Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

The search giant and Android maker has slowly but surely found its footing as a hardware company in recent years thanks to a series of fantastic Pixel phones. They had rubber ear tips that sort of naturally kept noise out as best as they could, but you were still SOL on the subway platform. Credit: Amazon. Do it, Google.

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EON Reality

DECEMBER 5, 2019

AR, which inserts digital objects into the real world, has exploded in popularity due to its use in social media platforms and massive companies such as Googleand Amazon now using it to improve customer experience. In short, the more that VR and AR tools and hardware circulate, the more that applications will be created for regular use.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We also want to recognize standout limited experiences as well as those that give you reasons to go beyond the most basic home VR hardware setups. We’ll note the date of major updates to our lists and you can email tips@uploadvr.com with information about interesting places popping up in virtual reality. Best Movie Theater.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Dubbed “The Metaverse Primer”, it describes all the various aspects of the metaverse, from hardware to software, not to mention networking and monetization. Amazon Lumberyard becomes opensource. Amazon has launched some years ago its 3D engine called Lumberyard, derived from Crytek’s Cryengine. Thanks Clemente for the tip!)

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Youtuber Brad Lynch of the channel “Sadly It’s Bradley” has discovered, thanks to “a tip”, some references to a device codenamed “Deckard” inside some SteamVR firmware files. The new Oculus device was by the way another piece of hardware that was by chance “leaked” in a timely way so that to excite everyone for Facebook Connect 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

Thanks Yves-Marie Poirier and Simptaro for the tip!). We need at least 2 new hardware versions in my opinion to reach that stage. In return for your effort, you will enter prize draws for a chance to win $500 towards your AR/VR project, a $100 Amazon voucher, $30 Gumroad ebook of your choice, swag, and more. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Steam VR stats have been pretty negative in September The Steam hardware survey for September 2023 was very negative for VR. A video helps us in taking a decision Funny link At the end of the day, everyone loves Snoop Funny link Quest 3 is already the best selling PlayStation 5 headset on Amazon! Wait, what???

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More info Simula VR headset delayed to 2024 Simula VR, the VR headset for productivity featuring a Linux operating system, is having some delays due to a lack of funding. This is not a strange situation given the bad economic conditions we are in. The headset is now expected to ship in 2024.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Each Quest Pro also comes with a pair of stylus tips that can be attached to the bottom of each Touch Pro controller to offer more realistic writing and drawing in VR. Productivity apps such as Immersed also benefit from the new hardware by allowing you access to multiple desktop monitors in mixed reality.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

‘Tips for Setting Up a Killer VR Room’ Firstly, they discuss sensors. One tip is that it might be a good idea to use USB 2.0 In addition, they also recommend some USB and HDMI extension cables for the Rift headset, and suggest wall tripod mounts from Amazon marketplace or to go the 3D-printing route.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

While it isn’t difficult to get excited about virtual reality, many people have not jumped onboard yet by setting themselves up with VR-capable hardware. This isn’t out of preference, per se, more a case of availability on Amazon. GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB. For this VR PC build, we’ve selected an OEM GTX 1060 6GB.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

It’s important to remember that every VR device fits one of three categories: mobile (meaning it uses the user’s smartphone to produce its virtual world), tethered (meaning the device must be hooked up to a PC or console) or more recently, “all-in-one” (meaning the computing hardware is built into the headset itself). from Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

We have no clue of when it will be released, but if you remember, last week Youtuber Eric For President revealed that some sources of his talk about a September reveal for the “VR hardware we want” from Facebook. Some reviews of VR hardware. If you love technical hardware details about XR devices, I recommend you read this article!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Don’t take this as sure news (Thanks Niclas Johansson for the tip!); Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites. Or maybe Amazon and Facebook are negotiating about the revenue share? I tried contacting Amazon and Facebook people to ask about this… let’s see if they reply. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

These are the most important points he said, IMHO: Immersed, like Bigscreen, is entering the hardware field because there is no ideal headset for the productivity use case, and the major XR manufacturers are not caring enough to produce a device for it, because they have other priorities.

