The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. HTC Vive and Penn State. Microsoft HoloLens and GE.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In late August, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its 11th annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies report , highlighting innovative technology solutions that positively impact society. Moreover, Microsoft is resparking its stake in an Industrial Metaverse, with plans to debut products in 2024.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Lenovo, ASUS, Qualcomm, and More to Support Open Future The revamped Meta Horizon OS aims to scale and drive XR application and hardware development, building upon core technologies such as high-resolution passthrough, scene understanding, spatial anchors, and body tracking, eventually powering metaverse experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

The latest OS uses advanced technologies such as high-resolution passthrough, scene understanding, spatial anchors, and body tracking, eventually making it possible for users to experience the metaverse. The Horizon framework is also used to power Meta’s Worlds metaverse platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Microsoft already stands as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, thanks to the development of the Xbox ecosystem. As an evolving technology giant, the company is also placing increased focus and attention on the Metaverse, similar to the team at Meta.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. Time and time again, we have seen how important businesses have been to scale that technology adoption.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Over the last five to ten years, virtual reality (VR) technologies have experienced rapid transformation via meeting support and funding opportunities. Accessible VR avenues for consumers and enterprises allow a more comprehensive range of end-clients to access immersive technologies.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. This began with devices from Lenovo, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, and Meta Platforms, so the growth we’ve seen for consumer use cases has been very strong since then.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. What to Expect from HTC. CES was a big show for HTC. Valve is likely in a similar boat to HTC. What to Expect from Microsoft. It’s a crazy time to be alive.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. He was also a chief technology officer at Microsoft on the HoloLens project, and he was the lead programmer on Gears of War and Gears of War 2. Murphy spent the last decade as a designer and creative director at Microsoft.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. billion by 2024, a five-year CAGR increase of 54%.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. There have been companies that have tried to compete with HTC in this market, but they all had their big share of trouble in doing that.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. Microsoft Flight Simulator is adding VR support, but…. Top news of the week. Image by Khronos Group). OpenXR is now ready for prime time.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Unreal Engine 4 is also an industry standard although it has a steeper learning curve than Unity. Examples are HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Cardboard and other that are now very popular VR platforms for building experiences. You also give 5% of net revenues per quarter although its free to use. Both are free to download and try.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The technology can be so powerful, but it must be used the right way. I wonder if Facebook has already taken the decision of leaving the enterprise market to HTC and Pico , while focusing on the much bigger piece of cake of the consumer market. Facebook acquires Scape Technologies. I really hope so. Valve teases SteamVR 2.0.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s take on immersive technologies will also test the future of XR hardware solutions and their roles in the broader XR community through rigorous use cases. We know it will only improve in sophistication, technology and design. This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Today I am very happy to host on my blog Kura Technologies , one of the most interesting augmented reality startups out there. One of the first public renders of Kura AR glasses (Image by Kura Technologies). We evaluated various components, like different display technologies (OLED, LCOS, DLPs, lasers, etc…).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s fair to say the construction (AEC) industry represents perhaps one of the most significant markets for XR technology. Used correctly, the right XR technology can accelerate the development of a project, and allow for innovative new designs, created by a multitude of worldwide specialists. Microsoft and the Haas Group.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this week’s VRScout Report, we discuss Oculus Story Studio’s Henry Emmy win, NASA training astronauts with virtual reality gloves, Snapchat flirting with augmented reality, HTC Vive trying to go wireless, and iPhone laying potential plans for VR/AR. HOLLYWOOD LOVES HENRY.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Flow Business Edition. Some others, like Niantic, will probably join soon.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. State Of Unreal: Epic Games’ Opening Session. : Tuesday, February 28th, 10:00am – 11:00am.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

This has been the week of SIGGRAPH , one of the most important technology exhibition of the year. video) More info (Unreal Engine with Octane Renderer) More info (Wi-fi is not enough for VR streaming). Image by HTC). HTC has not confirmed nor denied the price, but 90% of cases when this happens, the rumored price is true.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Display Panels (Image by Pimax) The Crystal uses BOE’s second-generation CLPL (customized low persistence liquid ) RGB vertical stripe display panels combined with the new technologies of “QLED” (quantum dot layer) and Mini-LED for backlighting. The Crystal controllers are surprisingly small, each one weighing only 130 grams.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Back six months ago when we started to create this project of providing everybody with a resource of how to collaborate online using XR technologies. And I think this is the power of this change comes back to this technology allows so many stems of education and support and outlets for us to continue to be social. Nobody can.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Back six months ago when we started to create this project of providing everybody with a resource of how to collaborate online using XR technologies. And I think this is the power of this change comes back to this technology allows so many stems of education and support and outlets for us to continue to be social. Nobody can.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Back six months ago when we started to create this project of providing everybody with a resource of how to collaborate online using XR technologies. And I think this is the power of this change comes back to this technology allows so many stems of education and support and outlets for us to continue to be social. Nobody can.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

General reports paint a negative picture of the space based on the actions of a handful of firms which hardly represents not only the success of the XR/immersive technology space but also disregards the hard work of individuals at all levels of XR adoption, innovation, and end-usage – especially at an enterprise level.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as Martin Enthed explains. 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.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as Martin Enthed explains. . 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.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

They’re also exploring how they can improve lives with XR technology, as today’s guest, Martin Enthed , explains. 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: Hey everyone, I'm Alan Smithson. Martin: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

The HTC Cosmos Play will be an enterprise headset. HTC has confirmed this week to Upload VR that the upcoming Cosmos Play will be an enterprise headset devoted to museums and educational institutions. Now HTC has changed its mind, and the Play has become an enterprise headset. Watch Microsoft Office in XR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. We invite all industry technology providers and stakeholders to join us in this meaningful program.”.

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