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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.14): Niantic acquires 8th Wall, Magic Leap 2 previews are positive, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I will write a little report soon, in the meanwhile, you can enjoy a video of me riding a mechanical bull shot by Charlie Fink: [link]. Image by Magic Leap). First previews show Magic Leap 2 qualities. More info (Magic Leap 2 preview on The Verge) More info (Magic Leap 2 preview on CNET).

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Hands-On: Hands-On with CNN's Magic Leap News Video App

Next Reality AR

Magic Leap has done a great job of aggressively releasing new apps, software updates, and major franchise tie-ins. But aside from all the creative and entertainment apps, what's it like to use one of the apps the company hopes you'll use every day?

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.26): Magic Leap 2 coming in 2022, Quest gets Air Link and new Avatars, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 is coming in Q1 2022. You don’t even know how this made me happy! Top news of the week.

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Magic Leap One first impressions review: it’s not a leap, but a step

The Ghost Howls

I thought it would have taken me a lot before I would be able to try the Magic Leap One , but luckily this has not been the case. At a certain point, I asked him: “oh, you said me that you have tried Magic Leap… how is it?” The three component of the Magic Leap One. I was amazed.

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Magic Leap's First Twitch Video Show Had Toys, Philosophy, but No New Peeks at the Headset

Next Reality AR

We watched the first piece of public-facing content Magic Leap has released so you don't have to, and, well, you didn't miss much. Still, after all the other mysterious product glimpses and colorful talk from the company's CEO Rony Abovitz, it was a surprisingly sedate and bare bones affair.

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New Magic Leap Videos Shows AR Shopping and Voice Control

Road to VR

A new video of Magic Leap’s augmented reality tech in action was shown at a conference in China today. On stage at the event, Magic Leap CMO Brian Wallace had a one-on-one discussion with Alibaba CMO Chris Tung (Alibaba is one of Magic Leap’s major investors ).

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The current status of Augmented Reality adult entertainment

The Ghost Howls

Adult entertainment has always been one of the drivers of technological innovation and XR is no exception to this rule. But usually, I have discussed Virtual Reality adult entertainment … but what about Augmented Reality instead? The app uses volumetric video captures rather than computer animations.