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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Magic Leap reveals prices and availability of ML 2. Finally, Magic Leap has revealed information about the price and availability of Magic Leap 2. Microsoft Mixed Reality department is currently in a confused moment and it is not clear when, how, and if will ever reply to this device. Image by PUBG).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

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I hope to see your there, physically or virtually . Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap is on sale. A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. The situation looks uncertain, and probably we will hear about Magic Leap’s plans at the next LEAP Conference.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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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Kim Nevelsteen wants to bridge different virtual worlds to create the Metaverse

The Ghost Howls

We all dream of the Metaverse , a fantastic online virtual world where we can all hang out with other people and do whatever we want. And even worse, these virtual worlds are like silos: they don’t talk to each other, they are separate the one from the others, they are not connected in any way. What is your job?

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Magic Leap abandons consumers, lays off 1,000 employees, misses opportunity go to big during pandemic

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(Image courtesy Magic Leap.). Extended reality company Magic Leap announced this week that it is abandoning the consumer market and laying off employees. The headset that finally hit the market was expensive and little different from Microsoft’s Hololens, which is also enterprise-focused.

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Microsoft ‘DreamWalker’ Experiment Takes First Steps into Always-on World-scale VR

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Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. DreamWalker: created by Microsoft researchers Jackie Yang, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Andrew D. Wilson, Image courtesy Microsoft Research.

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UK Start-Up Secures $3.4M To Bring AR To Retail Stores

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The investment comes at a time when companies like Meta, Niantic, and Microsoft are making huge announcements about their own visions and investments for the metaverse. However smaller startups like Dent Reality are still finding inroads that appeal to investors. Feature Image Credit: Dent Reality.

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