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

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap 2 has been teased. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Other relevant news. Pimax and Varjo are ready to announce new headsets.

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

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The investment by Saudi’s PIF division allows the region to own over 50 percent of Magic Leap’s ownership stake. 120 Hz refresh rate.

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Magic Leap 2 to Release on Sept 30th

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Magic Leap has announced on Tuesday the release window for its sophomore augmented reality (AR) headset. The firm is making the Magic Leap 2 product commercially available on September 30 this year. Magic Leap will also debut the device in Japan and Singapore later this year.

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Magic Leap Launches Collaboration Package as Businesses Workaround Coronavirus Lock Downs

Peter Graham

Now, Magic Leap has announced a new initiative to aid businesses in this process. The Magic Leap Collaboration Package is designed to facilitate remote collaboration through spatial computing, offering companies Magic Leap 1 devices for a trial period of 45 days for $5,000 USD (shipping included) + applicable taxes.

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

As the rise of XR hardware continues, the tech space gives consumer and enterprise end-users an avenue to explore spatial computing. While widespread consumer adoption is still far away, many AR hardware and software firms are leading the pack in spreading the technology worldwide. What Smart Glasses are Available Today?

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LYNX Has Raised $2 Million for Its R-1 Headset, and Other Background on the XR Newcomer

Road to VR

The France-based company revealed its R-1 headset earlier this month and expects to deliver the first units this Summer for $1,500. Furthermore, $2 million goes further today toward a creating an XR headset than it did years ago thanks to more readily available and mature hardware, supply chains, and software. Software & Content.

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

The Ghost Howls

What are the software and hardware platform used by HADO? We have very unique needs for our products that makes most off-the-shelf XR solutions not viable for us: The hardware platform has to be lightweight, completely portable, and robust enough to survive rough semi-contact sports. Software-wise, we use Unity, Vuforia, and OpenCV.