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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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A Tech Investor’s Take on the Apple Vision Pro

ARPost

However, Almeida said that he had been waiting for something like an Apple headset for even longer than that – ever since he was, like so many others, disenchanted by the Google Glass device that launched in 2013. It’s currently the dominant approach in lighter-weight, lower-cost AR devices.

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HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset

Road to VR

Before joining Microsoft in 2015, Kress worked as principal optical architect behind Google Glass, the company’s smartglasses that found marked success in the enterprise sector after a rocky reception by consumers in 2013. ” Veteran AR/VR Google exec Clay Bavor is heading up the project, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Ford Granted Multi-Plane Automotive AR Patent

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Currently, this stands at 1,770 deaths in 2013 alone. Additional content would include audio, video, and artwork, as well as “downloadable virtual goods.” The solution incorporates Magic Leap 2 and Audi Dimensions technologies for a world-first, mixed reality (MR) UI.

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A decade later, this VR treadmill is finally ready to ship

TechCrunch VR

As part of our Kickstarter campaign in 2013, one of the price tier perks was 50 Ready Player One books signed by Cline. The move is especially interesting in light of the relatively recent shift toward enterprise customers that’s been explored by Meta, Magic Leap and HTC. We have these videos with over 30 million views.

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Are Publishers Ready to go Virtual?

Tech Trends VR

Which is not to say Pearson are not doing e-learning too; the company has rolled out one of the largest repositories of interactive 360 educational video, with over 70 experiences so far. It gives you a distinct advantage over a content provider offering more traditional multimedia content such as animations or video.”.

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

Upload VR

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. 0:00 / 0:26 1× The first was #kzn – a virtual concert/music video featuring Kizuna AI , a popular " virtual YouTuber." I started making it in 2013.