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Magic Leap Gets Half-billion Dollar Boost Ahead of Vision Pro Launch

Road to VR

Saudi Arabia has recently injected more than half a billion dollars into augmented reality company Magic Leap, which it hopes will rival Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Will Magic Leap 2 be able to compete with Apple? The fresh funding round brings the company’s overall outside investment to more than $4.5

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The XR Week Peek (2023.04.24): Apple headset to have iOS apps, Pico launches Pico 4 Pro in China, and more!

The Ghost Howls

From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. Siri voice control is also present. According to Gurman, Apple is also investing in games, which will be an important part of the experience.

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HTC VIVE, XRHealth, Nord Space ‘Launch’ NASA VR Mental Health Trial

XR Today - Virtual Reality

For those using the new solution, they can operate their headsets in space via a simulator mode along with special tracking methodologies incorporated into the controllers. An Apple (Vision Pro) a Day Keeps the Doctor Away? Treatments like these have been used across the XR space.

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Matchbox Twenty to Stream Concert Live In VR

VRScout

Now the Florida-based rock group is pushing the boundaries even further with a concert live-streamed in VR that allows users to customize their experience. The Matchbox Twenty Swivel VR experience allows viewers to use their Apple iPad, Apple Airplay with AppleTV to join the Swivel VR VIP experience. No VR headset? No problem.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Johnson has a long career as an executive at Qualcomm and Microsoft, and will so be able to bring some experience and pragmatism to the Florida-based Startup, that until now has made countless business mistakes. Foxconn puts lenses for Apple Glasses in “Trial Production” stage. Magic Leap has finally a new CEO: Peggy Johnson.

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Magic Leap One first impressions review: it’s not a leap, but a step

The Ghost Howls

I guess that you already know this, but I’ll repeat it the same: the Magic Leap One system is composed of three parts : The actual headset, the Lightwear; The computational unit, the Lightpack; The 6 DOF controller, the Control. From left to right: the Lightpack, the Lightwear and the Control (Image by Magic Leap).

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

This has been very interesting, because we now know what are the features that the Florida company is going to introduce. Some of the most notable points are: 2 Controllers support. This means that before (or during) the launch of the Oculus Quest, it will be possible to have a similar control scheme on the Magic Leap One, too.