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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.16): HTC launches Tracker 3.0, Facebook has 10,000 people working on XR, and more!

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Image by Road To VR, from HTC images). HTC launches Vive Tracker 3.0 HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. I know that many of you won’t be excited by this news, but remember the Vive Tracker is one of the most successful accessories ever created by HTC. Come and visit it!

HTC

HTC Apple Magic Leap AR

Big XR News From Microsoft, US Army, Apple, Pico

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 14, 2023

Pico and Microsoft rolled out new headset innovations to supply enterprise and military-grade immersive solutions. from Microsoft highlight the immersive industries continued influence as serious enterprise solutions. Meanwhile, headset enthusiasts are awaiting Apple’s debut in the headset market. IVAS version 1.2

Microsoft

Microsoft Apple United States Tools

XR Goes Mainstream at MWC 2024 – Event Roundup

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

The Vision Pro bring Apple’s branding into the space and, with it, many eyes. The device is expected to hit the market in 2025. Major XR Firms Push Spaital Productivity Solutions As Apple enters the immersive technology space, a shift towards XR/spatial computing productivity solutions is underway.

Head Mounted Display

Head Mounted Display Samsung Eye Tracking Immersion

VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

China

China Industry Government AR

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.09.22): Oculus working on AR glasses with Luxottica, Apple glasses FOV discovered and much more!

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The glasses, codenamed Orion, should be made to replace smartphones and are slated for a release date of 2023–2025, that seems very reasonable, considering that no present tech is able to create truly consumer AR. We may know the field of view of Apple AR headset. HTC has a new CEO: Yves Maitre.

AR

AR Apple Oculus Augmented Reality

Apple’s AR Smart Glasses Postponed ‘Indefinitely,’ Report Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 18, 2023

Apple’s extended reality (XR) product lineup faces additional setbacks after reports revealed it indefinitely postponed augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. Apple stated the smart glasses face technical issues, forcing Apple to delay the launch of the device until further notice. Product Innovation, Interoperability.

AR

AR Apple Architecture Microsoft

My predictions for virtual reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. The rise of enterprise.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Trends China HTC

The XR Week Peek (2020.03.30): Half-Life: Alyx breaks every VR record, HP teases Reverb G2, and more!

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

Waiting until now would mean that next VR game by Valve would come out in 2024–2025… do you really think they don’t want to make the ecosystem to grow now? The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve.

Apple

Apple AR Eye Tracking Virtual Reality

Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

However, as RTX4090 users reportedly still struggle to push the headset to its full potential , Pimax Crystal will certainly benefit from the next generation of GPU, probably not due until 2025. Arguably the most important update, and something long awaited by the non-Beta community, was the activation of eye tracking.

Eye Tracking

Eye Tracking Software Controllers Data

A 2020 XR Year-In-Review, with MetaVRse' Alan & Julie Smithson, and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Golf, I think. everything. Just all the things.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology

A 2020 XR Year-In-Review, with MetaVRse' Alan & Julie Smithson, and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Golf, I think. everything. Just all the things.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology

A 2020 XR Year-In-Review, with MetaVRse' Alan & Julie Smithson, and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Golf, I think. everything. Just all the things.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Education Apple Technology

XR Technologies in Service of the Human Experience, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 2

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. As I go to these different developer conferences, I go to Facebook F8, or Microsoft Build, or Google IO. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge.

Technology

Technology Education AR Architecture

XR Technologies in Service of the Human Experience, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 2

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. As I go to these different developer conferences, I go to Facebook F8, or Microsoft Build, or Google IO. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge.

Technology

Technology Education AR Architecture

XR Technologies in Service of the Human Experience, with Voices of VR Podcast's Kent Bye - Part 2

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And then of course, Apple came along and created USDZ. And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. As I go to these different developer conferences, I go to Facebook F8, or Microsoft Build, or Google IO. You have Apple, with ARKit. And you say kind of 2025 when they all converge.

Technology

Technology Education Architecture AR

Metaverse! Transformational Challenges Ahead…

ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Microsoft has done well in the mixed reality space as it relates to enterprise adoption. From a software perspective there has been increases thanks to Steam among other platforms as there are many more VR titles for example and both Android and Apple software ecosystems have been very supportive of AR development.

Magic Leap

Magic Leap Augmented Reality Technology AR

My predictions for virtual reality in 2022

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

Virtual Reality

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