Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Making an AR headset accessible enough for consumers is a vastly different challenge to producing higher cost enterprise headsets— just ask Magic Leap. Samsung partnered with Oculus (now Meta) back in 2014 to build Gear VR, a snap-in VR smartphone holder that was a generational leap in terms of low-latency mobile VR.

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ARPost

JULY 31, 2019

There is now a growing market including Magic Leap , Epson, Nreal , ThirdEye , and now Norm. Magic Leap has some entertainment experiences, but the price and size make them more of a tool. This was around 2014,” said Charles Sun, founder of Human Capable. So, where do Norm AR glasses fit in?

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. After quietly settling a gender discrimination lawsuit recently, it turns out that Magic Leap is back on the fundraising trail.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Farrow stated that her medical school, one of the top 25 institutions in the United States, developed a new facility in 2014. I hope that the prices of hardware come down and become more available, because that’s where we really need to start.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

billion in a Series F round, and Snapchat could end up being a major player within augmented reality hardware market. Snapchat is probably considered a bit of a dark horse by most people when compared to other major AR players including Microsoft, Meta, Daqri, or Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

But, the industry is still in its infancy and still seeking a firm footing that will truly form an ecosystem: a self-sustaining web of hardware builders, software developers, and consumer demand. There’s early hardware out now which has allowed what Riccitiello calls a “developer focused industry” to begin slowly growing.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

” 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. So we need some hardware innovation here too.” Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Snap and Qualcomm are all making significant investments.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

We’ve been investing in it since 2014. I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. As hardware and software mature, awareness is driven by wonderful things like Pokemon Go. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

In 2014, the social media giant purchased Oculus for nearly $3 billion. A collaboration with Valve, the product was introduced as a demo under the “SteamVR hardware system” banner at 2015’s GDC show. Magic Leap officially announced its One headset after years of speculation and rumors.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. Making sure the hardware is simple, unobtrusive, and acts naturally and feels natural. Alan: Today’s guest is a good friend of mine, Bob Fine.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched — what I love — VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. Making sure the hardware is simple, unobtrusive, and acts naturally and feels natural. Alan: Today’s guest is a good friend of mine, Bob Fine.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

In January 2014, he launched his second print titled The Startup Monthly in May 2016, he launched -- what I love -- VRVoice.co, a content vertical on all things virtual reality. Bob: I know that's one of the main reasons why the automotive industry is one of the very early, big adopters and investors in the hardware and software.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. We’re just so happy. He also referenced Ori’s end-of-show announcement that AWE will move from Santa Clara to Long Beach.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

With rumors of upcoming Apple glasses surging, and the investment made in Magic Leap that until now has been unfruitful, for sure Google is looking for an alternative to build its AR strategy. The deal should be in the price range of $180M. Google adds depth APIs to ARCore.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

When I entered VR in 2014, I was expecting the market to enter the mainstream in 2016, with the release of Oculus CV1. This, together with the local dimming of Magic Leap 2 , show that now the AR and VR categories are starting to blur, and we could call the headsets AR-first or VR-first, and not AR or VR anymore.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I really hope to have heard this before starting my entrepreneurial adventure in 2014. I wrote a review on Magic Leap One because my friend (and ex partner ) Gianni made me try it. Make sure you start from a place of stability , so that you can put in and stand the ups and the downs. Suzanne Borders.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. At Magic Leap, Paul recognized the lack of accessible tools for non-game developers that was hindering widespread adoption of immersive and spatial computing technologies.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

HoloLens 2, Magic Leap 2, iPhone Pro, and iPad Pro automatically scan your room and create a 3D mesh, which apps leverage for collision and occlusion between virtual and real objects. Facebook has been working on this technology since acquiring 13th Lab in 2014, and it shows. Your real room is essentially just the setting.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. And then from there, we ended up investing in more Vives.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. I ended up doing trials with the Vive Focus and other hardware. My first VR headset was just a [garbled] headset I imported from the States in 2014. And then from there, we ended up investing in more Vives.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. And so it’s a great opportunity to get in the game, to learn about it, and to have your expenses covered for the cost of the hardware and stuff. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC– the Pre, the first one. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. And so it’s a great opportunity to get in the game, to learn about it, and to have your expenses covered for the cost of the hardware and stuff. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC– the Pre, the first one. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. And so it's a great opportunity to get in the game, to learn about it, and to have your expenses covered for the cost of the hardware and stuff. I'm saying, "OK, 2025 we'll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

There is a lot of irony in this since Google was the creator of Tango, the system for the first tablets featuring a depth sensor already in 2014. I guess it will be the final price and the available titles that will define what hardware will win the race. Magic Leap reveals updates and new enterprise solutions.

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