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1. Magic Leap is rebranding its headset to appeal to business customers. The company is replacing its Magic Leap One Creator Edition HMD with Magic Leap 1. Yet as Adi Robertson points out, it's not only the names that are similar. The headsets are the same price ($2,295 sold on Magic Leap’s own site and through AT&T) and have pretty much the same features, although there is an “Enterprise Suite” available at $2,995 which offers buyers access to dedicated support, device management software, and a “rapid replace” program if a headset malfunctions. The company's chief product officer Omar Khan claims there have been minor updates to Magic Leap 1, but are careful to avoid calling this a next-generation device, as it doesn't plan to release the Magic Leap 2 until 2021. In the meantime, it is using this "new" device to launch an operating system update and a software suite aimed at professional customers, including a virtual collaboration application called Jump, which is rolling out in beta in the next few months. Khan says that the company is not turning its back on the consumer market, but acknowledges that it is too small at the moment, hence the pivot towards enterprise, where it will directly compete against devices such as Microsoft's HoloLens for the lucrative Mixed Reality market in training and productivity applications. – THE VERGE
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5. Individuals who bought Google Glass back in 2013 will no longer have access to Google's core apps on the device after 2020. Early adopters who spent $1,500 on Google's Augmented Reality headset seven years ago will effectively be left out in the cold, the clearest indication yet that Glass is effectively dead for consumers as far as Google is concerned, writes Adario Strange. After announcing the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 back in May, the company is proceeding with phasing out support for the Glass Explorer Edition by releasing its final software update for the device. "This update is available now and should be installed so you can continue using your device without issues, the release notes read, adding that after February 25, 2020, this update also removes the need and ability to use your Google account on Glass, as well as Glass' connection to backend services. The device will still be usable via a firmware update (which will make the MyGlass app unavailable) but this will only be available until Feb. 25, 2022. – NEXT REALITY
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