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BIG XR News from Pico, Autodesk, Samsung, Magic Leap, and Snap

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Metaroom by Amrax debuts on Autodesk Construction Cloud This week, Amrax integrated its Metaroom application onto Autodesk Construction Cloud, ready for international AEC firms. Samsung is following leaks from earlier in the year, showing how Google and Qualcomm are assisting with developing a Samsung headset.

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Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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Most Innovative XR Collaboration Vendors to Watch in 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In the construction industry, professionals can work together on digital twins of schematics, blueprints, and products in a shared VR world. Magic Leap. The Magic Leap environment today is well-known for producing a host of mixed reality and augmented reality experiences for business environments.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

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Magic Leap Inc. , As stated, they are thinking of taking part in a new financing round of more than $500 million, bringing Magic Leap valuation close to $6 billion. It is attempting to construct a light-field chip using an approach known as silicon photonics. Google was one of the first to invest.

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XR Talks: Defining the AR Cloud, Part I

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Representing varied approaches from tech giants, it’s been called everything from LiveMaps (Facebook) to Magicverse (Magic Leap). Though naming isn’t as critical as other fundamental aspects of the AR cloud’s construction, ownership and use, it is important to work with standardized language to advance the idea.

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2019 AR Funding Exceeds $1.3 Billion

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Magic Leap, the top-funded company, raised $280 million compared to $1.25 — There were some high-profile flameouts in 2019, including Meta, ODG and Daqri, while others exited below previous funding totals (a veritable down-round), including Leap Motion. 1 — Magic Leap ($280 Million & counting).

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Top AR Smart Glasses Providers for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Goertek XReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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