The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

So many developers could find themselves with the conundrum of what to offer and to which device : if the Quest 3 Lite will sell a lot of units, maybe developers will prefer to develop content that is compatible with hand tracking, shifting the current attention to games to something else.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. This time it comes from Bloomberg, which predicts that Apple will announce its MR headset in June 2022 during WWDC , to launch it some months later, probably during the holiday season. (Image from the web). Learn about the m**averse in Japan.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

French startup Lynx has finally unveiled the R1, the first mixed reality standalone headset. While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset. But that’s just a speculation of mine.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

More info (Kura wins CES Innovation Award) More info (VR Nima talks about innovation awards) Apple Vision Pro may launch this February A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple Vision Pro: According to Mark Gurman, the headset is now slated to launch this February. Last week, people said January.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking? More info (Ultraleap teasing a new device) More info (Maybe a new sensor is coming) Has Palmer Luckey tried the Apple headset?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

And of course, they are going to appeal this decision… More info PSVR 2 to be sold in retail stores Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that “soon”, PSVR 2 will be sold in dedicated retail store locations. Augmented Reality together with artificial intelligence is going to get crazy.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

In total, I counted something like 32 games, which is ok to start with, but then Sony should be fast in collecting more content to not make the PSVR2 players get bored fast for the lack of playable games. But still, the fact that all the PSVR 1 content won’t be available for the new headset gives Sony a good challenge on the content side.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

Last week, Apple debuted the Vision Pro headset, the firm’s first dive into the XR space. Apple has already experienced exposure to the immersive technology space, a firm that has minor AR integration for its iPhone and iPad devices. However, with its immersive device debut, Apple is looking to make a big splash.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. Their wand-style hand-tracking controllers “Playstation Move” and gun-adapting “aim controller” make game play more natural and more immersive, while the PlayStation Camera aims to reinvent the ways in which we experience movement in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured. Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured. How has eye and hand-tracking tracking technology advanced in 2022 and 2023?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2024

China-based XR company Xreal (previously Nreal) announced its newest pair of glasses at CES 2024, marking the company’s return to augmented reality right as Apple is prepping its $3,500 Vision Pro for its upcoming launch. Read more about what separates AR and smartglasses here. mm, Width: 48 mm, Height: 161.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. While this decision was very smart on the business side because the major headset manufacturers were already building their hands tracking solutions (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Hands-tracking is also supported. From a first hands-on someone was able to have with the device, seems that the prototype is solid, but the battery life is a bit short (30 minutes). The 1200 nits of the display also make sure the visuals are very bright. Well, considering its high cost, it seems very reasonable to me.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) PlayStation VR 2 has been launched This has been the week of PSVR2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has started shipping the headset , and many people in the community started sharing pictures of them using this new device.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Facebook has showcased how thanks to the use of hand-tracking gloves, it has been able to let people touch-type in VR. The PS Camera of the PlayStation 4 is fundamental to let you play with your PSVR headset. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

More info (OpenXR coming to most headsets) More info (OpenXR for hands tracking and eye tracking) More info (Oculus now accepting OpenXR applications) More info (Minecraft now implementing OpenXR). But I want to be positive about this… go OpenXR! . Other relevant news. Image by Oculus). LG may be working on AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). It is now official: Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed on Instagram that the PlayStation VR 2 headset is going to launch in “early 2023”. If this is confirmed, it means that in 2 weeks, there will be people that will actually try the new headset by Sony. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most probably this announcement has been made to envision a future competition with Apple, bringing to XR the battle Android vs iOS (and Samsung vs Apple) that we already have on phones. But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true. Learn more Hand tracking is now available also in three.js

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

Apple announces ARKit 4, amongst new rumors of XR headsets. The story goes on telling that Apple VR headset had realistic visuals and sound, it was super-cool and probably we’ll see a release date of 2022/2023. More info (New rumors about Apple and XR) More info (Apple ARKit4). We all can’t wait. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Of course, the object must be in the FOV of the cameras of the headset to be tracked, even if HTC says that the tracking can somewhat continue also when this condition is not true (i guess using just IMU data). Now let’s dig into the best news!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! Image by Apple). Apple may implement WebXR in Safari.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

We were all expecting this since AR and VR are a bit in a transitional moment and the biggest brands (like Facebook and Apple) have their events through which they’ll announce their new devices, but for me, this lack of news was worse than the expected. We had a few interesting news, but nothing truly disruptive. Lenovo ThinkReality A3.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. PSVR 2 may have inside-out tracking. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. Talking about content, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is one of the first series shot with Apple’s ‘Immersive Video’ format and is set to debut on Apple TV+ in late 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

At the same time, Apple having always mediocre graphics cards on its laptops and its closed ecosystem have not helped much either in keeping this VR support alive. Not to mention the fact that Apple has always said that it is not interested in VR, but only in AR. Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Haptic gloves: Similar to the gloves attached to the cabinet, the at home version exoskeleton design brings hand tracking and touch to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Its sentence mimics a statement from PlayStation about the upcoming PSVR2, so it seems that now Facebook sees Sony as the only credible competitor. Apple adds spatial AR features to its Clips app. More info (Apple Clips add spatial AR effects) More info (An example of these AR effects). Quest 2 hands tracking gets 60Hz update.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

This openness reflects also on the hardware side, where Pico has just announced a partnership with Ultraleap to bring its hand-tracking device to Pico via an adapter. He complained about having to obey platforms and their taxes (clearly hinting at Apple), saying that he had a different vision. I am very much flattered by it.

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