Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t exactly revolutionizing XR hardware (though the external display is pretty cool), but its real advantage stands to be a mature software platform that’s easy to use and easy to develop for. Signals from Amazon suggest Quest 2 may have outsold Quest 3 nearly 3:1, if not more.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 22, 2024

Amazon, for instance, wowed the audience with new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, enhancing our interactions with voice assistants. With dual cameras, edge AI, sensor integration, haptic feedback, voice commands, and a mobile app, GUIDi provides an unparalleled navigation experience for those with visual impairments.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The OLED display looks great, we've seen great uses for eye-tracking, while adaptive triggers and haptic feedback support take immersion a step further. Software sells hardware, and it's hard to have faith in a platform with no clear roadmap. Plugging in one USB-C cable is, in my opinion, a reasonable trade-off for high-end VR gaming.

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EON Reality

JUNE 18, 2019

The breakfast tech panel discussed everything from eye-tracking in VR and biosensor or haptic inputs to predictive analytics within AR applications. Essentially, we’re turning KPMG into a software company by building our own assets and products.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

How would they work with current VR software? Because of ongoing Covid lockdowns in China, Pimax were unsure if the controllers would ship with batteries (held at another warehouse location), so advised me to purchase them on Amazon and provided a link. Pimax headset listed on Amazon (Image by Amazon, provided by Rob Cole).

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Overall, augmented reality brings robust capabilities to solutions across multiple modalities — visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Finally, text-to-speech (TTS) software produces translated speech. Embedded Software.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We've put together a comprehensive turnkey, fully automated virtual reality arcade cabinet that we put together all the hardware and the software. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. And now we launched last year. And you're able to customize that.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We've put together a comprehensive turnkey, fully automated virtual reality arcade cabinet that we put together all the hardware and the software. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. And now we launched last year. And you're able to customize that.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

After one month from its official announcement, Facebook has released the Oculus Quest 2, that from the 13th of this month can be purchased online on the Oculus Store or on official resellers (like Amazon) or offline on partner stores (like Best Buy). A new discovery may help in building believable VR haptics for the future.

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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. Toshiba upgraded its software engine to create Vision DE Suite 2.0,

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

He wants that people start trusting Facebook , following a route similar to the one followed by Microsoft, that went from a company that no one trusted security-wise (Windows Me was a virus disguised as an operating system) to a company that is considered good in making software (Windows 10 and Azure are very good solutions).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We've put together a comprehensive turnkey, fully automated virtual reality arcade cabinet that we put together all the hardware and the software. Or they can also oversee that separately, if they have internal software development skills and a team. And now we launched last year. And you're able to customize that.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Inside-out tracking was expected after having seen the controllers, but the haptic feedback on the head is a very welcome surprise. Having tried the bHaptics facial haptics interface , I can tell you that being headshot in a game and feeling a vibration on your face is very fun. SlimeVR is an open cheap solution for full body tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software. Spatial Computing Trends: Dedicated Software and Tools Just as vendors are producing more advanced hardware for the spatial computing landscape, the software used to power these systems is evolving, too.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is a huge problem for Meta, which subsidizes hardware with software sales. More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Road To VR) More info (Bigscreen Beyond review — Upload VR) Amazon announces new Echo Frames Amazon has announced the new model of its Echo Frames glasses, which are smartglasses that connect you to Alexa.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In this Techtober we can’t spend a week without having new announcements of XR headsets, accessories, or software. Or some haptic accessories?). Facebook keeps running fast towards its vision of the m verse, both from a hardware and software standpoint. Amazon Glow is a video projector for kids.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The company is performing various layoffs and also merging part of the Pico software divisions together with their Bytedance counterparts. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. This is for sure going to be something interesting to read.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Advancements in Hardware and Wearables Spatial computing solutions rely on a combination of intuitive hardware and powerful software. Spatial Computing Trends: Dedicated Software and Tools Just as vendors are producing more advanced hardware for the spatial computing landscape, the software used to power these systems is evolving, too.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Meta is well-known for having performed some key acquisitions related to hardware, but also to software (e.g. I think it’s impossible to create a healthy competitive space in the XR field for both hardware and software if the trend is this one. More info (XTAL 3 hands-on) More info (Haptic gloves hands-on). Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

cable extender of the same style from Amazon for £10, it was easy to use the USB extension cables to place two Vive Tracker dongles right into my playspace, by passing under the door alongside the headset tether. These assets were imported into CAD software where they were aligned to create a hybrid of the two. Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

2020 has been a good year for the sales of VR devices : Half-Life Alyx and the launch of the Quest 2 have created a big spike in the sales of VR hardware and software. I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Megadodo has also released a teaser video of it working on the haptic feedback of the trigger of its controllers and promises to release “soon” news about the headset. Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon. I’m here waiting for them. More info (Decamove preorders) More info (Decagear controllers triggers).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

You can purchase them directly through the Meta website or through a partner retailer, such as Amazon. The haptic feedback has also been upgraded for the Quest 3 controllers, although it’s not quite as advanced as the haptic technology offered by the Quest Pro. Both devices are available in around 23 countries worldwide.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. The second one is a device that should be presented at CES: the OWO haptic suit. More info (Lick It Up TV) More info (Owo haptic suit).

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. Could this be an unintentional tradeoff of the darkened glass frontplate, or is it solvable with software tweaks?

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CraneMorley

AUGUST 1, 2023

There are many challenges that need to be addressed before it can be widely adopted, such as the cost of hardware and software, the availability of 5G networks, and the need for standardized protocols. Software: Apple has a strong track record of developing innovative software products, such as iOS, macOS, and Xcode.

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

This software benefits from adding lots of GPU cores (the cores themselves keep getting more specialized, like Tensor cores for AI, or raytracing cores for realtime physics-based rendering). you can use orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and Amazon ECS to rapidly deploy a large number of virtual machines to service demand.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2024

I would expect in that five-year period that our conversation would change to “Well, of course, you get VR shoes” You need your headset, and you need, let’s say, some really interesting haptic version of controllers, and you need your VR shoes because… how else do you experience VR? Brad: Appreciate it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A series of announcements from Amazon, Crytek, Epic Games and Unity Technologies showcase an evolution among their respective game engines into VR world creation toolsets. For example, Lumberyard from Amazon is released for creating games and VR experiences, while both Unity and Epic reveal in-VR tools to speed up the development process.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. This is a monumental shift. This is like, a whole new way of designing. If you look at this from that standpoint, this is a 10x return.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. This is a monumental shift. This is like, a whole new way of designing. If you look at this from that standpoint, this is a 10x return.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. This is a monumental shift. This is like, a whole new way of designing. If you look at this from that standpoint, this is a 10x return.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. This is a monumental shift. This is like, a whole new way of designing. If you look at this from that standpoint, this is a 10x return.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2020

Two years ago, when I went to the Gamescom with Max , I had the possibility of trying a haptic suit by Korean company bHaptics and I appreciated the more realism it could give to VR games. bHaptics is a Korean company producing haptic systems for virtual reality. bHaptics video review. What is bHaptics?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Start with two million… Just to register the PID license (required for any new USB connected device) was a mere £5000 ; the cost of custom flexes, circuit boards, and injection mould tooling meant remortgaging the house, whilst licensing Immersion Corporation’s haptics technology wasn’t inexpensive. Image by Rob Cole).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. What we’re seeing now is that the new technology cycles are going to go to what we consider smart displays.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy's or you walk into any retailer, they're selling you the Amazon Echo and they're selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. What we're seeing now is that the new technology cycles are going to go to what we consider smart displays. And then on top of the skin they put texture on.

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