Tech Trends VR

MAY 21, 2018

The number one issue we’re hearing from retailers launching AR for eCommerce (Amazon, Build.com, Overstock, Wayfair…) is the management of 3D products,” explains the company’s Co-Founder and COO Mickaël Jordan.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

The Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association (VRARA)’s Central Florida Chapter took centre stage with Full Sail University in late March. At the impressive event, the partners launched their first-ever Central Florida Immersive Technology Summit, hosting industry leaders across the globe.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

Microsoft’s Metaverse Push Blocked by UK Officials The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which provides the “building blocks” for its Metaverse. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022. ”

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

” Rival firm Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard to expand its portfolio of solutions in a historic $68 billion deal. This has greatly expanded Microsoft’s future ambitions for metaverse technologies such as cloud computing, digital avatars, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and others.

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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. HIGH-END VIRTUAL REALITY JUST GOT MORE AFFORDABLE. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The platform, which is compatible with major immersive tech providers such as Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Microsoft HoloLens, Apple, HTC VIVE, Ready Player Me, and Google recently provided the University of Glasgow with an EON-XR Centre to train and engage students with the XR tool.

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HoloLens

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The HoloLens has made enough of an impact on the healthcare industry for Microsoft technology partner Medivis to convince investors to pledge $2.3 The platform will be on display at the Microsoft booth until the conference's conclusion on Friday. million in funding for its surgical platform.

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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. We think this allows us to deliver the best of digital, while preserving what’s brilliant about the oldest content delivery system of all.”. That ship has sailed! If you are looking at the future, it’s right here.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This lets you experience scenes that are a bit more complex than the ones that you can live on Microsoft’s device; The field of view is 40° Horizontal and 30° Vertical. And again, I appreciated the attention of the Florida company to the visual experience that the user should have, this is really great.

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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. This highly secretive, Florida-based company is working on an unspecified augmented reality device.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year was a busy one for the XR industry; following a lull in faith towards the start of the year, groups such as the OEP, Microsoft, and Meta worked to bring new life to the sector via substantial workplace XR solutions. The firm named the OEP’s digital twin one of the next “big things” in XR technology in 2023.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

The former has also collaborated with Microsoft to port its solution on the HoloLens 2, one of the enterprise’s most widely-used mixed reality (MR) devices. Magic Leap-NVIDIA Collaboration Additionally, the Plantation, Florida-based enterprise collaborated with tech giant NVIDIA to stream 3D digital content to its headsets.

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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. If you, like me, instead live far away from USA, you’re just f**d up.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The Plantation, Florida-based enterprise aims to become a major provider of augmented reality (AR) headsets to the global healthcare industry.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The news comes as the global extended reality (XR) industry leverages AR for numerous use cases across medicine, first responders , entertainment, logistics, defence, and many others.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite this, the Plantation, Florida-based company worked to improve its headset and finally released its second iteration of the device, the Magic Leap 2, on 30 September to critical acclaim. Now, as Microsoft and Qualcomm alumni, Chief Executive Peggy Johnson has advanced the company’s position as a top-tier enterprise product.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This has been very interesting, because we now know what are the features that the Florida company is going to introduce. Yes, various games have been announced, but this is the true innovation proposed by the Florida company. This is for instance something that Microsoft lacks completely. Avatar Chat.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2024

Roseth joined XR Today following his presence at the IVHA International VR Healthcare Association conference in Tampa, Florida, where several emerging technology start-ups showed up to highlight how XR and AI solutions are changing workflows. Moreover, Microsoft and Meta speak highly of AI’s ability to boost XR solutions.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The Florida company is now offering a new package of its device, now dubbed just Magic Leap 1 (and not “Magic Leap One Creator Edition” anymore), with included dedicated warranty, assistance, and services targeted towards companies (e.g. fast replacement of a broken unit).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Magic Leap also pivoted to healthcare , with the Florida-based firm designing its AR headsets for surgeons and medical professionals. Companies like Lenovo, ARuVR, Microsoft, and ArborXR have mastered such device requirements with administrative account management. Users can wear the lightweight, agile kit for hours.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

a Florida-based startup that’s raised more than $1.3 Because of this lead, money is pouring into this Florida office park. Magic Leap Inc. , billion to build a wearable computing device, is trying to raise even more cash as it readies a long-awaited debut product. investment arm of Singapore’s government.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The Florida start-up was valued at $4.5 The truth is that Microsoft has made a very substantial strategic investment in getting their AR technology to this stage, and it seems to be paying off so far. Over the past three years Magic Leap have been one of the darlings of Augmented/Mixed reality. billion and attracted nearly $1.4

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In 2022, the Immerse Global Summit featured speakers from some of the world’s best-known brands, including Amazon, Meta, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Unity, and demonstrations of some of the most exciting metaverse technologies. Unity shared how digital twins were helping its customers unlock new levels of innovation.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Microsoft X-Rings is a controllers that can change its shape. Magic Leap 2 has been teased. The AR program for the US Army gets delayed.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

ARway-Microsoft HoloLens 2 Collaboration The Toronto, Canada-based company also struck a major deal with Microsoft to integrate its solutions on the latter’s HoloLens 2 headset. Working with Microsoft, ARway will introduce its digital wayfinding platform to Microsoft’s world-renowned set of hardware capabilities.

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AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

Magic Leap tried to do too much and the Plantation, Florida location didn’t help. $3 3 B is a lot of money, but hardly enough to match the vision of founder Rony Abovitz, who was up against the likes of Microsoft and Facebook. (Next Reality News) It’s not much of a shocker, though.

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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.

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2018

Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. Here’s the full list of the participating Microsoft Stores: UNITED STATES. Orlando, The Florida Mall. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center. Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And I actually had the opportunity to DJ at the Microsoft Build conference in — I want to say 2015 or 2016 — in the Wave, which was incredible. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. Alan: That makes total sense. The next one here is WaveVR and WaveVR started off as a DJ platform, so you could DJ in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And I actually had the opportunity to DJ at the Microsoft Build conference in — I want to say 2015 or 2016 — in the Wave, which was incredible. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. Alan: That makes total sense. The next one here is WaveVR and WaveVR started off as a DJ platform, so you could DJ in VR.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 17, 2017

A Florida university is making Quidditch a (virtual) reality I hold in my hands what looks and feels like a wand from a Harry Potter film. The game—and the wand—were developed by Pat Starace , director of the digital fabrication course at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And I actually had the opportunity to DJ at the Microsoft Build conference in — I want to say 2015 or 2016 — in the Wave, which was incredible. Last week I was at the Florida Simulation Summit. Alan: That makes total sense. The next one here is WaveVR and WaveVR started off as a DJ platform, so you could DJ in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2018

When I’ve tried HoloLens , I was really impressed by this, because I know how it is hard to make no-jittery augmented reality and Microsoft has really done a terrific job in doing this. A little hologram inside Microsoft HoloLens. And all of this has been done by a little startup somewhere in Florida , not by a major company.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. As a mom of 3, living in Gainesville, Florida (population 127,000+) there are not many options when it comes to retail stores. So what’s next?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

It is also organizing the LEAP Developer Days, a big event for ML developers, that will be held on May 19–22nd inside Magic Leap headquarters in Plantation, Florida. Image by Microsoft). Are we at an inflection point for VR? More info (Google Chrome 81 supports AR) More info (Nicolò Carpignoli’s initiative). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

The Florida company has released during the GDC the Lumin SDK, that is the development kit that has to be used to develop for LuminOS, the custom operating system of the Magic Leap device. This is Oculus’s answer to Steam Hardware & Software Survey. Magic Leap releases its SDK.

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