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Saudi Arabia Gains Majority Stake in Magic Leap in $450M Deal

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Saudi Arabia has taken majority share of the US-based augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph reports, widening the stake via its state-owned sovereign wealth fund with a deal amounting to $450 million. The investment puts the country’s ownership of Magic Leap over 50 percent, giving it overall majority control.

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

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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.

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Magic Leap’s New AR Headset Is Coming This September

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The company also revealed the official specs of the device which you’ll find below: The Magic Leap 2 will be available for purchase on September 30th through select partners in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with plans for release in Japan and Singapore by the end of the year.

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

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To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The augmented reality (AR) headset manufacturer gained $450 million from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). 120 Hz refresh rate. 260g headset weight.

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NextAR Empowers Qatari Surgeons with AR Spinal Guidance Tool

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Tracking occurs on the NextAR Camera, which relays information to the NextAR Control Unit via Bluetooth. This provides the system with reference points for precise operations via Medacta’s Spine System instruments. NextAR augmented reality spinal surgery device.

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Apple Vision Pro And Meta Quest Are Building Toward Super Vision

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In fact, with Saudi Arabia still pouring $500 million into companies like Magic Leap as Meta continues to invest in optical AR glasses, the question of whether VR-style headsets with passthrough on them are going to be used outdoors in any significant way is not a forgone conclusion.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.23): Apple Vision Pro preorders have been opened, and much more!

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Also, the controllers seem well-shaped for use cases like prototyping and design. More info Hands-on sessions with Sony MR headset I have found two articles about journalists who have been able to go hands-on with the just-announced mixed reality headset by Sony dedicated to enterprise usage.

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