XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2023

Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset is set to delay again amid its upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) from 5 to 9 June, a series of tweets has found this week. Reports have revealed that this may block Apple from unveiling the device at the key event.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Raymond Pao, VP of HTC VR New Technology, is now GM of North Asia. Paul Brown, GM of HTC VIVE Europe, is now GM of HTC Europe. Considering HTC recently sold off much of its smartphone team to Google in a $1.1 Considering HTC recently sold off much of its smartphone team to Google in a $1.1 Chen(???),

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2020

However, the challenge at that time was that the technology wasn’t easy to use or implement. From exotic locations across the Caribbean and Europe to Asia, KaviAR Gate is an inviting and inspiring app that anyone can download and use to take a virtual vacation.” . Cities can leverage the technology to set warnings and street signs.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. This is the 150th Week Peek!

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Using OpenStreetMap alongside Google Maps, the app revealed a secret digital battlefield that existed over the real-world, allowing a small, but dedicated community of players to duke it out in digital turf wars. Ingress Prime is available now on the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Image Credit: Niantic .

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

Earlier in this series, we examined Google’s ambitions to create more direct user touchpoints (literally) that drive revenue-generating search by voice, visual and text. The story is similar for Amazon , Microsoft and Bose (kind of), and the 800-pound gorilla in wearables, Apple. Fully Actualized. Sacred Territory.

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AR Insider

JUNE 1, 2021

The other main goal for Snap Spectacles is to acclimate the world to technology that you wear on your face. Because this is sacred territory and others have failed (such as Google Glass), it will be all about thoughtful and gradual approaches to ease consumers in. Sacred Territory.

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ARPost

MAY 5, 2021

The event was attended by representatives from over 70 universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and was attended by representatives from dozens of companies providing VR and AR education solutions. You’re not seeing the stores in the same way that Apple and Google have their app stores,” said Moynihan.

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ARVR

JANUARY 22, 2021

Charlie Tango The Netflix movie ANON is a great showcase of one possible AR enhanced future 2021 already looks to be a year full of technological breakthroughs. As in earlier years, I have curated the most interesting and pressing technological trends for the year to come. But they got acquired by Google, so they´re gone for now.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The article ends with Facebook claiming that it cares about privacy, and wants to discuss the topics of privacy, security, and safety of this technology with all the community. As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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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. This headset should feature pancake lenses, mixed reality capabilities, and micro-LED displays by Raxium , a startup owned by Google. And its latest update, dubbed the “Mixed Reality 2.0

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

This makes sense when we consider the number of leading AR tech companies in the US space, from Google to Microsoft. While Europe is also poised for significant growth in the years ahead, the APAC region is expected to deliver the most potential for the AR industry, according to most industry reports.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 14, 2023

With grand forecasts, enterprise and consumer end-users are interested in XR technologies, and various firms are reacting to this demand. As Apple works towards the Vision Pro and Meta preparing this Connect event in September, XR’s presence looks to grow in enterprise and beyond.

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ARVR

JUNE 7, 2021

Sacred Territory The other main goal for Snap Spectacles is to acclimate the world to technology that you wear on your face. Because this is sacred territory and others have failed (such as Google Glass), it will be all about thoughtful and gradual approaches to ease consumers in.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By the way, today I travel to Lisbon to attend AWE Europe, where I will be the moderator of a panel about sustainability in XR and Web3. Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple headset. Ahah I love the nonsense of the rumors about Apple! Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The technology can be so powerful, but it must be used the right way. Facebook acquires Scape Technologies. With a surprise move, Facebook has acquired UK startup Scape Technologies , ramping up the AR Cloud Wars. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase.

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ARPost

APRIL 29, 2021

There are two premium price tiers with additional affordances, but there is also a free model with an easy sign-in using a Microsoft, Google, or Apple account or with a private email. While Spatial did take that award, the year before that the Polish startup was honored as the Best Innovation Initiative by Emerge Europe.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The first time I tried the HoloLens I knew I was experiencing the first generation of a game-changing technology. One of the more surprising announcements during the presentation, Spatial Anchors serve as a way to share three-dimensional images compatible with Apple’s ARKit as well as Google’s ARCore. CSA Z94.3,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This reflects actions taken at Google, Snap, Microsoft, and Apple over the last few months regarding their respective smart glass offerings. Meta’s latest shift with the Quest Pro aims to reclaim its market share in the enterprise space by rapidly building fresh use cases for MR technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Apple Maps are going AR. iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering. Even if Apple has not released its glasses yet, it is building a strong AR ecosystem that will be very valuable when its hardware will be out. NASA is using AR/VR on ISS.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Acer hasn’t announced the reason why it has taken this decision, but it has commented the news reassuring everyone that Acer is not abandoning XR, and it will continue exploring the technology. Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. Apple now lets add you add “buy” button to AR Quick Look. Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. I know it may sound weird to you, but we have new rumors on Apple headsets and also about the future Meta Project Cambria and Quest 3. Regarding Apple, the super-reliable analysts have stated that the headset may feature three displays because just two are for losers. Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Visualix is hard at work building that stage with their street mapping technology, which will one day help make everything from digital maps to Pokémon Go a whole lot better. Co-CEOs Michael Bucko and Darius Pajouh drop in to discuss their technology with Alan. What are some of the use cases for this technology? Darius: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Visualix is hard at work building that stage with their street mapping technology, which will one day help make everything from digital maps to Pokémon Go a whole lot better. Co-CEOs Michael Bucko and Darius Pajouh drop in to discuss their technology with Alan. What are some of the use cases for this technology? Darius: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2019

VR just passed the thorough of disillusionment and is here to stay thanks to investments in the AR/VR market by Facebook, Google and Apple. And a VR center owner can get kids familiar with the technology so they could return once they will grow up. What about technology? Millennials did the same with video games.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world. What is impressive is that using the technology acquired with another startup, which is The 8th Wall, Niantic has also teased that VPS will be available also for WebAR experiences. Pico launches Neo 3 Link in Europe.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Visualix is hard at work building that stage with their street mapping technology, which will one day help make everything from digital maps to Pokémon Go a whole lot better. Co-CEOs Michael Bucko and Darius Pajouh drop in to discuss their technology with Alan. What are some of the use cases for this technology? Darius: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Blogger Tom Ffiske, that writes on Virtual Perceptions, has decided to write a very good book about AR and VR technologies and it is becoming pretty popular on Amazon. I guess this technology may also have interesting applications for AR in the future.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware. OVR Technology is working to bring smell in VR. I hate this.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

If this may interest to you, here you are the link for the form to be filled (note: I’ve provided you the link for Europe… if you’re from UK, just substitute “eu” with “uk” in the address; if you are from US, use “us”, etc…). Vive Trackers 2.0 now on sale. Oculus Go showcased.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

It’s the money his company is spending to become the leader in the next technological platform , and if he succeeds, it’s actually money very well spent. Especially if it happens by hiring 10,000 people in Europe, so that it can apply stronger pressures on the EU about its data privacy rules. It makes totally sense.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Pico 4 is going to launch initially only in selected countries in Europe and Asia , so Meta can keep its leadership in the US, but the situation may change fast, so it’s better for Meta to tease a Quest 3 pretty soon. Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs. News worth a mention. Some interesting XR research project.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 7, 2023

These fears have been exacerbated further since Apple entered the fray with its Vision Pro headset (albeit sidestepping any reference to the metaverse.) This technological shift also involves new forms of global governance.” Google controls both sides of the #adtech market: sell & buy. If confirmed, this is illegal.

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