The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

In an alternate version, Meta will offer a smartwatch with the neural detection incorporated, so if the user is used to having a smartwatch, doesn’t have to sacrifice it to wear the neural wristband Real AR glasses , with 3D objects in the scene, virtual avatars, and such, are now slated for 2027 I want to just say two things about this roadmap.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Samsung reportedly plans to send out an AR/VR headset to developers next year. South Korean outlet Electronic Times reports Samsung has already built prototypes and is testing samples for production. In late 2017 Samsung launched Odyssey , a Windows VR headset, and a year later the successor Odyssey+.

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JUNE 21, 2022

HTC VIVE announced on Tuesday it will expand the availability of its VIVE Flow compact VR goggles with a novel Business Edition version. The devices are set to train, work, collaborate remotely, and enhance classroom interactions for its users across sectors, including education, healthcare, and many others, HTC VIVE explained.

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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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JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Samsung Revenue Drops This week, Samsung also revealed its Q2 earnings.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days!

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

Plus, if you are in Karlsruhe, I’ll be attending the LEARNTEC event and I’ll be there on Thursday morning… if you’re there, we can meet! That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR. Image by Samsung, taken from Upload VR). Samsung may launch a next-gen Samsung Odyssey.

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MAY 11, 2023

During its I/O 2023 conference, Google said it will share more about its 'Android collaboration' with Samsung on 'immersive XR' later this year. Our partnership on WearOS with Samsung has been amazing, and I'm excited about our new Android collaboration on immersive XR. Samsung had a somewhat more successful history in VR.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Qualcomm has officially said that this is the chipset that the upcoming Samsung headset is going to employ. But there is not only Samsung: XR2 Gen 2 is going to be integrated also by Immersed’s Visor, a new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a headset that is still undisclosed. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. These are probably the two best standalone VR devices that are available on the market , and I have the pleasure of having both of them here on my desk. The only true difference is in storage.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. According to a report on The Verge, Google is working on AR glasses. The AR headset is codenamed Project Iris , and it should be a standalone headset resembling ski goggles that is able to perform mixed reality. HTC discounts its headsets. (Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

It became pretty viral the news that Apple does not want developers to define their apps as AR, VR, or MR, but just as “spatial” when writing the store definitions. The most affected by this “restructuring operation” is the “1P AR Hardware” team, the one working on augmented reality devices.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

When HTC VIVE started teasing the HTC VIVE Flow way back in 2021 , it left some consumers a little confused. With that in mind, we decided to take a closer look at the HTC VIVE Flow to see whether it still holds up in the VR market. Even cheaper headsets, like the Quest 2, and the HP Reverb G2 are more advanced.

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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. Top news of the week. Image by Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The multinational automobile manufacturer has already been responsible for Battle Test: A Nissan 360-Degree Virtual Reality Experience for the Samsung Gear VR as well as Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay for the HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR. The post Nissan Debuts Star Wars AR Experience at Dealerships appeared first on VRScout.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. Here are the top stories from this week’s news stories.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The main one regards the 4 devices we were waiting for this year , which in our opinion should have changed everything: Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google-Samsung Headset, and PSVR 2. They are Apple AR glasses!” Google and Samsung Prototype of the Samsung XR headset. Long story short: things are not good.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we Base Stations.

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MAY 25, 2017

Earlier this morning HTC announced that a brand new mobile virtual reality headset powered by their upcoming flagship model smartphone, the HTC U11, will be coming to Japanese consumers this June alongside a Ghost in the Shell tie-in experience. The post HTC ‘Link’ Headset Brings 6DOF To Mobile VR In Japan appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Shepard Fairey’s largest ever solo exhibit preserved in VR/AR using volumetric photogrammetry. USD on Oculus, Steam VR, Samsung Gear VR, iOS App Store , and Google Play Store. The post Artist Behind Famous Obama “Hope” Poster Launches VR/AR Exhibit appeared first on VRScout. “DAMAGED” is now available for $4.99

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

A survey of game developers attending the annual GDC conference suggests major growth in the number of developers building games for AR and VR headsets. Among the insights from the report is that a healthy 39% of respondents are developing titles for AR and VR headsets. Present AR/VR Focus. Future AR/VR Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC. Samsung S9.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 26, 2017

In fact, it’s already spread to VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and even HTC Vive. But since we’re still waiting on the big augmented reality (AR) breakthrough to take the tech into the mainstream it hasn’t been implemented on that level yet in a consumer-facing way.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

As it is a tradition of this blog , I have read everything I could about the AR and VR technologies showcased there, and I’ve condensed all the news in a single article , that you can skim fast until you find a topic you are interested in. If instead, you need a consultancy about AR/VR for your business, feel free to contact me.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. There are however too reluctant holdouts left; Apple and Magic Leap, but it remains to be seen what either are bringing to the table.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Today it’s the CyberMonday and there are discounts all over the place in VR and in tech in general. 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.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

In the 2016 State of the Industry report , Oculus Rift dominated conversations over all other headsets largely in part because a significant amount had tried the device (77% for Rift) over Google Cardboard (46%), Gear VR (31%), PlayStation VR (21%), and well over the HTC Vive (19%). Source: GDC 2017 State of the Industry Report.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Anyway, with the end of the life of Quest 2, this cycle finished and a new one started with Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google and Samsung announcing their own headset, and other companies chasing them (e.g. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor). This is the moment of the truth for Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2018

The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. This means that the purchase options for the Pro are these ones: Headset only (so that you can use it with your already existing Vive 1 lighthouse and controllers): $799. Both are impossible prices for us, that maybe buy the Rift because it is $100 cheaper than the Vive 1.

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JULY 18, 2019

Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

This era ended with the launch of the first consumer-oriented PC VR headsets: the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift CV1. Apple has launched its first AR headset, with a clear commitment to launching new (cheaper) models over the next years. Google joined forces with Samsung (and Qualcomm) to release a new headset soon.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2018

He’s ready to answer with his HTC super powers. And I still remember that you have done boxing, so I agree with you in any case… HTC Vive Pro first impressions. The moment when I tried the Vive Pro has not been one of this wow moments. The moment when I tried the Vive Pro has not been one of this wow moments.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

“2016 marked an important step for the AR and VR headset market with product finally arriving in end users’ hands and on their heads,” noted Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC’s Augmented and Virtual Reality team. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While capable of providing some pretty useful and interesting apps, the next logical step for this early development of an AR app ecosystem invariably points to the future ahead: an Apple AR headset. The post Report: Apple Could Release an AR Headset as Early as 2020 appeared first on Road to VR.

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