XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 16, 2024

The device’s specifications include a 3840 x 3840 pixels per eye resolution, 72Hz/90Hz/120Hz (QLED version)/70Hz/90Hz (micro-OLED 70Hz/90Hz) refresh rate, glass aspheric lenses (QLED version)/glass pancake lenses (micro-OLED), and eye tracking. Its removed features include the Super’s modular design and integrated eye tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

New reports highlight some episodes of the life of Apple XR glasses. This week The Information has written a long report about the history of Apple XR glasses. Since the hardware is almost ready, the company is now ramping up the development of the actual rOS (Reality OS) operating system, for the launch that may happen in 2023.

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Voices of VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I had a chance to catch up with Road to VR co-founder and executive editor Ben Lang, who has had a number of demos in 2023, and has actually had early review access to the Apple Vision Pro for more than a week now (his full review should be landing either this week or next).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Hammersmith, London-based company has also partnered with some of the world’s biggest tech and media firms, including Apple, National Geographic, Google, Sony, Meta Platforms, Sky, IMAX, Intel, and many others. For Atlantic Productions, its venture into virtual reality (VR) filmmaking has gained over 3.2

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Among the biggest technology brands in the world, and a major name for any company interested in advertising within the digital world, Google has plenty to offer in XR promotion. Most companies investing in concepts like SEO and content marketing will already have a strong knowledge of Google and the company’s wide range of tech resources.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. Google Chrome, for instance, has been helped a lot by the fact that it is the pre-installed browser on all Android phones. Render of the possible upcoming Apple device (Image by Antonio DeRosa).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. Fairer competition.

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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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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! Also, the awareness has grown , because every gamer knew about Alyx, and so about virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2018

On Friday, a report on CNET shook a bit the XR community revealing that Apple is working on an AR/VR headset for 2020. An article that has become pretty popular, since every time that Apple makes something in an industry, it for sure changes all the market dynamics. Let’s take point 1: Apple is working on an AR/VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It’s relevant that the device wouldn’t feature any kind of face and eye tracking, but would have RGB passthrough and a depth sensor, so that to be able to offer detailed mixed reality and high-precision environment understanding. But NFTs should be bought with fiat currency and Apple will take a 30% cut out of them.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, the listing highlights that the “Samsung Glasses” trademark includes immersive hardware considerations, including virtual reality headsets, augmented reality headsets, headphones, smartphones, and smart glasses – perhaps also suggesting an MR headset and interoperability alongside Samsung smartphones.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Apple For years we have been hearing rumors about a possible launch of AR Smart glass by Apple, but for the moment the Cupertino company has not yet released any device totally dedicated to Augmented Reality. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4.

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CraneMorley

JUNE 27, 2023

Back to Blog Page The whole term and concept of Mixed Reality (MR) was first introduced to us by Paul Milgram and Fumio Kishino in their paper titled “A Taxonomy of Mixed reality Visual Displays.” Apple and Google are rumored to be building headsets of their own to rival their competitors. Spatial sound.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Google’s Most Experienced VR Studio Changes Leadership Andrew Eiche is taking over Job Simulator studio Owlchemy Labs. The long time operations head at the Google-owned VR development studio is taking over for Devin Reimer, who says he’s leaving “to focus on new opportunities outside the company” after 12 years with the studio.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44 VIVE has a huge range of tools to support different kinds of XR gaming, from the VIVE Flow for wireless wellness, to the VIVE Pro Eye, with built-in eye tracking capabilities. billion by 2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 31.4%.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Image by Epic Games). This is huge.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

According to The Verge, the top executives from Facebook are working on a rebrand of the company, most probably to create a parent company that owns all the various businesses controlled by Facebook … something similar to what Google made when it created Alphabet. Positional Tracking : SteamVR 2.0/1.0 Positional Tracking : SteamVR 2.0/1.0

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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 is important to do experiments not only with mixed reality but also with AI and object recognition Soon people will be able to “reserve” a headset for free , without leaving any kind of deposit.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I guess that Facebook is playing a chess game with Apple : they plan to release a smartglass before Apple enters the market to gain a competitive advantage. But they forget that Apple is never the first… Facebook is partnering with Ray-Ban (Image by Facebook). Specifications for Project ARIA glasses (Image by Facebook).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Instead of using keyboards and buttons to control processes, we use gestures, eye movement, and voice commands detected by sensors. Without spatial technology, a virtual reality environment would be something you could see and walk around, but never touch or interact with.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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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

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 25, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) is an immersive technology that unlocks a variety of benefits for the retail sector. It is much easier to implement for shops, conferences, and expos than virtual reality (VR). This allows digital objects to interact with users via planing, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), and hand and eye tracking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s Vision Pro triggered new discourse on the future of virutal, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Revealed at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the Apple Vision Pro has sparked both praise and criticism from the global XR community. Apple is adept at proposing something you didn’t think you needed.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

On October, 3rd, HTC has started shipping the Vive Cosmos, its super-versatile VR headset , that thanks to many accessories (wireless adapter, eye tracking add-on , SteamVR tracking faceplate, etc…) is one of the most interesting VR headsets for enterprises and prosumers. Apple acquires IKinema.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro Meta scored a hit with its Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset, enabling it to introduce almost 15 million of us to its version of the metaverse. The Apple Watch Ultra is encased in a titanium shell, making it more hard-wearing and durable than any previous Apple Watch.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

The most notable to me is that the upcoming new headset featuring eye-tracking (that is, the Quest 2 Pro) has already a codename, “SeaCliff”. Or of a hybrid AR/VR headset like the Lynx or like the rumored Apple visor? I guess only time will tell us…. Valve’s SteamDeck de facto doesn’t support VR.

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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

MARCH 26, 2018

At GDC 2017 LG showcased a virtual reality headset that was SteamVR compatible: it was a game-changing moment since for the first time a new non-Vive headset would have been compatible with SteamVR tracking and ecosystem. But we also know that when in VR, most people just look forward with their eyes. Google AR apps.

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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 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. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Other relevant news. Image by Acer).

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