The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Pico is facing in China internal confusion and mediocre sales. A report coming from China reveals interesting information about Pico. sales, while in China now it has sold less than 50K units. The famous journalist Charlie Fink has had an amazing experience trying Augmented Reality on a small combat plane.

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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! Probably this is the final nail in the coffin of tethered VR, at least for what concerns broad consumer adoption.

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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. IVAS is meant to increase the capabilities of the soldiers deployed on the field thanks to the support of augmented reality glasses. Dubbed XREAL Air 2 , it comes with a standard and a Pro version.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Huawei has launched in China its VR glasses, that will be on sale in China in December for 2999RMB, around $400. Minecraft Earth is the game that lets you live Minecraft in augmented reality on your phone all over your city. Amazon announces Echo Frames smartglasses. Huawei launches its VR glasses.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfies -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. Michael, welcome to the show, my friend.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfies -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. Michael, welcome to the show, my friend.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon release open map dataset A group called the Overture Maps Foundation, which includes Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom, has released its first open map dataset, including 59 million “points of interest,” such as restaurants and landmarks. Learn more News from partners (and friends) Why WebXR?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

Plus, Gen-Z and Millenials are the generations that are interested the most in it; Alvin Wang Graylin (Mister President) and Kevin Geiger had a very interesting chat in which they talked about the metaverse, China, blockchain, and HTC Vive. Part of your data on Tik Tok may still be accessible from China. Learn more. Learn more.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Mixed reality app installs will increase as digital assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri, become an integral part of the MR ecosystem. According to the Juniper Research white paper, the top three areas are the Far East and China, North America, as well as Western Europe.

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JULY 14, 2020

In countries like China, the camera on a smartphone isn't just for fun selfless -- it's an everyday practical device, for everything from banking to shopping. They're an augmented reality shopping platform that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions quickly and visually. Michael, welcome to the show, my friend.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Chorus headphones for Quest 2 are currently available for pre-order from Amazon and Logitech for $100 with a release date planned for September 2nd. As I forecasted you last week, Lenovo has launched its new headset in China: the Legion VR 700. More info (Logitech Chorus?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Logitech Chorus?—?Upload

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. China is launching real name identification in games. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The leak came from China and talked about the Pico 5 product line going to feature the Pico 5, Pico 5 Pro, and Pico 5 Pro Max (yes, like the iPhones). Last week we had a first look at the controllers, while this week we had quite a confusing leak about its product line, which, if confirmed, would show an ambitious plan by the Chinese company.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

More info (HTC teasing Vive Flow) More info (More teaser images of Vive Flow) More info (Launch event invitation / Western World) More info (Launch event invitation / China). More info (Vive Cosmos Elite) More info (Amazon Prime Gaming) More info (Project Cars) More info (Steam Next Fest). Other relevant news. Image by IGN).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Will it be available also on Western websites like Amazon? 7Invensun’s eye tracker is only available in China now. We do have data from the market showing that there are more VR hardware device producers in China than in western countries now. When are you going to release your first non-dev-oriented version of the device?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

This way it will be possible to add even eye-tracking to these enterprise device; Vive Vee, a virtual character that should represent the brand in China and the rest of the world. Pico Neo 3 launch has been a success in China. Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. It’s a fair match.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! Amazon and Tesla could be two outsider of the XR ecosystem instead. USA vs China. Because this is what happened with smartphones. PS5 + PSVR2.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Oculus will release its official cable next month in limited quantities , but for now, it has released the specifications required for Link so that you can find alternate cables on Amazon. nReal launches its AR glasses devkits. Finally, the Chinese manufacturer nReal has launched its very interesting glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

It is not on sale on US HP Store and will be on Amazon US next month. More info (Interview video) More info (UploadVR’s selection of most interesting XR things) More info (John Carmack on augmented reality) More info (John Carmack on LBVR multiplayer SDK). HP has also been good in apologyzing for all this mess.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This week we had tons of news about new upcoming augmented reality glasses and smartglasses: Oppo has revealed the second iteration of its augmented reality glasses. A talent show with virtual idols starts in China. Top news of the week. Image by JVC). AR glasses are on the rise. What a weird decision…).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Also thanks to the supply chain in China that has started again after the coronavirus crisis, the Oculus Quest and Rift S are now available in most countries , excluded the US, South Korea, and Canada. Discover (and buy) the book on Amazon. Convert assets to industry-standard formats ? Publish & distribute everywhere.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Droolon F1 is now on sale in China. The super-interesting eye tracking device Droolon F1 by 7Invensun is now in preorder on Taobao , with Amazon listing coming soon. The effect is amazing. It is not a product yet, but I hope it can become one soon.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Amazon acquires Umbra. Amazon has just acquired the Finnish company Umbra. The management of this digital map of the world is very complicated, and the acquisition of Umbra can be useful exactly for this, representing an important piece of the AR Cloud puzzle for Amazon. More info (Use Google Translate). Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But it said that it needs at least 6 years to make it become reality. Huawei this week has announced a new pair of smart glasses, available in China for around $270. a $100 Amazon Card). More info (Lick It Up TV) More info (Owo haptic suit). Two XR headsets that have just been announced. Let’s get back to more standard devices.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

NOLO and Arpara brings new headsets from China. What surprised me more is the launch of the Arpara VR , a headset from a company I had never heard of before, not even in my travels to China. Other relevant news. Image from NOLO). And this headset looks pretty interesting.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

They are standard Quests , the ones you can buy on Amazon, BUT they have a business licensing. Now instead, it directly allows you to buy consumer Quests via the Oculus For Business sales channels (so no, you can’t buy them on Amazon) and use them in your professional facilities. Road To VR) More info (Qualcomm AR Viewer?—?Upload

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It’s very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It’s very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

More info DPVR announces upcoming P2 headset DPVR, which is the 2nd manufacturer of VR headsets in China , has announced its upcoming headset: DPVR P2, which is aimed at the enterprise market. I think that if Lynx wants to compete with the big names in our market, it should iterate the next version much faster.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

But the partnership seems pretty weird : the two companies have very different visions of the world, and it is not clear how they could partner in that, also because they both have their own store (Apple Store and Steam) that for sure they want to take to augmented reality. Great times ahead for augmented reality!

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

It's very exciting to meet somebody as passionate as you are about bringing augmented reality to the enterprise. Frustrated with the lack of companies deploying augmented reality at scale. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

And what’s really great about it, is that being focused on fashion and beauty gives me a really specific lens, through which I can view technological innovations like augmented reality and virtual reality. And I had decided on those themes in advance. Amanda: Yeah. So, of course, we’ve seen a lot of gimmicks, right?

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 4, 2019

She is a global adviser for the Virtual and Augmented Reality Association, and a leading voice in the VR space. So, I think you have an incredible insight as to this, and your book, Marketing New Realities. The book is really in-depth, as to the ways you can use virtual and augmented reality. Cathy: For sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 4, 2019

She is a global adviser for the Virtual and Augmented Reality Association, and a leading voice in the VR space. So, I think you have an incredible insight as to this, and your book, Marketing New Realities. The book is really in-depth, as to the ways you can use virtual and augmented reality. Cathy: For sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

He has more than 15 years experience in augmented reality. And during that time — when computers for AR glasses were still carried in large backpacks — Björn holds a PhD in industrial augmented reality as a serial entrepreneur. That’s how we did augmented reality 15, 20 years ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

He has more than 15 years experience in augmented reality. And during that time — when computers for AR glasses were still carried in large backpacks — Björn holds a PhD in industrial augmented reality as a serial entrepreneur. That’s how we did augmented reality 15, 20 years ago.

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