Road to VR
JULY 7, 2020
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. Image courtesy Microsoft. At Microsoft Johnson oversaw strategic partnerships and transactions, as well as strategic investments through Microsoft’s corporate venture fund, M12.
Road to VR
MAY 22, 2023
.” Since it exited stealth in 2014, Magic Leap has released two AR headsets, Magic Leap 1 and Magic Leap 2, which have been compared in functionality to Microsoft’s HoloLens AR headsets. Its majority stakeholder is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund.
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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JANUARY 23, 2024
announced a partnership with AI Safer to enhance customer experiences for visitors to Saudi Arabian museums and tourist attractions. The region is undergoing Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030 “, an initiative to boost its cultural and tourism sector. Today, ARway.ai
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson took the stage at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this past week to talk a bit about her time as the company’s new leader. Note : To increase the specs of all provided FOVs by 100 percent, the surface area would need to increase by four times, which is a tall order.
Upload VR
MAY 30, 2024
If you're unfamiliar, Magic Leap is an AR headset company, majority owned by Saudi Arabia since last year. Of the big tech giants only Microsoft bet on transparent optics, and HoloLens 2 is now almost four years old. Magic Leap's technology is distinctly different from all three, using transparent AR optics instead.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 22, 2024
There is even Microsoft Word! Twitter account M1Astra started sharing information about some of them, like an app about the Bible, a Lego building game, the J.Crew app to buy clothes in an immersive way, and so on.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
AUGUST 29, 2023
USAF engineers used Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the HoloLens 2, to conduct the field test. Also, Saudi Arabia’s Air Force has received Red 6’s solution to empower its fighters with next-generation immersive trainer technologies. How do we help deployed forces stay mission ready?
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