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Magic Leap is Selling Its First AR Headset for Just $550

Road to VR

It looks like Magic Leap is holding a barn burner of a sale on its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1, as the one-time $2,300 device can now be had for $550. As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. .

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To the Dismay of Its Audience, Magic Leap Livestream Dodges Key Questions

Road to VR

Years of Magic Leap’s hype-building seems for many to be turning from excitement to disappointment, as the company continues to evangelize its AR headset with little attempt to demonstrate what it’s actually like to use it. Since the beginning, Magic Leap has been a masterful tease.

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Jake Rubin talks HaptX gloves and the future of haptics

The Ghost Howls

One of the most interesting announcements of last week has been the release of the HaptX Gloves DK2 , one of the most interesting haptic gloves for VR. I am very intrigued by these gloves that can provide quasi-realistic haptic sensations to the hands of the user s and that have been praised by all XR journalists.

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Is Wearability the Next Mobility?

AR Insider

Visually immersive and contextually-aware AR glasses like Magic Leap One and Hololens 2 require optics whose power consumption and heat dissipation necessitate bulky headgear, rather than anything you’d consider “eyewear.”. This comes down to a classic design tradeoff. Signals in today’s market support this play.

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Laval Virtual: Hands-on with Lenovo ThinkReality A3 and Actronika Skinetic!

The Ghost Howls

I have just returned back home to Turin (Italy) after my trip to Laval and Paris, and as usual when I attend an event, here I am reporting to you the impressions of some of the hardware and software I have tried there. Skinetic is the first own product of the company, which is meant to give haptic sensations to VR users.

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What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

The Ghost Howls

The controller of Magic Leap 2 features onboard cameras that perform inside-out tracking, too. Many VR gloves have come out using Vive Trackers for positional tracking, so that their companies could work on finger tracking and haptic feedback. having a Vive headset with Valve controllers).

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Highlighting the Top 3 XR Trends of 2023 [Insights From This Year’s AWE USA]

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From cutting-edge hardware to new, groundbreaking technology and software solutions, this year had it all. Just like with the metaverse last year, AI became a new hot topic, but in terms of hardware, the spotlight was clearly on AR. The Renaissance of Haptics It was hard to ignore the sheer volume of haptic-related products at AWE.

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