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. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

As it had promised on my blog last year , its cool Nreal Light AR glasses have finally arrived in Europe. It’s good to see this cool product finally arriving in Europe, not anymore as a devkit, but as a full-fledged product. Image by Microsoft). Volu lets you take volumetric videos with your smartphone.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The reserve pass-through cameras also enable Meta to take another direct shot at soon-to-be market competitor Apple; the firm is equally providing a reserve pass-through feature in its upcoming Vision Pro device. The impact of the Metaverse is real, and it’s happening today, right now. –

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2019

Microsoft HoloLens 2 patent. Augmented reality (AR) patents protect technological elements and pieces of data such as video, sound, and mapping technologies that enhance the real-world experience. The highest number of VR and AR patents have been filed in the United States, followed by China and Europe. WHAT IS A PATENT?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Nreal noticed that in some countries, users of Nreal Light AR glasses used the device just to watch video content on a big virtual screen , so it has understood that there is a market for this kind of device. Apple Maps are going AR. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. A list of good deals.

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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. Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. Apple MR headset may feature iris detection and legs tracking. A new week, a new set of rumors about the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Upload VR) More info (Some more info on its special lenses) More info (Launch keynote) More info (Video that explains this kind of lenses) More info (Feedback on this kind of lenses) More info (Stan Larroque talking about the success of the sales). Let’s hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

This means having AR and VR on the same device ; A 5G modem ; 8K videos playback at 60fps; Accelerated AI so that to be able to perform objects recognition and other cool stuff on the camera feed. Is this really what Apple wants? (Thanks Robert Scoble for this news!). Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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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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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. Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention. Watch the unboxing of nreal light.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

If we talk about compatible devices, we all have a smartphone that can do AR, we all have watched on some social media short video selfies with some AR effects on. This commercial video about Google Glasses led me to immersive realities. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Can this count as AR having become mainstream?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Pico launches Neo 3 Link in Europe. More info (Pico Neo 3 Link now available in Europe) More info (Pico Neo 3 Link launched at Laval Virtual). Apple may unveil RealityOS at WWDC. At the upcoming WWDC, Apple may unveil its operating system for XR glasses, dubbed RealityOS. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And its ads business is under a crossfire attack: on one front, Apple with its new data policy is limiting how much data the Facebook app can collect about its users, and on the other one, the EU is trying to enforce its regulation about European people’s data not allowed to be sent to Facebook’s US servers. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

There’s going to be a ton of apps available on Vision Pro day one, with more than one million iOS and iPad apps working in compatibility mode on Apple’s first mixed reality headset. Play: Save Videos Watch Later Loop Apps LTDA $2.99 GIF & Video Maker: Blue Cap Co William Richards $2.99 Illumineering $4.99

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

When talking about visuals, there are two questions that everyone asks: Do the virtual elements seem real as in the video of the whale in the gym? This lets you experience scenes that are a bit more complex than the ones that you can live on Microsoft’s device; The field of view is 40° Horizontal and 30° Vertical.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Now the Metaverse is gaining newfound traction from enterprise clients, companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are reinforcing XR as a serious technology for various use cases. To power Athena AI, ENGAGE XR is leveraging OpenAI’s Chat GPT service – now partially operated by Microsoft – the firm is also leveraging Dall.e

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides that, it is also hiring key figures to make this AR dream a reality : the operating system project will be supervised by Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer who co-developed Windows NT. Unluckily, only US users will be able to enjoy it for Christmas, since the launch in Europe is delayed. I hate this.

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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. Learn more Some XR fun In China I have found where the Apple headset is manufactured.

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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 was a lot of money?). Some reviews of VR hardware. Read Ecorys’s report on AR/VR.

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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.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. Alan: This sky slide that you built, if you want to see it, it's happyfinish.com, and there's a video there. It's truly amazing.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. Alan: This sky slide that you built, if you want to see it, it's happyfinish.com, and there's a video there. It's truly amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Another week has passed by, and while the situation in Europe is always more complicated because of the war, in the XR landscape nothing particularly special has happened. Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. Alan: This sky slide that you built, if you want to see it, it's happyfinish.com, and there's a video there. It's truly amazing.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

More info (Quest 2 Couch mode) More info (Vocal commands with “Hey Facebook”) More info (FAQ on Vocal Commands on Quest) More info (Virtuclear lenses) More info (Experimental 120Hz mode coming) More info (Video of Boz winking) More info (Quest 2 Pro teasing). Microsoft Ignite will be in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2024

For instance, we use a slightly modified version of Microsoft guidelines for C# for the coding phase, and every code is reviewed during the pull request stage Try to ask for high standards from everyone. Image by Apple) It is like the application has its own lively growth. What are the coding guidelines?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Here you are the full video of the interview. Some of my toy projects… I did a ton of these toys joysticks that you plug into a television and have a bunch of video games built in. Yeah, I don’t know if you’ve seen any of the videos …yeah a lot of these features are already prototyped and we’re demonstrating them all.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 30, 2019

Apple’s ARKit algorithms wouldn’t work with Google’s ARCore data even if Google gave them access. Europe is leading the way here; China is a whole different story. Fortunately, social contracts and existing laws are in place for most of these problems, as AR Cloud data is pretty much the same as recording video.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. We said going in, video communications versus VR. and facilitate.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. And they’re expensive bricks, because Apple didn’t train him how to use his iPhone; they trained him to use the iPad. We said going in, video communications versus VR. and facilitate.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

If people aren't great at doing video calls, or a face-to-face -- they're both learned skills -- this can be an easier way to get everyone in and breaking down those cultural divides to say, “right, different opinions drive sustainability of business,” and making sure that everyone has the ability to actually have an equal way of saying that.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

Apple featured it a whole bunch of times. We have all these videos during our user tests of people crawling on the ground, shooting zombies and jumping up and down. Just take 360 video, for example. So a company like a Macy's or a large retailer in Europe. That company -- Limbic -- we ended up doing a lot of XR stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 21, 2020

Apple featured it a whole bunch of times. We have all these videos during our user tests of people crawling on the ground, shooting zombies and jumping up and down. Just take 360 video, for example. So a company like a Macy's or a large retailer in Europe. That company -- Limbic -- we ended up doing a lot of XR stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

100 percent markup price from the Europe and US price. I do a lot with Apple technology. I'm a Microsoft master trainer, so I do a lot of work with Microsoft technology. So we set up a website called iPadEducators.com, which went on to win an award, and it led to both of us becoming Apple distinguished educators.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content.

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