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Microsoft Shows Off Rare Images of Early HoloLens Prototypes

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All those early prototype images Magic Leap is so fond of showing off are great, but they rank a far second when compared to a new set of images just revealed by Microsoft in relation to the HoloLens. 2012, about two years before the company would unveil the device to the public in Jan.

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Spatial Beats: 2020’s Top Ten

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A year later Magic Leap ran out of cash and laid off half the company. And Sony’s investment in Epic Games values the maker of Fortnite at $17 B (China’s Tencent invested in 2012 and owns 50% of the company). Charismatic founder and CEO Rony Abovitz raised $3.4 Unity’s IPO. Now valued at $40 B.

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

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So much so that it even got co-opted into the 2012 New York Fashion Week ; worn by Diane von Furstenberg and her models on the runway. Source: [link] The titanium band creates futuristic look on the device. The small crystal resting on one side blends seamlessly into the touchpad on one side and extends all the way to the end of the band.

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Google Confirms Glass Team is Not Working With AR/VR Team

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” For me it was a sad confirmation that there’s almost certainly no secret Glass revival in the works; no new device to wow us with a forward thinking approach like the 2012 introduction of the headset ; no effort to bring the “One Day…” concept vision of Glass to life.

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Apple Vision vs. Meta Quest: The New iPhone Vs. Android?

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Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012. I'll go so far as to wager it's probably game over for Magic Leap and HoloLens and some other optically transparent approaches. The first was in Irvine, California in 2012 trying a prototype of the Oculus Rift. This is happening.

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Patent Pending: Progressive Reality Eyewear for Mixed Reality.

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I’d first thought of the concept in 2012 while researching for the hard sci-fi novel “Memories with Maya” and inspired by the stylish Vuzix eyewear’s form factor promised back then. Progressive Reality could be defined as an experience that segues between Virtual and Augmented Reality worlds on-demand.

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Google Discontinues Glass Enterprise Edition Smartglasses

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Launched in 2017, Google Glass for enterprise was a revival of sorts, as the company had ceased production of the storied device in 2015. You can learn more about the differences between AR headsets and smartglasses here.

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