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. Google launches “Immersive Stream for AR”. Chinese giant Baidu (The Google of China) has announced its XiRang platform aimed at building the metaverse. Learn more.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This week, we look at tech stocks, Quest 2’s continued rise, Google’s VR sunsetting, and horsing around with Snapchat See the full roundup below. The CEO said they have but one competitor, Apple, which hasn’t yet announced any XR, AR or VR, products. What is up with Google and XR? W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2024

A headset "fully optimized for gaming with support for all kinds of different peripherals and haptics." Google Tried To Get Meta To Switch To Its XR OS Google reportedly asked Meta to partner and “contribute to” its upcoming XR operating system, but Meta said no. And if so will it be Meta, or Google?

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Upload VR

JUNE 7, 2023

Apple explained the three ways to enter text in Vision Pro. Apple's visionOS takes this same approach as its primary text entry method, and interestingly Apple calls this direct touch too. The virtual buttons hover slightly above the pane "to invite pushing them directly", an approach Google's Owlchemy is taking too.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2021

Developers have explored potential solutions in the past, such as Google Daydream’s ultra-fun Drum Keys or Logitech’s VR compatible keyboards. Similar to the Apple Watch or Fitbit, TapID is worn around the users wrist. There’s always voice-to-text, but that can be frustrating on a completely different level.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2023

Believers in virtual and augmented reality found themselves sleepless and stirring on the eve of Apple's keynote address at WWDC23. As the moment drew near for the 10 am Pacific keynote from Apple, people watched who had bet their livelihoods on the belief that one day we'll wear glasses that are personal computers. Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This time we will talk about haptics in XR with some celebrities in the field like Guido Gioioso from Weart, Ashley Huffman from TitanHaptics, and Joe Michaels from HaptX. Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. This is clearly the beginning of Apple’s entrance into the Metaverse.

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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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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2019

Google was also advertising their own haptic solution at the time, Haptic Helpers , which assigned a dedicated Google employee to each VR user in order to ensure maximum immersion throughout their experiences, no matter what the cost. Image Credit: Google. Then there’s the Chromebook Cardboard.

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Full Dive Gaming

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

3:14 Will Apple's Headset Change Things? 14:04 HAPTIC SHIRTS 18:00 NON Gaming Uses for VR 24:11 Who do we DESPISE?? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. VR Fun that is NOT GAMING, PSVR 2 Talk, Squid Games coming to VR and SO MUCH MORE on this week's VR Podcast!

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Full Dive Gaming

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

13:10 Does PSVR2 Use HEAD HAPTICS?? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 4:52 The FIRST Vampire VR Game? 5:30 Why Venice?? 7:25 Early Reviews are GOOD!! 8:33 Nat May STRUGGLE 9:36 Stealth Mechanics? 11:33 Quest & PSVR2??? 13:59 Quest 2 VS. Quest 3?

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Full Dive Gaming

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

6:19 Something's MISSING 8:59 Mura is still there :( 11:04 The GAMES Matter Most 11:38 Headset Haptics 13:57 Eye Tracking 15:47 UI Feels Dated 17:51 This is a FIRST IMPRESSIONS :D 18:18 The SENSE Controllers 21:22 WHAT SONY COULD'VE DONE 21:46 Not a LOT OF GAMES 22:34 Fogging Lenses NO MORE 22:59 NO VOLUME BUTTON???? or lack thereof.

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Full Dive Gaming

DECEMBER 27, 2022

11:38 Are Haptic Vests WORTH IT??? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. VR Podcast: Quest Pro controllers on Quest 2, VR Torture, Iron Man VR, and SO MUCH MORE!!! FULL QUEST PRO CONTROLLER VIDEO: [link] 0:00 VR Podcast Intro 0:58 Meta Layoffs Affect VR??? 23:00 VR News.

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Voices of VR

APRIL 3, 2023

Eggscape is a mixed reality, table top platformer game similar to Lucky’s Tale, but since it’s mixed reality then there’s a lot more of moving your body through space as a control dynamic.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Facebook is also working with haptics, and it has presented two prototypes of the wristbands that could apply vibrations or pressure sensations on the wrist. It will so have inside-out tracking.

