Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Magic Leap is now shipping Magic Leap One, the company’s AR headset, to all states in the lower 48. To boot, Magic Leap is also offering 0% financing to help developers jump the mental hurdle of plunking down the $2,300 for the device. Image courtesy Magic Leap. Magic Leap One Control.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2018

Magic Leap is soon to launch its first AR headset, the Magic Leap One. While we already saw the Magic Leap controller pop up at the FCC last month , the ‘Lightware’ headset and ‘Lightpack’ compute module have now followed suit. Test setup photos. User manual.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Today at Magic Leap’s first creator conference the company has revealed a bevy of AR content built on the headset—some experimental, and some actually launching on the headset soon (or today)—but all up and running on real hardware. At Leap Con today I got treated to a bevy of new Magic Leap content.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. The improved headset is pitched as an upgrade for current Vive owners, as it works with the original controllers and base stations. It is still not known exactly when the improved controllers and SteamVR 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Doing that will disable the controllers, and you will be able to navigate in the menus just using your hands. Some developers have anyway already stated they plan to implement a controller-free interface in the next version of their applications. Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise. fast replacement of a broken unit).

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2023

AWE Day Two Keynotes Day One kickstarted the keynotes, but AWE Day Two saw exciting presentations and announcements from Magic Leap and Niantic. “The small team at Magic Leap has made something that many larger companies are still struggling to achieve.” It’s community-driven.”

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 8, 2018

Magic Leap finally materializes into a product some of us can actually buy, yet the real test will be whether developers take the bait. There are plenty of players like Microsoft HoloLens and DAQRI which consistently deliver not only cool demos, but real use-cases for holographic Mixed Reality Click To Tweet.

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2023

I had the opportunity to sit in on a demo with the Campfire team, during which they demonstrated the system’s wide range of capabilities. One member joined us remotely using an iPad while another accessed the platform using the Campfire headset, a high-fidelity plug-and-play AR device powered by a PC and controlled using an iPhone.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Meta's CTO seemed to suggest the company could demo a highly advanced true AR glasses prototype in 2024. Further, Ma's report explained that because the material is used in military radars and sensors, the US government imposes strict export controls on it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 6, 2020

Until recently, Brian Kane has been highlighting more experiential demos - like one that puts a porthole to the ocean in your living room - to highlight the power of the Magic Leap, and of spatial computing in general. Magic Leap is one of these Magic Leap devices, you put it on, and your whole world is spatial computing.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In many ways they’re your typical tech company – my demos are delivered in the familiar blueprint of a trendy open-plan office with exposed brick walls, which sits above a sushi restaurant – but it’s got a different vibe from a lot of similar start-ups.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In order to access many of the best experiences, however, you must usually wear an awkward-looking headset, such as the HoloLens 2 or the Magic Leap One. The HoloLens 2 starts at $3000 , followed by the Magic Leap One at $2200. On top of that, AR glasses typically come with a steep price.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Zappar was also nominated in the Best Developer Tool category for the ZapWorks SDK , and in the Best Head-Worn Device category for the new-and-improved ZapBox – a mobile phone adapter that includes targets and two hand-tracking controller wands. Also on stage were Athena Demos and Doug Jacobson of Big Rock Creative. Best in Show AR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there. No one from Magic Leap or nReal is authorized to talk about this topic, so I won’t address it here. Controller.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. This week we had a full reveal of the headset, the controller, and the computational unit in a video that reveals all their external details. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. News worth a mention. Learn more.

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2023

Just on the main floor, we had Vuzix promoting their Ultralite turnkey AR solution, Sightful with a screenless Spacetop AR laptop , XREAL presenting XREAL Air glasses , and Magic Leap returning with Magic Leap 2. It also comes with a tracked controller.

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APRIL 26, 2024

What's also unclear is whether Kalinowski is referring to the AR glasses demonstrator hardware Meta may be planning to demo at Connect later this year, or the downgraded product it reportedly plans to bring to market in 2027. The Demonstrator, Or The Eventual Product?

