The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. If headsets like Lynx or Project Cambria implement AR on a VR headset, Magic Leap 2 implements a bit of VR on an AR headset. The object is not reconstructed as a 3D mesh, but the system calculates all the possible views of it via AI.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

One of the most notable events of the past year in the world of headworn AR was the return of Magic Leap… this time with an enterprise focus. It coupled this pivot with a second swing at AR glasses: Magic Leap 2 (ML2). ML2 represents a sizable and widely recognized leap from ML1.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! But as soon as you get close to them, the magic breaks , because you can clearly see the limit of your viewing windows. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Frontal view of the device (Image by Microsoft). The biggest news of the MWC for what concerns XR has been for sure the announcement of the HoloLens 2 by Microsoft. Image by Microsoft). Together with the HoloLens 2, Microsoft has also announced a new version of the Kinect, called Kinect Azure. HoloLens 2. Azure Kinect.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

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. In April of last year Abovitz landed himself on the cover of Wired magazine with what was dubbed the Magic Leap “photonic chip.”

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ARVR

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For one, market-leading Microsoft (HoloLens 2) has experienced headwinds, including turbulence in its massive U.S. Meanwhile, the previously-beleaguered Magic Leap has quite a turnaround underway. Magic Leap’s second act is perhaps the most notable phenomenon in the AR glasses landscape.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Then why Magic Leap hasn’t delivered a solid product with 2B?) As I reported last week, people are exploring class actions, or are switching to other devices, and I even found on Kotaku (a popular indie gaming magazine) a very angry article about this topic. All these pieces of news make us think of a positive future for OpenXR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But if Apple does indeed keep its plans for AR glasses in the long term, it will likely be a lighter form of AR than what we see in devices like Microsoft HoloLens. For example, Microsoft is down and Magic Leap is up, which flips their previous positioning. link] Originally published at [link] on January 26, 2023.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Stepping back, there are several AR glasses designs including standalone (HoloLens 2) and tethered (Magic Leap 2). Meanwhile, Snapdragon AR2 is already being used and tested by AR leaders including Adobe, Microsoft and Niantic. That last category is where distributed processing shines, achieving power efficiency and a richer UX.

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ARVR

JANUARY 13, 2022

It involves AR that doesn’t have the rich UX and graphical intensity of a Magic Leap One or Microsoft Hololens 2, but instead prioritizes style and wearability. Magic Leap One). The thought is that this is the first step to appeal to and acclimate consumers to faceworn tech. Ray-Ban Stories ) and graphical UX (e.g.,

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. The VR magazine has anyway advised against buying it because Pico will probably release a new device in the next 12 months.

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ARVR

JUNE 25, 2021

Visually immersive and contextually-aware AR glasses like Microsoft 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, as noted above. At the other end of the spectrum is hardware such as North Focals.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

You may wonder who am I to write such a post, since I have never been featured on the front page of TIME magazine. I wrote a review on Magic Leap One because my friend (and ex partner ) Gianni made me try it. Maquette by Microsoft). That said, let’s start with the first list of pieces of advice!

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This is confirmed by companies such as Magic Leap who have raised a further 2 billion recently for the development of their second mixed reality device, although the first one hardly made much of an impact in the market regardless of how much money was initially invested. Don’t forget to give us your ?? ! link] Metaverse!

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Magic Leap has put forth the term Magicverse, a more playful version of a global digital twin that inspires visions of the fantastical. The screens of over 1 billion new smartphones became windows into the physical world because both Apple and Android added AR software to their operating systems.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap looks for a $100-million deal to save itself. Some reports by Business Insider and The Information talk about the current situation of Magic Leap, that seems always more complicated. More info (Magic Leap trying to raise $100M) More info (Magic Leap timing for the future).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. Even if most of this roundup will be about Oculus, I have decided to put another brand on top of it and it is Magic Leap. Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive. Top news of the week.

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

This has 3 main components to it, dictated by hardware: Wait, how is this different from things like Microsoft’s Hololens? Devices such as the Magic Leap and the Hololens rely on Waveguide optics. For a good Mixed Reality experience, the degree of immersion is key in making you believe what’s in front of you is the real deal.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Many journalists of important tech magazines (TechCrunch, Business Insider, etc…) are all playing a common sport now: targeting Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. Do you remember when everyone was criticizing Magic leap because it got $2.5B So, Magic Leap was even cheap in comparison.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. I finally — finally, after a year and a half — I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying — and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox — that we were developing the Kinect camera. I know they’re also selling Magic Leap. Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying — and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox — that we were developing the Kinect camera. I know they’re also selling Magic Leap. Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In 2011, Bob launched the only printed magazine covering social media, The Social Media Monthly. One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. I finally -- finally, after a year and a half -- I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. Alan: Have you been to the Microsoft campus?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. I am always saying -- and I learned this really well at Microsoft, and worked at XBox -- that we were developing the Kinect camera. So when I see it in a Time Magazine, you're like, "wait a minute, is that real?"

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 13, 2020

HP and Microsoft, they’re running huge departments in this, just because they were early and learned how to do it. No offence to Microsoft, but we’re not living in Windows anymore. We do projects on the Magic Leap. This technology is aerosolized now and it can show up anywhere, in any way.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 13, 2020

HP and Microsoft, they’re running huge departments in this, just because they were early and learned how to do it. No offence to Microsoft, but we’re not living in Windows anymore. We do projects on the Magic Leap. This technology is aerosolized now and it can show up anywhere, in any way.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It was newspaper, magazines, and television. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. So Metastage uses Microsoft’s volumetric Hcap, holographic capture. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 13, 2020

HP and Microsoft, they're running huge departments in this, just because they were early and learned how to do it. No offence to Microsoft, but we're not living in Windows anymore. We do projects on the Magic Leap. And you know, there's still trade shows and there's still magazines, but people do a lot of business online.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

And there have been countless interviews with Facebook executives (especially on the online magazine Protocol), and every one of them has shared very interesting pieces of information. A leak by the famous leaker WalkingCat shows some pictures of the HP Reverb G2, which is the result of a collaboration between HP, Microsoft, and Valve.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It was newspaper, magazines, and television. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. So Metastage uses Microsoft's volumetric Hcap, holographic capture. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It was newspaper, magazines, and television. These are like the Microsoft Hololens, Magic Leaps. So Metastage uses Microsoft’s volumetric Hcap, holographic capture. And the reality is, when we were kids or when we were much younger, our choices for media, for entertainment, for communication was very limited.

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