AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

Magic Leap tried to do too much and the Plantation, Florida location didn’t help. $3 Killed By Google : A web site listing all the initiatives Google has thrown overboard, including Tilt Brush, Daydream, and many other XR applications. AR In Your Car – Better Than Glasses, And Sooner (CNet).

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VRScout

AUGUST 20, 2019

According to research conducted by The International Labour Organization, human trafficking is currently a $150 billion global industry, with over 40.3 million people trapped in horrific situations ranging from forced labor to prostitution. victims for every 1,000 people, 25% of whom are children.

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2018

VivEdu was founded by HTC last year, and is headed by Dr. Sun Wei, the founding president of the School of Software of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and professor at the School of Computer Science at Florida State University.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

The Plantation, Florida-based company has raised $2.6 billion since its initial Series A financing in 2014, garnering cash from the likes of Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, and Andreessen Horowitz over the years. Other options reportedly under consideration are potential partnerships and a stake sale.

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VR Game Critic

MAY 27, 2016

The allegations of betrayal and skullduggery surfaced in a lawsuit that Florida-based Magic Leap filed late Thursday in federal court. Artificial reality startup Magic Leap is accusing two Silicon Valley employees of stealing the closely guarded secrets that make its technological tricks work.

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ARPost

JULY 31, 2019

a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based startup dedicated to helping people with disabilities. Shortly after that, Google stopped their Google Glass,” said Sun. “We Magic Leap has some entertainment experiences, but the price and size make them more of a tool. So, where do Norm AR glasses fit in? Where Did they Come From?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A tool that has been used to create magnificent virtual paintings—Google even started an artist in residence initiative—much of the program’s hype focused on its ability to create beautiful landscapes and quirky characters. It was my first experience of VR,” Solgaard says on the line from a meeting in Florida.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2018

Since the introduction of Google Glass and Microsoft’s HoloLens, multiple manufacturing companies such as Lockheed Martin, AGCO Corp and Boeing have all turned to AR smart glasses as part of their product design process.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. University of Florida, USA. image courtesy VR First. Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. VIGAMUS Academy, Italy.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

See Also: Developing AR Apps with Google's ARCore. This is the first time we’ve hosted an event of this scale at our headquarters in Florida, and there are plenty of surprises in store,” read the email. It also specified that the event is free, but registrants would have to pay for travel and accommodation themselves.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The platform, which is compatible with major immersive tech providers such as Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Microsoft HoloLens, Apple, HTC VIVE, Ready Player Me, and Google recently provided the University of Glasgow with an EON-XR Centre to train and engage students with the XR tool.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The Florida-based Magic Leap has raised $1.9 billion from heavy hitters like Google Ventures and the Alibaba Research group. One of the VR/AR world’s very few “unicorns” just announced its first major content partnership with the National Basketball Association.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

It’s VR to the rescue yet again, as a new app built by a University of North Florida student could dramatically improve cancer treatment. VRvisu was created by Jason Smith, who also works as an assistant professor at the university. Using MRI scans, the app recreates a patient’s tumor inside VR at an accurate scale.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2016

for mixed reality lightfield technology that no one has actually seen (outside of a small number of people with ironclad NDAs), and is funded by giants like Google and Alibaba. News broke that users who logged in via Google account were allowing full access to their Google accounts – meaning photos, browsing history, emails, etc.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Watts was joined by Pearly Chen, Vice-President of HTC VIVE , Brian Vogelsang, Senior Director of Product Management for Qualcomm Technologies , and Maria Pace, Head of XR Hardware, Global Partnerships and Strategies for Google. Maria Pace, Head of XR Hardware, Global Partnerships and Strategies for Google. ” Comfort is Key.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

In a since-deleted post that was archived via Google on April 13 – 12 days before Libs of TikTok fell for the fakes — members discussed the "Furry Culture Month school worksheet" troll, created by one of rDrama's moderators. An archived Google cache of the rDrama.net forum thread from April 13 discussing the furry troll.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In an industry populated with giants such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft it is astounding that one of the most important names in the game is a startup known as Magic Leap. This highly secretive, Florida-based company is working on an unspecified augmented reality device. Currently sitting at a $4.5

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite this, the Plantation, Florida-based company worked to improve its headset and finally released its second iteration of the device, the Magic Leap 2, on 30 September to critical acclaim. Later, its valuation dipped by a staggering 93 percent, or $450 million, down from $6.4 billion the previous year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

” Explaining further, the President of the VRARA Central Florida Chapter said, “Many of tomorrow’s concerts will sometimes be 100 percent digital experiences, where there is no real-world parallel” Digital twins also allowed users to try-on clothing with augmented reality (AR) technologies. .”

