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Magic Leap 2 Now Supports OpenXR, Strengthening Industry Against Potential Apple Upheaval

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Though delayed from its commitment last year, Magic Leap today announced that ML2 now fully supports OpenXR. Magic Leap had planned to deliver OpenXR support for its ML2 headset last year, but it was seemingly delayed until now. Today the company announced that Magic Leap 2 is conformant with OpenXR.

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Magic Leap 2 Controller May Use On-board Inside-out Tracking, an Industry-first

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A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset. A recent photo of Magic Leap 2 posted by Peter H. Image courtesy Peter H. Diamandis.

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Magic Leap Commits to OpenXR & WebXR Support Later This Year on ML2

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In an ongoing shift away from a somewhat proprietary development environment on its first headset, Magic Leap has committed to bringing OpenXR support to its Magic Leap 2 headset later this year. Although Magic Leap 2 is clearly the successor to Magic Leap 1, the goal of the headsets are quite different.

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Microsoft Exec Peggy Johnson to Take Over as CEO of Magic Leap

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Peggy Johnson, Microsoft’s Executive VP of Business Development, is slated to take the reins as the new CEO of Magic Leap, effective August 1st. Magic Leap recently pivoted to the enterprise space after seeing lackluster success with its $2,300 AR headset, Magic Leap 1 (previously known as Magic Leap One Developer Edition).

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CEO Shares First Details on Magic Leap 2, Announces $500 Million in New Funding

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Magic Leap today announced that it has raised $500 million in new capital at a $2 billion valuation. This comes ahead of the launch of its upcoming AR headset, Magic Leap 2, which it promises will be smaller, lighter, and tuned to be an “all day” device. The First Details on Magic Leap 2.

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Magic Leap Announces Layoffs & Pivot Away From Near-term Consumer Ambitions

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Magic Leap today announced layoffs impacting “every level of the company” and a pivot away from the company’s near-term consumer ambitions and toward the enterprise space. This has made it necessary for us to make the incredibly difficult decision to lay off a number of employees across Magic Leap.

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The Future of Fashion: Magic Leap One Street-Style As You Never Imagined

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I decided to create a photo campaign to make mixed-reality wearables look good and diversity in tech industry marketing a must. When the Magic Leap One (ML1) originally shipped and went to market, I eagerly tried the headset the first moment I could. Considering the global fashion industry is valued at $2.5