The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

The MWC 2019 in Barcelona has finished some days ago. In my opinion, there are 3-4 pieces of news that are really worth a mention and I’m going to tell you about them in this post so that reading it you will have a clear picture of what has happened at MWC 2019 for what concerns XR. So, ready for this short roundup of mine?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

According to data reported by Crunchbase , this brings the company’s lifetime funding to $171 million. Nreal is probably best known for its smartphone-tethered AR glasses, dubbed Nreal Light which made headlines back at CES 2019 for its relatively small form-factor in comparison to Magic Leap One or Microsoft HoloLens.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Coronavirus, otherwise known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, is primarily affecting China. Created by MIT graduate and XR strategist Michael DiBenigno, the so-called ‘nCoV-2019 Tracker’ takes you through some basic information on the virus’ outbreak, and where it’s traveled day by day up until February 4th.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Auki Labs started in 2019 when Pihl and a team of engineers began working on an AR measurement tool for the popular tabletop game Warhammer 40K. This is done without having to pre-scan your environment or send any environmental data across a network, promising instant calibration between devices in under a second.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2020

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. percent from 2019. This category includes Magic, Leap One and Nreal Light.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Data Point of the Week is AR Insider’s dive into the latest spatial computing figures. It includes data points, along with narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. It will likely end up less than that, as sales have slowed. VR’s Palm Pilot.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Magic Leap makes you look like a Minion, and even though I personally think the HoloLens looks much cooler (hey, what can I say, I’m a geek) I will also admit that it feels on the heavy side after prolonged use. “It The consumer version Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses are expected to start shipping in February 2019.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 12, 2019

We will be joined by Michael Haddad (Augmented Beauty US Director, L’Oréal), Jasper Krog (Senior Global Digital Innovation Manager, NIVEA), Max Andaker (Digital Innovation Manager, Nestlé Silicon Valley Innovation Outpost), Cathy Hackl (Enterprise Director, Magic Leap) and Terry Schussler, Director, Immersive Technology, Deutsche Telekom).

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2019

Magic Leap makes you look like a Minion, and even though I personally think the HoloLens looks much cooler (hey, what can I say, I’m a geek), I will admit that you begin to feel the considerable weight of the device after prolonged use. “It The consumer version Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses are expected to start shipping in February 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. We all know that Magic Leap is in big trouble, and it seems that one of the paths it is trying to follow to exit the quicksands is trying to get more developers onboard. More info (Use Google Translate). Are we at an inflection point for VR? props for arcades).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

This would be a very good move to come to the market before Apple , that will likely announce its AR glasses from Q4 2019 on; The announcement of a new generation of VR devices that will also be capable of providing AR , a bit like the VRVANA headset (whose company has been acquired by Apple as well). Magic Leap is suing nReal.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2019

Behind the scenes, however, there are six years of accumulated data-rich information that, from Lyft’s perspective, could used to transform the current rideshare experience. The concept behind Lyft’s VR sounds very similar to Audi’s own backseat VR entertainment system, Holoride , which debuted last month during CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2020

Steve answered me that they don’t want to over promise as other companies have done in the past (cough…cough… Magic Leap ), but of course, they have to talk about what they are doing to generate awareness and attract investors. The stick through which is possible to try the Mojo Vision AR lenses (Image by James Martin/CNET).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

While discussing the earning calls for Q3 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that VR is taking longer than expected to become successful. New statistics data on VR from Steam, SuperData, and DigiCapital. This week, we had a bunch of new analytics data on the VR market. Magic Leap releases new tools for developers.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Gartner Hype Cycle 2019. Security — establishing hierarchies for data capture and protection. Compliance — the impact of massive physical data collection on regulations such as GDPR. Digital ethics — guidelines to manage and capture content as well as segregating data into public and private realms.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Meanwhile, heftier VR products from Facebook’s Oculus and Magic Leap have mostly been for gamers. Fewer than 1 million pairs of AR glasses will be sold in 2019, a number that could rise to over 30 million by 2023, according to an estimate from market researcher IDC. — Gene Munster (@munster_gene) September 25, 2019.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

What progress did we see in 2019? We are fundamentally visual creatures who think in three dimensions and live in a physical world […] As Kevin Kelly penned in his article entitled Mirrorworld in 2019, we are entering the photonic era, an era shaped by light.” Other signals abound if you consider all the AR action in 2019.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Trainees could use Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap headsets, as well as tablets and smartphones for the platform. Additional emerging technologies will identify and access commercial aviation passengers for data privacy and added security at the facility. The acclaimed console has reshaped road journeys for families.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Plus it’s even weirder that HTC needed 2 years to bring it to the market (it was announced in 2019). This has of course nothing to do with gathering data from the biggest number possible of people. In the interview, Marky Z also gave us a bunch of other interesting info: The company is already working on Quest 3 and 4. Absolutely Not.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

