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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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Apple and Samsung Smartphones. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. It comes packed with a pair of motion-tracking controllers and two room-scale sensors. Gear VR Controller. Daydream Controller. Not supported. Not supported. Host device.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

Facebook has lifted the embargo on Horizon and so we have started seeing the first reviews and videos about it. Apple acquires startup SPACES. What is sure is that Apple continues to slowly build its AR and VR technology, so that one day it could come out with something amazing. Other relevant news. Image by Facebook).

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. So, you think Apple Apple would do this?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. So, you think Apple Apple would do this?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. So we're still one of the last, larger independent tech blogs.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Dean: Yeah, I was sort of a traditional newspaper and magazine journalist for a long time, and then, when the web came along and people started podcasting and blogging, I looked around and felt like it was less of a risk to go try something new than it was to stay at a newspaper. So, you think Apple Apple would do this?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Furthermore, Valve already teased that it was working a new headset in a recent video showing all the iterations of Vive, where at the end it was possible to see Gabe Newell wearing a very strange prototype… What is portrayed in the photos? There are some semi-disassembled VR headsets that are under assistance.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

But it seems like Lenovo’s interests aren’t just tied to hardware; they also hinted at an “AR platform” on their blog post. Hardware infrastructure and software developer tools from big players like Apple (ARKit) and Facebook (Camera Effects platform) directly contributed to a huge surge in interest in augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

I still can’t believe this… some years ago I even thought 10K was an impossible target for me… in the end, I’m just a guy writing technical walls of text, publishing badly edited Youtube videos, and making jokes about porn in VR… but here I am with 20,000 written next to the count of my followers. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify.

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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. This is a good idea, even if I have some embarrassing memories of when I let someone else use my GearVR headset, and he kept seeing my phone notifications Ability to record your voice when you shoot videos inside the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Even if there hasn’t been any GDC, Oculus has made its related announcements online , via various blog posts. 90% of people getting a Quest for Christmas are new users for VR; Facebook has released 3 videos related to the 3 talks that it should have performed at GDC. Oculus has made its GDC announcements. Yes, Android, Google.

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