The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Then, as usual, John Carmack made his amazing unscripted talk where he detailed how building the “metaverse” is not a matter of doing some kind of high-level dream, but it is a very practical problem of understanding how to actually implement the building blocks of it by optimizing and overcoming the limitations of current technology.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

But it seems like Lenovo’s interests aren’t just tied to hardware; they also hinted at an “AR platform” on their blog post. Hardware infrastructure and software developer tools from big players like Apple (ARKit) and Facebook (Camera Effects platform) directly contributed to a huge surge in interest in augmented reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR software and hardware, Varjo already has an outstanding reputation in the enterprise landscape. With the Varjo XR-4 series, the tech leader aims to offer a more affordable and diverse alternative to upcoming headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. However, they are more affordable than you might think.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

In the end, it has not been Apple or Facebook, but Snap to make its first move in the AR glasses space. I also like to think about this in perspective: Snap is deadly serious in its AR efforts , and the fact that it keeps releasing glasses proves that it for sure wants to become a relevant company in the new AR technological revolution.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Then he described virtual reality advancements, highlighting the dominant role of China and HTC in this technology.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

In this series of articles, I want to talk about my experience there , giving you some highlights about the hardware I tried, the companies I met, etc… I want to let you feel as if you did this VR travel with me. How is XR (and technology in general) in Taiwan? Generally speaking, Taiwanese technology adoption has not blown my mind.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Valve has now a hardware production plant and it is already manufacturing the Knuckles by itself, but it is not clear if they are able to produce a VR headset at scale. Most probably yes, being SteamVR a technology by Valve. An image from the patent of the Valve eye-tracking technology (Image by Valve). Image by Valve).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It seems cool, but I would like to try it to believe in it: all the times that someone promised me some kind of sensory magic, it never turned out so good as they told me (like with the phantom touch sensation that Leap Motion told me about ). More info (Volu official website) More info (The technology behind Volu).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It is also working on creating its own hardware : a previous report highlighted that it could build its own chips in the future, and this article shows how the company is working also in acquiring hardware parts markers. Of course its goal is to give importance to Steam, not to the hardware. Logitech releases its VR Stylus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

The time has come and finally Apple will implement a depth back camera in its upcoming iPad Pro. It is another step towards the creation of a great AR ecosystem for Apple. And probably the Android world will follow Apple’s steps soon and will adopt depth sensors as well in the upcoming months. Yes, Android, Google.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

And not because of the motion sickness , but because something doesn’t work. And that’s ok, it is still a new technology and it has already made big steps forward (I remember all the computer crashes I had at the Oculus DK 2 times!), This way you can exclude some hardware failure. Leap Motion driver and runtime.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). HTC already has its own software platform (Viveport) and SDK (Wave) that shares with other manufacturers in China, and now also shares hardware designs. I think they’re cool so be sure to check them out! Funny link.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: Yes, so Clay's-- we're hardware agnostic. So we feel -- like you said -- this is software that really needs to be optimized for the hardware that it's working on. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And then-- Varag: Especially because every maker has got to print hardware make-up, in a sense.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: Yes, so Clay's-- we're hardware agnostic. So we feel -- like you said -- this is software that really needs to be optimized for the hardware that it's working on. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Varag: Especially because every maker has got to print hardware make-up, in a sense.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China-India & the other Asian Nations have some really interesting #augmentedreality #virtualreality #mixedreality #startups Innovating across Hardware, Software & Content. Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. However, in June 2020, a U.S. 3- Ayden Ye. 4- Kshitij Marwah.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

Varag: Yes, so Clay's-- we're hardware agnostic. So we feel -- like you said -- this is software that really needs to be optimized for the hardware that it's working on. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Varag: Especially because every maker has got to print hardware make-up, in a sense.

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