AR Insider

MAY 30, 2023

One of AR's recent milestones was the return of Magic Leap. To maximize impact, this pivot was coupled with a second swing at AR glasses: Magic Leap 2. this time with an enterprise focus. We break down the strategy. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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MAY 22, 2023

A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Magic Leap 1, the AR headset that helped the Plantation, Florida-based startup attract over three billion dollars in funding, will be completely defunct by late next year. The company announced this week that Magic Leap 1’s cloud services are due to be shut off on December 31st, 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 3, 2022

” and from this afternoon, I always ask the same thing: Magic Leap 2. Magic Leap 2 hands-on. I just had two quick demos of a few minutes each with Magic Leap 2, so of course, I’m not able to write a complete review for you , but just a first impressions article. Let me explain to you why.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Magic Leap, the storied unicorn developing enterprise AR headsets, announced at CES 2023 that its flagship device Magic Leap 2 earned a certification that clears it for use in the operating room. It has since released Magic Leap 2 , which is largely targeted at enterprise.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This week, we look at Meta's moves, Roblox's Results and Magic Leap 2 so far. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2023

Though delayed from its commitment last year, Magic Leap today announced that ML2 now fully supports OpenXR. Magic Leap had planned to deliver OpenXR support for its ML2 headset last year, but it was seemingly delayed until now. Today the company announced that Magic Leap 2 is conformant with OpenXR. .

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A major update to Magic Leap 2 claims to improve many of the device’s core capabilities. With all that’s happened in the XR space recently, it’s hard to believe that Magic Leap 2 has hardly been out for more than a year. Biometric Unlocking and Authentication The Magic Leap 2 v1.4.0

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ARPost

JULY 19, 2023

On top of incorporating sustainability with its electric motor engine alongside a dynamic redesign, Vision-One Eleven uses Magic Leap 2 AR glasses for a more immersive car experience. By partnering with Mercedes-Benz, Magic Leap also takes another step towards making AR experiences a part of everyday life.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia has taken majority share of the US-based augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph reports, widening the stake via its state-owned sovereign wealth fund with a deal amounting to $450 million. The investment puts the country’s ownership of Magic Leap over 50 percent, giving it overall majority control.

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2022

In an ongoing shift away from a somewhat proprietary development environment on its first headset, Magic Leap has committed to bringing OpenXR support to its Magic Leap 2 headset later this year. Although Magic Leap 2 is clearly the successor to Magic Leap 1, the goal of the headsets are quite different.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2022

It looks like Magic Leap is holding a barn burner of a sale on its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1, as the one-time $2,300 device can now be had for $550. As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. .

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Magic Leap hasn’t come out with new hardware since it launched its seminal AR headset in 2018, Magic Leap 1. Now it seems we’re getting our first glimpse of what may very well be Magic Leap 2. Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson released a photo of the device via LinkedIn.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Magic Leap is giving developers access to additional hardware, funding, enterprise customers, and support. Magic Leap understands that the future of AR means empowering creators with the right tools to explore ideas that will push the technology further into the arms of consumers.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 18, 2021

New names and old ones round out this week in XR with big funding for Magic Leap, and Sky Mavis,… Continue reading → Spatial Beats: Magic Leap, Microsoft & HTC. The post Spatial Beats: Magic Leap, Microsoft & HTC appeared first on AR Insider. Welcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2022

Although it’s expected to launch this year, there’s still no firm release date on Magic Leap 2. This week at the SPIE Photonics West 2022 conference, Magic Leap’s VP of Optical Engineering, Kevin Curtis, took to the stage to share a bevy of new details on the headset. Dynamic Dimming Lenses. The Headset.

