Meta might flip to Magic Leap for assist to remain forward of Apple and different new entrants within the soon-to-be crowded AR house. In response to the , the 2 corporations are in talks to signal a multi-year IP licensing and manufacturing pact. Particulars on the negotiations are few, however based on the outlet’s sources, a possible partnership shouldn’t be anticipated to supply a collectively developed headset. As an alternative, a deal might see Magic Leap present Meta with entry to a few of its optical tech. The partnership might additionally see the startup help with manufacturing Meta gadgets, thereby permitting the tech big to supply extra of its VR headsets domestically at a time when there’s extra strain for US corporations to reduce their dependence on China.
Meta didn’t instantly reply to Engadget’s remark request. Magic Leap informed the Monetary Occasions partnerships have been turning into a “important line of enterprise and rising alternative for Magic Leap.” Moreover, in a weblog put up titled “,” CEO Peggy Johnson stated late final 12 months the corporate had “acquired an unbelievable quantity of curiosity from throughout the business to license our IP and make the most of our patented manufacturing course of to supply optics for others searching for to launch their very own mixed-reality know-how.”
The timing of the report is notable for a few causes. Meta is beneath strain from traders to point out one thing for all the cash it has spent pursuing CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s imaginative and prescient for the way forward for computing. The corporate doesn’t count on to make a revenue from all of its metaverse tasks for an additional few years. On the identical time, it’s on its Actuality Labs division. Individually, Apple is extensively anticipated to enter the AR headset market subsequent month when the corporate holds its WWDC developer convention.
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