The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. This shows that the sales were good among us VR techies… I myself have stopped using the Quest 2 and almost always use the Quest 3 now. THREE TO ONE.

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Upload VR

MARCH 5, 2023

Prices are at the time of writing: Virtual Reality 16` Headset Charge and Data Cable for $49.88 Meta has 8 game studios working on VR content for Quest and a major upgrade cycle is likely in 2023 and 2024 even as Quest 2 continues to be sold. And when are we going to see an Amazon Basics Quest 2 case?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More info Simula VR headset delayed to 2024 Simula VR, the VR headset for productivity featuring a Linux operating system, is having some delays due to a lack of funding. The headset is now expected to ship in 2024. Don’t expect an AR display on them, though: according to the rumors, that is only going to come with the third version.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. It is a “3v3 smack & shoot VR action with a heavy focus on close-quarter melee combat” slated to come in 2024. Preorders are expected to start on the day of the Connect, so on September, 27th.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

More recently, Jenny Stanley, the Managing Director of Appetite Creative , a firm that works with major international clients such as Amazon, Lego, and Addias, discussed the presence of AR as a tool to engage with customers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

More info Quest outperformed AirPods on Amazon It seems that on Black Friday, Quest sales were superior to AirPods ones on Amazon in certain countries. Of course, it is not as accurate as using Vive Trackers, but it still looks like an interesting solution.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

With some luck, the new Apple Vision Pro app store will become just as robust and diverse as the Apple store you know on your iPhone by the end of 2024. Apple has said significant companies like Microsoft and Disney will be producing apps for the system, but there isn’t much information about these apps on Apple’s site so far.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

Road To VR published some statistics comparing the sales of Quest and PSVR 2 on Amazon US over the holiday season, and the proportion of sold Quests to sold PSVR 2 is 30 to 1! He clearly said that: “I don’t know how to more unequivocally state that we’re continuing to focus on Reality Labs and the metaverse”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

Auidences are watching, developers are already working on realityOS applications, and XR device vendors are making a move towards the spatial computing trend of 2024. It is early 2024, and the year could flip. However, as the years progress, it appears that the space is expanding.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Considering the leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt, the device will probably be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. I forecast Meta will announce the death of the PC Store which will be closed maybe at the end of 2024. Preorders most probably will start on the day of the Connect, so on September, 27th.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Another leak regarded the release date: an Amazon listing put the availability date of the Quest 3 starting from October, 10th. This has the double advantage of being able to support better people with glasses and also to maximize the FOV for people without glasses that can put the lenses very close to their eyes.

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EON Reality

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Latest forecasts support optimism about augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) growing to a value of more than $44.7 billion worldwide by 2024. The UK is a key driver for these sectors within Europe, which is forecast to hold a 25% share of the global market behind only the US and the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

He has tweeted “I’m very excited about our upcoming announcements next week, and all that we have planned for 2020–2024”. Thanks to a flash sale, that put it at the ridiculous price of $150, the Go has sold more than all other devices, and has even been #3 most sold device on all Amazon videogames category. More info (Status of LBVR?—?part

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

A report this week shows how these changes have been quite important: The first version of the “Project Nazare” glasses will be still released in 2024 as originally planned, but it will be targeted only at developers (a bit like today’s Snap Spectacles). This shows the ongoing efforts at Meta at making virtual reality more social.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info (Meta’s losses in 2023) More info (Meta expecting even higher losses in 2024) Quest 3 enters the Steam chart at 0.15% Meta Quest 3 appeared for the first time in Steam’s Hardware Survey, with a 0.15% share of the market. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Though the headset is available now, the pre-order offer doesn’t end until January 27 th , 2024. You should be able to buy it through Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy in the US. Alternatively, you can try Amazon, Argos, and Curry’s in the UK. The larger storage model (512GB) is available for $649.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Read More : République VR Review: Simple Sneaking Quest Store Bigscreen You can watch Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch, and YouTube with others using Bigscreen. Read More : Best Of Virtual Reality: 7 Great Apps For Golf, Movies, Ping Pong, Fishing & More Quest Store Bait!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This allows users to create more advanced spatial experiences for the augmented reality landscape, with hand gesture recognition and spatial audio. Foremost cloud leaders like AWS and Microsoft offer access to spatial computing solutions, such as Amazon Sumerian, for 3D scene creation.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The great news for Meta is that since it is a strong partner with Qualcomm, it will have exclusively the chipset for around 6 months, so competitors that use the same system can only arrive in 2024. not also available on Quest 2) until 2024. This is a remarkable result in a niche like virtual reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This allows users to create more advanced spatial experiences for the augmented reality landscape, with hand gesture recognition and spatial audio. Foremost cloud leaders like AWS and Microsoft offer access to spatial computing solutions, such as Amazon Sumerian, for 3D scene creation.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. How Augmented Reality Works. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s leave the summertime sadness to Lana Del Rey… Top news of the week (Image by Immersed) Immersed announced Visor headset The company Immersed is well known in the VR community for its productivity application to have a multi-monitor setup for your computer in virtual reality. It’s raised $4.7

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

Waiting until now would mean that next VR game by Valve would come out in 2024–2025… do you really think they don’t want to make the ecosystem to grow now? The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Meta is reported to launch a devkit of AR glasses, codenamed Orion, in 2024. More info (Official Sony blogpost) More info (Summary by Upload VR) Pimax works for the release of Portal Pimax Portal, the Nintendo Switch-like console by Pimax , has just been released on Amazon.

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

The press release announcing Blackwell includes endorsements from Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Dell CEO Michael Dell, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, and Tesla and xAI CEO Elon Musk.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Probably What The Golf will become the game of the year 2024… I’m of course super excited for this launch because the hype created by this headset can reinvigorate the whole XR ecosystem. More info VR MMO Zenith is in trouble Zenith has been one of the most awaited VR games since it brought a very promising MMO to virtual reality.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Google uses it to find the information we need; Amazon uses it to suggest things we should buy; Netflix uses it to recommend movies; Spotify uses it for music – it’s all powered by AI. What makes generative AI different and special is that it puts the power of machine intelligence in the hands of just about anyone.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The fact that the studio behind such a popular game has decided to have a VR port is the sign that Virtual Reality has started to become interesting for famous indie studios. And the fact that there will be a VR version of this important game will give virtual reality even more awareness and popularity inside the gaming community.

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Building the Metaverse

APRIL 12, 2022

Composing a webcomic about composability into my composability article (source: xkcd 2024 ) In nature, the Red Queen hypothesis poses that the emergence of sex was to speed-up the evolutionary response to organisms in the face of parasites and viruses. It’s why we have nuclear envelopes for our DNA, immune systems and blood-brain barriers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. Amazon sold me a moulded nylon grip for an AR-15 airsoft rifle… it was time to start work building my first development “Mule”. (Image provided by Rob Cole).

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