The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Google unveils Starline communication solution. At Google I/O, Google has announced Project Starline, an interesting project it has worked on for five years. It is about creating a bridge between two distant people. It feels like magic. I think it can become just the nth XR project that Google will abandon.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

I’m trying to solve this issue appealing to Google, but more than ever consider donating money on Patreon to sustain this blog , that takes me a lot of time and various expenses, to keep it alive. Image by HTC). Finally, HTC is ready to give us all the info on the Vive Cosmos. Thanks Mati for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It is also able to understand vocal commands in noisy environments, like the ones of factories Cisco and Google have joined forces and now Webex Expert on Demand, the platform for remote assistance by Cisco, will be available for Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. More info (Realwear Navigator 500) More info (WebEx on Google Glass 2).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. Thanks David for the tip). Thanks Eloi for the tip).

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2018

While it’s only been released on the Vive Focus so far, Western audiences may soon have access to Beat Reality and/or similar visualizer apps with the proliferation of MR passthrough cameras on standalone headsets, similar to features we’ve seen on hardware such as Magic Leap One Creator Edition, Oculus Quest and the Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). It was already rumored that Apple was using HTC devices for internal tests, and given that the HTC Vive is the only headset compatible with Mac, we all wonder if there is some kind of collaboration going on between the two companies. Apple ARKit 3.5 adds support for LiDAR features.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We’re not tied to Magic Leap. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One of their announcements the other day was this amazing ability to create 3D objects and 3D products, and then have the back end to source and serve them up for programmatic ads on Facebook, on Google. We're not tied to Magic Leap. HTC VIVE sold a couple million. 3D on Web is really becoming prevalent as well.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More info (Oculus Quest 2 tips & tricks) More info (How to activate 90Hz) More info (Top 15 free apps to download on Quest 2) More info (The best paid games and apps to download on Quest 2). Companies like HTC and Facebook have TOS that allows for the gathering of anonymized data. I’ll link you some of them here below.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

I had the pleasure of participating to the “VR Visionaries” event in Kaohsiung and then I headed to Taipei to meet some XR companies (like HTC ) and people. In Taiwan, all western websites work and so you don’t need to set up a VPN just to use Google. But the more you stay there, the more you notice that there are differences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. GB: Magic Leap is a big presence in the AR discussion. GB: Google Glass.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. But I've been writing a series of blogs about my journey using and integrating the HTC Vive headsets at GESS. And it was tons of fun, despite all the obvious technical glitches that you face when you're at the tip of the spear.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it delivers an experience much like the original videos that Google came out with for Google Glass. I’m saying, “OK, 2025 we’ll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. It’s got this nice field of view out in front of you. And maybe sooner.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it delivers an experience much like the original videos that Google came out with for Google Glass. I’m saying, “OK, 2025 we’ll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. It’s got this nice field of view out in front of you. And maybe sooner.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it delivers an experience much like the original videos that Google came out with for Google Glass. I'm saying, "OK, 2025 we'll have some AR glasses that are Magic Leap, Hololens, with all the bells and whistles. In 2014, I tried VR for the first time, and I ended up with an HTC-- the Pre, the first one.

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