The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. So bad, because I was planning to go there in March.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Road To VR has published one of his amazing behind-the-scenes articles about Moss Book 2. The day we can work in VR will come but in a few years. Other news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Reading between the lines, he has confirmed the rumors but stated that Meta will still work hard to release its AR glasses with EMG-wrist device to control them. We have a new update on the Etee controllers: they should ship in the next two months. Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app. Learn more.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Four years after the original Oculus Quest headset arrived, the Meta Quest platform offers an impressive range of experiences that caters to all interests. We played on Oculus Quest 2, but it’s crossplay between Quest 1, Quest 2, and PC VR headsets with cross-buy on Rift and Quest. Looking for the best free Quest games and apps?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

base stations) Controllers : Vive Wands. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands. 749 for just the headset, $1399 for the full bundle with the headset, wands controllers, and base stations. technology (with support for Steam VR 1.0

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VR Spies

APRIL 17, 2018

The AH-101 felt slightly heavier than my Oculus Rift but seemed to be slightly better balanced thanks to the crown style head strap. This was still a bit of a throwback to the DK2 days for me though as I have gotten spoiled to the great audio experience provided from the Oculus Rift’s built in headphones and mic.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

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. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. Disclaimer.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Let me quote Upload VR: The executives say the average number of Oculus friends per account was 0.5 This has happened on the occasion of the launch of his book about the metaverse. If you want to read all his insights, you can buy his book on Amazon, which has very positive reviews. with a median of 0 friends. Other news.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to UploadVR , Oculus intends to release their higher-end standalone VR headset named Santa Cruz at the first quarter of 2019. Oculus is ambitious on taking the market share by designing a VR headset with cameras added for inside-out tracking of 6DOF head movement and two Oculus Touch-style controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. Zuck noticed that it is slowly losing control of the current technology platform and it is trying to switch to the new one, to dominate it even more. Tom Ffiske’s new book.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Many great XR games are controlled by Meta. How can a new company create a new headset if all the manufacturers of displays are controlled by its potential future competitors? It is just a bit more expensive than the $300 needed to buy an Oculus Quest 2. And it is a trend that is getting always worse. New hands-on from CES.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Quest Pro is also receiving a special hybrid mode, where both controllers and hands are tracked at the same time. 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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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I and my partner Gianni bought every new headset on the market : the Oculus Rift DK2, the Vive, the Rift CV1, the Gear VR, etc… We also went to almost every event we were invited to, even the smallest one (I remember once we went to a public plaza with like 7 people listening to our talk about VR…). The reasons?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple Reality may be the new iPad Apple Reality (the rumored name of the device) should run the following applications, as reported by my friends of Road To VR : iPad apps adapted for mixed reality : Calendars, Contacts, Files, Home control, Mail, Maps, Messaging, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Music, News, Stocks, and Weather apps.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash of 1992, the internet has been superseded by the Metaverse, a multi-person shared virtual reality with both human-controlled avatars and system “daemons”. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It’s on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you’ve done so far that people could try?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It’s on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you’ve done so far that people could try?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we've launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It's on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you've done so far that people could try? Hrish: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

There are plenty of products like the Oculus Go, which is just a few hundred dollars, that give you more of a robust kit than something like a Google Cardboard, where you can dip your toe in. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, when Oculus released their touch controllers in December, I was amazed by how much more real and complete each experience felt, driven simply by the fact that I could see and articulate my hands within VR. The result for me and other Oculus owners was a dramatic increase in the fun factor and time spent in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Enjoy your read. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The headset shouldn’t feature controllers and should not be focused on games, which are the most common use case for XR. The headset is now fully devoted to PC VR and it integrates perfectly with SteamVR , so it can also be used with SteamVR controllers. The Peripheral is a new series on Amazon that has VR at its center.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 is the device of the moment. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. If you want to watch a video review of the Oculus Quest 2 instead of reading my post, you can do it here! Opening an Oculus’s box is always an experience before the experience for the user.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

Thanks Oculus for having given us the Link functionality. the USB cable for Oculus Link) and the (rechargeable) batteries for the controllers. If you don’t have enough of this stuff, Amazon is your friend. If you don’t have enough of this stuff, Amazon is your friend. Yes, it is a book for kids.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Alan: I recently read a book called “The Age of Smart Information” by Mike Pell, and he talks about how information now is just information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. From the control, it’s way better than the HoloLens. And that’s why it’s so nice.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Alan: I recently read a book called “The Age of Smart Information” by Mike Pell, and he talks about how information now is just information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. From the control, it’s way better than the HoloLens. And that’s why it’s so nice.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

He’s currently working on a book answering the question he closes with every interview he does, “What is the ultimate potential of VR?” We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. And you’ve got these 6DOF controllers.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

He's currently working on a book answering the question he closes with every interview he does, "What is the ultimate potential of VR?" We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. I mean, I will say that with Oculus Quest that's changing for me.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

He’s currently working on a book answering the question he closes with every interview he does, “What is the ultimate potential of VR?” We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. And you’ve got these 6DOF controllers.

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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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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We’re often classroom based, to like, “Hey, let’s put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time.” Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Alan: What are the headsets?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We’re often classroom based, to like, “Hey, let’s put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time.” Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Alan: What are the headsets?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We're often classroom based, to like, "Hey, let's put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time." Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Alan: What works best from your standpoint?

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