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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

Road to VR

A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America. Its majority stakeholder is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. The first time I tried the HoloLens I knew I was experiencing the first generation of a game-changing technology. So, here’s the full low-down on Microsoft’s newest immersive device: It’s all about the Cloud. Spatial Anchors.

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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?

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They buy technologies that can solve problems they know about today, rather than those they may face a couple bends down the road. Rather than asking large companies about which technologies they were experimenting with, we created four buckets, based on what you might call “commitment level.” (Our Augmented reality/mixed reality.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life when you are working with cutting-edge technologies I’m curious to know how the holidays are going for you, so answer this post letting me know how life is going for you! Microsoft in the end has decided to deprecate it.

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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

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And, with interest in XR technology at an all-time high, this might be the perfect time to launch a game-changing headset. All of this was to hype the launch of preorders in North America on May 28. Both Valve and Microsoft collaborated with HP on the headset. You’ve Heard That Name Before. Why We Love It Already.

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Vodafone ‘Shifts the Paradigm’ from XR Headsets to AR Glasses

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Juho Sarvikas, President of North America at Qualcomm , which is the company behind Snapdragon, showed his support for the HyperRealityHub via LinkedIn: “Love the innovative thinking here… Vodafone and #Snapdragon are working on a split compute solution enabling next generation #XR glasses and home entertainment experiences.

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Is the Hololens 3 Coming Next Year?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Last week, in an official Microsoft Hololens 2 blog post , Microsoft’s Vice President of Mixed Reality (MR), Scott Evans , alluded to a new headset iteration in the near future – when the technology is ready. Microsoft aims to design a Hololens 2 successor device that enables end-users a higher return on investment.