Road to VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Although Sony doesn’t make specific mention in the bundle’s announcement of which PSVR headset is present, as the company is selling both the launch-era headset (CUH-ZVR1) and the latest hardware refresh (CUH-ZVR2) contemporaneously, a close inspection of the box reveals what appears to be the updated version.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

NVMe SSD series, officially licensed for Sony's current-generation gaming console. Unlike Microsoft, which uses a proprietary SSD expansion card for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Sony opted to employ a standard M.2 Sony recently deployed a software update for the PlayStation 5 to support 8 TB SSDs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 16, 2017

As one of the earliest developers of the PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset and having worked on countless other peripherals for the company, Sony’s Richard Marks knows a lot about futuristic tech. “There’s no limit to the things that we can do with software, right? ” Boom!

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Oculus has a few deals on both hardware and software for new and existing customers alike. Oculus Rift S – £349 GBP/$349 USD – Saving £50/$50 – Oculus Store , Amazon , Walmart. Oculus Go – 32GB £149 / 64GB £199 – Saving £50 – Oculus Store , Amazon , Walmart. Deal ends 31st January 2020.

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GizModo VR

JULY 7, 2022

Want to feel nostalgic for your DVD collection? Well, if you think that buying that movie on your digital platform means you have access to that content in perpetuity, you might need to think again. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Project Morpheus prototype | Photo courtesy Sony. SEE ALSO On the Hunt for VR's Killer App with Sony's Head of PlayStation Magic Lab, Richard Marks. The post Sony’s Richard Marks Expects Natural Voice Input to Play Major Role in VR’s Future appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2018

” Very few major manufacturers have released sales data on their VR headsets, with Sony being the exception when they said that PSVR had already sold over 2 million units back in December 2017. Amazon does provide a good watermark for how any given product is faring, but it’s not everything, HTC says.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 5, 2021

Amazon has officially launched IMDb TV for iOS and Android mobile devices, meaning users can now access the platform’s free, ad-supported catalog of popular TV shows and Amazon originals on the go. Read more.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 27, 2023

Recently, Microsoft and Amazon cut back roughly 10,000 employees, and Meta dismissed approximately 11,000 people. The decision comes following the aforementioned layoffs at Microsoft, which greatly affected its mixed reality (MR) software and hardware divisions. Altspace VR is officially closing its doors on March 10, 2023.

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GizModo VR

MAY 9, 2022

The company will reportedly release a streaming stick—described by VentureBeat as possibly resembling an Amazon Fire Stick or Roku-like Puck—that would remove the need to buy a console, a barrier to entry… Read more. Microsoft could soon remove the biggest barrier standing between gamers and its popular Xbox Cloud Gaming service.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Apple and Sony have brilliant scientists talking and working with open-minded product and designer teams. Example for end-user focus : Sony is using 2 classes of haptics actuators in their dual sense controller. The trends indicate the increase of unique spending for each actuator, with no projection for software and content.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

To set up your experience, you’ll need to install the Gear VR software on your phone by inserting your phone into the front of the headset and following the onscreen instructions. Sony Playstation VR. from Amazon. Vive’s setup software will also download Steam onto your computer. Detailed instructions are available here.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

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. For example, in 2019, Amazon extended Alexa features to pair with headphones and earbuds. Embedded Software.

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VRWorld

MAY 28, 2018

The likes of Facebook, Alphabet and Sony are all investing billions in virtual reality, while software providers in the gaming industry. For Amazon, it was a chance to flex their muscles and encourage other services and business sectors to consider them for similar opportunities.

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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. Image by Sony). Apart from talents, the other sector in which Meta & Co.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). I like everything that we know on the PSVR 2 device because it is visible that Sony Interactive Entertainment is putting a lot of effort into releasing a high-quality headset that is on par with what the competition is offering. Oculus Quest 2 has disappeared from all Amazon EU websites.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. Max Preussner was a senior software engineer for Epic Games. Sony has done an amazing job with the PSVR and is headed towards 4 million units sold.

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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

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

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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

On the software side, HTC has just launched in China Vive Sync , a solution for remote meetings in VR that may help a lot the Chinese people that are forced to work from home. Blogger Tom Ffiske, that writes on Virtual Perceptions, has decided to write a very good book about AR and VR technologies and it is becoming pretty popular on Amazon.

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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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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Luckily there will be the “free software consultancy” Igalia that will carry on the project, with its open-source browser Wolvic , which is based on Firefox Reality code. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. More info (Sony acquires Bungie) More info (Sony may acquire Capcom). Mozilla shuts down Firefox Reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This also includes Amazon Polly, Mixamo, Apple’s ARKit, and many more. Additional Didimo clients include Sony, Atom Stars, Soleil Game Studios, NOS Communications, Ceek, and many more. The latter company is also a partner of Sony, which is a client of Didimo’s XR solutions and services.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It is also a defensive, move that makes it avoid the loss of its partners, as it has happened with Insomniac Studio that has just been acquired by Sony. affiliate link) More info (Quest on Amazon? affiliate link) More info (Quest on Amazon?—?affiliate affiliate link) More info (Pimax 5K+ on Amazon?—?affiliate

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

A game engine is a piece of software, it does a lot of things in real time. That's the software on which you can build a game like Fortnite, or you can build a car configurator. So where this lower layer of software comes as a bunch of tools. But that multi-user capability, which is not very common in desktop software.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

A game engine is a piece of software, it does a lot of things in real time. That's the software on which you can build a game like Fortnite, or you can build a car configurator. So where this lower layer of software comes as a bunch of tools. But that multi-user capability, which is not very common in desktop software.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

A game engine is a piece of software, it does a lot of things in real time. That's the software on which you can build a game like Fortnite, or you can build a car configurator. So where this lower layer of software comes as a bunch of tools. But that multi-user capability, which is not very common in desktop software.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 20, 2021

For a platform long heralded for being open and promoting choice, the tea spilled from the unredacted documents presented in the Epic v. Google case reveals the search giant has an anti-competitive side. Read more.

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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. The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system. After purchasing another active USB 2.0

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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. Stormland’s Innovative Open World and Developer Acquisition by Sony. And if you happen to have a gaming PC anyway, Quest also doubles as a PC VR headset. The big question is when.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2019

The main specifications of the Rift S are: Display resolution : 1,280 × 1,440 per eye Display type : LCD Refresh-rate : 80 Hz FOV : slightly larger than Rift CV 1 IPD Adjustment : only via software Tracking : inside-out with 5 cameras Connection : 1x USB 3.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 and 65.5mm and may vary for people outside this interval.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 21, 2021

A sale on outdoor power tools and on a 40-pack of KN95 Masks lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 18, 2021

MacBook Air and Newegg PC game sale lead Thursday’s best deals. Read 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. Now, the deeper question is: will software developers see them as separate, or the same? The tech industry is gearing up for a new paradigm shift.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 19, 2021

A 10th Gen Intel Core i7 and Xbox digital game sale lead Friday’s best deals. Read more.

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