News: Microsoft to Debut HoloLens 2 Livestream Video Series with Demos, Updates, & Developer Info
To build hype for the HoloLens 2 among developers, Microsoft is borrowing a page out of Magic Leap's playbook.
To build hype for the HoloLens 2 among developers, Microsoft is borrowing a page out of Magic Leap's playbook.
The tradition of using cutting edge technology to prepare for missions in space, in this case, augmented reality, continues with a new team of international astronauts slated to board the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.
In 2018, augmented reality went from the vague promise of interesting things in the near future to tangible developments in software and hardware, proving that immersive computing is indeed the future.
Now that its first developer conference is in the rearview mirror, Magic Leap continues to nurture its content development community, this time with an assist from strategic investor and retail partner AT&T.
This week, Next Reality published profiles on the leaders in augmented reality hardware industry, with Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz topping the list. So, it should be no surprise that two app makers want to align themselves with Magic Leap's flagship product.
Now that the augmented reality cat is out of the bag, Magic Leap is beginning to open up a bit more about how of some of its work came together in the years and months leading up to the Magic Leap One's release earlier this month. On Wednesday, the company unveiled a behind the scenes video of how the ethereal music-meets-AR app Tónandi was produced in collaboration with Icelandic music group Sigur Rós.
As we predicted earlier this week, the focus has already begun to move from Magic Leap back onto Apple's rumored augmented reality smartglasses. The latest credible whispers come from none other than longtime Apple-focused analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
This week, two companies preparing the most anticipated augmented reality devices for consumers were the subject of reports regarding strategic moves to put them in better positions to move those products forward.
It finally happened! In a world of "go big or go home," Magic Leap has finally done something other than tease us with vague promises and rendered video concepts. Although, other than actually showing us what the developer's kit will look like, it seems little more than a slightly different kind of a tease. To demystify this new product, we here at Next Reality decided to put together what we know about the hardware.
For a company who hasn't released a product and has a reputation for being secretive, Magic Leap sure has a tendency to make waves. Over the past few weeks, they've refreshed their website design, released an abstract YouTube video, and announced a partnership with Madefire to offer mixed reality comics on its device whenever it launches. Next, they are gearing up for another round of funding.
This trick will show how to magically diffuse two pieces of dental floss together. The magic trick works like this: Take two pieces of dental floss. Put the ends in your mouth. When you take them out the two pieces have magically become one.
If you're lucky enough to have snow outside your front door right now, then you know how beautiful it can be to just take a walk around the neighborhood, watching as the soft snow glistens quietly. Mimic that same surreal magic by creating a makeup look inspired by snow.
We know that there is some seriously impressive origami out there. From 30-sided modular origami spheres to magic cubes and advanced, rounded figures like dragons, the world of origami offers so much to create if only you practice.
Street performers don't get a lot of respect from the establishment, it is a great way to hone your skills at magic and other performing arts. This video will give you tips on working a crowd and other aspects of street performing, as well as teaching you a puzzle you can use in your act.
Want to look like a Victoria's Secret Angel? Then honey, you've arrived at the right place. Take a gander at this makeup tutorial to learn how to create an ethereal Victoria's Secret spring makeup look with gauzy, iridescent eyes and rosy pink lips.
Card magic is generally done to amuse the elderly and to scam the gullible. This video will show you a great way to do the latter and get yourself free drinks at a bar. The outcome of the trick is that you and your victim both cut to the same card in a deck after you bet them that it will happen. Watch the video, then get out there and pull the prank.
Remember Harry Potter and the Triwizarding Tournament from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"? If you consider yourself any type of repectable Harry Potter fan, then you know that Harry retrieved a dragon egg from his challenging dragon during the first round of the tournament.
Aspiring card shark? Sink your pearly whites into this easy, impressive illusion. In this free video magic lesson from YouTube user experthowto, you'll learn how to perform the "slap it" card trick using simple sleight of hand. For more information, including a step-by-step breakdown of the trick, watch this prestidigitator's guide.
New to Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. With this video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 393rd installment in their series of digital spreadsheet video tutorials, you'll learn how to remove the last two words from column of data with the LEN, SUBSTITUTE, FIND, REPT, RIGHT and TRIM functions.
