The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Additionally, engineers train Deep Learning algorithms to accurately detect markers in live video data. Moreover, a recent report from Juniper Research says that the number of hearables in use will grow to more than 970 million units by 2024 (an increase of 270% compared to 2020). Examples of Augmented Reality in Action.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

What is interesting is that Facebook’s non-advertising revenues in Q1 2020 signed a +80% with respect to the same period last year, for a total of $297M. Things in Q3-Q4 should be better, but the resulting prediction is that in 2020 XR will have a similar turnaround of 2019. Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Let’s be honest: no one made correct predictions for 2020. But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! 2021 won’t be the year of VR. I know, we all feel like this.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

revenues in 2021 , up from $1.14B in 2020, with a 2x growth over one year period. Image by Apple). Apple may implement WebXR in Safari. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom). And there are good news and bad news. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

I still can’t believe this… some years ago I even thought 10K was an impossible target for me… in the end, I’m just a guy writing technical walls of text, publishing badly edited Youtube videos, and making jokes about porn in VR… but here I am with 20,000 written next to the count of my followers. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

More info (VIVECON event) More info (V2EC Chinese event) More info (HTC teases its headset) More info (Full teaser video of the new Vive Focus with 3 points of view) More info (HTC partners with Bandai Namco) More info (HTC partners with iFixit). Apple adds spatial AR features to its Clips app. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

With this digital edition, of course, we had nothing of this, and the CES was just a bunch of video announcements. My bet is that, given the talent of these people, they won’t even arrive at this stage, and will be bought by some major headset manufacturer , like Apple or Facebook. The evolution of CREAL glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

It has now an agreement with Plessey, a company working on MicroLED displays, and that was previously one of the acquisition goals of the competitor Apple. Plessey until now has been able to create monochrome red, green and blue screens, and a full RGB one is on its 2020’s roadmap. Apple strikes deal for indoor maps and buys NextVR.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 2, 2022

SEE ALSO: Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones review: New design and improved sound quality. That's right, Walmart is stepping up to the plate to win you over with a slew of stellar deals. We love an underdog story. Walmart+ Weekend is officially underway until June 5 at 7 p.m. Microsoft Xbox Series S Fortnite & Rocket League bundle — $274.99

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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. We now know how much Sony has paid for Insomniac Games. News worth a mention. Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

I have made some Youtube videos with really terrible quality My bonds with China have brought me some critics. The VR Fast was also fast in dying. The VR Fast was also fast in dying. Again, I could go on in this list for a lot of time.

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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. Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge VR” is coming to Oculus Quest on November, 19th 2020.

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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!). 20 AR trends to follow in 2020. It is a must read.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

90% of people getting a Quest for Christmas are new users for VR; Facebook has released 3 videos related to the 3 talks that it should have performed at GDC. The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. Then, recording a volumetric video is very expensive. (Image by Capcom). This would mean that some great Oculus exclusive games (e.g.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 11, 2022

TV deals Insignia 55-inch Class F30 Series LED 4K TV — $309.99 $449.99 (save $140) Insignia 55-inch F50 Series QLED TV — $339.99 $499.99 (save $160) LG 70-inch Class NanoCell 75 Series LED 4K TV — $699.99 $899.99 (save $200) Samsung 55-inch Class Q70A Series QLED 4K TV — $849.99 $999.99 (save $150) Samsung 65-inch Class Q80A (..)

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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. And virtual influencer Lil Miquela will take part in the festival Lollapalooza and has just released a new (all virtual) music video for her new song. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! That would make me a little happier and would let you watch my videos where I speak with my sexy Italian accent!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Moreover, Apple recently made a huge splash in the XR market with the Vision Pro, an XR device which leverages eye and hand tracking for its spatial computing input system.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. The defining feature for this generation of headsets is video pass-through. The approach that Apple takes for interactions will also be a point of interest.

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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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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. Qualcomm told me that by the end of 2020 we will see a ton of them announced (Qualcomm makes the core technology that Facebook’s Oculus Quest uses.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Nreal is one of the most popular companies in the field, having won over several well-known investors like Qualcomm, short video app Kuaishou, video streaming app iQiyi, and GP Capital. However, in June 2020, a U.S. VeeR has opened more than 5 VR cinemas and has plans to expand to more locations in China by 2020.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

billion in 2020, projected to grow to US$40.9 In addition to established players like Immersion Corporation , founded in 1993 and active working on haptics applications ranging from gaming and automotive to medical, mobile and industrial, Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Disney and Facebook each have dedicated teams working on new haptics products.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And most important, let’s say that you have a mission-critical VR application and someone else close to you decides to watch a Netflix video in 8K and starts stressing the network. So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. That said, we’re still really scratching the surface.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And most important, let’s say that you have a mission-critical VR application and someone else close to you decides to watch a Netflix video in 8K and starts stressing the network. So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. That said, we’re still really scratching the surface.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And most important, let's say that you have a mission-critical VR application and someone else close to you decides to watch a Netflix video in 8K and starts stressing the network. So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. That said, we're still really scratching the surface.

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