Mashable VR

JUNE 28, 2022

Oddly, though, many of the best deals on robot vacuums ahead of Prime Day aren't from Amazon. at Amazon (save $279.84). Why we like it Amazon's 30% discount on Samsung's Jet Bot+ is a gem of a find compared to the full price listed on Samsung's own website. at Amazon (save $240). Opens in a new tab. Credit: Samsung.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Japanese tech firm Epson has showcased its latest iteration of Moverio augmented reality (AR) smart glasses for industrial use cases, it announced at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022 Europe on Thursday. Epson India (@IndiaEpson) October 17, 2022. AWE (@ARealityEvent) October 20, 2022. Here’s how we’re doing it.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

The headset, a mixed reality device that’s centered around AR, notably excludes any kind of motion controller—the staple input method for every major XR headset on the market today. At $1,000 for the headset (not including controllers or tracking beacons), the headset is firmly geared toward hardcore VR users.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 31, 2022

Are you Google Android OS or Apple iOS? So, if you prefer Google's Android OS to Apple's iOS, opting for an Android tablet over an iPad makes a lot of sense. Android is a Google-owned mobile operating system. What is the Google Play Store? You can find tons of Google-approved apps there. It's a kind of tribalism.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

The author of the much-appreciated XR Caliper controllers and of many tricks to improve the ergonomics of the Valve Index has just tested for me the Pimax Sword controllers , writing the most detailed review about them you will ever find on the web. Pimax Sword Controllers – review by Rob Cole for Skarredghost. Rob Cole is back.

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

If the rumors are true, Google may give wireless earbuds the old college try once again. But while Google can at least claim some parity with Apple in terms of phone quality, there’s no competition when it comes to earbuds. But according to tech leaker Jon Prosser, Google is going to launch something called Pixel Buds Pro soon.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

It doesn’t have controllers (you just use your hands), but you can buy external controllers by Finch to use with it. Lynx will start this Kickstarter campaign in September 2021 and expects to ship its consumer device in February 2022 (but remember that delays with Kickstarter are very frequent).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Many great XR games are controlled by Meta. PlayStation VR2 is not confirmed for 2022, yet. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Pimax Portal is a handheld console with detachable controllers , exactly like the Switch. The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. The controllers can slip into a plastic shell with tracking rings. News worth a mention. Image from Palmer Luckey).

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Matthew Ball , Author, formerly Amazon AMZN -2.9%. The experiences we're allowed to build and use are more tightly controlled than ever. Eric Schmidt , Google. If one central company gains control of this, they will become more powerful than any government and be a god on Earth.”. Mark Zuckerberg , Meta.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 14, 2023

Zuckerberg added that he believed the company had suffered a “humbling wake-up call” due to poor revenues in 2022. Concluding, he said: “In terms of how we should operate during this period, I encourage each of you to focus on what you can control. That is, do great work and support your teammates.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

You'll control the latter manually or using a companion smartphone app. Most home security companies are also in the business of home automation these days, which means you'll be able to control your setup using smart assistants and connect it to other devices like smart locks , lightbulbs , and thermostats.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

Arrives in 2022, with glasses to follow sometime before 2025). I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app. ” He said “I learned Google is learning faster than we are.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Probably, an affordable Quest 2 based on XR2 may come out in 2022. The coronavirus is also impacting the production of all the major VR headsets : we’re at the point that Valve’s customer service has no more left controllers to give to people for RMA. In any case, I’m very intrigued. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek. The glasses are expected to run a new operating system, rOS (or reality OS), and Apple is exploring touch panels, voice activation, and head gestures as a means of control. Discover (and buy) the book on Amazon. Top news of the week. Image by Techgenyz).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

pic.twitter.com/p17ULR7J4g — Be Your Best (@BeYourBest_pro) July 2, 2022 Wück continued that his team had focused on load control. Simple hand gestures also control the HUD to hide or display information. It also offers rear-view camera views and controls.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Apple Watch Ultra Apple has been making consumer smart watches for a few years now, but late 2022 saw the introduction of a new model designed to compete with the high-end sports and luxury models recently introduced by competitors such as Garmin and Tag Heuer.