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The solution allows IT specialists to “easily control and manage their entire RealWear device fleet from one easy-to-use interface.” At first, we were just building for the phone and porting to the glasses,” Lens Creator Alex Bradt told me when I got to demo Snap’s Spectacles at AWE. This is of the last kind of cloud discussed above.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It’s been an interesting demo. And a demo is already live. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. And one has surprised me: the controllers will feature inside-out tracking.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2022

It looks like Magic Leap is holding a barn burner of a sale on its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1, as the one-time $2,300 device can now be had for $550. As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. .

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

Other members of the e-board have backgrounds including Magic Leap and Sony. The creator studio, which I was shown in a remote demo, consists of text inputs, toggles, and sliders. There’s also a special panel of controls for experimental features including audible pauses and expressive movement.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Future of Magic Leap After Ross Rosenberg was appointed Magic Leap’s CEO in October 2023, the company has since focused on its enterprise roadmap for 2024; targeting its XR devices towards enterprise and industrial clients. Magic Leap started to understand that these walled gardens are not their future.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In my unboxing video, you may see that I’ve found an additional Leap Motion v1 controller + Leap Motion mount for RealMax + USB-C cable for Leap Motion. Thanks to these three buttons, it is possible to handle many of the operations with the Qian even without using the controller. Controller and input.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

While we don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. ” SEE ALSO Brilliant Sole Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2020

Steve answered me that they don’t want to over promise as other companies have done in the past (cough…cough… Magic Leap ), but of course, they have to talk about what they are doing to generate awareness and attract investors. The stick through which is possible to try the Mojo Vision AR lenses (Image by James Martin/CNET).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. The controller too is very comfortable and does its job very well. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2018

Years of Magic Leap’s hype-building seems for many to be turning from excitement to disappointment, as the company continues to evangelize its AR headset with little attempt to demonstrate what it’s actually like to use it. Since the beginning, Magic Leap has been a masterful tease.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Speaking at the Games for Change 2017 conference, Magic Leap “Chief Gaming Wizard” Graeme Devine offered some insight into the types of AR experiences the company has been building internally, and offers up what he believes will be the format of AR content which will “define a generation.”

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JUNE 9, 2023

Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012. Lets balance that legitimate concern by examining where Apple is and what the company potentially loses by leaving controller-based VR and even traditional gaming experiences out of Vision Pro's picture. This is happening. Vision Pro did AR in VR that well.

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JUNE 6, 2023

We went hands on with Apple Vision Pro at Apple Park in California during WWDC23 and were blown away by the best headset demo ever made. Their "Persona" had been scanned by the headset, Apple said, and it felt like the quality level fell squarely between the two demos from Meta last year. Should they attach cartoonish hands?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

Apple Store demos require a setup stage to configure the headset for you, and then there is a 25-minute session when you can mostly try 3D photos and videos and then you can enjoy having multiple windows around you, which is the specialty of “spatial computing”. Also, the controllers seem well-shaped for use cases like prototyping and design.

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2018

And while that might not sound like the sexiest list of features, it seems to have got this construction crew excited enough in the demo video below. It also meets basic impact protection requirements of ANSI Z87.1, efficiencies and capturing the lion’s share of the enterprise market.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

More info You can try Vision Pro famous UX on Quest Pro, but… Thanks to the team at Nova UI, it is now possible to download an opensource APK to try a demo of the Apple Vision Pro iconic menu usable via eye+hand tracking on the Quest Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. We all know that Magic Leap is in big trouble, and it seems that one of the paths it is trying to follow to exit the quicksands is trying to get more developers onboard. More info (Use Google Translate). Are we at an inflection point for VR?

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

HTC has said that the Vive Pro headset alone will be the first to launch (as an upgrade for those who already have Vive controllers and base stations), and that a full kit (headset with new base stations and controllers) will come later in the year. SEE ALSO Hands-on: Oculus Santa Cruz Prototype II & Controllers.

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