The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Tomorrow I’m going to celebrate this blog’s anniversary, so be sure to read the upcoming related post and say something nice to me! Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

First of all, Google has to keep the work on the headset very secret also internally , because Samsung is afraid that Google will steal its expertise to build a competing product. Samsung can be the first partner also on this line of products. More info Is Apple working on the Vision Pro since 2007?

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2024

In a blog post , Meta says it’s tapped ASUS’s Republic of Gamers to develop an “all-new performance gaming headset,” Lenovo to “develop mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment,” and Xbox to create its own limited-edition Quest, “inspired by Xbox.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. What a time to be alive!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This week in XR hasn’t had any explosive news, but it was interesting nonetheless: in particular we had cool info on AR glasses, with some news from Kura, Lynx, and Samsung. And it also makes me super-happy that no one is about Facebook and Apple… I was getting pretty bored in writing newsletters only about these two companies!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Zuck always said that Meta is the “open ecosystem” that fights against Apple’s closed ecosystem, but until today there was nothing open at all. Meta risked being squeezed again between the two giants Apple and Google , ready to bring their domination directly from the phones to the XR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

We were all waiting for an Apple announcement, hoping that it could bring back some enthusiasm into the field, and it seems that the Vision Pro is having some beneficial effects , indeed. Apple showed investors that XR is not a fad, and even if it is still in its early stages, it is going to stay. Let’s all hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Sorry for the long backlog, but I’m not having much time to work on the blog during this period. Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. It has been a week of interesting rumors about the upcoming Apple MR headset. Upload VR) More info (Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to his employees).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info News worth a mention (Image by Google) Samsung may use Google Soli in its headset Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are building together a headset that may compete with the Apple Vision Pro. Last week I’ve already told you about two new chips that Samsung has built and that may be used in this headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

I know, I’m too honest… and this is not good for views on my blog. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022. A new week, a new rumor about Apple. The launch of the headset should come many months before the release so Apple can present the device before the FCC approval. Image from the web).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. Apple glasses are coming. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Apple is really good at selling stuff.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! Apple released a new trailer for the headset. Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos. There is even an app to send faxes!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 24, 2023

One of the traditions of this blog is my usual greeting message for the Winter Holidays … and this year could not be an exception. Also, Samsung will probably unveil its moves, so… it is going to be interesting. I hope you will receive wonderful gifts and that Santa Claus will surprise you with what you always wanted.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year. I hope we will meet there and have fun together! Outstanding move. Good luck with that.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. The posts on social media and on the blogs of gaming studios and platforms (including SideQuest) in which people express their disappointment are countless.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. The later departure of Alex Kipman seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for the AR glasses, but a new rumor brought a bit of hope: Microsoft seemed to work together with Samsung to design consumer-oriented AR glasses. Anyway, things have not gone as we all hoped.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Apple is still working on a cheaper Vision Pro Meta is not the only company working on a cheaper device. Apple is doing the same with its Vision Pro, hoping to release in the next years a headset with a price that makes it affordable for more people. More info — Use Google Translate! I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 8, 2022

Google is joining Samsung in offering parts for the Pixel smartphone through iFixit. The company announced in a blog post that it would make parts available for the Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro later this year. Read more.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2017

update, now including official support for Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore software dev kits, and support for SteamVR on Mac. ‘Production-ready’ support for Apple’s ARKit working on iOS11 was initially announced during Apple’s iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiling last month.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. A piece of unexpected news has shaken the XR communities this week: according to a report on Digitimes Taiwan, Apple has abandoned its AR/VR glasses project and all the members of the team have been re-allocated in other teams. AR is still alive, Apple will still release its AR glasses.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

More info (Quest has sold 20 M units) More info (Opinion on VR not mainstream) More info (My editorial on Quest 2 sales and the problem of retention) More info (Editorial on The Verge about Quest being a gaming console) Samsung trademarks “Galaxy Glasses” We may have a name for the upcoming AR glasses by Samsung.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 8, 2022

This week it's Google, which announced in a company blog post that it's going to start selling authentic spare parts for Pixel phones later this year for any owners who are enterprising enough to repair their own devices. Apple also announced a similar self-repair program late last year for iPhones, Mac computers, and more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2023

In a recent Apple developer blog post , the firm chose to highlight the experiences of four XR insiders who spent time working at its Labs developer suite. The Apple-built spaces encourage XR developers to create content under the guidance of Apple. Simmons explained: A bordered screen can be limiting.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

In a recent Meta blog post , Director of Engineering for XR Tech Paul Furgale said "after Quest 3, I’m convinced that Passthrough and MR will be a standard feature on all future headsets.” With color passthrough, Quest 3 Lite becomes a cheaper Quest 3 with a bulkier design and less sharp lenses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There is no official confirmation on this, and I hope to be wrong because having to use earphones would be a big hit to its comfort Release date and price : of course the release date (will it come before or after an Apple headset?) More info (PSVR 2 unveiled) More info (Official blog post on PSVR 2 headset). News worth a mention.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Apple later bought his company. I created the first augmented reality app on Apple’s store on this blog. Well, we all know Apple is coming with some sort of head mounted display (technical term for something like a headphone that has screens for you to look at). He was showing me monsters on the sides of buildings.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Samsung). Samsung is close to launching an XR device, or maybe two. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Samsung has apparently completed a prototype, and “is deciding the release date”.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Samsung Gear VR. Samsung Smartphone. Apple and Samsung Smartphones. Samsung Odyssey Controller. Samsung Smartphone. The initial consumer version of the Gear VR was released in November 2015, for the Galaxy S6 generation of Samsung’s top smartphones. Check out our article for what comes next.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display. A joint work of the University of Stanford together with Samsung Research has let a team working on optics and another one working on solar panels collaborate to create a new kind of OLED displays featuring 10,000 pixels per inch. PLEASE DONATE FOR MY BLOG!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

More info Samsung is still on track to deliver its headset Samsung’s president of mobile experience, TM Roh, has spoken with CNET about the XR strategy of the company. Then he talked about the ecosystem and the fact that Samsung wants to create an open ecosystem around XR where many partners can operate in.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info (Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI) More info (The Q* algorithm could be the reason why Altman was fired) News worth a mention Samsung trademarks “Samsung Glasses” Samsung has filed a trademark for “Samsung Glasses” in the UK. If you want to start using the Apple Polyspatial SDK, start from the links below!

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