The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This would be a total pivot for Meta, which would so migrate away from the social importance of having eye and face tracking to compete directly with Apple in offering a consumer device totally dedicated to mixed reality. More info (Lenovo Thinkreality VRX) More info (CloudXR on ThinkReality VRX) More info (Headset launch video).

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AR Insider

JULY 5, 2021

As if on cue, enter Matthew Ball, former Amazon Studios strategist turned VC, who has written brilliantly about The Metaverse. Apple and Snap partner JigSpace, the ‘Canva for 3D,’ raises a $4.7M The free VR social world has exploded since adding game consoles and Apple devices. Rec Room To Add Android App.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. My duck-face while wearing Magic Leap One glasses. The company to keep an eye on is Magic Leap. Standalone/All-in-two headsets.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware. Amazon wants AR for product visualization, pursuant to boosting e-commerce sales and reducing returns. Amazon will be the commerce layer, Microsoft the productivity layer and Facebook, the social/identity layer. Facebook goes full Dark Knight at OC6 (video below).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Someone from a major company (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft), with pockets big enough to be able to compete with the rich Facebook, giving users an alternative and stimulating Facebook in doing even better. Apple rumored to release a VR headset worth $3000. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR plans.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

BUT today is the day of the WWDC, and who knows if Apple will tease something about AR glasses. A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

90% of people getting a Quest for Christmas are new users for VR; Facebook has released 3 videos related to the 3 talks that it should have performed at GDC. The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Image by Epic Games).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

But NVIDIA has not given up, and has recorded the videos of all the expected speeches and put them online. Apple ARKit 3.5 It is no mystery that Apple is currently the best mobile augmented reality company, and the latest update to ARKit confirms this. I really can’t wait to see the Apple AR glasses…. More info (ARKit 3.5

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. This is a good idea, even if I have some embarrassing memories of when I let someone else use my GearVR headset, and he kept seeing my phone notifications Ability to record your voice when you shoot videos inside the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

After one month from its official announcement, Facebook has released the Oculus Quest 2, that from the 13th of this month can be purchased online on the Oculus Store or on official resellers (like Amazon) or offline on partner stores (like Best Buy). Apple launches iPhone 12, Pro models have Lidar sensor.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. Magic Leap and nReal are trying to find an agreement. (Image by Engadget). Oculus Go price cut down to $150. News worth a mention. Image by nReal).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

More info (No Gear VR support on Note 10) More info (Object scanning on Note 10+) More info (Video of object scanning on Note 10+). And i ts 2021+ timeline for XR makes me wonder if Huawei plans to release its headset around that date … that is more or less the same that we predict for Apple glasses. Other relevant news. That is huge.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. Literally everyone in the industry other than Magic Leap and Apple uses Qualcomm’s spatial computing tech stack).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A video that got popular this week has a bit shocked me: in it, you can see a user pointing its Lidar-powered iPad towards some objects and in like 2 seconds being able to reconstruct an exact clone of that 3D object, fully meshed and textured. LiDAR on iPhones and iPad can make scanning 3D objects a commodity.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I was pretty shocked to see the video of The Walking Dead on Upload VR and not being able to spot many differences between the two versions. In the presentation video, there is clearly the mention of the fact that the future will be untethered. So in general the games will look much better, but don’t expect PC-like performances.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2018

We are a stock 3D models marketplace , where designers share and sell more than 640,000 models for everything from VR, games, architectural visualizations, video production, AI training, to 3D printing. Not to mention how 3D technologies are being adopted and developed by major companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating -- especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. Yeah, well, that's for video games.".

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

But what we’re actually seeing is, when it comes to fashion and beauty, there’s a strong data case to be made for allowing consumers to try on things before they buy them, on their live video, on their smartphone. And it was this video, as you said, that I had recorded from the show floor at CES. Amanda: Yeah, absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

But what we’re actually seeing is, when it comes to fashion and beauty, there’s a strong data case to be made for allowing consumers to try on things before they buy them, on their live video, on their smartphone. And it was this video, as you said, that I had recorded from the show floor at CES. Amanda: Yeah, absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

But what we're actually seeing is, when it comes to fashion and beauty, there's a strong data case to be made for allowing consumers to try on things before they buy them, on their live video, on their smartphone. And it was this video, as you said, that I had recorded from the show floor at CES. Amanda: Yeah, absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

So, when you say communications, are you meaning, I put on a pair of glasses and an avatar pops up and starts talking to me, or maybe a video screen? I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I think, if you look at education as a system, it’s competing with Hollywood movies and AAA video games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

So, when you say communications, are you meaning, I put on a pair of glasses and an avatar pops up and starts talking to me, or maybe a video screen? I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I think, if you look at education as a system, it’s competing with Hollywood movies and AAA video games.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. Which still has its uses!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We’re part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games — video games, primarily. I’d say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. So they’re… [chuckles].

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

We're part of Nielsen as of late 2018, and the original focus of the company was on digital games -- video games, primarily. I'd say that through at least 2022, the enterprise will account for the majority of augmented and mixed reality headsets like Hololens and Magic Leap. So they're. Which still has its uses!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Magic Leap kicks off the month with the announcement of an enormous $794 million fundraising round, backed by Alibaba.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

If YouTube is the world’s compendium of videos of cute cats and unboxings, then the Sketchfab platform is well on its way to becoming the equivalent cultural database of user-generated 3D objects. Either regards to presentations, or it could be to build video games. So maybe there’s three or four types of video files.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

If YouTube is the world's compendium of videos of cute cats and unboxings, then the Sketchfab platform is well on its way to becoming the equivalent cultural database of user-generated 3D objects. Either regards to presentations, or it could be to build video games. So maybe there's three or four types of video files.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Getting started in AR marketing and virtual try-ons can be tricky for enterprise, especially if — like Walmart or Amazon — you’ve got hundreds of thousands of products to model and host. Or, it could be easy, with the help of services like Seek, which hosts 3D content like YouTube hosts videos. billion products.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Getting started in AR marketing and virtual try-ons can be tricky for enterprise, especially if — like Walmart or Amazon — you’ve got hundreds of thousands of products to model and host. Or, it could be easy, with the help of services like Seek, which hosts 3D content like YouTube hosts videos. billion products.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 23, 2019

If YouTube is the world’s compendium of videos of cute cats and unboxings, then the Sketchfab platform is well on its way to becoming the equivalent cultural database of user-generated 3D objects. Either regards to presentations, or it could be to build video games. So maybe there’s three or four types of video files.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. 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. Seeing that Apple, of course, at one point bought… what was the company again?

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