The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. We have no answers and Video Games Deluxe is tightlipped on this. Noire: The V.R.

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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. The video regarding the UX attached to the hands has become viral pretty fast.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Apple already made hardware, so it already had the infrastructure to build it and just added XR people on top of this infrastracture, while Facebook could not). Apple AR headset may have been delayed to 2025. Yes, we have rumors about Apple XR devices even this week. Yes, Apple is working on XR glasses. It’s believable.

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Mashable VR

MAY 5, 2022

It's not exactly a giant extended middle finger pointed Apple's way, but it's not not that, either. After an extended absence , Fortnite is back on Apple devices, and Epic Games has Microsoft to thank. From there, sign into your Microsoft account (or create one) and choose Fortnite. What happened between Apple and Epic?

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

See Also: AR and MR Headsets and Glasses 2019 and 2020 Overview. Apple is planning on diving into the AR market in 2022 with a speculated launch of its very first AR headset. Apple has acquired many AR-related firms which stipulates AR glasses might be the next big thing from them. Future Developments for AR Glasses.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 7.96 Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2020

According to Business of Apps , Zoom had 10 million meeting participants in December 2019, exploding to around 300M in April 2020. However, it’s important to keep in mind that “remote support” includes AR solutions as well as traditional video calls. Both categories use video calls but solve different problems. Remote AR 4.0

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 4, 2019

The Apple Privacy Wall/Strategy Analysis of How Apple will Come at Oculus Next Year. Apple is clearly going after Facebook. That became obvious to everyone today as Apple announced a ton of new things, including new AR features for its messenger, and new privacy-focused features, at its World Wide Developer’s Conference.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. The HoloLens incorporates several patent-protected Microsoft inventions, including Kipman’s motion sensors initially brought to market for the Xbox Kinect video game controller.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Apple’s AR Glasses are Hiding in Plain Sight. With all the phone and watch and TV and game and chip and other chip news coming out of Apple’s big event, it was easy to forget the company’s longest-running background process: an augmented-reality wearable. by Peter Rubin, WIRED. PHOTOGRAPH: CARSTEN KOALL/GETTY IMAGES.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

’… So if we count from the June 2017 launch of ARkit, three years from there is June 2020. Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions. And a constellation of wearables fits another key Apple M.O.:

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AR Insider

JULY 31, 2019

’… So if we count from the June 2017 launch of ARkit, three years from there is June 2020. Boland and McDowall run through each of these players — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft — to compare and contrast their AR ambitions. And a constelation of wearables fits another key Apple M.O.:

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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. Specifications would also include binocular video passthrough, dual forward-facing RGB cameras, a 120Hz refresh rate, and pancake lenses. Huawei outperformed Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi in Q2 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While all are waiting for the amazing AR glasses that Facebook and Apple will release in the upcoming years, many other big companies and startups are trying to enter the same market, trying to earn some early market shares. Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to VR. Top news of the week. Image by NuEyes). Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you want to watch it, it’s a very interesting 2-hour-long video and you can find it here [link] together with a summary of the key points he said. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

A patent filed by Valve in 2020 and granted some days ago shows the work that Valve is doing towards wireless/standalone headsets. Image by Microsoft). After the news went viral, Microsoft has clarified that it was just “a translation bug” and that Xbox is not adding VR support at the moment. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. We have video live streaming or VR live streaming for each summit. Due to Covid-19, in early 2020, the offline market was battered in some way. A screenshot with part of the speakers that will be part of the event.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Vuforia, a free to use development kit which supports many devices including Tango phones, EasyAR, ARKit for Apple devices; and ARCore from Google, Oculus and OpenVR, are also popular options these days. You basically start completing tasks such as watching online videos, readings, and practice exercises. For a RRP €118.99

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This means having AR and VR on the same device ; A 5G modem ; 8K videos playback at 60fps; Accelerated AI so that to be able to perform objects recognition and other cool stuff on the camera feed. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Upload VR) More info (Some more info on its special lenses) More info (Launch keynote) More info (Video that explains this kind of lenses) More info (Feedback on this kind of lenses) More info (Stan Larroque talking about the success of the sales).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With a lot of sadness, I’m here watching the photos and the videos of WCVRI , the big Chinese conference about VR that is held every year in Nanchang. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. This week, Facebook and Microsoft have released two interesting works from their R&D department.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

I believe that in 2020 the Go will finish its existence. Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. It is also possible that Microsoft is suspending the shipping of the device until this problem gets solved.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Some Automotive firms have leveraged XR much earlier than other consumer-facing brands – Like BMW, which first employed XR in 2020 to promote the Concept i4 electric car. Following its success in 2020, BMW leveraged XR again to showcase many of its upcoming vehicles.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

With the Varjo XR-4 series, the tech leader aims to offer a more affordable and diverse alternative to upcoming headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. The Varjo XR-4 series follows the highly successful XR-3 headsets, launched in 2020 , with more advanced graphics, tracking technology, and integration with the NVIDIA Omniverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

The applications for the 2020 edition are now open : if you have an interesting idea for a storytelling XR content, it is your time to make it shine! Microsoft has showcased a great holographic translating technology. I have to say that it is an impressive demo , that shows a lot of expertises that Microsoft actually owns.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. I know it may sound weird to you, but we have new rumors on Apple headsets and also about the future Meta Project Cambria and Quest 3. Regarding Apple, the super-reliable analysts have stated that the headset may feature three displays because just two are for losers. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s a new month, we’ve reached level 6 of this Jumanji game that is 2020. Shipping is expected for fall 2020. HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). What will happen next? Top news of the week. Image by HP). HP launches Reverb G2 headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

If we talk about compatible devices, we all have a smartphone that can do AR, we all have watched on some social media short video selfies with some AR effects on. This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Can this count as AR having become mainstream?

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

2020: Get The “Real Name” Thing Out of The Way. But it’s not like video chat, which is also imperfect. Expect to see some fusion of Portal and VR with video and avatars mixed. From 2016 to 2019, I helped Apple figure out whatever it might be doing by prototyping experiences and technologies from the future.

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Robert Scoble

JANUARY 11, 2022

Apple and Unity aren’t going to continue making this mistake, because they have done the kinds of human factor research I have. Apple even built a fake home to study these different contexts in the home. Apple’s strategists are focusing on this high-engagement computing, I hear from people working on its new products.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention. Watch the unboxing of nreal light. Learn more.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 11, 2022

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company has not posted real photos or footage from the glasses, just a promo video with an accompanying blog post detailed some of their characteristics. Apple VR headset may feature a 3000PPI microOLED display. This week we had a new rumor about the XR headset Apple is working on. Apple Event was not about AR, like, at all.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. You can see this in today’s AR products (and despite what Microsoft or Magic Leap call their devices, they really are augmented reality devices that you wear on your face).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. That year we’ll be out of the depression (hopefully), and we’ll be close to the release of Facebook and Apple AR glasses.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 22, 2021

HP’s Omen 25L and a Buy 2 Get 1 Free games sale lead Monday’s best deals. Read more.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

APPLE ARKIT 5 The latest version of Apple’s open source mobile augmented reality development toolset, ARKit 5 , offers significant improvements from ARKit 4. These enable developers to record video footage with AR metadata. According to Owl Labs , in 2020 nearly 70% of workers in the U.S.

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