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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

In spite of the fact we’re joking around and playing Angry Birds on Magic Leap, the whole thing feels very grown up, in the sense that these guys are in this for the long haul, and so, they reckon, is the business of making Mixed Reality. We’ve been saying all along we want more players, more competition.

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AWE 2024: Magic Leap to Wow Attendees with Android Smartwatch AR Input Device

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

At AWE this week, leading XR headset vendor Magic Leap and gesture technology innovators Doublepoint Technologies are highlighting a deep product partnership to distribute WowMouse, an input device that leverages Android smartwatches to enable gesture controls such as pinch and gaze for AR applicaitons.

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AR and MR Headsets and Glasses 2019 and 2020 Overview

ARPost

Microsoft set machine learning to design the MR headset to be as usable as possible despite the fact that it works entirely using gesture controls. Magic Leap 1. The only real competition for the Microsoft’s HoloLens is the Magic Leap 1. It also has access to Microsoft’s cloud computing platform.

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U.S. Army To Receive 100,000 Microsoft HoloLens Headsets

VRScout

Several companies went through the bidding process, including HoloLens’s biggest competitor, Magic Leap, but it was Microsoft who ultimately won the bid to partner with the Army as a non-traditional defense contractor. Combined, the HoloLens has the ability to keep soldiers connected and informed on the battlefield in real-time.

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XR Today’s 2022 Microsoft HoloLens 2 Review

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Most current headsets such as the Magic Leap 2 and Meta Quest Pro sport up to 256 GB of storage. It includes gesture controls for interacting with real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Audio and mic. The headset also has built-in spatial sound for a truly immersive experience. One should also note its hand-tracking capabilities.

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How Brain-Computer Interfaces Can Deliver On VR’s Promises

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Meta is working on an AR headset, which puts them in the same league as Microsoft and Magic Leap. Gesture controls preclude hands-free operation. One thought-leader on this subject is neuroscientist and entrepreneur Meron Gribetz, CEO of Meta. These scenarios reveal the limitations of existing methods for interaction.

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XR Today’s 2023 Microsoft HoloLens 2 Review

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Most current headsets such as the Magic Leap 2 and Meta Quest Pro sport up to 256 GB of storage. It includes gesture controls for interacting with real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Audio and mic The headset also has built-in spatial sound for a truly immersive experience. One should also note its hand-tracking capabilities.