Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Venture Reality Fund , which invests primarily in immersive applications and games, has just released its latest quarterly update covering Q1 and Q2 of 2019. The US Army’s $479M contract with Microsoft Hololens in late 2018 is the biggest validation of enterprise value of AR Click To Tweet. Mobile AR 2.0 is coming Click To Tweet.

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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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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Microsoft’s enterprise-focused HoloLens 3 may be dead in the water, as a recent report maintains that internal divisions have hobbled the company’s efforts to release its next AR headset as planned. Alex Kipman wearing HoloLens 2, Image courtesy Microsoft. Microsoft Responds.

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ARPost

JANUARY 13, 2020

2019 was a big year for XR headsets, applications, and technology. Here, we’ll be taking a look at the AR and MR headsets and glasses that caught our attention in 2019 and that we’ll be keeping an eye on going into 2020. Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 is one of the most advanced MR headsets on the market. Magic Leap 1.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise. At the same time, Magic Leap has also shipped a new runtime for its hardware , with the addition of new nice features like vocal commands. I hope for Magic Leap that the next device, Magic Leap 2, will be better. fast replacement of a broken unit).

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2024

” That’s not really unusual as far as AR devices go, like HoloLens 2 or Magic Leap 2—a product category that typically uses waveguides pared with micoOLEDs in place of the passthrough cameras and traditional VR headset displays that we’re used to seeing in the company’s mixed reality headsets Quest 3 and Quest Pro.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. Alice Bonasio (@alicebonasio) February 2, 2019. For starters, they’re based in Oregon as opposed to Silicon Valley. pic.twitter.com/UMhQbxgH1g.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

The MWC 2019 in Barcelona has finished some days ago. In my opinion, there are 3-4 pieces of news that are really worth a mention and I’m going to tell you about them in this post so that reading it you will have a clear picture of what has happened at MWC 2019 for what concerns XR. Image by Microsoft). HoloLens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap may be in trouble, but its CEO remains confident. Some weeks ago, I’ve reported of rumors about Magic Leap being in big trouble and having assigned all its patents as collateral to bank JP Morgan, probably because it is looking for a loan or to raise a round E.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

To significant anticipation, Microsoft revealed HoloLens 2 earlier this week at MWC 2019. By all accounts it looks like a beautiful and functional piece of technology and a big step forward for Microsoft’s AR initiative. Image courtesy Microsoft. “More Than Double” …What, Exactly? From 2x to 5.2x.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

First identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan towards the tail-end of 2019, Chinese authorities are now reporting thousands of confirmed cases across the massive country. Still, nCoV-2019 Tracker serves as an excellent example of VR’s potential as a data visualization tool.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Conference time and everyone is only talking about Magic Leap in these days. It seems that Microsoft has worked a lot to make the device more ergonomic and elegant , but the style remains anyway less classy than the one of Magic Leap. It’s L.E.A.P.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Nreal is probably best known for its smartphone-tethered AR glasses, dubbed Nreal Light which made headlines back at CES 2019 for its relatively small form-factor in comparison to Magic Leap One or Microsoft HoloLens. Image courtesy Nreal. Nreal Light achieves this by offloading processing to a compatible smartphone.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2024

We have been waiting for this moment since 2019 and I’m extremely excited to announce that it has finally arrived. ARway: 2023 in Review On the other hand, ARway also works with Magic Leap to create purpose-built navigation solutions for the firm’s XR device product portfolio.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

The standard has been in development since April 2017 and is presently supported by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players like Magic Leap. Image courtesy Khronos Group.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2020

Founded in 2016 by Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee, the company’s social AR/VR workspace has since gone on to include support for Microsoft HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest, Magic Leap 1, Qualcomm XR2, Android/iPhone mobile device and traditional monitors.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2018

But it increasingly seems like 2019 could be the year that HoloLens 2 is revealed as official channels have now been weeks without stock of the original headset. And to top it all off, Microsoft recently landed a $480 million defense contract to provide the US Army with AR headsets. With HoloLens now more than 2.5

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Inside Microsoft HoloLens 2. According to Microsoft’s spec sheet, here are its key features: Display.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Compared to the first version, Microsoft has upgraded the display resolution from 1280×720 to 2048×1080.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Magic Leap Inc. , As stated, they are thinking of taking part in a new financing round of more than $500 million, bringing Magic Leap valuation close to $6 billion. Magic Leap’s last financing round, led by Alibaba , valued the company at $4.5 a Florida-based startup that’s raised more than $1.3

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AR Insider

APRIL 16, 2021

M icrosoft’s Hololens2 isn’t a new device, having released in November 2019. XR Talks: Microsoft Doubles Down on AR. This is the reason that Microsoft has solely targeted the enterprise for HoloLens 2. The enterprise focus is comparatively what Magic Leap failed to do — at least at first.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Coronavirus, otherwise known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, is primarily affecting China. Created by MIT graduate and XR strategist Michael DiBenigno, the so-called ‘nCoV-2019 Tracker’ takes you through some basic information on the virus’ outbreak, and where it’s traveled day by day up until February 4th.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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Robert Scoble

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I blame this all on Magic Leap’s founder, Rony Abovitz. They, Magic Leap, even further defined the term. Yes, Magic Leap is the most advanced at the moment. Magic Leap is building a pair of glasses that put computing on not only every surface around you, but in the air, too.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

It is something that I say since the beginning of 2019 : nReal is one of the most interesting AR startups out there. nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

percent from 2019. Oculus Quest — the fastest growing standalone — sold about 425,000 units in 2019 according to our calculations. Microsoft committed 100,000 units to the U.S. This category includes Magic, Leap One and Nreal Light. Specifically, IDC projects a year-over-year decline in shipments of 10.5

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In September of 2019, the company announced that its Facebook Reality Lab is currently in development of its own AR headset. The Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap One: Creator Edition—while impressive pieces of hardware—have yet to capture the attention of mainstream audiences.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain Mozilla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the Firefox Reality web browser to the recently revealed Microsoft HoloLens 2. Image courtesy Mozilla. SEE ALSO 3 Impressive WebVR Examples Worth Checking Out With Firefox's New Support for Vive and Rift.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

[link] @EdWeekEdTech @EdMarketBrief @educationweek #edtech #VR #AR #videogame #videogames @playtablecraft @schellgames @NWEA — Michelle Goldchain (@goldchainam) January 23, 2019. Thank you @usedgov for hosting us at the 2019 Ed Games Expo. Looking forward to witnessing the evolution of learning!

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 1, 2019

The European leg of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2019 will commence this October, held across two days in Munich, Germany. Today, the AWE EU 2019 agenda has gone live, revealing a rich lineup of talks focused on current and future augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) technology.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Microsoft is talking for the first time today about a new customer of its HoloLens augmented reality headset: publicly traded medical device company Stryker. While Magic Leap has faced questions about the state of its technology in recent months, the venture-backed startup does represent competition to the HoloLens.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There’s just over a week to go until the European leg of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2019, offering a chance for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) professionals from around the world to get together, share ideas, and test the latest immersive technologies. Image credit: AWE USA 2019. Image credit: AWE USA 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Before 2019, headsets were largely tethered to PCs, and Qualcomm helped to ‘cut the cord’ and enable the next evolution of standalone devices. Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. These range from the Lenovo A3 [and Magic Leap 2].

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