Magic Leap’s Troubles: Steep Loses, No Sales
News broke a few weeks ago on the funding woes and staff exits for Magic Leap Glasses. A new article in The Information (by subscription) adds to the tale of Magic Leap’s troubles. The release of …
Mixed Reality
Mixed Reality (MR) merges real and virtual worlds into a more complex form of augmented reality. It’s the convergence of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the Internet of Things (IoT) creating a complex environment where digital objects intersect with the real world. Mixed Reality is often used to describe the experience found in Microsoft’s HoloLens, Meta Glasses, and Magic Leap’s recently released Magic Leap One HMD. Intel had a parallel concept in the idea of Merged Reality (though Project Alloy has been canceled). The concept is in a state of flux and may eventually disappear or become a universal concept, and subsume VR and AR underneath it.
Mixed Reality Applications
The major news in fall 2018 is the release of a Mixed Reality device by Magic Leap – we are eager to see what developers create with it. Microsoft’s HoloLens is finding use in education, work, and retail environments. Pilot projects can be seen at Lowe’s Stores and in some Higher Education institutions. Mixed Reality devices are being used in STEM and Medical education environments. Microsoft’s HoloLens has been adopted by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to help with navigation of the Mars Rover.
A New AR Game for Magic Leap – Strangelets
Ready for some alien animal husbandry? That’s the promise of a new AR game for Magic Leap. The Mixed Reality experience, Strangelets, is the last release from Insomniac Games, which was recently acquired by Sony. It …
Magic Leap Glasses: Funding Woes and Staff Exits
This is not turning out to be a good month for the Magic Leap glasses. Funding challenges and a couple of big-name departures have hit the company hard. The glasses were released only 15 months ago …
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 HMD Finally Shipping
After close to a year, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 second-gen mixed reality headset is finally out. It was introduced back in February 2019 art Mobile World Congress, and the intervening delay has brought few surprises. There’s the …
Microsoft’s DreamWalker – an Early Version of the Matrix?
No surprise that we’re huge fans of The Matrix around here. And we’re waiting impatiently for the next version (which goes into production next year). In the meantime, we’ll focus on Microsoft’s DreamWalker project, a fascinating …
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Varjo’s Amazing Photorealistic Mixed Reality Demo
If you happen to be near Copenhagen later this month, drop by the Unite Copenhagen conference to see Varjo’s incredible mixed reality demo of a Volvo. Working with the auto manufacturer and Unity, Varjo has created …
nReal’s AR Glasses Debut at AWE
We tried out nReal’s AR Glasses at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara last week and were impressed. By both AWE and nReal’s glasses. Celebrating its tenth year, AWE has suddenly become a massive …
New Google Glass AR Headset – Google Tries Again
First, Lenovo, now a new Google Glass AR announcement. This is turning out to be a week for augmented reality glasses. Anyone else waiting in the wings? You remember Google Glass. That first plunge into wearables …
Can The New Lenovo AR Headset Shake Microsoft’s Grip on Mixed Reality?
Can the Lenovo AR headset beat Microsoft at its own game – Mixed Reality in the enterprise market? Microsoft’s HoloLens is already on version 2 with significant improvements. They have a laser focus on the corporate …
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Microsoft HoloLens Demo Fail at Build 2019
Microsoft’s Build 2019 conference got underway today with announcements, surprises and one major HoloLens demo fail. There are lessons here for all of us working in VR and Mixed Reality, and you have to applaud Microsoft …
Climate Change in Mixed Reality on The Weather Channel
The latest work of the Weather Channel tackles climate change in mixed reality. We’ve highlighted their work before on hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. This time, we get a visualization of Charleston, South Carolina in 2100. The …
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