The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. Well played Apple. More info (Speculation on PSVR2 inside-out tracking) More info (Another interview teasing PSVR2 in 2021). supports VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Will a little startup be able to beat the big behemoths like Apple and Facebook? Here you are the integral interview that I had with Kelly Peng, asking her everything from Kura to the differences between the US and China (Kelly comes from Xi’an), not to mention her life as a startupper. Video interview With Kura’s Kelly Peng.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It’s good news by the way that there is continuous IPD adjustment (and with a wider range than before) and that thanks to eye tracking sensors, the headset can tell you if you have positioned it well on your head. There is also an eye-relief dial, so you can put the lenses very close to your eyes, for added field of view.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. According to an evidence presented by Epic Games, Apple has not only removed Fortnite from the Apple Store, but it has also revoked the status of developer to Epic Games. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. Dubbed XREAL Air 2 , it comes with a standard and a Pro version.

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. The glasses use eye-tracking sensors to gather “gaze information of the user in order to improve the quality of content provided for rendering on the head-mounted display.”. The highest number of VR and AR patents have been filed in the United States, followed by China and Europe.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Yesterday was Chinese Lanterns’ Festival… my best wishes to you all, especially a big hug to all people that are still in China and are living very hard times… ??! And the fact that it features AR and eye tracking is for sure awesome. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Do you want to discover them with me?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

If you were wondering, my journey to China has gone pretty well and many people liked HitMotion at WCVRI. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft wants to play safe, though, so it is now launching it only in two small countries , so that to identify possible problems only in a small subset of the worldwide population before the big launch.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

A worker wearing HoloLens 2 (Image by Microsoft). Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. Maybe with eye-tracking, AI, 5G connection, and a battery that lasts all day.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. VALVE’S R&D IN EYE-TRACKING TO INCREASE. DOES APPLE HAVE 1000+ ENGINEERS WORKING ON AR IN ISRAEL?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Or better, I can imagine who can be the names and they are all the big monoliths: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon , etc… Only companies of this size could afford selling a good headset under cost and at the same time attract enough developers to publish VR games on their own new stores. China will try to change gear.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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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. This proves the value of eye-tracking and its implementation inside PSVR 2. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

Microsoft has just released its OpenXR implementation, while other companies like Oculus and Epic Games are still working on theirs, and they will be released soon. Apple is working on AR/VR. Some weeks ago, a report told that Apple had stopped working on its AR glasses. News worth a mention. Image by Hello Games).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Certainly if you look at the Microsoft Dynamics line of mixed reality products that we brought out.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Certainly if you look at the Microsoft Dynamics line of mixed reality products that we brought out.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Is Apple partnering with Valve on AR? A report by DigiTimes claims that Apple is partnering with Valve for the production of its AR glasses. The news would be incredible: Apple is a company that knows how to create something usable and cool to see, while Valve has a long expertise in experimenting with AR and VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. This means that if you develop an experience using OpenXR, you can run it on Oculus, SteamVR, and Microsoft runtimes with no modification. The Verge).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). The Neo 2 may not be sexy as the Quest, but it is more powerful (thanks to the Snapdragon 845), has a crisper resolution , and in the “Eye” version, it also features embedded eye tracking.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Right now, China is kind of leading the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Right now, China is kind of leading the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. And Apple also earlier this year acquired NextVR, which-- that company has all the licensing rights to real-time capture in 360 of NASCAR, and NBA, and all of the other sports. Right now, China is kind of leading the way.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. Our guest today, Jacob, has also been a partner at Samsung NEXT.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. After he gave his TED Talk on it, there's interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

The problem is that we had no idea about the release date for us western people because the device had been announced and released only in China. But we also know that when in VR, most people just look forward with their eyes. people walking around), so I don't have an apples-to-apples comparison against Santa Cruz.

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