Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

By the virtue of its Windows operating system, the basis of which nearly every PC VR headset uses to function, Microsoft joining the OpenXR initiative represents a win for the others involved, which include industry players like Google, Oculus, HTC, AMD, NVIDIA, Epic Games, Unity, Intel, Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung and Valve.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Future of Magic Leap After Ross Rosenberg was appointed Magic Leap’s CEO in October 2023, the company has since focused on its enterprise roadmap for 2024; targeting its XR devices towards enterprise and industrial clients. Magic Leap started to understand that these walled gardens are not their future.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

More info Google and Samsung are working on smartglasses According to The Information, Google and Samsung are not only working together on a mixed reality headset but also on a pair of smartglasses (a la Ray-Ban Meta) powered by Gemini AI. I cross my fingers, but I don’t have high hopes. A Creator Platform for next-gen to ‘Socialize.’

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. More info (Magic Leap presentation) More info (Close up of the controllers).

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

Despite Sony being pleasantly surprised by its official PSVR sales figures – with the nearly 1 million units sold since its October 2016 launch – it’s difficult to get a handle on market penetration for VR hardware to date. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 29, 2024

This chipset will reportedly be integrated into Samsung and Sony headsets, Play for Dream MR and Immersed’s Visor. Magic Leap Ditching its Hardware Business? Magic Leap has reportedly laid off its sales and marketing teams because it decided to focus on licensing the technology behind its headsets.

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XROM

JUNE 4, 2023

link] But the competition doesn't stop there, with HMD companies from around the world, including Magic Leap , HTC, NReal, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, HP, PicoVR, and many others, joining the race. Meanwhile, Meta, formerly Facebook , has announced its Meta Quest 3 VR/MR Glasses to compete with Apple.

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Upload VR

JULY 19, 2023

While most major electronics companies are actively researching microLED – including Samsung, Sony, and Apple – no company has yet figured out how to affordably mass manufacture it for consumer products. LCoS microdisplays were used in HoloLens 1 and are used today in Magic Leap 2.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Apple's passthrough magic might help explain why the industry is making such big shifts before this $3,500 spatial computer even ships. Saudi Arabia-owned Magic Leap took $500+ million more from the "sovereign" investment arm of the state to continue developing its technologies for transparent optical AR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

The report notes that the forecasted uptick hinges on various market leaders, including Google, Sony, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, HTC, Oculus, Magic Leap, Blippar, and Upskill. The development of XR for enterprises and consumers is notably rising in the US and EU.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Also keep in mind that there are plenty of private companies worth investing in, and some public companies listed below have invested in them like Magic Leap who has investments to the tune of $1.39 Sony – NYSE: SNE – VR Console, VR Games & VR Headset. billion from companies listed below like Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Magic Leap raises other $350M. It would be very intriguing….

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Samsung AR glasses. Probably the true surprise of the whole show has been Samsung, that during its press conference has teased some AR glasses. Yeah, the 3D model of the trainer seems taken from the Unity Asset Store… Samsung has not talked about the glasses, not even revealing the name, or the specifications.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display. Some years ago, she performed in The Life, a Mixed Reality art piece inside the Magic Leap One. And it has now a free demo, so you can try it now!

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Samsung starts off the month debuting its VR Internet browser for Gear VR, becoming the first to offer a VR browser. Magic Leap kicks off the month with the announcement of an enormous $794 million fundraising round, backed by Alibaba. Samsung unveils the Note 7 smartphone alongside the latest Gear VR. December 2015.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2. Around the same time, Vueling, Iberia, and Air Berlin launched smartwatch boarding passes for early Pebble and Samsung smartwatches.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

Samsung has started putting UWB chips into their devices but they don’t have the M1 chip sitting next to these things, so Samsung is way behind and, really, who will buy an entire house full of stuff from Samsung? In front of you will be two 8K Sony chips, I hear. This is something no other company can do yet.

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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”. Samsung is one of the most famous suppliers of components for electronic devices (e.g. Samsung Odyssey+). Image by Sony).

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. Advisor for Betting & Gaming vertical in Samsung Harman. However, in June 2020, a U.S.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And a Samsung. Alan: So let me ask you, if we wear glasses, let’s say Apple comes out with glasses in, — let’s call it five years, I don’t know — Magic Leap gets miniaturized, maybe North glasses expands their field of view, we’ve got access to glasses. Sandro: Not yet. Sandro: Yeah!

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And a Samsung. Alan: So let me ask you, if we wear glasses, let’s say Apple comes out with glasses in, — let’s call it five years, I don’t know — Magic Leap gets miniaturized, maybe North glasses expands their field of view, we’ve got access to glasses. Sandro: Not yet. Sandro: Yeah!

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And a Samsung. Alan: So let me ask you, if we wear glasses, let's say Apple comes out with glasses in, -- let's call it five years, I don't know -- Magic Leap gets miniaturized, maybe North glasses expands their field of view, we've got access to glasses. Sandro: Not yet. Alan: [laughs] We've got to get one. Sandro: Yeah!

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