VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Despite the fact that a mere 6% of Americans will own a VR headset in 2016, future-looking venture capital firms have invested $500M in the VR/AR industry in Q3 of 2016 , with an average investment of $9.3M. Starting as a hardware company and evolving into a software company as well, Razer is now also growing into an investing company.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Microsoft initially launched HoloLens as a dev kit in early 2016 and later that year made it available in a ‘Commercial Suite’ edition that was positioned toward enterprises. And to top it all off, Microsoft recently landed a $480 million defense contract to provide the US Army with AR headsets. . #1

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APRIL 26, 2024

It's unclear whether Kalinowski's comment refers to the original Oculus Rift developer kit, which over 10 years ago showed that relatively wide field of view VR was possible with affordable and mass-producible hardware, or the first consumer Rift which launched in 2016.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2020

Intel was actually quite ahead of its time when it showed off one of the first standalone VR headset reference designs, codenamed Alloy, back in mid-2016. But in the mobile XR space, Nvidia only has its chips in one major headset: Magic Leap. While Sulon Q was said to launch in late 2016 , it was quietly cancelled and forgotten.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. The cost is lower than the 2016 version with a pricetag of $229 and you can record in up to 4K resolution. Apparently the $1.4B

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 22, 2020

Designed for headsets like Microsoft’s HoloLens or Magic Leap 1, VRFocus had a chance to sit down with CEO and co-founder Anand Agarawala to learn about the company’s plans and where it’s headed. . The software also supports VR headsets like Oculus Quest and integrates with Microsoft Teams.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

While everyone counted on Magic Leap to bring AR eye-wear to the masses, what Magic Leap did in-fact was lend a stigma to Augmented Reality with unfulfilled promises. However the positives that came with the Magic Leap debacle is, it renewed an interest in competitors and entrepreneurs to do AR right.

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MARCH 23, 2017

The full patent application was originally filed back on December 6th, 2016, just two months after Oculus’ Santa Cruz prototype was announced. Today we caught wind of a new Utility Patent Application from Sony Interactive Entertainment that would allow for inside-out tracking of interactive VR devices.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In November 2016, Intel acquired virtual reality company Voke whose 360 replay technology has been widely used in the sports world (the company also counts the Sacramento Kings among their investors). The notoriously secretive mixed reality company Magic Leap has acquired parts of Dacuda , a B2B computer vision software company.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the idea that it’s too early for software and too expensive to try to take on Apple or Facebook on the hardware front. On the hardware side, the ghost of Magic Leap’s formerly hyped glory still looms large. Greg Castle, Anorak Ventures.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2016

The money comes from investors Horizons Ventures Limited, Banyan Capital, Comcast Ventures, GQY and Tencent and represents a significant show of faith in the company and its products: it’s competitors, namely Microsoft’s Hololens and Google-backed Magic Leap , are already well-funded, to say the least.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 12, 2017

Magic Leap also received a boatload of speculation about the tech it used to raise $1.4 Pokémon GO delivered $600 million in mobile AR revenue in its first three months alone, making more money through the year than the entire VR games software market in 2016. non-PC full system costs hit $798 — the same as HTC Vive).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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. For example, most people can tap the technology with their smartphones to play Pokemon Go , which launched in 2016, or Izumi World in 2022. AR Software.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Apple also recently stole some hot talent from Oculus as well as Magic Leap, so it’s only a matter of time before we’ll see a beautifully designed mixed reality product that will take iOS fanboys by storm. THE STORY OF THE 2016 NBA FINALS IN VR. AppleEyes, anyone? MONEY, MOVES, AND FUNDING. …and more. …and more.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

Back in May, he said, “From a hardware and a software perspective, it’s a masking tape and twine year. They do magical things. But these revenue forecasts for the early years — they’re going to miss their numbers in 2016 by 80 percent. In fact, SuperData Research did recently retreat from a rosy VR forecast for 2016.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. In the 1970’s scientists at the University of California popularized the term “brain-computer interface” or BCI , referring to a hardware and software system that uses brainwaves to control devices.

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MAY 1, 2017

billion in 2016 alone. 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. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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VRWorld

APRIL 28, 2017

Since Magic Leap’s inception in 2011, there has been great innovation in the technology sector focused in the virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) space with Magic Leap trying to create a new hardware interface designs. Enter Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2023

At the time, the prototype was said to be a standalone, ski goggle-like headset providing onboard power, computing, and outward-facing cameras for world sensing capabilities—similar in description and function to headsets like HoloLens or Magic Leap. Project Iris was said to ship as early as 2024.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. What kind of devices and software will we need to participate in this AR Cloud? Find out more details, dynamics and submission guidelines here. .

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JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. The software has also advanced a lot as well. 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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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. One my the reasons I started looking at VR again in 2016 was because of that video gaming interest. Huge, huge gaming conference. Alan: Yeah.

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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. One my the reasons I started looking at VR again in 2016 was because of that video gaming interest. Huge, huge gaming conference. Alan: Yeah.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

The developers behind Modbox (2016) , the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

So, what exactly can users expect from this anticipated follow-up to the original 2016 device? The potential of the larger FOV really stood out during a demo of Spatial ’s collaborative AR software. The HoloLens 2 takes a magical leap in the right direction for Microsoft, as well as MR, AR, and VR technology in general.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Population: One is an upcoming battle royale shooter from the studio behind VR indie hit Smashbox Arena (2016). We don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, but it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. Developer : Gearbox Software. Star Child.

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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. One my the reasons I started looking at VR again in 2016 was because of that video gaming interest. Huge, huge gaming conference. It makes E3 look minuscule.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

and also why the $2+B investment in Magic Leap was not enough to bring it to success. Creating a successful hardware and software ecosystem may require losses in the dozens of billions of dollars. Microsoft too had to lose $10B to let Xbox enter the gaming console market and compete with PlayStation.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. At the end of the month, Oculus officially delays the release of Touch controllers until the last half of 2016. January 2016. February 2016. March 2016. April 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! He chats with Alan about his claim to flame. Paul, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! He chats with Alan about his claim to flame. Paul, welcome to the show.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2019

I have also launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a medical metaverse in 2016, but with little luck. I used to program mainly medical software and still do sporadically, but I try and focus on next-gen virtual worlds. Layered structure of the MagicVerse, the metaverse envisioned by Magic Leap. What is your job?

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And kind of around 2016, 17, 18 we built a game for ARKit, called Zombie Gunship Revenant. And Magic Leap, of course, did an amazing job of evangelizing mixed reality across the world. Arash: Yeah, exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

We're going to dig into using Magic Leap and Hololens and mixed reality headsets as a tool for business. And kind of around 2016, 17, 18 we built a game for ARKit, called Zombie Gunship Revenant. And Magic Leap, of course, did an amazing job of evangelizing mixed reality across the world. Arash: Yeah, exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating -- especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 - since before the interwebs! In 2016, Paul moved to Portland, Oregon, where he founded Torch to address this very problem.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When the user’s hand touches a virtual object, our software determines the contact force and object surface geometry and turns this into a picture of exactly how the user’s skin would be deformed at each of 133 points of contact per glove if the virtual object were a real object touching their skin. That’s the bad news.

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