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Magic Leap Update Brings Hand Occlusion, Expanded Multiplayer Support & More

Road to VR

Despite securing $280 million from Japan’s largest telecom earlier this summer, we’ve heard surprisingly little from the multi-billion dollar AR startup of late regarding its flagship headset, Magic Leap One. Image courtesy Magic Leap, Weta Workshop. Check out Magic Leap’s full blogpost for more detail.

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Magic Leap Teams with Sennheiser to Deliver High-End Spatial Audio for Augmented Reality

Next Reality AR

One of the best aspects of the Magic Leap One is the spatial audio, a feature that enhances the overall sense of immersion when interacting with virtual objects and content through the device. Don't Miss: Magic Leap, Microsoft Pursuing Military Contracts to Supply AR Headsets for Soldiers, Report Says "As we enter a.

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AR Glasses Creator Nreal Secures $100M Series C Financing to Expand Internationally

Road to VR

Nreal is probably best known for its smartphone-tethered AR glasses, dubbed Nreal Light which made headlines back at CES 2019 for its relatively small form-factor in comparison to Magic Leap One or Microsoft HoloLens. Image courtesy Nreal. Nreal Light achieves this by offloading processing to a compatible smartphone.

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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

Road to VR

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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YouTube’s ‘MRTV’ Launches Kickstarter to Showcase Current VR Headsets to Paying Public

Road to VR

MRTV , the YouTube channel led by Germany-based VR enthusiast Sebastian Ang, launched a Kickstarter recently to create what he calls the MRTV Experience, which will invite the paying public to step in to try out a variety of the most recent VR headsets on offer.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook halts the sale of Quest in Germany. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany. Germany, please save us . More info (Facebook halting Quest sales in Germany) More info (A Redditor explaining the problem). Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap and its magic drop.

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The Most Important Upcoming AR/VR Events This Year

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XR Expo 2023 When: June 15-16 Where: Stuttgart, Germany If you happen to be in Germany this summer for business, you can also put aside two days to attend XR Expo 2023. See Also: AWE 2023 Is Right Around the Corner They will be able to test various gadgets, discover content trends, and attend insightful keynote presentations.

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