The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Leap Motion’s North Star headset (Image by Leap Motion).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

In a Youtube video, he revealed some juicy details, like: The cost of the glasses is $499 + prescription lenses; They are connected to the iPhone, that does all the heavy lifting; They were planned for a “one more thing” announcement for Q4 2020- Q1 2021 , and for release one year later. Image by Oculus). Happy birthday, Oculus Quest!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 bridges AR and VR. The interest in Magic Leap 2 is growing. This week we had a full reveal of the headset, the controller, and the computational unit in a video that reveals all their external details. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. News worth a mention. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

More info (Road To VR review) More info (Ars Technica comparison with other devices) More info (Polygon review) More info (Playing Oculus games with the Knuckles) More info (Orders backlog) More info (Valve Index fitting guide) More info (Wireless Index) More info (All games compatible with Index) More info (Gabe Newell talking about the Index).

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ARPost

AUGUST 4, 2020

Devices: HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift. It takes the user through a series of magical landscapes, from deep seas to tropical forests. Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. 5 stars rating on the Oculus store) and costs only $2.99, so give it a try! Devices: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go. Mind Labyrinth VR Dreams.

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Today, HTC has revealed their latest consumer-focused headset, the $499 Vive Flow. HTC is embracing several hardware features designed around miniaturization that we haven’t seen in other headsets. The headset overall hosts a lightweight design more akin to the Magic Leap One than existing standalone headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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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 the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by Magic Leap).

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and Magic Leap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. Magic Leap talk on games and AI. Image courtesy Magic Leap. Hands-on with ‘Budget Cuts’.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you really want to understand the putative metaverse, listen to this conversation with Viacom/CBS futurist Ted Schilowitz and Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz. HTC, a strategic partner and shareholder of VR Education, has also started selling its ENGAGE-based product, VIVE Sessions, in China. Ryff raises $11.7M

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). Oculus Link 2 could be tetherless.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

Writing for Engadget, I noted: I stood still for a moment with my hands out so the Kinect could find me, popped the Oculus over my head and went to town. The move is especially interesting in light of the relatively recent shift toward enterprise customers that’s been explored by Meta, Magic Leap and HTC.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2016

The timing for this event comes on the heels of an announcement that ILMxLab have been collaborating with Magic Leap , a company shrouded in secrecy that is promising revolutionary augmented reality technology. Where: VRChat to join live with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or monitor. billion in funding. gunter444.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. During a presentation, Magic Leap has unveiled some more features about its headset and controllers. More info (Magic Leap presentation) More info (Close up of the controllers). HTC released a trailer about his vision for the metaverse. Some XR fun.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Some flagship VR titles currently in development were initially announced to be compatible with both the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive but have since pushed back the release date for only Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. The first one is that the Quest 2 has now sold in some months more than all the other Oculus headsets (with the exclusion of Gear VR) combined in all these years.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Image by Oculus). In a recent interview with the Information, Oculus R&D Chief Scientist Michael Abrash cast some interesting predictions. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Some days ago, I published on Youtube the video of my unboxing of the Realmax Qian glasses. RealMax Qian Video Review. I have prepared a cool video review about the RealMax Qian , talking about how it is in all its aspects, and showing some through-the-lenses footage. Are you ready to discover more about Realmax Qian?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

ík talks more about some of the new features in his latest video. ” The studio is also preparing to bring support to a number of other devices besides Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR headsets; mobile VR support, particularly for Oculus Quest and Oculus Go, are on the 0.9 More on that below.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2018

I really want to thank Max for all the artistic things he has taught me in this year (and yes, I know, I have still to improve when shooting Youtube videos to not “look depressed” and I have still to buy you a decent camera) and for the passion he put with me to make things work. And yes, the best VR game ever is Robo Recall.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This has been the week of the OC6, but, believe it or not, I have been able to find some other interesting news that don’t regard Oculus. Image by Oculus). Oculus bets on Oculus Quest at OC6. Well, the top news of the week is, of course, the Oculus Connect 6. Do you want to read them? Top news of the week.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Youtuber Mike VR Oasis has also published a video of the passthrough vision from the Index. HTC Vive Cosmos will work with Vive Wireless Adapter. This week, HTC has not made another big reveal about the Vive Cosmos, so we’ll still have to wait to discover more about its price and its features. I love this idea by Valve.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these 5: Have a VR Headset?

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VRWorld

JULY 5, 2017

More sharp eyed readers of this post can see the pixel grid on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, and this is where Varjo hopes to make the difference. This is further combined with video-see-through (VST) technology for unparalleled AR/MR capabilities. ” – quote from the Press Release.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And last year there were tons of people… I have seen some videos that were a bit shocking… people were so many that it was almost impossible to enter! Markers can be used to define where to show virtual elements, and in the demo that I tried were used to show virtual Chinese artworks in a room; Leap Motion device on Realmax glasses.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

See Also: Former Oculus VP of Engineering Demonstrates Long Range VR Tracking System. HoloLens’ inside-out tracking is better than anything we’ve seen from other big names in AR, including Magic Leap and Meta. See Also: Oculus CTO Affirms Positional Tracking Priority for Gear VR.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2018

Some cool guys from the Netherlands noticed that in the virtual reality market there are premium headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive , etc…) for VR enthusiasts and then there is the Cardboard that lets people dip a toe into VR waters for little money; in the augmented reality market, instead, there are premium headsets (e.g.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken. Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In addition to the free Trials on Tatooine virtual reality experience for HTC Vive, the studio released a 360-degree video that serves as a prequel to the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Disney’s ILMxLab has been busy of late.

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