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Vancouver’s VR/AR Global Summit Puts Content First

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After the release of Magic Leap One earlier this month – the most anticipated launch in the sector – the industry’s best minds have shifted to content. . Already a Battle Royale [has] happened in the past five years for buying first option broadcast rights for AR content across sport, music, comics, and films.

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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

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Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Group Chief Executive , said in a recent statement the Metaverse was “simultaneously a social environment, as well as a live networking space where gaming, music, films and anime intersect.”

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The XR Week Peek (2022.10.03): Quest 3 leaks, Lenovo ThinkReality VRX launch, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The device is available on Amazon for $379. Raindance Immersive , the VR-related part of the Raindance Film Festival, is taking place from October, 26th to November, 26th. One of the samples is a giraffe in the hands, which clearly recalls the elephant in the hands of Magic Leap. Nreal Air is now on sale in the US.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Tribeca Film Festival is going to happen also in VR. The Tribeca Film Festival is returning both in the physical venue and in VR inside Museum Of Other Realities. Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app. Cosmonius High is releasing a new update with lots of accessibility options. Learn more.

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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. The event is called VRE (Virtual Reality Experience) and it is going to feature very interesting 360 movies and VR experiences!

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Magic Leap Could be a Great Strategic Acquisition

VRWorld

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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BMW Group Taps Meta for XR Car Gaming System

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With the new system, passengers can watch films, play video games, meditate, and send messages on social media for other uses. Unveiled at the CES 2023, the Audi subsidiary’s device is similar to an Amazon Alexa. Audi-Magic Leap Partnership Audi Motors also unveiled its Activesphere concept car as an additional venture into XR.

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