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Magic Leap 2 Controller May Use On-board Inside-out Tracking, an Industry-first

Road to VR

A new photo of Magic Leap 2 appears to show the device’s controller equipped with cameras for inside-out tracking which would be the first time we’ve seen the approach employed in a commercial XR headset. A recent photo of Magic Leap 2 posted by Peter H. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus.

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Facebook is Unlocking AR Capabilities for Developers on Quest 2

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With a device like Quest 2 loaded full of cameras, it’s definitely worth thinking about privacy, especially now that third-party apps can make use of AR capabilities.

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Qualcomm Announces 5G Support For XR Viewers

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With 5G networks promising reduced latency, higher system capacity, and massive device connectivity, Qualcomm is pursuing the development of a smart phone-powered 5G “XR viewers” – a unique headset device capable of delivering both VR and AR experiences. Qualcomm wants to use the power of 5G to deliver VR and AR to your XR glasses.

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Qualcomm XR2 Chip to Enable Standalone Headsets with 3K×3K Resolution & 7 Cameras

Road to VR

The company’s chipset can be found in leading standalone headsets like Oculus Quest, Go, Vive Focus, HoloLens 2, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and plenty more. While XR1 was made for low-end devices, XR2 5G targets high-end standalone headsets, making it a candidate for Oculus Quest 2, Magic Leap 2, and similar next-gen devices.

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Report Casts Doubt on HoloLens 3, Microsoft Says AR Headset is “doing great”

Road to VR

Making an AR headset accessible enough for consumers is a vastly different challenge to producing higher cost enterprise headsets— just ask Magic Leap. Samsung partnered with Oculus (now Meta) back in 2014 to build Gear VR, a snap-in VR smartphone holder that was a generational leap in terms of low-latency mobile VR.

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

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Nreal, Meta, Magic Leap, and RealWear produce AR devices that suit consumer, enterprise, or industrial environments. Magic Leap Magic Leap’s most recent AR smart glasses market offering is the Magic Leap 2 device. The device took a while to hit the market.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!

The Ghost Howls

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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