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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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. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand. Working groups will be organized around important topics for the industry, enabling us to produce relevant research and guidance.

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Anand Tech

MAY 2, 2024

SK hynix currently produces various types of HBM memory for customers like Amazon, AMD, Facebook, Google (Broadcom), Intel, Microsoft, and, of course, NVIDIA. This leaves Samsung as the only member of the group not to comment on HBM demand so far.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Not only is Meta’s Connect event coming up quickly, but Apple and Microsoft are also working towards establishing XR productivity tools. In the wake of MR headsets and software coming soon, Google and Samsung quickly reacted – internally – in a bid to create a competing device with an apparent lack of direction.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. The companies co-developed the mobile Gear VR headset, which would be manufactured and sold by Samsung but run the Oculus platform for VR software distribution. SEE ALSO How Google's Latest VR Moves Are a Major Blow to Oculus' Mobile Strategy.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Google Bringing WebVR Support to Android Chrome in January WebVR is gaining significant momentum; last month the biggest players in the browse space came together to discuss the future of VR on the web at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality. Read more here.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

There, Google said that the company soon plans to ship a public version of Chrome on Android with support for WebVR 1.1. It was there that Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google, announced that the company is working toward a public release of Chrome on Android that supports the latest WebVR 1.1

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Google Glass v2. What will happen? Honestly, I don’t know.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 8, 2017

Some industry players have already talked about the death of the smartphone , but those groups also missed out on the smartphone altogether so they’re ambitious to move on to the next platform. The best examples of this are the Magic Leap prototypes, Microsoft Hololens and Qualcomm’s VR reference design.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores. Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

I think that the upcoming release of Quest 3, and the increasing rumors about Samsung are going to improve our situation even more. More info Samsung may be working on a smart ring There are new rumors in town about Samsung working on a smart ring that should be called Galaxy Ring. Let’s all hope so. Great job, Magnopus!

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. At the event, Samsung also unveiled other innovative tech products, such as an immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

VRLA also revealed that Saturday’s keynote will feature a live performance by Light Balance, the captivating dance group from “America’s Got Talent.” Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft. A special announcement from Ricoh. VR/AR expert and futurist Charlie Fink.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

Industry-leading companies sponsoring this year’s expo include Intel, Dell, Qualcomm, VIVEPORT, Microsoft, Neurogaming and OptiTrack, as well as a full lineup of innovative companies shaping the future of immersive tech. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The industry is striving for ever greater openness and interconnectivity, hence why The Khronos Group and its affiliates began working on OpenXR. At present only Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets support OpenXR. The current OpenXR 1.0

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

Specifically, there’s a standard set of onboarding steps that are common to many immersive social or collaboration apps, including avatar setup, orienting controls, finding the right room/group, and generally getting a comfortable sense of agency. Its head of design also helped develop Material Design at Google. Faster Horses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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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! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me?

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 18, 2016

An industry group and individual vendors are working to fix the problem of incompatibility across multiple virtual reality content hosting, distribution and advertising platforms. Image courtesy Kronos Group.). Microsoft has also announced that it has started to work on supporting WebVR for Edge , the new browser for Windows 10.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 21, 2016

Weekly Funding Roundup: Vrse/Within Raises $12.65M, Felix & Paul Studios Raise $6.8M & Samsung Acquires Joyent 1) Vrse , a startup building technology for delivering virtual reality video across platforms, is announcing today that it has raised $12.56M and that it’s taking on a new name: Within. Andreessen Horowitz led the round.

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VRWorld

JUNE 8, 2016

Case in point is Microsoft’s HoloLens, where a development kit will set you back for $3000. Osterhaut Design Group sells their R-7 glasses for $2799.99. Next iteration of Google Android OS will feature Daydream UI and we feel it might be the main feature of upcoming Android. Total sales of Cardboard VR exceed five million.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, the Spool team didn’t know if the application would work on the Vision Pro OS, but the group succeeded. ” More on Apple Vision Pro Apple readying its spatial computing device as 2024 ramps up to be a busy year for XR – with MR roadmaps arriving from Meta, Microsoft, and Google.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Focused on harnessing immersive technologies to deliver groundbreaking VR, AR, Animation, DOOH, VFX and 360 degree video projects for some of the world’s largest brands including Sony, BBC, Red Bull, Microsoft and Lexus. Daniel Efergan – Group Creative Director of Digital, Aardman Animations. Pete Short – CTO, Breaking Forth.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

As ‘platform agnostic’ player, we’re sure to see apps available for headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, and Oculus Rift. Company founders come from senior product and engineering leadership roles at Apple, Adobe, Microsoft and Lucasfilm.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

The recently released report noted how “Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones.” Latta also explained that “ the whole conference and event space is radically changing.”

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. Stanford and Samsung create a super-high-resolution display.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

It has also launched similar projects for enterprise, consumer, and industrial devices with Microsoft. Huawei outperformed Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi in Q2 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. This aims “create new and exciting [Generative AI] applications,” leveraging Snapdragon capabilities from 2024, the executive noted.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

When I worked at Microsoft I got in trouble with the lawyers over patents so they made me sleep with a lawyer (true story, that was my punishment). I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Why am I so confident? Disclaimer.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Given the size of the AR/VR market today, and its practical applications for a broad groups of users, it’s too early for the company to execute that plan. No that’s (sadly) not a stereo camera on the iPhone 7. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). But honestly, I expected a bit more … it’s a bit weird that Microsoft hasn’t solved its biggest pain point yet. News worth a mention.

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VRWorld

APRIL 4, 2017

As part of its Global Impact Award, an additional $150,000 in prizes will go to two research groups for pioneering work addressing important social and humanitarian problems. GTC is a great opportunity for developers and data scientists to sharpen their skills. View the GTC session schedule and register to attend at www.gputechconf.com.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

And part of the RiVR Link (“ classroom in a Box ”) offering a turnkey VR solution, and Google Expeditions platforms. Some aspects of VR promotion had changes since our previous feature – Google though still heavily committed to the education sector had dropped its investment in VR headsets to focus on the content.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Earlier this month, reports highlighted how Google and Samsung face a “ great fear ” when Apple releases new products.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a pretty extreme pivot, and it is causing internal turmoil inside all the Meta group: the company is suggesting many people from Facebook and Instagram join Reality Labs instead , or it is promoting people working on social media to have also metaverse roles. It makes totally sense. Some updates on Meta products.

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