TL;DR
- Google and Magic Leap introduced they’re getting into right into a strategic partnership.
- The partnership will mix Magic Leap’s experience in AR and optics with Google’s expertise platforms.
- It’s unknown if the partnership will lead to a brand new AR gadget.
Google has canceled and revived its AR glasses mission (Venture Iris) a number of instances. Regardless of its tumultuous relationship with the XR house, it doesn’t seem like Google is giving up on augmented actuality any time quickly because it has entered right into a partnership with Magic Leap.
On Thursday, Magic Leap introduced in a weblog submit that it has shaped a strategic partnership with Google. In response to the submit, the partnership will mix Magic Leap’s AR experience and optics management with Google’s expertise platforms. Now we have reached out to Google for additional remark and can replace this text accordingly.
Within the press launch, VP and GM of AR/XR at Google Shahram Izadi says:
We look ahead to bringing collectively Magic Leap’s management in optics and manufacturing with our applied sciences to convey a wider vary of immersive experiences to market. By combining efforts, we are able to foster the way forward for the XR ecosystem with distinctive and progressive product choices.
Whereas Google might have shelved plans to create its personal AR {hardware}, the corporate has been engaged on making a “micro XR” platform. This platform is alleged to be designed for AR glasses, and like its cell OS, Google plans to license it to producers.
We might have gotten a bit style of this throughout Google I/O when the tech large confirmed off a demo for Venture Astra. When you bear in mind what occurred throughout that demo, an individual placed on a pair of sensible glasses that seamlessly labored with an AI chatbot. Magic Leap’s CTO Julie Larson-Inexperienced has informed Reuters that she is keen to make use of a few of the “cool AI tie-ins” with augmented actuality that had been introduced in the course of the developer’s convention earlier this month.
Earlier than right now’s announcement, Google was already working with Samsung to develop a platform for its upcoming XR merchandise. Nevertheless, in line with Reuters, it seems the Magic Leap partnership could have no impact on Google’s collaboration with Samsung.
Earlier within the 12 months, Google revealed throughout a media briefing that Samsung’s XR gadget wouldn’t be launched at Google I/O. The gadget will reportedly have its personal “separate second.”
