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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!). Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap looks for a $100-million deal to save itself. More info (Magic Leap trying to raise $100M) More info (Magic Leap timing for the future).

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Magic Leap Launches Collaboration Package as Businesses Workaround Coronavirus Lock Downs

Peter Graham

Where possible, companies are trying to implement a work from home strategy so that employees aren’t all bunched together on a commute or close proximity in an office. Now, Magic Leap has announced a new initiative to aid businesses in this process. Or they can return the entire package with no further fees or obligation.

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8 Insightful XR Retail and Ecommerce Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Magic Leap and H&M. With help from Magic Leap , H&M was able to create digital twins of its clothing designs for people to interact with through a headset. The solution helped consumers to visualise the kind of peace and relaxation they could achieve with MUJI’s product, while helping to differentiate the brand.

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VIEW Conference 2018 will host amazing XR talks and workshops

The Ghost Howls

I’m very happy to talk about a very important event that will take place very soon in my city of Turin (Italy): the VIEW Conference. The Metaverse, that becomes the MagicVerse, in Magic Leap’s terms (Image by Magic Leap). More details. October, 26th (Friday) – 17.30. “What is the MagicVerse?”

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.27): Magic Leap’s new course, Fortnite rocks with concerts and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Another busy week has passed by, and here in Italy we just got the news that lockdown measures will start to loosen from next week, but the road to go out as we wish is still long. We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). Image by Magic Leap).

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.06): Sony announces four games for PSVR 2, and Apple today…

The Ghost Howls

In the long and troublesome travel back to Italy from AWE, I’ve lost the last flight and so I’m currently here writing my newsletter from the lobby of the hotel where I spent the night :|. Anyway, it is more probable that we’ll have some software reveal that hints at Apple’s XR strategy. News worth a mention. Image from OpenBCI).

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Editorial: This VR cycle may take more time than expected

The Ghost Howls

But the rumors in the past weeks highlighted that the situation of this device is very confusing: Google doesn’t have a clear XR strategy and this confusion also led some key engineers to leave the company. Magic Leap flopped, HoloLens is dead, and even Nreal, with its affordable Light glasses, has not taken off.

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