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AR Insider

JULY 18, 2022

This week, we look at TikTok's sleeping-giant status, Magic Leap Two's pricing & positioning, and other happenings from the spatial spectrum. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JUNE 10, 2022

Magic Leap 2 isn’t available just yet, but when it hits the market later this year it will be directly competing with Microsoft’s HoloLens 2. Though Magic Leap 2 beats out its rival in several meaningful places, its underlying design still leaves HoloLens 2 with some advantages. Magic Leap 2 Hands-on.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Magic Leap today announced that it has raised $500 million in new capital at a $2 billion valuation. This comes ahead of the launch of its upcoming AR headset, Magic Leap 2, which it promises will be smaller, lighter, and tuned to be an “all day” device. The First Details on Magic Leap 2.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2022

Magic Leap today announced pricing and release date details for the company’s latest AR headset, Magic Leap 2. Magic Leap 2 Release Date and Price. Magic Leap 2 is finally set to officially launch on September 30th, 2022. Magic Leap 2 Developer Pro. Magic Leap 2 Specs.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 17, 2022

This week, we look at the second coming of second life, Magic Leap, and the latest XR funding. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. The post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

MARCH 7, 2022

A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset. A recent photo of Magic Leap 2 posted by Peter H. Image courtesy Peter H. Diamandis.

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VRScout

MARCH 13, 2020

Magic Leap is reportedly working closely with a financial advisor on exploring options to keep the doors of the AR startup open. If sold, Magic Leap could potentially receive more than $10 billion according to an unidentified source. This did little to discourage Magic Leap, however.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Magic Leap is in the midst of a notable turnaround. But among the components of Magic Leap’s return to the tech world’s good graces, most notable could be its second swing at AR glasses. To prime the launch and offer a first-hand look, Magic Leap invited us to try ML2 for a few weeks. And below is our take.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Magic Leap is in the midst of a notable turnaround. But among the components of Magic Leap’s return to the tech world’s good graces, most notable could be its second swing at AR glasses. To prime the launch and offer a first-hand look, Magic Leap invited us to try ML2 for a few weeks. And below is our take.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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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Next Reality AR

JUNE 25, 2021

Namely, from new Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson. Don't Miss: 'The Matrix' Movie Effects Pioneer & Former Magic Leap Exec Reveals 'Tragic Story' of Startup's Recent Struggles Unlike Cook and Zuckerberg, who both appeared at last week's tech conference via remote video, Johnson instead decided to appear in person.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Magic Leap just gave us the first glimpse of its Magic Leap 2 AR headset earlier this week. Comments from the CEO suggest there will be no consumer headset from Magic Leap in the near-term, but the company says its open to licensing its tech for the consumer space. Image courtesy Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, is starting on a new path after his departure as CEO of the well-funded augmented reality company last year. Continuing, Abovitz says the startup isn’t trying to “take on like the largest tech companies in the world,” à la Magic Leap. Or something Studio Ghibli would do.”.

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2020

Now Giant Army has released a version of its galactic physics sandbox on Magic Leap 1, bringing what the studio says an “undiluted” experience. “The experience is a vast physical simulation that pushes the performance boundaries of what the Magic Leap platform can do,” says Giant Army in a Magic Leap blog post.

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MARCH 18, 2024

HUSH selected the Magic Leap Workshop to help design installations for a building development in New Jersey known as the ‘Helix’. Available on Magic Leap 2 devices, Workshop enables real-time collaboration on design works, no matter where team members are based in the world.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Magic Leap 2 now has a spectator view phone app, and the company has switched to using OpenXR for development. If you're unfamiliar, Magic Leap 2 is a transparent optics AR headset, a rarity in today's market where competitors are focusing on camera passthrough headsets.

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JUNE 2, 2021

After tapping Nvidia for its first AR headset, Magic Leap is calling in reinforcement for its future enterprise-focused efforts.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2020

Resolution Games, the studio behind Acron: Attack of the Squirrels (2019) and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs (2019) , today launched their latest game on Magic Leap 1. Called Glimt: The Vanishing at the Grand Starlight Hotel , the detective game arrives today on Magic Leap World for free.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Magic Leap, the multi-billion dollar AR startup, could be exploring the possibility of a sale, a Bloomberg report maintains, citing people familiar with the matter. The company’s deep pockets funded the release of Magic Leap 1, an AR headset targeted at developers, enterprise, and anyone with $2,300 to spare.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Magic Leap reveals prices and availability of ML 2. Finally, Magic Leap has revealed information about the price and availability of Magic Leap 2. These are all right considerations, but it is also true that Magic Leap has much better visuals. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2020

Magic Leap today announced layoffs impacting “every level of the company” and a pivot away from the company’s near-term consumer ambitions and toward the enterprise space. This has made it necessary for us to make the incredibly difficult decision to lay off a number of employees across Magic Leap.

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