The Ghost Howls
JUNE 4, 2023
I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. But the big question is the “how”.
ARPost
JULY 30, 2020
Generally, there are two types of AR solutions — marker-based augmented reality and markerless (sensor-based) augmented reality — that help developers merge content into the camera feed of a smartphone or head-mounted display. On this level, engineers set instructions for the device on how to communicate with hardware.
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VRScout
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
It’s part of a bigger VR and AR scaling problem — headsets are niche, relatively rare devices that enthusiasts are still figuring out how to build a medium around,” wrote senior reporter Adi Robertson. . In the consumer context, the HMDs (head-mounted displays) we have today are already outdated.
ARVR
JULY 9, 2020
Google launched Google Glass , and Microsoft launched HoloLens , a head-mounted display (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). 2010s : Companies are investing in the potential of this area like Google with ARCore and Apple with ARKit (Papagiannis, 2017). How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings?
TechCrunch VR
MARCH 13, 2022
On the consumer side, there’s more to feel optimistic about as both Facebook and Apple reportedly set their sights on a consumer release of a mixed reality device. But as Apple inches nearer the rumored release of a consumer headset, Magic Leap CTO Julie Larson-Green seems skeptical of what they could possibly release.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
From Rift to Apple Watch to Snap Spectacles, the trend is toward wearable computing. But this poses a tricky problem for MR headsets: how should users interact with a machine that they’re wearing on their faces? And therein lies the opportunity for brain-computer interfaces to redefine how humans interact with the world around us.
The Ghost Howls
DECEMBER 28, 2023
After some puzzling about how to solve this, I used a spare Valve Index headset rear foam spacer (made for small heads) and cut off the portion that plugs into the Index harness, before sticking strips of industrial-grade Velcro onto the rear. Highest resolution in consumer VR headsets, on par with Apple Vision.
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