Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Slim and light XR glasses capable of fluidly serving up novel and meaningful interactions are basically the holy grail in tech right now, with Apple, Meta, Google, Qualcomm, and many more laying down the groundwork to one day make them a reality. Some ideas are inevitable. When that will happen, no one can say.

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ARVR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Let’s take a look at some of the augmented reality trends driving innovation in 2022. Trend #1: Mobile Augmented Reality Is Evolving Mobile augmented reality has many clear advantages that make it the center of much of the technology’s attention. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The main question they’re asking themselves now is whether CIOs at Fortune 100 companies will want to invest in a start-up’s hardware solution or whether they’re by default going to go with a major player such as Apple or Microsoft. “I Alice Bonasio is a VR Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

According to recent reports, the upcoming Samsung headset will have a microOLED display, eight tracking cameras, a ToF sensor, voice commands, eye tracking, and hand tracking features. Amy also added: But as good as the Apple Vision Pro is, this is still a 1.0 But that’s a good thing,” Peck remarked.

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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 - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 31, 2023

A media report has come out swinging against Apple’s Vision Pro headset, stating it has failed to innovate the mixed reality (MR) market. The author wrote, “But as with generative AI, Apple is not exactly the first to the game. You can add facial tracking, you can add eye tracking, you can add accessories and peripherals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Tech giant Apple has even helped to generate new demand for spatial technology with its new Vision Pro headset. For instance, headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro allow users to interact more effectively using eye-tracking sensors with a scalable content interface.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

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! More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Mac Mac Rumors) More info (Report about Apple visor?—?Upload Other relevant news. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 30, 2023

I’ve read a lot of articles and XR news this week, but actually, at the end of the day, nothing relevant has happened, except for the usual rumor about Apple… so you can close this roundup now… no ok, I’m kidding! This doesn’t sound to me very “Apple”. And by the way, on the personal side, things are going well for me!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 25, 2023

This allows digital objects to interact with users via planing, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), and hand and eye tracking. Meta’s Spark, Google’s ARCore, and Apple’s ARKit platforms are some of the best platforms for this. AR smart glasses – Users can also view AR content with smart glasses.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

This could enable Meta to generate a valuable income source and services for its XR hardware ecosystem, competing with Apple’s Vision Pro offerings. In 2024, the space saw far less sophisticated XR devices with older products like early Oculus or Google Glasses. million, for Meta’s immersive product portfolio.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Increasingly, manufacturers are leveraging cutting-edge technology trends such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) to create gadgets that are smarter and more easily integrated into our lives. It also integrates with Google and Amazon Echo devices meaning it can be fully voice-controlled.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

Counterpoint research confirms both trends, saying that headsets shipment has tripled with regard to 2020, and highlighting how in Q1 2021, Quest 2 has represented 75% of the whole shipments of VR headsets. Or of a hybrid AR/VR headset like the Lynx or like the rumored Apple visor? Facebook totals now 60.2%

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Mutalk at CES (Digital Trends). I also wonder if this partnership has been made to join the forces against the upcoming arrival of Apple in the field, or against Meta, which is rumored to abandon Qualcomm chips in favor of custom chips for its future Quest devices. I’m not so sure if I want to look like this. Futher references.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. So I would say it’s the most in-depth book about what’s happening in AR and what the trends are today.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. So I would say it’s the most in-depth book about what’s happening in AR and what the trends are today.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

I think that from the results of this battle, which will happen most probably in 2022, we will understand the trends that will drive the VR gaming market in all the upcoming years. This year, the dream of developing once, build once, and deploy everywhere can become reality. …unless Apple arrives and creates its own standard again….

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. Stefan: There's a whole trend in smart speakers now -- which I think is great -- to actually have a screen on them.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. Stefan: There's a whole trend in smart speakers now -- which I think is great -- to actually have a screen on them.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

But one of the things that they were really passionate about was controlling heads-up displays like Google Glass, which had just come out at the time. We tested things with eye tracking for a variety of reasons. Stefan: There's a whole trend in smart speakers now -- which I think is great -- to actually have a screen on them.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? Wireless headsets and eye tracking and whatever aren’t going to be game changers, we already have the hardware to change your life.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This involved then-innovative feedback methods like eye-tracking and even going into customers homes while they used TurboTax. That started with a Duck Hunt game for Apple TV which not only represents spatial beginnings but the company’s name. “I was using the phone to track where your TV was.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Because all these numbers smell of monopoly: if this is the trend, we risk that by the end of the year, Facebook controls 99% of the consumer standalone market and 75% of the PC VR market, giving it too much power. Apple rumored to release a VR headset worth $3000. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR plans.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020 , let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. 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.

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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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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

And really, without everybody else’s and my colleagues work and your work and other people who are helping the trends position from something that for a long time was a research lab curiosity and something that really hadn’t escaped the confines of academia. So thank you very much for paving the way for us.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

And really, without everybody else's and my colleagues work and your work and other people who are helping the trends position from something that for a long time was a research lab curiosity and something that really hadn't escaped the confines of academia. So thank you very much for paving the way for us. Walter: Well, thank you, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

And really, without everybody else’s and my colleagues work and your work and other people who are helping the trends position from something that for a long time was a research lab curiosity and something that really hadn’t escaped the confines of academia. So thank you very much for paving the way for us.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Alan: You know, I read a quote yesterday and it was, “It’s no longer about what you know, because everybody has access to Google, and Google knows everything. And then I have to point out something, and click it in a certain way and– as we move to eye tracking, I think that will add a whole new element.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Alan: You know, I read a quote yesterday and it was, “It’s no longer about what you know, because everybody has access to Google, and Google knows everything. And then I have to point out something, and click it in a certain way and– as we move to eye tracking, I think that will add a whole new element.

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