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

. ““We need to create virtual world activities that rely on low-cost phones or computers,” said Kurt Winklemann, an associate professor in the Chemistry Department at Florida Tech. Image courtesy Google Expeditions.).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 31, 2023

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The Plantation, Florida-based enterprise aims to become a major provider of augmented reality (AR) headsets to the global healthcare industry.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. As a mom of 3, living in Gainesville, Florida (population 127,000+) there are not many options when it comes to retail stores. So what’s next?

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

Think: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe , a memoir about adolescence and gender identity ( banned/challenged in schools in Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, and Texas). Simply click on the title you're interested in, and you'll be asked to sign in, either using your Google account or creating a new account on the site itself.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Donald Trump’s effort to launch a MAGA-centric tech firm to rival the likes of Google and Facebook landed a new CEO on Monday. It also disclosed that it’s under investigation by the feds. Read more.

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VRWorld

JANUARY 31, 2018

The platform was recently demoed at this year’s Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Florida, and at the BETT Show in London. To this end, the package comes with over seven hundred Google Expeditions VR field trips pre-installed, and also adds exclusive-to-Lenovo “Wild Immersion” (Jane Goodall) content.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Immerse Global Summit (IGS) will kick off its 2023 edition in Orlando, Florida, between 17 and 23 October. The VRAR Association is helping to host the annual event alongside the MetaCentre and Synapse. Full general admission is available for $599, with access to all keynote talks and panel discussions.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

a Florida-based startup that’s raised more than $1.3 ’s Google, which invested directly in the firm and put Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on the board. Because of this lead, money is pouring into this Florida office park. Google was one of the first to invest. Magic Leap Inc. , Qualcomm Inc.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These have appeared across Google’s ARCore, Niantic’s Lightship AR developer kit (ARDK), Snap Lens, Meta’s Reality system, and Apple’s ARKit platforms, namely for smartphones. Magic Leap also pivoted to healthcare , with the Florida-based firm designing its AR headsets for surgeons and medical professionals.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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. NVIDIA CloudXR is now available on Google Cloud. Magic Leap 2 has been teased. NVIDIA CloudXR is probably the most mature solution to provide cloud rendering.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Powering AI Experiences and Innovation: A comprehensive session presented by Google Cloud managing director Eliot Danner, Darryl Maraj from GA Telesis, and Doug Dockery of ConstructConnect. Speakers include Kurt Scheuringer of AWS, Brian Nevinksy of Lockheed Parton, and Direk Reiners from the University of Central Florida.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 6, 2023

For example, at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, riders are given VR headsets to enhance the rollercoaster experience. The Google Maps Live View AR feature overlays easy-to-follow AR arrows and directions onto the real-world street in front of you, guiding you on where to walk and where to turn to get to your destination.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The Florida company is now offering a new package of its device, now dubbed just Magic Leap 1 (and not “Magic Leap One Creator Edition” anymore), with included dedicated warranty, assistance, and services targeted towards companies (e.g. Google ARCore now adds depth detection. fast replacement of a broken unit).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

More info (Use Google Translate). It is also organizing the LEAP Developer Days, a big event for ML developers, that will be held on May 19–22nd inside Magic Leap headquarters in Plantation, Florida. Google Chrome now supports WebAR. More info (Google Chrome 81 supports AR) More info (Nicolò Carpignoli’s initiative).

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 7, 2018

It’s courseware that you can interact with either on a PC, or stick it on a Google cardboard and in there you’d have hotspots where you can find out more about certain elements, or control where you go within the experience. This is where it sits within a Pearson product.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Existing investors participating the round include Google, Alibaba Group, Fidelity Management and Research Co., Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Florida, Magic Leap is operating in Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality field. Morgan Investment Management, and T. Rowe Price.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The Florida company has been the startup losing more value in 2020, and it has gone from an estimated value of more than $6B to a present value of around $450M. Google releases a tool for body tracking on your phone. More info (HP Reverb G2 delayed) More info (HP Reverb G2 Omnicept). News worth a mention. Image by Magic Leap).

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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

On the Top 100, EON Reality is joined by organizations such as Google, The Hoag Foundation, and Kia Motors America, Inc. EON Reality has been recognized by the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) and Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) as one of the Top 100 Companies Supporting Education Excellence.

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