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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.16): Oculus Quest gets hand tracking, Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise and much more!

The Ghost Howls

What we all feared could happen when Facebook bought Oculus in 2014 is actually started to happen. Facebook has not done well in the past in guaranteeing user privacy and I’m afraid of what it can do with my data, especially when in the future there will be eye tracking, emotion tracking and such. Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Flight attendants can wear the AR device and, through facial recognition technology, can access flight user data like destination, loyalty status, allergies, when they received their last in-flight snack or beverage… and even assess your mood. RIDE A VIRTUAL WATERSLIDE WITHOUT GETTING WET AT TOPSHOP. Apparently the $1.4B

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The AR Show: Projecting AR’s Fate in 2020

AR Insider

” As just one example, Facebook has increased its annual R&D spend by $10 billion between 2014, when it bought Oculus, to the present. Then there’s Magic Leap. For deeper XR data and intelligence, join ARtillery PRO and subscribe to the free AR Insider Weekly newsletter. Could it run low on cash?

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Magic Leap. For a secretive company, we can learn a lot about Magic Leap from their patent filings and acquisitions, namely that they launched without a clear path to executing their vision. In April of last year Abovitz landed himself on the cover of Wired magazine with what was dubbed the Magic Leap “photonic chip.”

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. Or at least their R&D style glasses, so they can capture everybody's data. I remember back in 2014 when a lot of folks figured that the horizon, to at least being able to hit the hockey stick part of that, was going to be three to five years.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. Or at least their R&D style glasses, so they can capture everybody's data. I remember back in 2014 when a lot of folks figured that the horizon, to at least being able to hit the hockey stick part of that, was going to be three to five years. Alex: [laughs].

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

In IATA’s 2017 Global Passenger Survey, 85% of those surveyed indicated they would be willing to give up more personal data in exchange for faster process checks and more personalized service at the airport. This made for a new way of visualizing and analyzing the airport’s complex operational data (aircraft movement, retail analytics, etc.)