VRScout

APRIL 23, 2020

The all-in-one immersive fitness platform is available now via the Oculus Store. Today marks the launch of Supernatural on Oculus Quest, a brand new title from VR/AR developer WITHIN that promises users an “unforgettable on-demand workout” experience unlike anything available on VR headsets at the moment.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

This week we had another report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that is said to very reliable in rumors about Apple (even if he only made wrong predictions about Apple Glasses, but this is none of my business). More info (Report by Kuo) More info (Report about Apple Glasses). Apple announces minor XR news at WWDC 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Top news of the week. Image by Engadget). Let’s see….

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — Upload VR) More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — XR Daily News) Other relevant news (Image by Meta Reality Labs) Meta’s first AR glasses will be just for internal use A new report by The Information talks about the AR glasses that Meta is building.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

According to a blog post on the company’s website, Linden Labs has already been sold to an investment group led by Randy Waterfield and Brad Oberwager. Catan fans can already sign up to a specific page so that to be informed when the beta of the game will be live. Foxconn puts lenses for Apple Glasses in “Trial Production” stage.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, we cover NFL’s new VR series, Intel buying Voke, indigenous languages living on with VR, Unity’s big developer updates, Microsoft’s line of VR headsets, Apple using VR to develop self-driving car, money & funding, and more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The negative reputation could stick with the social network, but not influence products like Oculus headsets, for instance. Facebook releases the Oculus Go unlocked runtime. Top news of the week. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. I would like to try it first, or at least hear the informed opinion of a competent journalist like Ben Lang of Road To VR. Oculus Quest is sold out, and Coronavirus may make the situation even worse.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to Gajsek, “Anyone that decided to buy from the Oculus store or use Meta’s products essentially becomes a ’subscriber‘ in Meta’s user base. AR Apps to Increasingly Leverage AI Tech To create more immersive virtual environments, AR applications must be able to collect a wealth of information about the user’s surroundings.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. First of all, no one has ever heard about Deca before.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Most probably the device fuses the image of the 4 tracking cameras with the color information of the 16MP RGB camera to provide a high-resolution RGB passthrough. It is called Pico MRC, exactly as we had Oculus MRC on the Quest… let’s say that naming is not where Pico has big fantasy… Accessories. Presentation.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The High Fidelity app will be taken down from the Oculus app store and from Steam on January 15. On the same day, High Fidelity will also be removing its 3D Avatar Creator app from Google Play and Apple App Store. People won’t be able to buy new place names or group names but they’ll continue to work until they expire.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions. With the Starboard UI and Apple Glasses release anticipated for Q4 2020/Q1 2021, the world is eagerly awaiting the next generation of extended reality (XR) standards. . #3:

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Check it out!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) For specific information please check out the website.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch). Discover some nice XR storytelling content.

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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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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2016

Provided the project reaches its $80,000 funding goal, the studio is aiming to release Mythica VR on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift/DK2, Google Cardboard and with future support for Google Daydream. Pledge $20 or more – The game on release, for PC with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, or iOS or Android with Google Cardboard.

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VRScout

AUGUST 19, 2021

The open beta for Facebook’s remote collaboration platform is available now on Oculus Quest 2 headsets. The company’s mixed reality office can accommodate everyone from smaller independent teams to larger groups using a suite of impressive abilities. Image Credit: Facebook. Getting Started. Setup was surprisingly easy.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Orange installed numerous 3/4/5G connectivity spots across the Tour’s route to secure the broadcast, allowing for instant relaying of race information. The group created PeopleLens, which assists visually impaired children in identifying individuals around them. The world of smart glasses is coming closer.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

Fantastic Contraption’s developers are part of an exclusive group of VR creators who have successfully generated in excess of $1 million. It released with the launch of the HTC Vive in early 2016 and Facebook’s Oculus Touch controllers for Rift late in the year. This summer, it launched on Sony’s PlayStation VR.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. “These headsets will be the first and only to ship with inside-out, six degrees of freedom sensors,” said Terry Myerson, Executive VP of the Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft. Stay tuned.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future. Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Participants used a wayfinding app on two VR headsets (Oculus Go with a hand controller and Samsung Gear VR), as well as on a smartphone which was the reference condition. For 360 video we use Oculus Go, because a Vive Index would be an overkill. How do you imagine the Apple Glasses? No headphones were used.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

and so I’m here writing you this roundup of the best AR and VR news to keep you informed about what is happening in our ecosystem. These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. I hope you’ll appreciate that! It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

Me wearing the Oculus Quest. On the other side, PC gamers are appreciating the high-quality Valve Index (even if it has some reliability issues ), and casual gamers are loving the Oculus Quest. There are also just companies asking me information because they want to explore the technology.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

With 8agora, companies, groups, and individuals can host events virtually. Pricing: We contacted the company for pricing information but, as of deadline, there was no response. With AltSpace, companies, groups, and individuals can host virtual events where participants can use avatars to attend. Image courtesy 8Agora.).

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

What virtual avatars, creatures, information layers or interactive components are here. The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There are many VR events, conferences, expos and film festivals worth attending, and we've handpicked the best ones with agenda & venue, as well as social media information attached. FIVARS is a presentation of VRTO – Toronto’s virtual reality meetup group and think tank. Give this a read and pick out your favorite ones to visit!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! He’s most probably talking about the Oculus Quest 2 Pro. I hope for some juicy news… and you? Pa… Pa… Pa…treon!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

In that period, the Oculus DK2 ordered by Gianni arrived, and he told me that I should go to his office to try that device, and my reaction at that time was like “Oculus what??” You can clearly see from the videos that we did our first demos inside the Oculus samples scenes. From it, ARKit has born, I guess.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

It’s to have effective – say, if you’re doing daily sinkholes or scrums or whatever you call them in your industry — you’re in there for 15 minutes a day, and it’s the most effective way of you passing that information together, so that you’re not having to live on a Friday afternoon in a Slack or an email thread.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

It’s to have effective – say, if you’re doing daily sinkholes or scrums or whatever you call them in your industry — you’re in there for 15 minutes a day, and it’s the most effective way of you passing that information together, so that you’re not having to live on a Friday afternoon in a Slack or an email thread.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

It's to have effective – say, if you're doing daily sinkholes or scrums or whatever you call them in your industry -- you're in there for 15 minutes a day, and it's the most effective way of you passing that information together, so that you're not having to live on a Friday afternoon in a Slack or an email thread.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And this is second hand information; I joined Happy Finish about six, six and a half years ago. It was in the context, we were chatting -- watercooler moment -- chatting about how we could make some noise about untethered VR, particularly around the Oculus Quest. Now the business is fifteen years old. I'm a cyclist.

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