Magic Leap’s New Headset Coming in Q4 this Year
There hasn’t been much news on the Mixed Reality front, so it’s good to hear that Magic Leap’s new headset will arrive by the end of this year. After years of promises …
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 and Magic Leap’s Magic Leap One HMD. While Mixed Reality devices are used in STEM and Medical education environments, the recent transition to enterprise applications has changed the focus of the technology. However, there remain highly creative uses of Mixed Reality, from artists at film festivals to NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using HoloLens 2 to help with navigation of the Mars Rover.
Magic Leap’s Future in Doubt as CEO Rony Abovitz Exits
It’s always been hard to know what to make of the highly funded and innovative Florida startup. But recent news suggests that Magic Leap’s future looks bleak. A last-minute funding round raised …
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Magic Leap Cuts Staff and Exits Consumer Market
Despite billions in funding and years of development that finally gave us a Mixed Reality headset, Magic Leap is cutting staff and shifting its focus to the enterprise market. The Florida based …
Magic Leap’s Future in Doubt with Sale or Partnership
We haven’t been the only ones to question Magic Leap’s future over the years. The well-funded Florida company took forever to release their Mixed Reality headset and, until the last moment, refused …
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Varjo’s Innovative Mixed Reality Merges the Real and Virtual
Varjo continues to develop innovative Mixed Reality experiences with their human-eye resolution headsets. We’ve demoed their headsets before – at the AWE last spring – and were blown away by the realism. …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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CNN Magic Leap App – Lots of Potential, No Immersion
The CNN Magic Leap app is out, and we’re underwhelmed. You’ll be able to pop on your Magic Leap One headset, sit down at your breakfast table and . . . watch …
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Is HoloLens 2 Really a Breakthrough Device?
Now that the dust has settled with the arrival of the hotly anticipated HoloLens 2 at MWC Barcelona (formerly Mobile World Congress), it’s time to take stock of the new headset. You …
Live-Stream of Microsoft Future of Computing from MWC 2019
We’ll be following the live-stream this morning of the Microsoft Future of Computing event from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. HoloLens was introduced four long years ago. Let’s see Microsoft plans in …
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The Latest News on Microsoft’s HoloLens and AR Apps
This has been a week of news on Microsoft’s HoloLens and AR Developments. First, we hear that a HoloLens AR App is coming to iOS and Android devices later this spring. And …
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Our prediction: New HoloLens 2 will be Released on Feb 24th
After seeing the latest video from Microsoft, it’s clear the new HoloLens 2 will be released on February 24. Expect to see it at the Microsoft event at Mobile World Congress in …
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VR AR Videos from the Sundance Immersive Stage
The Sundance immersive stage in the New Frontier program offered cutting-edge projects with immersive technologies. We’ve been going to Sundance for the last five years and love our all-too-brief visits to Park …
Madefire’s Comics in Mixed Reality for the Magic Leap One
Madefire’s new app for the Magic Leap One is a fascinating development. It’s not just that you can watch 3D comics through a ground-breaking headset. It’s that you can publish your own …
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Market Report: VR grew by 30% in 2018
After a string of dismal predictions and much hand-wringing last year, it turns out that VR grew by 30% in 2018. The latest report by market analyst Superdata suggests that things aren’t …
The weather in Mixed Reality from the Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is at it again. They’ve done another weather in mixed reality episode to convey the power of the winter storm that’s blanketed much of the U.S. this weekend (all except …
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HoloLens 2 may arrive at Mobile World Congress (MWC)
We’ve been waiting for a new mixed reality HMD from Microsoft. And it now looks like HoloLens 2 may arrive in late February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The first version …
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The real deal for AR? Nreal’s Mixed Reality sunglasses
Nreal’s mixed reality sunglasses are the latest wearable to show up at CES 2019. They claim to solve two of the biggest challenges facing AR Glasses – size and weight. Created by a former Magic …
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