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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.18): Magic Leap may be in trouble, Carmack leaving Oculus and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Is Magic Leap in trouble? The Magic Leap could become a tragic leap , using some words from Palmer Luckey. In the meantime, the competition of Chinese companies like nReal is threatening even more the appeal of Magic Leap. Top news of the week.

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AR Glasses You Can Be Seen In

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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 offers content such as AR enhanced golf training by Oncore Golf, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

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AR Glasses You’d Be Happy To Be Caught Dead In

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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. Alexa BETA is currently available for developers. Image Credit: Vuzix.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.28): Quest 3 unboxing leaked, Samsung+Google headset situation is blurry, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. This week, Microsoft announced that MRTK will migrate to an independent GitHub account and that the project will be supported by a consortium including Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Qualcomm. Check it out!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.01.20): Oculus Go price cut down to $150, Mojo Vision teases AR contact lenses and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. Magic Leap and nReal are trying to find an agreement. A free game is always a free game, so go on Steam and download Merry Snowballs for free before January, 31st!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

The Ghost Howls

If the numbers are real, they are impressive: HoloLens 1 sold 50,000 headsets worldwide during its lifetime, Magic Leap has sold less than 10,000 glasses… and these companies had bigger funding than Nreal. Just a ticket and a curiosity about the world today and the stories told by its leading content creators.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.09): All about the Quest 2 launch and much more!

The Ghost Howls

After one month from its official announcement, Facebook has released the Oculus Quest 2, that from the 13th of this month can be purchased online on the Oculus Store or on official resellers (like Amazon) or offline on partner stores (like Best Buy). The Quest 2 launch has been very positive.

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