Google willing to spend a fortune in a competitor Occulus Rift

Google seems willing to pay $ 500 million to acquire a startup focused on virtual reality, meeting under the name of Magic Leap . This case could allow the search giant to compete strongly the company behind the virtual reality glasses Oculus Rift , recently acquired by Facebook.

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Although we do not know much about Magic Leap, the company is working on devices and software that are dedicated to "the cinematic reality" . Although this description is unclear, Google seems to be impressed enough to push investors to help develop the product.

According to Re / Code , who spoke to an anonymous source with knowledge of Google's interest in the company based in Florida, Magic Leap has attracted many companies, not only in Silicon Valley, but also Hollywood studios.

CEO of Magic Leap, Rony Abovitz, said in the past that his company is working on what it claims to be "the most natural interface in the landscape of mobile computing in the world" , offering a 3D experience very realistic - beyond all the products currently available on the market. In fact, Abovitz chose the name "film reality" in order not to mix the sound technology company with virtual reality and augmented reality, which he describes as "old words." "They legacy behind them " , explained Abovitz in an interview in February.

While Google already has its own virtual reality project with Google Glass, Re / Code predicts that the project will be Magic Leap able to view beautiful photos in your eyes, and from different angles and at different levels of depths. The Mountain View company could use the technology coupled with its Google Glass for example, combine virtual objects more effectively with the real world.

Magic Leap was founded in 2011 and has raised over $ 50 million in funding this year. Remains whether Google will spend many millions to provide an answer to Facebook.
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