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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap looks for a $100-million deal to save itself. Some reports by Business Insider and The Information talk about the current situation of Magic Leap, that seems always more complicated. More info (Magic Leap trying to raise $100M) More info (Magic Leap timing for the future).

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Oculus Founder Serves up Scathing Review of Magic Leap One, Calling It A “Tragic Heap”

Road to VR

While Palmer Luckey provided his own Magic Leap One headset to iFixit for their tear down, the founder of Oculus certainly had his chance for a proper review before the spudgers and screwdrivers came out, and he isn’t pulling any punches either. image courtesy Magic Leap. ” Biting.

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Are Publishers Ready to go Virtual?

Tech Trends VR

This is a training tool for nursing students which allows them to interact with holographic patients and experience common medical scenarios they might not otherwise be exposed to. One example is Axel Springer Digital Ventures recently announcing that they would be investing an undisclosed amount in Magic Leap.

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Is Personal Computing’s Next Conquest Your Face?

AR Insider

Google took an early stab at a product in 2013, with Google Glass, which failed to gain traction among consumers but later found a market on factory floors and assembly lines, where workers now have hands-free access to computers. Meanwhile, heftier VR products from Facebook’s Oculus and Magic Leap have mostly been for gamers.

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CityXR: A Vision For Augmented Cities In The Shadow Of Hyper-Reality

Upload VR

As I spoke about in our piece on Air Race X, Styly is an all-in-one tool for creators and consumers alike and the bedrock behind the company's CityXR vision. It's notable that this vision of augmented reality layers is also very similar to one shared by the earlier days of Magic Leap, before the company laid off many of its workers.

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XR Today Guide: What is Augmented Reality?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Smart glass manufacturers and solution providers like Vuzix, Google, Nreal, RealWear, Lenovo, Magic Leap, and others offer full-spectrum devices capable of agile use cases. Google also revealed the world’s first smart glasses, Google Glass, in 2013. Google, Apple, and other map programmes offer this functionality to users.

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When is the time to talk about consumer-facing AR apps in enterprise?

EnterpriseWear

The release of Magic Leap One was supposed to be the “magic moment” for consumer AR, the development that finally got consumers excited about augmented reality glasses. I can see Magic Leap finding a niche in B2C use cases, which would increase consumer exposure to wearable AR beyond in-store retail apps and social media.

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