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

John Hermann, in a recent article for New York magazine titled The AI Magic Show ( original ; archived version ), wrote: In 2022, artificial-intelligence firms produced an overwhelming spectacle, a rolling carnival of new demonstrations. MIT Technology Review ; The Verge ] The use case for AI is spam books on Amazon Kindle.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Vive Flow is a 6DOF headset that works with your Android phone as a 3DOF controller (hands tracking is coming in the future). The device will be sold exclusively as an enterprise device, starting from 2022. At the event, it should just tease the new device, to then announce it formally at CES 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But it is anyway great news and makes us hope for a great 2022 for the whole XR ecosystem. The headset is expected for Q4 2022 , with no preorders available. CES 2022 is going to be less cool than expected. Some months ago, it was announced that CES 2022 would have had a physical edition again. This is great.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tender Claws and Google ARCore. As extended reality gaming experiences continue to take the world by storm, leading cloud and technology vendors like Google are offering game creators and developers an easy avenue into the ecosystem. Respawn Entertainment and Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The new VR headset enhances everything from resolution and field of view to tracking and input ; It will connect to PS5 with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience; It will feature controllers carefully studied for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

2022 could be the key year for XR. 2022-2023 are the years when VR should grow a lot (Image by Road To VR). 2022 may be the key year when they actually buy it, also thanks to Apple , an d finally, the market will reach the magic number of 10 million devices. They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Pico Neo Eye 2 and controllers. I can’t imagine what company can steal Facebook’s thunder.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Billion ad spend by 2022. 8th Wall recently partnered with Amazon Sumerian on a WebAR ad experience where, with just a click of a banner ad, an AR experience placed a 3D Spiderman into your space for you to interact with directly in your mobile browser. Just imagine a world where Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant have bodies.

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Anand Tech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

big vendors like Google (Google Wi-Fi and Nest Wi-Fi), as well as startups like eero (now, part of Amazon) and Plume. Netgear also provides a couple of value additions - 1 year of Netgear ARMOR powered by Bitdefender - a security / VPN solution, and a free month of a subscription-based Smart Parental Controls application.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! It makes totally sense. Learn more. Les Mills BodyCombat.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2024

After a somewhat problematic year in 2022 , Nvidia soared into the spotlight throughout 2023. In January 2022, Meta Platforms introduced its Supercluster computer for training complex AI models. If stricter import controls are implemented, this could substantially impact Nvidia’s future.

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Robert Scoble

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It brings with it a bunch of new technologies that could disrupt even Apple, Google, or Amazon, but soon will start bringing service after service to your home. The AI or software that controls robots was also very expensive and specialized. The robot brings other robots. How many homes can afford to pay $50,000 for one?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

I honestly hope we’ll have more unexpected announcements about VR games in the remainder of 2022…. Even a boxing game like Liteboxer is now possible without controllers! Image by Amazon). Amazon may be working on an XR device. A job listing from Amazon may point to the interest of the company in developing an XR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

So for instance, if you have developed an AR experience where you tap on the screen to make something happen, on PC you click on the screen to make that thing happen, and on VR headsets you point and press the trigger with your controllers. Universal mapping of gestures to handle input across devices including controllers and hand tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. The m**averse hype is attracting investors. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Thanks to this, Facebook now controls more than 56% of the SteamVR market. Because all these numbers smell of monopoly: if this is the trend, we risk that by the end of the year, Facebook controls 99% of the consumer standalone market and 75% of the PC VR market, giving it too much power. Please someone come and help the VR ecosystem.

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Building the Metaverse

APRIL 12, 2022

In these environments, it is systems of control that are more important than systems of creative emancipation. Will an oligopoly rule the identity systems of the future, much as “Login with Google” and “Login with Facebook” have done in the current generation of technology? The irreversibility of blockchain is a harsh mistress?—?and

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

The documentation was the same as before, if not for the fact that in the page about headset Input page, there was also a reference to “Oculus Jedi” controllers. I’ve used Google search to find all the pages with references to Del Mar in the Oculus website, and all the docs are identical to the previous versions.

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