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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

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A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America.

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AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens. Talks on Interoperability, Hardware, and Software

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AWE day two started off with back-to-back keynotes from mixed reality display maker Magic Leap and AR commerce solution Avataar. However, Meskill also had a lot to say about the software, including one potentially unforeseen change. This allows not just trial of individual items, but entire AR floorplans. Mainstage Keynotes.

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Ryerson University Brings the Science Lab Home With Augmented Reality

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This fall, Ryerson University is launching a remote learning solution that offers at-home science lessons in augmented reality, Ryerson Augmented Learning Experience (RALE), powered by NexTech AR Solutions’ InfernoAR technology. See Also: NexTech AR Solutions Introduces Augmented Reality Cannabis Dispensary Where It's Legal.

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Could VR Sports Be The Future Of The Metaverse?

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Cix Liv , founder of VR fitness app YUR and mixed reality software LIV , and Bart Trzynadlowski , who won the 2021 OpenCV Spatial AI Competition for North America with his at-home VR laser tag experience , are launching a sports metaverse they hope will set the stage for a new generation of VR-powered spectator sports.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! To a request for further explanations by Upload, Microsoft answered that the future release of Windows that will remove the software will happen in late 2024. And that “ As of Nov.

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Competition in MR Glasses Market to Heat Up With PhotonLens

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While AR experiences and services based on the mobile phone are everywhere, augmented and mixed reality head-up displays are few and far between. Right now, the consumer AR and MR headset market is largely one of speculation. See Also: Could the 2020s Be the Decade When AR Glasses Replace the Smartphone?

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HTC Now Accepting Applications for Its Fifth Vive X Accelerator

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HTC has now opened applications to its latest Vive X accelerator, the company’s $100 million program which aims to help grow the global AR/VR ecosystem by providing both software and hardware developers the right tools, expertise, and investment. Applications are now open through the Vive X website , and end on September 30th.

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