The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is probably going to announce Vive Flow. With a surprise move, HTC Vive has started teasing the launch of a new product. The company has set up a virtual event on the platform ENGAGE (of which HTC is an investor) for October, 14th 2021 at 8 am PDT. Apple Maps are going AR. Image by IGN).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More info (Oculus Quest 2 tips & tricks) More info (How to activate 90Hz) More info (Top 15 free apps to download on Quest 2) More info (The best paid games and apps to download on Quest 2). Apple launches iPhone 12, Pro models have Lidar sensor. I’ll link you some of them here below. My favorite one?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

And these experiments about wireless headsets make us think that Valve is investigating the possibility of making the Index wireless (or even better, standalone), a feature that many users have asked for. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. Nreal Light is on sale in Germany.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

French startup Lynx has finally unveiled the R1, the first mixed reality standalone headset. While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

They could build together something that could seriously compete with Facebook and Apple: let’s keep an eye on them. Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware. With a tweet, HTC has just teased the upcoming launch of a new device. This makes me estimate sales in the 200–250K order of magnitude.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There is no official confirmation on this, and I hope to be wrong because having to use earphones would be a big hit to its comfort Release date and price : of course the release date (will it come before or after an Apple headset?) Apple headset is rumored to be announced this year. and price (will it be affordable for PS5 users?)

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Oculus and HTC), there were some cases when this sensor could actually prove to be very useful for some experiments. What a time to be alive!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!), Image by Ray-Ban).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip). Other relevant news. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

This would mean that it has sold more than Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, and HTC Vive Focus all together. Apple may be working on an MR visor. The same Scoble warns us that Apple works every time on many internal projects, so this visor could never see the light. Thanks Eloi Gerard for the tip!).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

BUT today is the day of the WWDC, and who knows if Apple will tease something about AR glasses. A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

thanks Alessio for the tip!). Apple ARKit 3.5 It is no mystery that Apple is currently the best mobile augmented reality company, and the latest update to ARKit confirms this. I really can’t wait to see the Apple AR glasses…. More info (GTC going digital) More info (NVIDIA develops cheap eye-tracking).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2023

Image by HTC Vive). HTC’s new headset may be called Vive XR Elite. Thanks to the support of the community member Inscothen, I have discovered that the Korean website of HTC may have leaked the info about the upcoming headset that the company should unveil at this CES. Meta bought Luxecel, Apple Limbak. Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Today Tilt Five is launching its Kickstarter campaign for its innovative augmented reality glasses for tabletop gaming. I know it’s not your first rodeo with augmented reality…) ( 0:36 ). That’s where I got started with augmented reality. Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. How is Apple going to sell this headset?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. Internal iOS 13 code seems to point at Apple AR glasses. It’s time for some amazing VR news, isn’t it? Who knows.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

The output of the high-resolution display is moved where the user is looking at, offering an unprecedent clarity in augmented reality. Image by HTC). After some weeks of silence, HTC has started again to rise the hype for its upcoming flagship PC VR headset, the Vive Cosmos. Apple is working on AR/VR.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Within the program, the profile is mimicked on the user’s avatar but is instead used as an augmented reality device with a heads up display.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! And it feels weird that HTC hasn’t fixed such a cheap little component that was already faulty on the original Vive.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Thanks to Rob Cole for the tip). for its mixed-reality video solution for VR applications.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We're gonna be talking about digital literacy, the virtual/augmented reality platforms, and the question on everybody's mind: What are the key barriers to adopting VR and AR in schools and how to overcome them? You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 24, 2022

No grey zones like HTC did in the past. Apple headset will not be focused on gaming. A new report seems to suggest that the upcoming Apple headset won’t be focused on gaming at all. For sure mixed reality should be big with this headset because this device is being released in preparation for the future Apple AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 24, 2022

The new update for Oculus Quest brings with it some interesting features, like the tracking of the Apple Magic Keyboard, some updates to the UI, and a new menu for hand tracking. HTC discounts its headsets. HTC has started a good discount on its headsets that will last until the end of the month.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. Thanks David for the tip). Thanks Eloi for the tip).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Apple is entering the XR field, and Facebook is currently dominating the VR market. Apple headset may be very lightweight. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming Apple visor should weigh around 3–400g, which is much lighter than current headsets on the market, including the Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

More info (Asgard’s Wrath review on Road To VR) More info (Asgard’s Wrath review on Upload VR) More info (Asgard’s Wrath tips by Upload VR) More info (Asgard’s Wrath original multiplayer mode) More info (How Asgard’s Wrath work with Revive) More info (Behind the scenes of Asgard’s Wrath). Apple AR glasses may come in early 2020.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Globally only China has really experienced adoption at scale for VR and while I am not personally aware of what the market looks like in China, I have trusted friends from companies such as HTC who inform me that VR technology is widespread in that market.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

HTC has launched a new headset, we have another confirmation of Apple glasses, we read about the first hands-on on Kura glasses, and many other things have happened! Image by HTC). HTC launches the Cosmos at $699. HTC has finally launched the HTC Vive Cosmos , its new flagship headset. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. In an interview with a Chinese magazine, HTC China (Mister) President Alvin Graylin has stated that in his opinion, Facebook may lose at least $100-$200 for each sold Oculus Quest 2 device. Top news of the week. Image by Snap).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

The predictions by John Riccitiello are proving to become reality. 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. It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset.

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