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Eido Inoue tells us everything we need to know about HADO and location based augmented reality

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When I interviewed Kevin Williams , an expert in the LBVR market, he said that there are also some experiments with location-based augmented reality and he mentioned a Japanese arcade AR game called HADO. Go on reading, I bet you will enjoy this journey into the present and the future of location-based augmented reality entertainment.

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Takes Control of Magic Leap

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The augmented reality (AR) headset manufacturer gained $450 million from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). Magic Leap debuted its device internationally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia. More on the Magic Leap 2, Before Saudi Arabia’s Investment.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.04.10): Epic releases Unreal Engine 5, Meta cancels F8, and more!

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It has just selected Spain as one of the main worldwide hubs for working on the metaverse, and it plans to hire 2,000 people there. More info (F8 canceled) More info (Spain becoming a hub for Meta) More info (Zuck Buck virtual currency) More info (Meta custom chips). The Connect, instead, has been confirmed for this Autumn.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

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Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. I send you good vibes so things go well for you too! Top news of the week.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

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And this is a very important point because I’ve always said to vendors like HTC, Snap, or Meta, we need hardware AND hardware technicians. There’s also Alehandoro from Spain , which I haven’t spoken to, but he’s got a lot of content as well. applicants as of this writing).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

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Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.27): Huge leaks on Quest 2 Pro (and Quest 3?), Nreal to launch new glasses, and more!

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If this happens , Facebook is going to disrupt completely the market, because it would be a headset offering so much for so little price, destroying the competition with Pico and HTC. Plus, it is already delivering , selling in some markets (Korea, Japan, Spain, and Germany) its AR glasses to consumers for a price of around $1000.