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. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. Hope you enjoy!

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. Additionally, as Samsung and Google have partnered with Qualcomm, it is reasonable to assume that the device will use the Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 2 Platform, which supports AI-ready wearables.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 6, 2023

Given the fact that many companies, including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Baidu, and Amazon, are working on providing quantum computing services at scale via the cloud, businesses must now begin the process of switching or combining cryptographic approaches. Collaboration and Community Engagement : Engage with the broader community.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

The rumor that's floating right now around is mostly based on some chatter from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb, who mentioned during a recent podcast that Microsoft is planning for an "E3-style" event in June. Other major names like Nintendo and Microsoft have also scaled back their presence in other ways.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This year, the Immerse Global Summit is evolving thanks to a partnership with Synapse Orlando, a group dedicated to fostering innovation in Florida’s thriving tech community. Speakers include Andrew Macaulay and Mike McCarley from the TMRW Sports Group and Jason Siegel from the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 21, 2016

round of Series A funding.The round was led by Comcast Ventures , with participation from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, LDV Partners, and existing investor Phi Group. Read more on Venturebeat. 2) Comcast is the lead investor in VR studio Felix & Paul Studios ’ $6.8M Felix & Paul has raised $9.1M Read more on Variety.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

The recently released report noted how “Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones.” Latta also explained that “ the whole conference and event space is radically changing.”

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

When I worked at Microsoft I got in trouble with the lawyers over patents so they made me sleep with a lawyer (true story, that was my punishment). 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.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

(Image by Microsoft). 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.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 21, 2021

A coalition of thirteen different think tanks and advocacy groups penned an open letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday warning lawmakers about two major antitrust bills that lawmakers are set to vote on later this week. Instead of wrangling Big Tech, the letter says, these bills would “dramatically… Read more.

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EON Reality

JUNE 18, 2019

Overall, the group talked about an array of both research and commercial products from industry sectors that are increasingly deploying immersive technology solutions to save money and stay ahead. — the EON Reality team also had the privilege of chairing a panel that included Ed Andersen, KPMG’s Head of Development in Manchester.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Given the size of the AR/VR market today, and its practical applications for a broad groups of users, it’s too early for the company to execute that plan. No that’s (sadly) not a stereo camera on the iPhone 7. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 5, 2021

A group of Apple employees has written an internal letter to CEO Tim Cook and the company’s executive leadership team asking them to support employees that want to continue to work remotely or in location-flexible ways. The employees stated that many of them have thrived working outside the office and urged Apple… Read more.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. At the same time, personal voice assistants developed by tech giants — Alexa from Amazon, Siri from Apple, and Google Assistant — are standing at the forefront of the audio augmented reality market.

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VRWorld

APRIL 4, 2017

As part of its Global Impact Award, an additional $150,000 in prizes will go to two research groups for pioneering work addressing important social and humanitarian problems. This year the company will award $600,000 in prizes to three winners from the 2,000 AI startups in its Inception program.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2019

At worst, use Google Translate. Personally, I have made the first translation with Google Translate, then I asked my assistant Miss S to check and correct the translation. Since when you are in China it is more difficult to buy stuff (language barrier, Google services blocked, etc…), try to buy the most while you are at home.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a pretty extreme pivot, and it is causing internal turmoil inside all the Meta group: the company is suggesting many people from Facebook and Instagram join Reality Labs instead , or it is promoting people working on social media to have also metaverse roles. It makes totally sense. Some updates on Meta products. Learn more.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. They can’t look nerdy like Google Glass did. The tech industry is gearing up for a new paradigm shift. They must “look cool.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tender Claws and Google ARCore. As extended reality gaming experiences continue to take the world by storm, leading cloud and technology vendors like Google are offering game creators and developers an easy avenue into the ecosystem. RoboRaid and Microsoft HoloLens.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2017

Students from Georgia Tech are working with Microsoft and Walmart to increase efficiency in warehouses using Mixed Reality. Much has been made of the use of robots to increase efficiency in warehouses —with web retailers such as Amazon announcing significant investment in that area.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The book begins by highlighting Alphabet (parent company to Google) as a prime example of a company that is "all in on AI," with machine learning powering many of its popular services like search, Maps, Assistant, and Gmail. By their reckoning, this elite group makes up less than one percent of the world’s largest companies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google.

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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. Image by Khronos Group).

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? Alan: I’m going to Google it here. Google Pixel came out. And who owns the process?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? Alan: I’m going to Google it here. Google Pixel came out. And who owns the process?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. That’s important.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. That’s important.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Alan: We've got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, "We want that!". Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? Alan: I'm going to Google it here. Google Pixel came out. Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But then there’s the Virtual Reality, Toronto; VRTO: That one is a small but very powerful group. Where you’ve got this small, intimate group talking about the future of technology. There’s Telus, Facebook, Siemens, Raytheon, Viacom, Microsoft, Lenovo, Niantic, Canadian Tire. That’s important.

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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. And they had great group that they'd assembled, but sadly, if they don't constantly push the envelope with media, you can't stay in business now.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. So you can actually use Amazon, Alexa to help you with stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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