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Magic Leap Gets Half-billion Dollar Boost Ahead of Vision Pro Launch

Road to VR

Saudi Arabia has recently injected more than half a billion dollars into augmented reality company Magic Leap, which it hopes will rival Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Will Magic Leap 2 be able to compete with Apple? The fresh funding round brings the company’s overall outside investment to more than $4.5

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Report: Apple Nearly Acquired Leap Motion but the Deal Fell Through

Road to VR

According to a report from Business Insider , earlier this year Apple was on the verge of acquiring Leap Motion, but the deal fell through days before it was expected to close. According to the report, this is the second time in some six years that Apple had conversations with the company about an acquisition.

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XR Talks: What’s AR’s Fate in 2021?

AR Insider

The question on everybody’s mind is AR glasses…, particularly what Apple will end up doing. Many signals indicate that we won’t see Apple AR glasses in 2021, but we’ll see the ball moved forward from other companies like Vuzix which just unveiled its MicroLED smart glasses at CES. Enterprise AR’s Tipping Point Pushes Back.

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

ARVR

Augmented Reality Trends (Part 2) Brief history Some important AR facts: 60s : Engineer Ivan Sutherland, created the SketchPad project, a system based on what is now known as computer graphics, and created a see-through to present 3D graphics (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2):1{20, 2010.

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When will your Mac desktop computer become obsolete?

Mashable VR

Apple is rumored to be launching a few desktop lines and new models this year and, with that, support for some of the older computers has got to go. Or does Apple still consider it to be "vintage?" Obsolete desktop Macs When a Mac becomes obsolete, that's the end of the road for that particular Apple product.

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5 best audiobook apps so you can listen to your books on the go

Mashable VR

Credit: Screenshot / Apple. Audible is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Credit: Audiobooks / Apple. Audiobooks.com is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Credit: Screenshot / Apple. Credit: Screenshot / Apple. Audiobooks.com.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

Tech Trends VR

The firm projects that, driven by next-generation mobile augmented-reality hardware, the market will reach EUR 85 billion by 2021. Current industry trends appear to support his statement – such as the shift towards voice search with digital assistants like Cortana from Microsoft, Siri from Apple and Alexa from Amazon.

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