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The AR Show

JANUARY 16, 2024

Earlier in his career, Michael worked in software engineering roles at Google, Nike, and several startups. We also discuss: - the rationale and corporate strategy for building open source solutions, - the role of AI in accelerating software and content development, - the art of the AI prompt, and - how Apple Vision Pro accelerates the market.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made. Most of the big giant companies in the world are investing heavily in the field of AI.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2020

That’s enabled things like Logitech’s VR Ink stylus , the Vive Cosmos External Tracking Faceplate , the Vive Tracker , the Tactical Haptics controller , and even leaves the door open for academic and DIY experimentation. “[…] By accelerating this space, we are de-risking our vulnerability on mobile.”

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Full Dive Gaming

MARCH 15, 2022

Every Friday we release FULL PODCASTS on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. Every Friday we release FULL PODCASTS on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. APPLE: [link]. GOOGLE PODCASTS: [link]. SUPPORT US: -[link]. Join The Discord Server: -[link].

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Full Dive Gaming

AUGUST 30, 2022

27:16 Jay's CONTROVERSIAL Opinion 29:26 Haptics are Important 31:14 Revisit it Tipsy? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 27:16 Jay's CONTROVERSIAL Opinion 29:26 Haptics are Important 31:14 Revisit it Tipsy? 22:03 Hand Tracking? 24:18 In Game Music?

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Full Dive Gaming

MAY 25, 2023

12:16 Did PSVR 2 use Headset Haptics? Each week, we release NEW EPISODES on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 4:14 Those Puzzles Though! 4:42 What is HELLO NEIGHBOR?? 5:29 Do People NEED TO KNOW the Hello Neighbor Franchise? 7:38 Launched on Quest, PC AND PSVR 2?? 14:25 JUMPSCARES!!!

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

While there are undoubtedly plenty of high-cost solutions out there, such as the impending Apple Vision Pro , there are also some more affordable headsets ideal for beginners. Not so long ago, if you wanted a cheap VR headset, you’d be limited to phone-based devices like Google Cardboard.

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HaptX

JANUARY 9, 2018

At HaptX, we periodically speak to leading experts in haptic technology, its history, and its applications. Archer, recently curated a special issue in the journal New Media & Society focused on haptics, which is now available for purchase through Sage Journals. A History of Haptics: The Birth of a New Language.

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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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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. APPLE IS HIRING FOR VR/AR POSITIONS.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2019

Apple took us on a surreal walk through San Francisco, looking at digital art on an iPhone . — Apple is investing in augmented reality, a technology its CEO has called “big and profound.”. — Apple now offers augmented reality walks in six cities that allow attendees to see digital art pieces through an iPhone. .

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 14, 2023

Araujo also said that the firm will set up a dedicated organization for immersive product planning and R&D while collaborating “closely” with affiliate companies and partners – including “a mid-to-long-term collaboration with leading partners like Google and Qualcomm.”

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Virtual reality owes much of its popularity to mobile VR, with its promise of abundant, economical and serviceable headsets like Samsung Gear VR and the even cheaper Google Cardboard—the sort of ‘headset shells’ that only require a suitable smartphone to run. image courtesy Lenovo. and above will be able to hook into the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. If you are in an industrial environment where a smartglass can improve the productivity of your company, you may be interested in knowing that now Google Glass 2 is available for direct purchases for $999. More info.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This signals a design path that — like we project for Apple — will prioritize wearability and social sensibilities over advanced optics, at least in version 1. So Facebook Reality Labs is working on a few input mechanisms that will be more native to the experience, including haptics and electromyography (EMG).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

Project Soli to be implemented inside the Google Pixel 4. Project Soli is a device on which Google ATAP is working since many years. The device seemed doomed to remain an R&D project, but actually, Google is now going to implement it into the Pixel 4. Apple may be working on an MR visor. News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2022

It essentially comprises VR headsets, smart glasses, and haptic technologies that where users can navigate digital worlds. It will also enable users to acquire information about their environment using technologies such as Google Glass or Meta Platform’s Project Aria. The infrastructure layer. Closing thoughts.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Apple launches iPhone 12, Pro models have Lidar sensor. But if Apple won’t abandon the project as Google did with Tango, and if companies like Samsung will start copying Apple (as it seems) in some years we could all have better phone-based augmented reality and 3D scanning may become a commodity. More info.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are also several rumours about Apple’s upcoming MR headset. I’m also expecting greater moves towards haptics to enhance our immersive experiences. Regarding user-centricity, that would have been the killer app for a company to develop an optical counterpart to a search engine such as Google.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

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. The expected price is around $900 There has been a lot of talk around the OWO haptic vest, a very lightweight T-shirt able to provide vibrational and electrical feedback directly on your skin.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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