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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 has been teased. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Other relevant news. Pimax and Varjo are ready to announce new headsets.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Some people say that Facebook threatens to leave Europe, but I think this is never happening. Microsoft has acquired Zenimax for $7.5B. In-between the console wars, Microsoft has bought Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, for $7.5B. More info (Microsoft acquiring Zenimax) More info (John Carmack commenting the news).

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Google can count on the acquisition of North, the experience he has matured by producing Google Glass and investing in Magic Leap, and the fact that it owns the most-used mobile operating system. Magic Leap will meet its fate. Duck Face, Magic Leap One, and me.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.06.07): Facebook working on Quest 2 Pro, Nolo and Arpara announce new VR headsets, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Just to make you understand how much money this could mean, my reader Sir Gamedev has sent me a link where one of the previous Xbox executives has revealed that the initial undercost sales of the first Xbox units cost Microsoft between $5B and $7B. Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Magic Leap for sure. NReal is a spin off from Magic Leap.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. There’s Magic Leap– Alan: Still a challenge. It’s a matter of months now, that Microsoft is shipping a new HoloLens; some other companies are shipping glasses. Magic Leap for sure. NReal is a spin off from Magic Leap.

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