 The Magic Leap 2, an enterprise-grade MR headset, goes on sale on Sept. 30, 2022. The headset's three editions — the standard, "Developer Pro," and "Enterprise" — are set at different price points and have been developed according to various business needs. The company's second-generation headset includes a slew of new features such as eye-tracking capabilities and a "dynamic dimming feature" that keeps assets visible in different light conditions. More: - Buyers can choose between three different versions of the Magic Leap 2 headset:
- The standard headset for professionals and developers costs $3,299 with a one-year limited warranty.
- The "Developer Pro" edition costs $4,099 with a one-year limited warranty. The higher-end headset includes "access to developer tools, sample projects, enterprise-grade features and monthly releases for development and test purposes."
- The "Enterprise" headset costs $4,999 and includes a two-year limited warranty. This version is ideal for larger businesses. The headset includes quarterly software releases fully manageable via enterprise UEM/MDM solutions.
- The headsets include a remote-like controller, compute pack, head strap, USB-C cables, cleaning cloth, and extra nose and forehead pads.
- Notable Magic Leap 2 specs include:
- Field of view: 70° diagonal FOV
- Spatial Audio: built-in stereo speakers
- Camera: 12.6-megapixel autofocus RGB, 4K at 30fps or 1920 x 1080 at 60fps video
- Sensors: Three Wider FoV World Cameras, Depth Camera, RGB Camera, Ambient Light Sensor, 4x Eye Tracking Cameras
- Inertial Sensors: 4x IMU, 3-axis Accelerometer and Gyroscope, 2x three-axis Magnetometer, 2x Altimeter
- Security: WPA3AMD Platform Security Processor, TMR, Security fencing between x86 and CVIP
- Magic leaps will begin supporting OpenXR and WebXR later this year.
- The headset will be available in the US, Canada, U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.
- The HMD will launch in Japan and Singapore by EOY.
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Meta and Ray-Ban's Stories glasses now support hands-free calls and texting via WhatsApp. The update can also read WhatsApp messages aloud. Soon, users can use voice commands to send and reply to Messager and WhatsApp messages. More: - Stories glasses are available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Spain, Australia, and Italy.
- WhatsApp is unique because it uses end-to-end encryption to send and store messages for added security.
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XR-based entertainment company disguise has announced its acquisition of the virtual production company Meptik. While functioning autonomously, the companies will collaborate to create state-of-the-art XR events. The companies have not disclosed acquisition details. More: - Atlanta-based Meptik is best-known for helping Fortune 500 companies, film studios, and musicians create immersive, virtual worlds.
- disguise's acquisition of the company will help it expand globally and connect its clients to a more extensive suite of immersive event tools.
- disguise has already begun opening new offices worldwide to address client needs in multiple languages.
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Metaverse technology company Maxon announced that it joined the Metaverse Standards Forum as a founding member. Other Forum members include Epic Games, Adobe, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. More: - The Metaverse Standards Forum aims to establish the criteria guiding the development and use of the burgeoning virtual world.
- The Forum hopes to outline the metaverse's interoperability standards and introduce tools that seamlessly work together to make consumers' and developers' lives easier.
- One member told Wired that the Forum hopes to create "successful standard[s]" that "become so ubiquitous, you forget that [they are] actually a standard at all."
- Maxon's suite of XR tools — programs like Cinema 4D, Redshift, and ZBrush — will likely be critical in developing the metaverse.
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 Marriott Bonvoy's Moxy Hotels have launched a virtual "Moxy Universe" that produces real-world effects. The virtual program, "Moxy Universe, Play Beyond," transforms a hotel stay into a partially virtual experience, where guests can engage as avatars in the hotel's digital world or take photographs with holograms. More: - The "Moxy Universe, Play Beyond" event takes place from July 12 to Dec. 31, 2022, at Moxy Hotels across Asia.
- Before arriving, guests create customizable avatars to traverse the hotel's online world.
- Upon arrival, guests are treated with a signature "Got Moxy" cocktail and a QR code that unlocks five challenges throughout the hotel and can result in real-world prizes.
- Visitors can also take photographs of, dance alongside, or exercise with life-size holograms.
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 |  | Courtney Rawlings is an Inside Research Analyst living in Los Angeles, California. She has returned to her hometown of LA after spending several years working at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is completing a Ph.D. in Art and Architectural History. While working toward her Ph.D., Courtney has developed an interest in the language and history of the tech industry, especially regarding metaverse technologies, streaming, and podcasting. In fact, she hosted her own podcast Low Culture Boil! You can find her on Twitter: @ckayerawlings Email: courtney@inside.com |  | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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