VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

These founders are a well-rounded group of leaders and entrepreneurs with a variety of focuses— from combining brain control interfaces with VR for wellness, to creating the world’s first search engine for immersive content, to using AR to accelerate skill sets and reduce costs in the construction industry.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology with the “Glass” headset. Magic Leap Magic Leap specializes in the creation of AR and MR solutions for enterprise users. Magic Leap also recently achieved an IEC 60601 certification for its headset.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

Snapchat is probably considered a bit of a dark horse by most people when compared to other major AR players including Microsoft, Meta, Daqri, or Magic Leap. The Epiphany Eyeware glasses were described at the time as a more stylish competitor to Google Glass. Here’s my first day of Snapchat coverage from Google I/O.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2016

Not to be outdone, Microsoft finally confirmed that the not-so-secret Project Scorpio (an excellent codename decision) is bringing high fidelity VR to Xbox. While “VRSE” seemed to be a challenge for some to pronounce, “Within” could be a challenge to Google. Want to do a demo? Real Work to be Done: Aecom and Hololens Team Up.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “ great fear ” when Apple releases new products.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ideas on the ground and on board: The airport industry first began toying with wearable technology with the release of the original Google Glass in 2013. Additionally, the growing popularity of AR and VR in architecture, engineering and construction has implications for the future of airport renovations and new airport design.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. He's designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer. Austin: Thank you for having me, excited to be here.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

It wasn’t quite like the demand Magic Leap or HoloLens, where the holograms were in a positional space; it was more this heads-up display to give you almost, like, superpowers. And I think you’re right; Microsoft are listening, and they’ve got lots of requirements coming in. Vuzix and Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

It wasn’t quite like the demand Magic Leap or HoloLens, where the holograms were in a positional space; it was more this heads-up display to give you almost, like, superpowers. And I think you’re right; Microsoft are listening, and they’ve got lots of requirements coming in. Vuzix and Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The reason that’s important is because there’s about $30-billion lost every year in construction rework. Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The reason that’s important is because there’s about $30-billion lost every year in construction rework. Personally, I have some concerns about the cost of the Hololens and the Magic Leap devices at this time.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. The reason that's important is because there's about $30-billion lost every year in construction rework. I finally -- finally, after a year and a half -- I got to try out the Magic Leap in Laval, and it was a good experience.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion. Outside of the sort of people in this room and in the games press, I don’t think most people know what Magic Leap is. When you talk about investment, certainly Magic Leap has garnered the most, but ODG just closed a big round. GB: Google Glass.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 31, 2022

Heck, when I got Google Glass years ago I thought I never would take those off. This is why Magic Leap has a new shot at life that I also didn’t see, due to its cord and lack of consumer experiences. At Trimble, a construction company, for instance, they are working on a variety of initiatives. A lot longer.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. InsiteVR’s latest solution, called Resolve, lets AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) professionals explore 3D models of environments with other people on the Oculus Quest.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. And rework in the world of construction is about a 60 billion dollar problem. If you want to do a construction site, you need better technology than that just to enable the use case.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. And rework in the world of construction is about a 60 billion dollar problem. If you want to do a construction site, you need better technology than that just to enable the use case.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. He’s designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. He’s designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. And rework in the world of construction is about a 60 billion dollar problem. If you want to do a construction site, you need better technology than that just to enable the use case.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

An avatar can pop up, but it’s also communicating technically-complex things, like someone has constructed a car, or a lot of people have constructed a car, and a lot of other people need to produce that car. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. You can make those things visible.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

An avatar can pop up, but it’s also communicating technically-complex things, like someone has constructed a car, or a lot of people have constructed a car, and a lot of other people need to produce that car. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. You can make those things visible.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. And then — my brother owns a construction company — we’re gonna take them up there. Carter: All right. Wishing you all, uh, good luck.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. And then — my brother owns a construction company — we’re gonna take them up there. So they’re… [chuckles]. Carter: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

I'd say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Alan: Although Magic Leap did publish some photos of a model wearing the Magic Leap glasses the other day. So they're. Alan: Right. Carter: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The ability to have field workers across any industry — construction, warehouses, logistics, etc. So, as we begin to work with Magic Leap and Hololens and some of these others, and you’re able to do hands-free, and the headsets become able to be worn for longer periods, et cetera, et cetera, we expect that to increase over time.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The ability to have field workers across any industry — construction, warehouses, logistics, etc. So, as we begin to work with Magic Leap and Hololens and some of these others, and you’re able to do hands-free, and the headsets become able to be worn for longer periods, et cetera, et cetera, we expect that to increase over time.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The ability to have field workers across any industry -- construction, warehouses, logistics, etc. -- actually follow digital information as, like, arrows in space that might route them. Then with Google Maps, it gives us a better option, where we can see the path. That's with holding a phone with one hand.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

A worker wearing HoloLens 2 (Image by Microsoft). Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. My duck-face while wearing Magic Leap One glasses. Standalone/All-in-two headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Certainly if you look at the Microsoft Dynamics line of mixed reality products that we brought out.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Certainly if you look at the Microsoft Dynamics line of mixed reality products that we brought out.

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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”. This gives more power to Google Glass, that are not doing that bad in the enterprise environment after a total disaster as a prosumer device.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

You’ve got a ton coming out, now; you’ve got the Hololens, Hololens 2, Magic Leap, nreal, Realmax, Vuzix, North glasses, Epson MOVERIO, Google Glass. There is a demo by Microsoft, that you are reading a text. So, let’s start at the top; let’s talk about the Hololens. What are your thoughts on that?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

You've got a ton coming out, now; you've got the Hololens, Hololens 2, Magic Leap, nreal, Realmax, Vuzix, North glasses, Epson MOVERIO, Google Glass. There is a demo by Microsoft, that you are reading a text. So, let's start at the top; let's talk about the Hololens. What are your thoughts on that? It's also the eyes.

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