In this video tutorial, learn how to create a really beautiful, eye popping, neon light "magic effect". Brighten up your asthetic presentation with this cool Photoshop trick, originally found on this blog. This tutorial is constructed using Adobe Photoshop CS3, but please note: This trick does work with CS4, but yields sightly different results. One can download the font used in this tutorial, here.
This is one of the easier yet shocking magic tricks that can be performed by using a cigarette. With a little slight of hand, you can create the illusion of a cigarette disappearing.
See what you can do to impress your friends with a hammer and a ruler. This magic illusion is sure to impress your friends. Watch the hammer hooked to the foot-long plastic ruler dangle and balance from the edge of a countertop.
A sure fire way to force your spectator to choose a particular card. These forces are used in many card magic tricks. Easy to perform and can be mastered pretty quick. This is a classic "Pick a card, any card!" style trick.
Improve your extreme card manipulation (XCM) with this video tutorial! Watch and learn how to do the Squeeze a Square Display card flourish. This is a perfect card flourish for your magic routine, or to just impress people. It's flashy and elegant. There' s no card trick involved here, just a great performance. Learn the Squeeze a Square Display!
Hey folks, learn how to perform one of the fastest (not to mention easiest) card tricks in the world! See how to do the super fast color change card trick. There's no real magic here, just a little sleight of hand, or a lot of it. If you're fast enough, this color change will amaze anyone. Magician or no magician, anyone can do this impressive color changing card trick.
Flash paper is used by magicians however it is very expensive to buy, here's how to make it the easy way! This is a perfect prop DIY for making magical paper that ignites easily. Normally you need sulphiric acid. This uses toilet paper, a crushed emergency flare and a camping stove.
Brian Brushwood reveals the techniques used to make super-realistic fake tongues, like those used in last year's Halloween Horror Nights show. Brian Brushwood on The Road shows how to make fake tongues to use for the magic illusion 'Sword through the Tongue' trick. He's performed this in his stage show at Universal Studios in Orlando.
How do you make an object suddenly appear to defy gravity? I'll show you! No camera tricks, this is an up-close parlor magic trick! The ring travels not because of gravity but because of friction. Check out the illusion for yourself.
There are a million ways to make a coin disappear, but the classic technique in this how-to video is used in hundreds of tricks. This is a simple illusion that every good magician should know. All you need is a large coin and your own two hands. Watch this video magic tutorial and learn how to perform a basic vanishing coin trick.
This is a cool optical illusion that makes your business card appear to be blank on both sides but then you print color onto it with your hand. A magical way to hand out your business card.
Here is a video tutorial on how to make a USB Drive from a Floppy Disk.
Perform a card change trick in which you change one card into another. This trick does not use any double lifts.
No, we're not lying. But before you try and tear a plain old penny in half, you should probably watch this video first or you may hurt your fingers. While ordinary pennies are very, very difficult to rip, if you get rid of the zinc core you are left with only the thin copper shell, which is itself very easy to tear apart.
This video show you how to perform a trick in which you appear to make a CD or DVD levitate and fly around and come back to your hands.
The key to this lamp is creating the luminescent shapes which represent electronic circuits or magic spells on the lamp surface. You could also do this on coffee tables or other objects you can make out of plexiglass - get creative!
You take and emty plastic bottle fill it with water and drop a plastic container of ketchup in the bottle. Now watch what happens after you seal the bottle.Your kids will be amazed, its magic.
How to do David Blaine's card magic trick, is shown in this video.
Somewhere between bartending and magic, this trick will transform water into whiskey, and fast! Watch them switch places as the video shows how you get whiskey into a glass full of water, without taking the water out off the glass. The whiskey and water trick is a fun bar trick to show your friends.
This is similar to the bite out coin trick. In this magic trick you appear to bite a piece out of playing card and magically restore it.
Here is a creative yet simple magic trick that will sure to make heads spin. Learn to make a rope travel through your neck like a knife slicing into butter. This trick is very easy to perform and a lot of fun as well.