The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

So many developers could find themselves with the conundrum of what to offer and to which device : if the Quest 3 Lite will sell a lot of units, maybe developers will prefer to develop content that is compatible with hand tracking, shifting the current attention to games to something else. Wait, what???

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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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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Thanks Gianluigi Perrone for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Microsoft has officially stated that Minecraft Earth , that has been in beta for Android and iOS in carefully selected worldwide locations in the past months, is now ready for its launch. Amazon announces Echo Frames smartglasses. It seems that also the Pimax 5K+ in some conditions can now run at 120Hz. The time is coming!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! A gamer injuries his neck while playing virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Vive Flow is a 6DOF headset that works with your Android phone as a 3DOF controller (hands tracking is coming in the future). This week we had two big news that endorsed the importance of training in virtual reality. Amazon Glow is a video projector for kids. On the other side, you know, Facebook….

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Two days ago, I’ve given you my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 (read it, in case you missed it). Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Some will also feature tracked controllers. Sounded good.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. We all know that this thought has not aged well, and that Microsoft has failed completely entering the phone market, with billions of loss because of that. Amazon and Tesla could be two outsider of the XR ecosystem instead.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. The most interesting ones for me are related to hand tacking. Meta Quest will receive Hand Tracking 2.2,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Offering a way to blend computing systems with the physical world in a more natural, interactive way, spatial computing could impact virtually every industry. We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones. With a projected value of $544.6

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Offering a way to blend computing systems with the physical world in a more natural, interactive way, spatial computing could impact virtually every industry. We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones. With a projected value of $544.6

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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. If you’re thinking “it is another Nreal Light clone”, well, yes it is. And… I’ve discovered JVC used some photoshopped stock images to showcase its product!

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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. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout. Then it just becomes natural.

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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. I think augmented reality and virtual reality and these technologies now, they do drive that kind of warranted rollout. Then it just becomes natural.

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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. Lance: It's the iterative transformation or the iterative deployment of augmented reality/virtual reality within your business organization. The iterative--".

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. While Microsoft and its other VR partners seem to have largely abandoned the Windows VR platform, HP surprised us in 2019 with the launch of Reverb, its second VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Microsoft ships HoloLens 2, nReal gets ready to do the same with its glasses. Great times ahead for augmented reality! After a long wait, finally Microsoft is shipping its HoloLens 2 headset. HoloLens 2 is an amazing device, with a decent FOV, eye tracking, and hands tracking, that for sure will make many companies happy.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 18, 2023

As innovative firms explore enterprise use cases for Chat GPT, Virtualspeech integrates Chat GPT systems into virtual reality (VR) business solutions. Conversational AI systems are already emerging as integrated extended reality (XR) technology. Where does Microsoft Fit into the Mix? Codex, and DALL.E Codex, and DALL.E

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2019

Magic Leap this week has rolled an important Update to LuminOS , adding important features: There is now full hands tracking, and the user can see the mesh of his/her hand. This also means that the hand is able to occlude the virtual holograms , for added realism. Amazon Prime Video comes to Oculus mobile devices.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The fact that the studio behind such a popular game has decided to have a VR port is the sign that Virtual Reality has started to become interesting for famous indie studios. And the fact that there will be a VR version of this important game will give virtual reality even more awareness and popularity inside the gaming community.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Kent: It reminds me of– I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that’s a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Kent: It reminds me of-- I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that's a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft. Alan: Incredible.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Kent: It reminds me of– I have gone to Microsoft Build for the last three years, and that’s a good place to kind of see some of the AR demos that are there in terms of the partners with Microsoft.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In fact, the device sold out at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Newegg. Since then, Facebook has continued to roll out new features such as native hand tracking and Oculus Link , which allows users to experience PC VR HMD quality on the standalone headset. Virtual Worship. Cows Like VR Too. Holographic performances.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I always refused to have an Alexa in my house because I know that what I say may randomly be sent to some Amazon offices in India where a person listens to my worlds and checks if the AI has detected well what I’ve said, with a clear violation of my privacy. Who decides what is legit and what not? And what about the ongoing training?

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