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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. It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Beat Games).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It works connected to a phone, and while it doesn’t have any kind of tracking embedded, for tasks like watching Netflix it can be very useful (Thanks David for the tip); Amazon has announced the Echo Frames, its smart glasses that let you speak with Alexa. What a weird decision…). Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 2, 2024

As demand for intelligent and spatial computing increases, businesses need hardware that supports high amounts of memory. Many investors believe we’re only at the tip of the iceberg regarding AI demand. AMD also said it plans on growing its momentum with other AI software and hardware partners. Why is Nvidia Stock Going Up?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

After NVIDIA’s announcement, also another hardware manufacturer like Cisco has confirmed that chip shortages are going to last for many months, and probably we’ll have problems throughout 2021. Amazon is opening its AR Beauty Salon. Chip shortages are going to continue throughout 2021. News worth a mention. Image by HTC Vive).

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Here’s a pair of North glasses, here’s all the hardware. Here’s AR. Alan: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Here’s a pair of North glasses, here’s all the hardware. Here’s AR. Alan: All right.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). Thanks to the control of software and hardware, Apple is far ahead of all the Android systems for what concerns AR , something that many experts (like Robert Scoble) already forecasted years ago. If you’re interested in these devices, have a look at Amazon and Oculus websites. Apple ARKit 3.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation. In the latest hardware survey, Oculus still owns around 50% of the headset market among Steam users. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest selling more than Switch). More info (Oculus cross-buy games list).

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NVidia VR

MARCH 18, 2024

Accelerated computing has reached the tipping point — general purpose computing has run out of steam,” Huang told more than 11,000 GTC attendees gathered in-person — and many tens of thousands more online — for his keynote address at Silicon Valley’s cavernous SAP Center arena. The industry has already embraced Blackwell.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

That includes lots of moving parts and sub-sectors including consumer, enterprise, hardware, software, advertising and AR commerce enablement (full list of inclusions here ). A tipping point will be followed by accelerated adoption, similar to last decade’s enterprise smartphone adoption. billion last year to $27.4

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (CCS Insights) More info (Strategy Analytics) More info (XRDC Report). Thanks David for the tip). Thanks Eloi for the tip). Amazon thinks using AR for its delivery agents.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recently, Valve announced delays to their new Steam Deck handheld, whilst Megadodo Games announced a delayed, limited production run of their DecaGear before leaving the hardware market completely. I considered the Valve Index controllers a very reasonable price at £129.50

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

The price should be aggressive, exactly like the one of the Pico Neo 3 Link , with Bytedance subsidizing the hardware costs with its ads business on TikTok/Douyin. This can be huge because we all know that XR must be tried before people can buy it , so Meta NEEDS having places where people can try and buy its hardware. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It makes sense for Samsung, which is great in manufacturing hardware, to partner with Microsoft , that is doing a good job in creating a platform for XR, to compete with the other companies. Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Learn more. Some XR fun. Some) VR Youtubers in a nutshell Funny link.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that’s one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it’s like the promise of Amazon is like we’ll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it’s sort of like the tip of the spear for us. And now we’ve seen the prices come down on the hardware.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that’s one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it’s like the promise of Amazon is like we’ll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it’s sort of like the tip of the spear for us. And now we’ve seen the prices come down on the hardware.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And that's one of those things that was always sort of the thing we always wanted to be able to do, it's like the promise of Amazon is like we'll sell something that nobody has to touch. But again, it's sort of like the tip of the spear for us. And now we've seen the prices come down on the hardware. Alan: All right.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it’s because of companies like Amazon that are out there, and everybody’s buying online and using FedEx as the logistics partner. See, these companies aren’t all rolling over to Amazon, frankly. So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. That’s an amazing use case. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it’s because of companies like Amazon that are out there, and everybody’s buying online and using FedEx as the logistics partner. See, these companies aren’t all rolling over to Amazon, frankly. So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. That’s an amazing use case. Alan: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Quest 2 recalled from Amazon EU for skin irritation issue. The mystery of the Quest 2 disappeared from Amazon EU websites has been solved: the materials on the Quest 2 facemask caused irritations of the skin to a very little percentage of people , and so the sales have been suspended. News worth a mention. Image by Facebook).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

And it's because of companies like Amazon that are out there, and everybody's buying online and using FedEx as the logistics partner. See, these companies aren't all rolling over to Amazon, frankly. So one of the backbones of any hardware product is software. But there's a lot of brick and mortars, if you think about it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. After so many years, finally VR is reaching its tipping point where one platform will reach the 10 million sold units, which is considered as a magic number for a healthy ecosystem. Some headset surprise?

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