Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

A conversation could be coming to your home in the next five years and it is probably as unavoidable as those previous ones: Are you on a Meta Quest or do you have Apple Vision? Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. This is happening.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

While almost all non-Apple mobile devices run Android, it is also the backbone of many XR headsets.). At first, we were just building for the phone and porting to the glasses,” Lens Creator Alex Bradt told me when I got to demo Snap’s Spectacles at AWE. NVIDIA offers CloudXR that streams XR content to Android and Windows devices.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 2024 is here, and this month marked the end of a long, long wait for Apple’s Vision Pro. Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. Apple has already sold 200,000 devices in the first week, which is impressive.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there. No one from Magic Leap or nReal is authorized to talk about this topic, so I won’t address it here.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2022

It looks like Magic Leap is holding a barn burner of a sale on its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1, as the one-time $2,300 device can now be had for $550. As first reported by GMW3 , Magic Leap appears to be flushing excess stock of the 2018-era AR headset via the Amazon-owned online retailer Woot. .

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

EON Reality is excited to share our latest demo of EON’s new Configurable Avatars with @readyplayerme taking your learning experience to a whole new level! metaverse #metaversegeneration #avatar #readyplayerme #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality pic.twitter.com/qYHHIhvJam. — EON Reality (@EONRealityInc) May 11, 2022.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This is what video game giant Wargaming are hoping to prove when they start demoing their latest offering at Gamescom in Germany this week. Their first MR project used Google Tango and the Microsoft HoloLens to bring a rare digital tank from their game to a real-life exhibit at the Tank Museum at Bovington , UK. billion by 2022.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These have appeared across Google’s ARCore, Niantic’s Lightship AR developer kit (ARDK), Snap Lens, Meta’s Reality system, and Apple’s ARKit platforms, namely for smartphones. For example, Lenovo’s A3 and Magic Leap 2’s smart glasses are designed for prolonged use, low latency, and industrial environments.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. A piece of simple news, but a very important one, has hit the AR industry this week: Apple now lets companies add custom buttons (usually the “Buy” one) to AR Quick Look. Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. 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! VR is not only for enterprise.

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Charlie Fink

JUNE 7, 2019

It featured over 350 speakers, and over 250 exhibitors in 100,000-square-feet expo, including a 20,000-square-feet “Playground,” which featured AR and VR experiences from developers like Chicken Waffle and novel demos from manufacturers like RealMax.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Magic Leap One, the company’s long-awaited AR headset, has been out for a month now. ” At this point, it’s clear multiplayer AR is still in its (very) early infancy, with Apple updating their ARKit software only recently to include multiuser AR at its core.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

I had a chance to demo the Oculus Santa Cruz today at #gdc18 ! people walking around), so I don't have an apples-to-apples comparison against Santa Cruz. Magic Leap releases its SDK. We still haven’t seen a Magic Leap device , but at least now we can see its SDK. pic.twitter.com/DkJND4m0QX.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

At CES, the company has just provided some very simple demos. Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. It is also possible that Microsoft is suspending the shipping of the device until this problem gets solved.

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Robert Scoble

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Notice that Microsoft says its Hololens2 is for enterprise uses only, yet to demonstrate it they had a piano on stage. Microsoft is still overselling the technology. Well, it demos amazingly well and positions Microsoft as being an amazingly cool, futuristic, company. That’s the magic of augmented reality.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2017

SEE ALSO Exclusive: Meta 2 AR Demos Revealed in Full. While Meta has raised a considerable $73 million in venture capital to fund their ongoing development, giants like Microsoft, Magic Leap, and perhaps even Apple loom. Actually, the Meta 2 was not originally going to be the headset to follow the Meta 1.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Regarding the glasses, I have not big hopes for true AR glasses, but I think that thanks to Facebook and Apple, finally we’ll have some important smartglasses entering the market , making the mainstream think about wearing something on their face to enjoy notifications from the phone. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft).

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Upload VR

JANUARY 18, 2024

Turning Apple Vision Pro's Digital Crown is a bit like tuning your reality. Apple Watch owners will be familiar with the Digital Crown. On Apple Vision Pro, it is a dial on top that jogs you along the spectrum of immersion so quickly it feels like magic. Microsoft formally killed its PC VR platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This includes Varjo’s XR-2, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, Pico Interactive’s Pico 4 Enterprise, and Meta Platform’s Quest Pro. Also, Apple’s long-awaited headset is expected to release in 2023 , following ongoing revisions. Most recently, companies have begun unlocking potential use cases for XR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. This week, Facebook and Microsoft have released two interesting works from their R&D department. Well, that demo has turned into a paid application called Clipdrop. And it has now a free demo, so you can try it now! Learn more.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The demo described in the book finds the user riding a motorcycle down a Brooklyn street. You’ve seen some really compelling demos here,” Sergey Brin told the crowd. A collaboration with Valve, the product was introduced as a demo under the “SteamVR hardware system” banner at 2015’s GDC show.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most probably this announcement has been made to envision a future competition with Apple, bringing to XR the battle Android vs iOS (and Samsung vs Apple) that we already have on phones. I guess the purpose is to reassure its existing customers, to prevent them all from going to Magic Leap 2.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I think I even tried to get an interview with John Carmack, like, the day after he did a demo at E3. They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I think I even tried to get an interview with John Carmack, like, the day after he did a demo at E3. They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,

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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? We started talking with other professionals in the field, and they always kept saying to us “If Microsoft can’t do it, how can you do it?”. We have early internal units and demos at different iterations. What is the current status of the project?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I think I even tried to get an interview with John Carmack, like, the day after he did a demo at E3. They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. Alan: "HaptX."H-A-P-T-X,

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I think I even tried to get an interview with John Carmack, like, the day after he did a demo at E3. They found medical companies that were more interested in how precise those hand controllers could be, so they started doing demos, like a virtual catheter insertion and other kinds of medical training demos. Alan: “HaptX.”H-A-P-T-X,

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Anne-Marie: Well, the VR/AR Global Summit is going into its second year, and it is two days that are jam packed full of amazing industry speakers, workshops, speed dating, great events, amazing exhibits and demos. Anne-Marie: Oh, there’s so many great demos. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Anne-Marie: Well, the VR/AR Global Summit is going into its second year, and it is two days that are jam packed full of amazing industry speakers, workshops, speed dating, great events, amazing exhibits and demos. Anne-Marie: Oh, there’s so many great demos. Anne-Marie: Magic Leap’s doing a workshop.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Some of the biggest companies in tech – Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft – are making progress, but they’ve yet to deliver a product available at a consumer level. Almost every other AR headset, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 or Magic Leap 2, produces AR content by sending light directly through the lenses of the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

At Tilt Five, we designed a really clever system that only works on tabletop experiences but it has features that are just leaps and bounds above what the big Magic Leap or HoloLens type AR systems are. If a family can afford spending the money for 4 Magic Leap Ones, they can play this board game together (Image by Road To VR).

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