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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One.

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Magic Leap One Developer Review – An Ambitious Headset with Untapped Potential

Road to VR

There’s a lot that can be said about the Magic Leap One. And although its OS and apps don’t fully utilize the tech available to them, Magic Leap One is an ambitious, well-made, but imperfect MR devkit that doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but is still the most complete and affordable mixed-reality (MR) computer out there.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.09): Qualcomm XR2 defines the future of XR, Magic Leap having tragic sales, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap may be in trouble, but its CEO remains confident. Some weeks ago, I’ve reported of rumors about Magic Leap being in big trouble and having assigned all its patents as collateral to bank JP Morgan, probably because it is looking for a loan or to raise a round E.

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2019 AR Funding Exceeds $1.3 Billion

AR Insider

in 2018 and $1.82 — Magic Leap, the top-funded company, raised $280 million compared to $1.25 billion in 2018 and $502 million in 2017. 1 — Magic Leap ($280 Million & counting). AR is core to Digilens and Magic Leap, more so than Corning and Matterport. 4 — Vayyar ($109 Million). #3

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Tomorrow's Tech Today: Takeaways From Augmented World Expo 2019

Charlie Fink

The conference and expo saw nearly 7,000 attendees, a 30% increase over 2018. RealMax's AR and VR device with hand tracking by Leap Motion and an epic 102-degree field of view, was used for a multiplayer AR game which involved grabbing fish and knocking over boxes.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

This news comes one year later than a similar one regarding Virtual Reality : in a popular post of mine of 2018, I highlighted how in that year VR had disappeared from the Gartner Hype Cycle (the curve showing the current maturity status of all emerging technologies). Header image by Leap Motion).

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Hands-on: LetinAR Brings a Larger FOV & Depth of Field to AR with ‘Pinhole Effect’ Optics

Road to VR

In contrast to HoloLens 2 or Magic Leap One, PinMR doesn’t use waveguides, which the company says cuts down manufacturing complexity and cost. SEE ALSO Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View. This, I was told, was a result of 50 tiny pin mirrors used in each one their ‘E99g’ optics.

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