Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Now, in an interview with Good Morning America ( as reported by Vanity Fair ), Tim Cook has stated that, in his (and therefore Apple’s) opinion, virtual reality as he sees it is far less attractive to consumers than its close relative augmented reality. But then, that’s what they do best.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

North America continues to have the largest share of the VR market, but the Asia-Pacific market will expand the most, with India, China, Japan, and South Korea experiencing the highest demand for mounted gaming device screens. If you’re wondering what the Oculus Rift is, it’s a solid step into VR gaming and its immersive nature.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2022

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Here they are… Usage Milestones - Gorilla Tag hits 1.5 Oculus Quest 2 grows to 35 percent of SteamVR headset usage. But demand remains strong.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

VR headset manufacturer Pico has long been dedicated to enterprise in North America. All Snobal Cloud computing resources are hosted in AWS cloud, with access to its data encryption capabilities.”. The Snobal partnership should be seen more in the context of this progression than as a response to Oculus. “We Meet Snobal.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 14, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and CEO of Nintendo of America, is clearly no fan of Facebook and its recent push into VR with the metaverse. “They have either acquired interesting things like Oculus and Instagram, or they’ve been a fast follower of people’s ideas.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! To maximize power and thermal efficiency, the chip is actually split into three processing units: AR Processor, co-processor, and connectivity. AR2 will really make the AR sector take a big step forward, enabling lightweight wireless glasses. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Originally started in 2015 as a traveling VR film festival spanning 10 cities in North America, Kaleidoscope has really come into its own this year. Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Many companies are waiting for HoloLens 2, since it is a device that can be very useful to create enterprise applications, especially in the maintenance sector. (PS PS Contact me if you need someone to develop for you some AR enterprise applications!). Other relevant news. exits beta stage.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With Frogworld , the first public NatureSims™ VR prototype, now available on Oculus and Steam, I am turning back to the project that first inspired me to start along this path. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3. the year of AR glasses?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2018

vTime , the company behind the titular social VR app, today announced the studio is making a strategic expansion into North America with the opening of its San Francisco office. vTime now supports Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, as well as non-VR modes through Android and iOS.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Trendy AR glasses.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2019

The strange-looking headset features four separate cameras and a pair of motion controllers baring a slight resemblance to the Oculus Touch system. Acording to General Manager of HTC Vive America, Dan O’Brien, the device is powered by PC, but teased possible mobile functionality.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

Facebook frenzy: new 360 app + live streaming in VR + voice search, our Avegant future looks like Star Trek, ZeniMax and Oculus: the plot thickens, VR companies grew 40% in 2016, investment & funding wrapup, and more… FACEBOOK FRENZY: NEW 360 APP + LIVE STREAMING + VOICE SEARCH. ZENIMAX AND OCULUS: THE PLOT THICKENS.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 31, 2019

Facebook’s Oculus Quest launched this past May, creating more interest in VR than ever and serious momentum across the consumer market. As hardware, content, and mobility improve, more and more people are exploring the latest and greatest innovations in VR. Image courtesy The AR Show.). What are you expecting from VR in 2020?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) is one of four key forms of immersion, with others including augmented, mixed, and extended reality (AR/MR/XR). In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. The sector is estimated to reach a value of roughly $57.55

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Meta is finally rolling out Horizon Worlds outside of North America. Participate in the AR/VR Survey and win prizes. News worth a mention. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2017

One of the first in a line of Windows Holographic powered immersive devices, Lenovo’s first mixed reality headset will be here in time for US “back to school”, according to Lenovo’s North America VP of Consumer Products Mike Abary.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds. It was actually an AR device which overlayed wire-frame graphics on physical environments.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

North America will be the fastest growing market as it reach $403M this year. However, the report did lump together Pokémon GO, which earned 96% of all AR software revenue in 2016, and MR devices like the Microsoft HoloLens proving not yet ready for consumers.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based AR studio ARwall has expanded with the addition of senior-level talent and entertainment industry advisors well known for their expertise in design, engineering, and XR. Mosco has held notable positions at Apple, Facebook, and Oculus.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

Back in 2016, Oculus’s chief scientist Michael Abrash predicted that within five years, VR headsets would have a monocular 4K resolution and 140-degree FoV. The company also plans to open customer service centers in North America and Europe customers, with a U.S. based support center due to open in March 2019.

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Cats and VR

JULY 31, 2018

ARVORE, the immersive storytelling VR/AR company today announced the launch of long-awaited virtual reality game Pixel Ripped 1989.The The critically-acclaimed game is available on PlayStation VR (North America), Oculus Rift and HTC Vive for a limited time launch discount of $19.99, saving a total of 20% off of the full $24.99

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2020

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival has brought us some of the most interesting VR and AR projects we’ve ever seen on the festival circuit. Viewing the action from a fleet of Oculus Quest headsets, each of us in attendance was represented in-headset as thin white lines. So we are looking at U.S. Image Credit: National Theatre. “So

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. This acquisition is relevant for AR/VR because ARM designs power also all the standalone VR headsets like the Quest 2 or the Vive Focus Plus. What will this mean in the long run for NVIDIA?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

billion, predominantly in North America. Although MR hardware costs are still relatively expensive, as hardware innovation continues, the space will become more accessible. Instead, people everywhere are beginning to demand more virtual world integration into their physical environments. The Future of Mixed Reality.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Teaming up with Oculus and ESL, Intel declared the world’s first virtual reality eSports league — with a prize pool of $200K. If you want to get a piece of that sweet cash, start practicing: the two featured multiplayer games are The Unspoken from Insomniac Games and Echo Arena from Ready at Dawn. 5 TECH TITANS BULLISH ON AR.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2021

The VR/AR Association held their annual Global Summit for North America from June 2 through 4. We will have an audience of thousands of people in attendance,” VR/AR Association Global Director, Kris Kolo, said during opening remarks. “We We are thrilled to have you here with our hundreds of speakers and presenters.”.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Today's guest, Lance Anderson of Lance-AR, got tired of seeing so many XR providers only help clients achieve their stated ROI goals, then leaving them to their own devices to scale. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. That's why Lance-AR came about. Those two are dichotomous.

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Peter Graham

JULY 26, 2019

While America seems to be the hub for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content – a great deal of news comes from there anyway – one country that’s wholeheartedly embraced these technologies is South Korea. For further VR/AR updates from around the world, keep reading VRFocus.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. It’s a tie: both of them are comfortable.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So how many would you estimate are using the 5G network with 5G devices? Alan: Wow, that's way far ahead of North America. And the interesting thing is that many Korean customers are more satisfied with videos, rather than games. Joonmo: You mean something like the Nreal AR glasses, or something like that?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

So how many would you estimate are using the 5G network with 5G devices? Alan: Wow, that's way far ahead of North America. And the interesting thing is that many Korean customers are more satisfied with videos, rather than games. Joonmo: You mean something like the Nreal AR glasses, or something like that?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida.

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The tool allows users to build cross-platform 3D experiences which can be viewed in browsers or VR/AR devices. Bank of America is bringing VR instruction to its 4,000 banks. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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