the tools that are required for Android development. Anyway, I have some critics on this as well: Magic Leap Simulator. Looking at the demos, you can learn new things about development for this device.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

OK, I will be able give a more definite verdict after I actually get a hands-on demo first thing tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are our first impressions from having seen the live demos on the stage here at MWC Barcelona. Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2019

Chinese AR and smartglasses manufacturer Seengene (that has a website much inspired by Magic Leap) had a booth showcasing its smartglasses for enterprise usage. Regarding the look and feel, they are more or less close to other devices like Vuzix and Google Glasses. I have tried the Seengene smart glasses for some instants.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

I think that, after a year, its specifications don’t sound exceptional anymore and maybe it is better that LG jumps directly to a second generation or that enters the standalone market (as it seems, since there are some rumors about a new revolutionary headset screen developed by Google and LG). Magic Leap releases its SDK.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days!

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 7, 2018

One of the Pearson applications I demoed showed was called Holopatient. 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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

We need more demos to increase the adoption of the technology. On the occasion of CVPR 2020, Facebook has just published online a very long list of computer vision-related articles , many of which include also artificial intelligence features. Two new interesting demos for Quest hands tracking. VR can make you happy. Well, maybe.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On Wednesday, after Meta’s keynote address, UploadVR’s Ian Hamilton was invited by Coulombe to observe his scheduled Orion demo. The keynote was thrilling, packed with live, real-time demos including a stumble that Mark Zuckerberg played off with humility. And cake, it turned out, meant an Orion glasses demo. I like cake.

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