The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The Game Developers Conference , a big event where there have been in the past many announcements about VR, has been canceled after all the major brands withdrew from it , leaving the organizers with no choice. The only company not much affected by it is HTC, that manufacturers its headsets in Taiwan and not in Mainland China.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is teasing a new headset. HTC is teasing a new piece of hardware again, and this time most probably it will be a VR headset. HTC loves playing with the words, so “get down to business” can be a reference to the fact that it is a “business headset”. Top news of the week. Not much, honestly.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Even though they’re not the only VR headsets on the market, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift attract the most attention and command the mainstream media presence. When announced, Oculus Rift launch price of $599 presented a main advantage over HTC Vive’s $799.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Read on for a recap of the major developments that took place in 2018: Enterprises that made the news for using wearables: In 2018, major retailers got more serious about XR in hopes of competing with Amazon and improving the shopping experience. Walmart was very active, beginning with its acquisition of VR startup Spatialand in February.

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VirtualiTeach

JANUARY 5, 2020

The GESS Conference, which takes place in Dubai each year, is the biggest education event in The Middle East. I spoke at a lot of conferences in 2019 but as the year came to a close, I was invited to fly to Saudi Arabia and deliver the closing keynote to a group of G20 delegates visiting King Faisal School in Riyadh.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

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 (Oculus Go being best-seller on Amazon) More info (Oculus Quest sold out) More info (Oculus Quest vs PSVR Google search stats).

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2018

We’ve linked Spotify here for the sake of easy embedding, but you can see the full 10 track list on a variety of services including iTunes, Google Music, and Amazon Music. We showcased this level on some conferences on expert difficulty, to show people what more we can offer. 100 Bills (105 BPM).

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Robert Scoble

MAY 20, 2019

I dragged my camera down to meet her and her team in their offices in Marina Del Rey, near Los Angeles, to get a look at the business visualizations they are building for use in both Spatial Computing headsets, like Magic Leap, and VR, for HTC Vive, Oculus Quest or Rift, or others. Right away you see why this startup is gathering accolades.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. Alan: That’s full conference pass? And then we’ve got workshops too.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. Alan: That’s full conference pass? And then we’ve got workshops too.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to Reuters, Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum took the stage at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and said that the HoloLens 2 will be released sometime in September of this year. It is not on sale on US HP Store and will be on Amazon US next month. (Image by Microsoft). exits beta stage.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

And it’s just incredible because it feels like a small conference, even though it’s not small, it feels like a small conference because everybody there is super passionate. HTC with Vinay [Narayan], who’s always wonderful. Alan: That’s full conference pass? And then we’ve got workshops too.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? Alan: Yeah.The VR/AR Association Conference. So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? Hrish: Yeah. Alan: Tell us about it.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? Alan: Yeah.The VR/AR Association Conference. So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? Hrish: Yeah. Alan: Tell us about it.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? Alan: Yeah.The VR/AR Association Conference. So we've launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. HTC is also one of our investors. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. Hrish: The VR/AR Conference? You do a lot in this space. Hrish: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. USB should have OTG enabled; Battery : 3 hours nominal duration; Vive Focus Plus and controllers (Image by HTC). HTC provides streaming to Miracast devices , but lacks the streaming to the phone.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2017

San Diego Comic-Con kicks off this week, and if last year is any indicator, we can again expect VR to make a major showing during the four-day conference. A fully immersive experience in the cosmos using the HTC Vive VR platform, SUBPAC, and headphones. San Diego Bayfront Lawn – Daily 10AM – 6PM].

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

On May 1st-2nd, Facebook has had its annual F8 conference. ” Actually, Go immediately became available during the conference. This is something that I predicted and it is also in line with the vision of the competitor HTC that says that standalones are products for consumers while PC VR is something for gamers and prosumers.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. In our age of Amazon, that's certainly helpful. Have a great day, and I'll see you at the next big conference. Alan: Yeah.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

You’ll find dozens of Cardboard-like headsets on Amazon, for example, some you need to hold to your face with your hands and others with straps on the back. There are a number of compatible controllers, with the Steel Series XL being the one Oculus gave away at its 2015 developer conference. Read More: Best HTC Vive Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 4, 2019

Cathy has worked with You Are Here Labs, HTC VIVE, as a virtual reality evangelist during the launch of their latest headset, the VIVE Pro, and during the company’s partnership with Warner Brothers blockbuster, Ready Player One. That was about what, three and a half years ago, at a conference, I got invited to put on a headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 4, 2019

Cathy has worked with You Are Here Labs, HTC VIVE, as a virtual reality evangelist during the launch of their latest headset, the VIVE Pro, and during the company’s partnership with Warner Brothers blockbuster, Ready Player One. That was about what, three and a half years ago, at a conference, I got invited to put on a headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They’re much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

No grey zones like HTC did in the past. The Peripheral is a new series on Amazon that has VR at its center. Discover the Global XR Conference. Global XR Conference is an event about immersive realities. It is interesting that Pico decided to sell the device only to companies. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. They're much more distributable than the standard Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which has to be hooked up to a PC.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2020

If you don’t have enough of this stuff, Amazon is your friend. Your conferences won’t happen. Also now there will be interesting events in VR, like HTC’s VEC that will happen inside ENGAGE. the USB cable for Oculus Link) and the (rechargeable) batteries for the controllers.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. As I go to these different developer conferences, I go to Facebook F8, or Microsoft Build, or Google IO. And then there’s Amazon, they have Sumerian. These are like the major tech companies. You have Apple, with ARKit.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. As I go to these different developer conferences, I go to Facebook F8, or Microsoft Build, or Google IO. And then there’s Amazon, they have Sumerian. These are like the major tech companies. You have Apple, with ARKit.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

The last time we saw each other was at the Mixed Reality Marketing Summit in New York City, which was a really amazing conference. It was kind of like an un-conference. I think one of the key things was, as I’m sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. ” Right?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

The last time we saw each other was at the Mixed Reality Marketing Summit in New York City, which was a really amazing conference. It was kind of like an un-conference. I think one of the key things was, as I’m sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. ” Right?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 31, 2020

And so we have something meaningful come from HTC Vive with the Focus, or Focus Plus. And when I go to different academic conferences like the IEEEVR and talk to different academics, there's been a very robust ecosystem of VR that's been happening in Europe consistently over the last two decades plus in aerospace and automobile industries.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so I felt like one of the best ways to do that was to go to these different conferences, and to talk to the people who were on the front lines of creating these different experiences. Alan: I had the honor of being interviewed by you at one of these conferences. See what the power of this new medium is.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

The last time we saw each other was at the Mixed Reality Marketing Summit in New York City, which was a really amazing conference. It was kind of like an un-conference. I think one of the key things was, as I'm sitting here in my office and watching UPS deliver the package I ordered yesterday from Amazon. Days on days on days.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so I felt like one of the best ways to do that was to go to these different conferences, and to talk to the people who were on the front lines of creating these different experiences. Alan: I had the honor of being interviewed by you at one of these conferences. See what the power of this new medium is. It really-- it feels right.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And so I felt like one of the best ways to do that was to go to these different conferences, and to talk to the people who were on the front lines of creating these different experiences. Alan: I had the honor of being interviewed by you at one of these conferences. See what the power of this new medium is.

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