It is possible to read very interesting data on AR/VR from the latest SuperData report on Gaming. in 2019 thanks to new headsets like the Oculus Quest. The acquisition of Ctrl+Labs by Facebook may be important in this sense. Superdata analyzes the market of VR games. Let me share with you the most interesting ones.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 1, 2019

Hardware, too, has evolved significantly this part year, with the long-awaited launch of Magic Leap and the release of the Oculus Go , which means that it is now possible to have untethered, six degrees of freedom experiences in a headset costing under $200. Will 2019 be the year this VR escapism really starts to take off?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To answer all this I spoke with data scientists, entrepreneurs, users, developers, engineers, UX specialists. Apple is working on hardware but it is reportedly delayed yet again, and Magic Leap seems to have lost its flame before being able to enlarge enough its consumer base. How can it be truly useful for users?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Inside that set of tools lurked data files for what appeared to be two different headsets, codenamed Franc and Luck. Finding this kind of data, even hidden deep within OS developer files, marks an uncharacteristic transparency from Apple—as though the company is planning something sooner rather than later. From Here to ARternity.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Meleap (pronounced “may-leap”) is a combination of the words “Merry” and “Leap”. As of 2019, we are an expanding private company with about 40 people based in Japan and funded by Japanese venture capitalists. As platforms for LBAR is conceptually better Hololens or Magic Leap? What is Meleap?

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EnterpriseWear

JANUARY 10, 2019

The release of Magic Leap One was supposed to be the “magic moment” for consumer AR, the development that finally got consumers excited about augmented reality glasses. Positive signs for consumer smart glasses in 2019. Needless to say, it wasn’t. But are consumers aware that this is augmented reality?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

For sure, Facebook will repeat a bazillion times that they care about privacy and I think that in the beginning, this will be mostly true: we have seen with Oculus how Facebook takes its time and boils its users slowly like the famous frog, adding over time features to get more data for targeted ads. Magic Leap will meet its fate.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

These are all great news for the ecosystem, but someone in the communities pointed out that we should beware of companies claiming vague data about sales without absolute numbers (for instance, it may also be that previous headsets sold worse than we thought). Mathew Olson from The Information (subscribe to his awesome newsletter !)

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world. Plus, you can configure certificate-based Wi-Fi support, reset PINs, and remotely wipe devices of data. What is Meta Quest for Business?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And they rolled out their 5G network in the nation in April 2019, and together are drawing more than three million subscribers in the first seven months of the launch. Alan: So how is 5G -- or just the ability to have this kind of massive data pipe -- affecting your ability to do virtual reality, or augmented reality, or mixed reality?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And they rolled out their 5G network in the nation in April 2019, and together are drawing more than three million subscribers in the first seven months of the launch. Alan: So how is 5G -- or just the ability to have this kind of massive data pipe -- affecting your ability to do virtual reality, or augmented reality, or mixed reality?

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

It took nearly 20 years, but 2019 is the year when digital advertising will overtake spend on traditional media (billboards, newspapers, TV etc.). Streem combines augmented reality, remote video and uses contextualized data to help brands power an exceptional customer experience. The Evolution of Consumer Data.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

So last year in 20… I guess this year, 2019, you guys stepped it up in a big way with augmented reality. Have you tried Magic Leap? Sam: I have tried the Magic Leap, yeah. You’ve got Magic Leap, you’ve got Nreal, you’ve got HoloLens, you’ve got all these companies.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 27, 2019

So last year in 20… I guess this year, 2019, you guys stepped it up in a big way with augmented reality. Have you tried Magic Leap? Sam: I have tried the Magic Leap, yeah. You’ve got Magic Leap, you’ve got Nreal, you’ve got HoloLens, you’ve got all these companies.

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 13, 2022

Remember Magic Leap? This week, I spent an hour or so playing around with the unreleased next-generation Magic Leap headset, all while discussing the augmented reality company’s wild ride with Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson and other members of their executive team. So, let’s talk about it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

There’s been quite a lot of studies done in the last couple of years, and data developed, where the time for immersion — at this stage with the technology — is under 60 seconds. It’s trying to figure out how to expedite those clinical trials, and bring the data to the forefront faster. Alan: What do you try it?

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