The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2021

Today at Vivecon, HTC has announced two new headsets: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. I guess you are very curious to discover them, so here you are what they are, and what are their pros and cons! HTC Vive Pro 2 launch trailer. A Vive Pro used in office settings (Image by HTC Vive).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Here you are the trailer if you want to discover more: Isn’t this cool? 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. Yes, the 30% price increase is not appreciated, but, well, we know HTC. Come and visit it!

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Tickets are still available at www.vr-intelligence.com/vrx

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. And in fact, a new request to FCC for a new device has arrived from HTC. Since HTC has always made announcements during the CES, I think it will be announced in January.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

AR and VR are two of the most promising technologies of the modern era. While AR and VR have been around for decades, it wasn’t until recently that they offered a quality experience without being too limited by technological constraints or not being portable enough for widespread use. They are: 1. billion by 2024.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. Some of these key players, like ENGAGE, are companies in which HTC already invests into.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

But for now, let me do a recap of the best news of the past week in AR and VR! HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has immediately answered that 899$ is a too high estimate of the price. Oculus has teased the OC6. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Of course, while Upload’s Ian Hamilton was amazed by the possibility of meeting people in AR like if they were in real life, the journalist of a more mainstream media like Wired complained about the current difficulties of setting up an XR system. Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. Other relevant news.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. Major hardware releases, vast improvements to software, and various other integral advancements have quietly solidified VR & AR as viable, long-term technological platforms for years to come. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

But before leaving you to the best pieces of AR/VR news of the week, let me tease you that in the upcoming days I will publish an article I’m sure you will all love… it’s a hands-on preview on… you’ll discover it! Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! To maximize power and thermal efficiency, the chip is actually split into three processing units: AR Processor, co-processor, and connectivity. AR2 will really make the AR sector take a big step forward, enabling lightweight wireless glasses. HTC’s new headset gets leaked.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

The change comes just in time for Oculus developers, as the company recently announced it’s fully moving open to the OpenXR standard for VR development going forward. OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications, making hardware and software more interoperable.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2023

HTC Vive XR Elite HTC Vive XR Elite (Image by HTC Vive) The star of the event has for sure been the Vive XR Elite, HTC’s latest flagship headset. One is the high cost: HTC markets it as a consumer device, but at that price, not many consumers are going to buy it, so it will be a prosumer one.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 was 10 million units, and the success of Oculus Quest 2 had an impact on the company that is providing [it].” Notably, Qualcomm’s says it offers “50+ designs” for its Snapdragon XR chipsets, integrating into headsets such as HTC Vive Focus 3, Pico Neo 3, and Lynx MR-1.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). Facebook’s Building 8 specializes in researching and productizing advances in AR, VR, AI and more. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! but I have found some time anyway to read all the news I found about AR and VR and create this summary just for you! Not reading it would be a pity, so go on…. Facebook may be partnering with Luxottica to create consumer AR glasses. Top news of the week. Image by Ray-Ban).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products. This is coherent with Meta CTO’s claims that this yea r some AR glasses for internal use will be ready.

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VRScout

JULY 18, 2021

Titles like Kingspray Graffiti VR and SculptVR allow you to try your hand at more unique forms of modern art, while more recent experiences, such as Painting VR on Oculus Quest, offer hyper-realistic simulations of more widely-accepted genres. Feature Image Credit: Sunset Division.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. From HitMotion AR to HitMotion VR. It was an AR game that could be played on a VR headset , in 2019.

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2020

HTC has announced that it will offer its Vive WAVE mobile VR platform to all Snapdragon-based headsets. The move means that headset makers will be able to adopt HTC’s ready-made headset OS (instead of developing their own) and gain instant content compatibility with a pre-existing VR app ecosystem.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2019

The 2019 Consumer Electronic Expo is off to an exciting start as HTC Vive debuted not only a new VR headset capable of inside-out tracking, but a new social platform, new subscription service, and new updates to their existing Viveport platform. You are transported to other worlds through what we call your ‘Lens’,” adds Bamford.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The CES is going to start tomorrow, but today HTC has already made its great announcements, showing to the world the upcoming new hardware Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos and software solutions Viveport Infinity and Vive Reality system. The Vive Pro Eye, in all its splendor (Image by HTC). Vive Pro Eye. Vive Cosmos.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

You will be able to finally buy it in Europe and North America for $599, from the dedicated page on the HTC website. HTC Vive Focus Specs. The Vive Focus is HTC’s standalone headset , the one that the Taiwanese/Chinese company wants to use to start making virtual reality widespread.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week, we look at Apple’s moves across the spatial spectrum, Magic Leap 2, And Oculus Quest game sales among other items. It’s got 8K resolution and a dozen external cameras and and sensors that offer the possibility of doing pass-through AR. It is coming soon to the Oculus store. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

HTC is soon launching a new VR headset without controllers and their own metaverse called “Viveport Verse”. This thursday HTC is going to present a new VR headset to the public and beating Facebook by doing so. HTC has already posted teasers every now and then a few days ago, where a black cup could be seen. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Douglas Dominguez, a plumber from Hampton, GA who is part of a Facebook Oculus Quest group, shared a Facebook post about a gentleman he knows who is confined to a wheelchair.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

I almost forgot about it, when a few days ago I got contacted by the company, because it is now back to business, and it has even just released a new version of its player, with interesting features, like passthrough AR support. This includes but is not limited to HTC, Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei. He left in 2016 and founded his startup.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He is a very smart professional, and he’s very passionate about AR and VR technologies, and for this reason, I have already interviewed him on my blog. Here you are my chat with him about Oculus For Business! Let’s talk about Oculus For Business… can you remind my readers what is it?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is where the next chapter for AR and VR begins.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has become viable that even businesses and corporates are using it to increase sales, and transform the way humans interact with computers and visualize contents. The first AR experience was developed in 1968 at Harvard when a computer scientist named Ivan Sutherland created a special head-mounted AR display system.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you think about AR and VR accessories, you might think about dedicated accessories manufacturers like bHaptics. Here, we’re going to look at AR and VR accessories made by headset manufacturers, as well as how the demand for more personalized experiences may shape the future of these technologies. Modular” AR Glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

In the American sin city of Las Vegas, there has been an enormous showcase of every kind of innovative technologies and of course, AR and VR have been part of the show. HTC Vive Cosmos and its controllers, just announced at CES (Image by HTC). HTC has been the VR star of this CES 2019. Take a breath and start reading!

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2020

Planck was one of the co-founders of Oculus Story Studio and worked for Pixar for 10 years as a technical director on movies like Cars, WALL-E, and Up. This was in 2019, right before the Oculus Quest launched. What makes Dr. Crumb’s School for Disobedient Pets so unique and fun are the hosts. Image Credit: Adventure Lab.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today at HTC’s Vive Developer Meeting in Beijing and its simultaneous Shanghai-based Vive Ecosystem Conference, Chinese eye-tracking startup 7invensun debuted a new eye-tracking module that’s not only affordable at $150 (¥1100 RMB), but is designed to support all of HTC’s VR headsets, past and present.

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