The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Just Dance VR is also part of a big focus on Fitness by Pico , with Pico Fitness already being part of the runtime and tracking the calories you burn while using the headset (clearly inspired by Oculus Move) and sharing them to Apple Health (like Oculus Move). Les Mills Body Combat has just been announced as being part of the content library.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

VR people think that this may mean that Facebook may have to remove its mandatory Facebook login, also because other countries (like Germany) are raising similar concerns. The author of the video has used a free app available on the Apple Store and with it, it was able to scan 3D objects with a quality and a speed never seen before.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 2, 2023

We discussed his company’s waveguide and materials research, using AR for medicine and surgery, and the Apple Vision Pro. Through partnerships with Mainz, Germany-based glassmaker Schott and Taiwanese firm Quanta, Lumus has explored many projects for the optics industry.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Popular VR Youtuber Sebastian Ang has spotted two online stores (one from the Netherlands and the other from Germany) already listing the Vive Cosmos for €799. Internal iOS 13 code seems to point at Apple AR glasses. What we don’t know is what Apple is creating and when it will be released. (Image by Ars Technica). Who knows.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in. Charlie: So you’ve got a company like Visualix out of Germany that is specifically looking at geo-location in warehouses; micro geo-location. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. That’s the beginning.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in. Charlie: So you’ve got a company like Visualix out of Germany that is specifically looking at geo-location in warehouses; micro geo-location. Charlie: Yeah it’s it’s a series on Amazon. That’s the beginning.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses. The news would be incredible: Apple is a company that knows how to create something usable and cool to see, while Valve has a long expertise in experimenting with AR and VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Amazon will be there talking about Sumerian, and then a couple other with immersive storytelling and volumetric capture, that will be announced this week too. And then we’ve got workshops too. Alan: Oh, tell me about the workshop! That’s important. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop. So I’m excited for those.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. I’m really excited today.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

I have Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger from Germany. And among other things, his company, AR Experts, is advising about a third of Germany’s most important production companies, and is shaping their augmented reality roadmaps. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. I’m really excited today.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

The one thing that created that image now, in the streets, that I would have expected like XR to do; it’s those air pods from Apple. A big company like Apple, Google, really pushing the thing out and saying, “this is what it’s going to be,” and then making it part of everyday life. I thought that was amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

The one thing that created that image now, in the streets, that I would have expected like XR to do; it’s those air pods from Apple. A big company like Apple, Google, really pushing the thing out and saying, “this is what it’s going to be,” and then making it part of everyday life. I thought that was amazing.

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