The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! Apple released a new trailer for the headset. Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

This week, the immersive space felt an injection of innovation, with various leading firms hinting at the big news and committing to more prominent partnerships. Amidst rumours of Apple’s new headset, many firms are ramping up efforts, perhaps partly due to a looming sense of competition. The news is ramping up!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

Historically, the way in which brands and marketing teams connect with audiences relies heavily on emerging technology, from the Internet to immersive solutions. Many brands leverage AR today to promote products to customers using interactive branded immersive content for smartphone applications like Instagram.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JUNE 2, 2023

This week marks the start of AWE 2023, a leading multi-day conference covering every aspect of the immersive industry, and the event is bringing in the biggest brands and best minds in XR to help evaluate the future of the technology space. Following hints by Apple, many XR observers expect the firm to debut its immersive device.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Many major tech organizations such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are currently working on different types of smart glasses or headsets which are more affordable and widely available to consumers, which will eventually change how we view and interact with the world around us. Future Developments for AR Glasses.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I think this is a good thing, as the gigantic pockets of Apple, Google, Magic Leap, Huawei and such like will help fund the creative endeavours of a whole new content ecosystem.”. Speakers from goliaths like Amazon, Ford, and IKEA will rub shoulders with Vancouver up-and-comers including Motive.io

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Just 6 hours after they were released on Amazon, they claimed the number one “bestseller” spot for the global marketplace’s Smart Glasses category. Are they as revolutionary as RayNeo says, or will they quickly fade into the background as companies like Meta, Microsoft , and Apple continue to invest in the XR landscape?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Immersed is a reliable company, but it never shipped a headset, so I’ll feel more confident when the first people receive their units. Let’s see what happens… some people are afraid this may become a DecaGear 2, but personally, I think that Immersed can deliver. As an entrepreneur, I understand.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 16, 2023

Furthermore, Amazon Germany listings display an “Xreal Air Adapter”, which could be a successor to Nreal’s Apple Adapter, which the firm released last year, selling out in 24 hours ! Nreal’s Federal Communications Commission patent request appears to be a successor to the Nreal Streaming Box.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In 2016 the immersive technology was globally used through the app Pokemon GO. However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry. Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

This feature isn’t available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, or Hulu. Amazon was the most onerous, as there I couldn’t set restrictions by profile, but only by device – the assumption being that each family member would have their own. Reader, of course I couldn’t.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

.” Speaking further on the Varjo-NVIDIA collaboration, he concluded: “The combination of Varjo’s human-eye resolution hardware with the Omniverse platform’s ray-tracing capabilities and next-generation GPUs is a game-changer for mixed reality developers in design, engineering, entertainment, and virtual collaboration.”

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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. Foxconn puts lenses for Apple Glasses in “Trial Production” stage.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Apple way be working on a VR headset. According to Bloomberg, next year Apple is going to release a VR headset with limited passthrough AR functionalities. The HMD should be targeted to prosumers and Apple expects sales in the order of magnitude of one Apple headset per day, per store. Amazon acquires Umbra.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This is one of the most awaited titles of the year, and the arrival of it on Quest will draw people passionate about the saga to buy an Oculus headset to be immersed in its horror world. Apple Maps are going AR. iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We are keeping the mobile app purely for gameplay, roleplay, and entertainment. The team will continue to build for Apple Vision Pro and other immersive VR devices in the future once the mobile app is complete and shows traction. . “We are working with them to make this possible,” he told Hypergrid Business.

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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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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. Image credits SCAND Blog Virtual Reality (VR)  — It teleports the user into a completely immersive world that replaces the physical world. Salesforce uses Oculus Rift to create an immersive 3D environment for analyzing data.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Blogger Tom Ffiske, that writes on Virtual Perceptions, has decided to write a very good book about AR and VR technologies and it is becoming pretty popular on Amazon. It is called The Immersive Reality Revolution and I advise you all to buy it now!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2023

This included adopters of the Omniverse such as Amazon, Deutsche Bahn, and others. He explained further, “Amazon is using Omniverse to visualise their warehouse, [a] giant robotic system, to help their workers [and] to simulate their fleet of AMRs. [We We are] creating a digital twin of the [Earth’s climate system].

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

Charlie was EVP and COO of VR Pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. In the book, you discuss military, telepresence, design and architecture, medical, retail, marketing, journalism, social media, entertainment, gaming, and education. They’ve already got, you know, in your Apple phone, RF detection is already built in.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We’ve got beautiful immersive artists and people working in immersive storytelling that are coming. So it’s really– so there’s one stage that’s enterprise, and one stage that’s immersive. There’s beautiful storytellers that are coming to talk about that. It’s great.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We’ve got beautiful immersive artists and people working in immersive storytelling that are coming. So it’s really– so there’s one stage that’s enterprise, and one stage that’s immersive. There’s beautiful storytellers that are coming to talk about that. It’s great.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

BUT today is the day of the WWDC, and who knows if Apple will tease something about AR glasses. You can find the list here below: Tom Emrich’s AR Roundup Charlie Fink’s This Week in XR Mathew Olson’s Reality Check Tom Ffiske’s The Immersive Wire. At PSVR Spotlight some news on VR games were announced. Some XR fun.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We’ve got beautiful immersive artists and people working in immersive storytelling that are coming. So it’s really– so there’s one stage that’s enterprise, and one stage that’s immersive. There’s beautiful storytellers that are coming to talk about that. It’s great.

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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. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections. PlayStation believes in VR. Will it be this year?

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VirtualiTeach

APRIL 9, 2019

Viveport Infinity also boasts a dedicated area for immersive video content. Whilst some of these are entertainment-focused, there are already some great choices for educators – especially for the social studies and geography classroom. link] 7/ Amazon Odyssey. all of the additional apps I listed after the main 10.)

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

Because now suddenly you can interact with the objects, you can cognitively so much easier to learn when you can do it immersively with a VR headset. And so we created for him this immersive environment with our partner ILM. We have USD in the world of entertainment. That's beautiful. We have Cesium for GIS.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

Because now suddenly you can interact with the objects, you can cognitively so much easier to learn when you can do it immersively with a VR headset. And so we created for him this immersive environment with our partner ILM. We have USD in the world of entertainment. That's beautiful. We have Cesium for GIS.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

As SuperData’s lead XR analyst, Carter is responsible for the company’s reports on immersive technology. If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. Which still has its uses!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

As SuperData’s lead XR analyst, Carter is responsible for the company’s reports on immersive technology. If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. Which still has its uses!

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