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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.10): Lynx launches MR standalone headset, Facebook acquires Scape and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. If you are in an industrial environment where a smartglass can improve the productivity of your company, you may be interested in knowing that now Google Glass 2 is available for direct purchases for $999. More info. Great post.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Viveport is improving a lot, and now HTC is also launching the Vive XR Suite , which will be distributed thanks to the support of a strong network of partners like HP, NVIDIA, Baidu (the Chinese Google), and Accenture. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. More info (Facebook’s typing research?—?Road

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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

The Ghost Howls

I think that, after a year, its specifications don’t sound exceptional anymore and maybe it is better that LG jumps directly to a second generation or that enters the standalone market (as it seems, since there are some rumors about a new revolutionary headset screen developed by Google and LG). Google AR apps.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.27): a great Christmas for Quest 2, Rec Room is worth $3.5B, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The result is that many big brands are canceling their presence at CES: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, Lenovo, and many others, have decided not to go , and maybe provide their news virtually. The second one is a device that should be presented at CES: the OWO haptic suit. More info (Lick It Up TV) More info (Owo haptic suit).

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.20): Quest 2 Pro leaks, Xiaomi smartglasses, Half Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It has feet controllers, haptic feedback for hands, vibrational feedback for the hand, and other cool features that are missing in the most common headsets. This move resembles the one that Google had with TiltBrush: instead of killing the program, it is returning it back to the community, and this is for sure a good decision.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.20): Oculus Quest goes AR, Oculus Jedi may be like Valve Knuckles and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Because most VR developers know well Unity or Unreal, and WebVR languages like A-frame are based on Javascript, that is very different from the usual programming flow of the game engines. Microsoft has released the news that it is increasing the availability of HoloLens 2 and that tens of thousands of units have been shipped to date.

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Delivering Digital Meatballs in AR, with IKEA’s Martin Enthed

XR for Business Podcast

I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: Actually, I would say all of them are based on Unity or Unreal. Alan: I've tried a bunch of haptic gloves so far. Martin: That's what I've found, too.

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