The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’m a big fan of passthrough AR, and the fact that the reviewers highlighted how the quality of this passthrough is high, makes me excited. More info News worth a mention Information leaks on Vive’s inside-out Tracker There is a new leak about the inside-out tracked Vive Tracker that HTC teased a few months ago.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. The rise of enterprise.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Sense Arena and HTC VIVE. HTC VIVE provided Sense Arena with a unique selection of crucial tools for the gamified learning experience. The solution also includes a VIVE tracker and haptic feedback technology, leading to a 10-15% improvement in cognitive function during learning experiences, and fantastic engagement.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

In an interview on Protocol, the CEO of the AR company Peggy Johnson has announced that the new device, that will be dubbed “Magic Leap 2” will be half of the size, weigh 20% less, and have double the field of view than Magic Leap One. Image by HTC Vive). HTC Vive Air is a design concept for a fitness-focused VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Start with two million… Just to register the PID license (required for any new USB connected device) was a mere £5000 ; the cost of custom flexes, circuit boards, and injection mould tooling meant remortgaging the house, whilst licensing Immersion Corporation’s haptics technology wasn’t inexpensive. Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

After one month from its official announcement, Facebook has released the Oculus Quest 2, that from the 13th of this month can be purchased online on the Oculus Store or on official resellers (like Amazon) or offline on partner stores (like Best Buy). Companies like HTC and Facebook have TOS that allows for the gathering of anonymized data.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Many companies are waiting for HoloLens 2, since it is a device that can be very useful to create enterprise applications, especially in the maintenance sector. (PS PS Contact me if you need someone to develop for you some AR enterprise applications!). It is not on sale on US HP Store and will be on Amazon US next month.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

This is not a tweet, it is a #metaverse message… #VirtualReality #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/f9aDJ2mbc3 — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) July 25, 2021. Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. So… let’s start!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The fixed values may give problems to people with a value that is exactly in the middle between two of the allowed ones: for instance, the reviewer of Ars Technica found the Quest 2 barely usable until he moved the lenses in a position between two measures that was actually not allowed by the system but that was perfect for his eyes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In April, we opened the doors to the first Upload Collective in San Francisco, a hub for VR and AR startups, development, co-working, education, meetups and even live broadcasting. UploadVR.com also expanded its editorial coverage throughout the year to deliver the very latest news, reviews, features and editorials covering VR and AR.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

According to Ars Technica , the frames don’t get sent as a whole, but in little horizonal slices there are continuously streamed, so that to reduce a lot the perceived latency. The external area of the frame is getting huge compression (Image by Ars Technica). Why not wireless? All of this is fantastic.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2020

And if you are in VR, you can slide your fingers between the headset and the face and change the IPD on the fly as well. Ars Technica has reported that if you have an IPD that is exactly in the middle between two of the predefined values, the comfort may not be good. Amazon) and offline (e.g. Best Buy) stores.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We'll be talking about making an AR video with Will.i.am, creating art with Intel, and delivering on the promise of VR and AR with the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks, YouTube, and more. Alan: Well, what are some of the other things you've been working on? So we filmed some AR videos with Will.i.am. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? There’s a lot of talent here, and I have heard from other people that even places like Kansas City actually have quite a bit of VR happening — and I say VR, I mean XR, AR; all of it. Amazon Sumerian. The tools are here.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? There’s a lot of talent here, and I have heard from other people that even places like Kansas City actually have quite a bit of VR happening — and I say VR, I mean XR, AR; all of it. Amazon Sumerian. The tools are here.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? And as much as I'm very happy that the coasts are innovating as much as they are, I think there's a huge opportunity here in the Midwest. Amazon Sumerian. It's really interesting, what those guys are doing. Michael: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. There are two relatively new pieces of AR toolkits, called ARKit and ARCore for iOS and Android.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. There are two relatively new pieces of AR toolkits, called ARKit and ARCore for iOS and Android.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

In this half, the two VR podcast hosts discuss the ethics of XR, building a strong economic ecosystem for emerging technologies, the AR Cloud, and more. And I published a podcast with the managing director of Open AR Cloud, and one of the other founding members. Kent: Yeah. Kent: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

In this half, the two VR podcast hosts discuss the ethics of XR, building a strong economic ecosystem for emerging technologies, the AR Cloud, and more. And I published a podcast with the managing director of Open AR Cloud, and one of the other founding members. Kent: Yeah. Kent: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. There are two relatively new pieces of AR toolkits, called ARKit and ARCore for iOS and Android.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. There are two relatively new pieces of AR toolkits, called ARKit and ARCore for iOS and Android.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

In this half, the two VR podcast hosts discuss the ethics of XR, building a strong economic ecosystem for emerging technologies, the AR Cloud, and more. And I published a podcast with the managing director of Open AR Cloud, and one of the other founding members. Kent: Yeah. Kent: Yeah.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While I often discuss the long-term potential of AR & VR, in this article I'm reviewing Apple Vision Pro as it stands as a real product today. Hands-On: Meta’s Reprojection-Free Passthrough Prototype At SIGGRAPH 2023 we tried Flamera, Meta’s research prototype of reprojection-free passthrough AR. A product starting at $3500.

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