Magic Leap did not mention during its coming-out party in Los Angeles this week that it has raised $2.4 billion in funding since 2011. That’s because that fact might prompt people to hold the company to a higher standard for the revelation of its technology and applications for mixed reality, or the blending of animated...
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Andreas Sennheiser interview: How Magic Leap’s AR glasses will enable ‘transparent audio’
Without sound, visuals are nothing. This week, German audio company Sennheiser reinforced that point as it launched its Ambeo AR One headphones for use with Magic Leap‘s augmented reality glasses. The new technology is aimed at making AR more immersive, with “transparent audio” effects that let you mix sound from the real world with music and sound…Read More Source: Andreas Sennheiser interview:...
Magic Leap chief content officer: ‘We recognize how important independent developers are’
Rio Caraeff’s job is to see that there is enough fun and engaging stuff on the Magic Leap One Creator Edition augmented reality glasses. Caraeff, the chief content officer at Magic Leap, took to the stage during the three-hour keynote speech at the Magic Leap L.E.A.P. conference in Los Angeles this week to tell developers...
Wayfair Spaces uses Magic Leap augmented reality for interior design
Home goods online retailer Wayfair demonstrated how you can become an interior decorator using the Magic Leap augmented reality glasses. The Boston company created an app called Wayfair Spaces on the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, and it showed it off this week at the L.E.A.P. conference in Los Angeles. I tried out the demo,...
Facebook’s new 3D Photos use iPhone camera data to simulate depth
Leveraging the extra “depth” data found in certain recent iPhone photographs, Facebook today announced the rollout of 3D Photos: images that look flat at first, but can be examined from different angles either through Facebook itself, or using Oculus VR headsets. The basic premise of a 3D Photo is that the dual cameras on the iPhone...
Is this Microsoft’s HoloLens 2? (updated: probably not)
Microsoft has been working on a next-generation version of its HoloLens augmented reality system for some time, and it may or may not* have been revealed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A new YouTube video titled OnSight: Virtual Visit to Mars shows multiple researchers using collaborative AR software “developed by NASA JPL for the…Read More Source: Is this Microsoft’s...
Intel: 90% of 5G data will be video, but AR gaming and VR will grow
A new report from Intel and Ovum lays out the companies’ expectations for the growth of 5G cellular networks over the next decade, and the conclusions are eye-opening: Video will account for 90 percent of 5G data use, but 5G-powered VR and AR will reach a tipping point. And by 2028, gaming — not industrial...
RealWear brings Android tablet-styled AR headset to Colgate-Palmolive
Wearable augmented reality solutions continue to make inroads with industrial customers, and RealWear’s HMT-1 offers an obviously compelling solution: a virtualized Android tablet hidden within a fully voice-controlled headset. After pilot tests across multiple locations, Colgate-Palmolive and RealWear just announced that they’re bringi…Read More Source: RealWear brings Android tablet-styled AR headset to Colgate-Palmolive
Upskill brings hands-on worker AR platform Skylight to HoloLens
Already available across everything from Google Glass to mobile devices and various enterprise-specific augmented reality headsets, Upskill’s business AR platform Skylight is coming to Microsoft’s HoloLens. Skylight gives hands-on workers access to “large canvas” mixed reality visualization capabilities, including a platform…Read More Source: Upskill brings hands-on worker AR platform Skylight to HoloLens
Funomena demos Luna: Moondust Garden for Magic Leap AR glasses
Robin Hunicke, CEO of Funomena and a well-known game designer, unveiled a demo of a planting game called Luna: Moondust Garden on the Magic Leap One Creator Edition augmented reality glasses. I tried out the demo at the Magic Leap L.E.A.P. event in Los Angeles. It used the same characters and art style of Luna,...
