XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and many others started to reestablish the Metaverse and XR as serious business tools following a lacklustre adoption rate from consumer markets. Does the spatial computing uptrend mark the initial tipping point for widespread XR adoption in enterprises?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What is set is the present day, and this week shows the stepping stones towards XR’s tipping point are very much being paved. Other influential figures in the XR industry support Android XR, including Qualcomm, Sony, XREAL, Magic Leap, and Lynx, an emerging player in the XR market.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tips & Tricks for the Quest 2! New tips and tricks for Quest 2 are being published for Quest 2: Quest 2 doesn’t work well outdoor, even in conditions when the tracking of the Quest 1 worked. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. Valve could provide some audio-visual improvements, while Microsoft its WMR platform, with inside-out tracking of controllers. thanks Alessio for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed. On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. News from partners (and friends).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. If a family can afford spending the money for 4 Magic Leap Ones, they can play this board game together (Image by Road To VR).

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

Imagine knowing the answer to the question on the tip of your brain the moment you touch your phone. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.” Then there’s Magic Leap. Could it run low on cash?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 2, 2023

BlueJeans has remained a longstanding partner of immersive solutions providers like Microsoft, Vuzix, Magic Leap, Mootup, and Google Glass Enterprise. Widely used across XR devices such as Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, Microsoft Teams has recently launched real-time 3D (RT3D) avatars to boost meeting attendee engagement.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. Thanks Davy Demeyer for the tip). The Price Is Right” TV show tried to ask how much a Magic Leap One headset is worth of, and someone has even answered 1 dollar!

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes. Check out the example below of Mica , Magic Leap’s intelligent agent. Volumetric capture can also create volumetric video that can be used in VR and AR experiences. The Evolution of Brand Activations.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

These glasses have outperformed the sales of Ray-Ban’s first-generation smart glasses, ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ This potential deal could grant Meta more control over EssilorLuxottica’s smart glasses division and strengthen its position in the competitive market against tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

And also of course I would like to understand what is the expected price: the 3DOF version can be preordered at 599 USD, so I guess the 6DOF one will be at least 799. (Thanks KroyVR for the tip!). The company is investigating the matter. (Thanks Rob Cole for the tip!). Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device.

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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. Thanks Gianluigi Perrone for the tip!). News worth a mention. Image by Niantic).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Google is also hiring high-profile people for it, like Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, and Paul Greco, the previous CTO of Magic Leap. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7B. Other relevant news. News worth a mention. Image by Varjo).

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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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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, Magic Leap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. Alan: And they just gave slight haptic feedback on the tips of your fingers. Varag: Yeah. Varag: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, Magic Leap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. Alan: And they just gave slight haptic feedback on the tips of your fingers. Varag: Yeah. Varag: Okay.

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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 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. So what is it?

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Alan: With Facebook now working on AR, and you've got Magic Leap, and Microsoft's Hololens. And, you know, Magic Leap-- people are going to expect when they walk around holograms, they stay put. Alan: And they just gave slight haptic feedback on the tips of your fingers. Varag: Yeah. Varag: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I'm a Microsoft master trainer, so I do a lot of work with Microsoft technology. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear. I mean, I was a distinguished educator. I do a lot with Apple technology. So yeah, that's where I'm at.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I'm a Microsoft master trainer, so I do a lot of work with Microsoft technology. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear. I mean, I was a distinguished educator. I do a lot with Apple technology. So yeah, that's where I'm at.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion. Outside of the sort of people in this room and in the games press, I don’t think most people know what Magic Leap is. When you talk about investment, certainly Magic Leap has garnered the most, but ODG just closed a big round. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 3, 2020

Dr. Ahmed is seen wearing a Magic Leap One headset, while his colleagues used mobile phones, yet they all “inhabited” the same virtual space and were able to effectively visualize and interact with both the people and objects within it. The pandemic could bring a tipping point for XR technology Click To Tweet.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. We’re not tied to Intel. We just know what the best solutions are across the different industries.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We’re not tied to Microsoft. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. You’ve got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. We’re not tied to Intel. We just know what the best solutions are across the different industries.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

We're not tied to Microsoft. We're not tied to Magic Leap. You've got two-billion devices that can do three-dimensional computing, and this is the tipping point. We're not tied to Intel. We just know what the best solutions are across the different industries. But the average gamer is, what, like 40 years old now?

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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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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

Microsoft is working on addressing privacy concerns of the AR Cloud. Microsoft has presented a paper on a way to record this kind of data so that it is impossible to reconstruct pictures of the original places from it. Thanks Mati for the tip!). Does Magic Leap want to create a big reality show?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Microsoft has acquired Zenimax for $7.5B. In-between the console wars, Microsoft has bought Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, for $7.5B. Microsoft has not announced a VR headset for the Xbox, but could it be interested in creating more VR games for PC? Magic Leap may partner with AWS. Let’s dream!).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2019

Magic Leap has just rolled an important update. Magic Leap this week has rolled an important Update to LuminOS , adding important features: There is now full hands tracking, and the user can see the mesh of his/her hand. Thanks to Matias Nassi for the tip! Microsoft has released an OpenXR demo.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Microsoft and Samsung may be partnering for an AR device. According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics is working with Microsoft on a new augmented/mixed reality project “involving HoloLens”. Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale. This announcement is not sus, it is just great. Learn more. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

So, Kura is not only smoke and mirrors, there is really an amazing tech behind it, and that technology is called “structured geometric waveguide” (that is different from the diffractive waveguides used by other products like HoloLens or Magic Leap). It seems that DAQRI hasn’t managed to find new investors; The competition of Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

If lawyers start entering the metaverse, we are f *ed… (Thanks Cathy Hackl for this tip). Microsoft confirms (again) it wants to build consumer HoloLens. Alex Kipman, the mind behind Microsoft HoloLens, has confirmed again in an interview that Microsoft will one day build a consumer version of HoloLens.

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